IP Library Granted Patent US 8,110,762
Granted Patent B2
US 8,110,762 · App. 11/870,509 · Granted Feb 7, 2012

Low-voltage device with reinforced rotating element

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Patent No.
US 8,110,762
App. No.
11/870,509
Granted
Feb 7, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A single-pole or multi-pole device for low-voltage systems, in particular a circuit breaker or a disconnector, which comprises: an outer casing containing for each pole at least one fixed contact and at least one mobile contact that can be coupled to/uncoupled from one another; a rotating element, defined by a shaped body comprising at least one seat for each pole of said switch, said seat being designed to house at least one mobile contact of a corresponding pole; a control mechanism operatively connected to said rotating element for enabling movement thereof; reinforcement elements positioned in said at least one seat of said mobile contact.

Claims (22)

1. A single-pole or multi-pole switching device for low-voltage systems, comprising:

an outer casing containing for each pole at least one fixed contact and at least one mobile contact that can be coupled to/uncoupled from one another;

a rotating element comprising a shaped body including at least one seat for each pole of said switching device, said seat being designed to house at least one mobile contact of a corresponding pole;

a control mechanism, operatively connected to said rotating element for enabling movement thereof; and

reinforcement elements positioned in said at least one seat of said mobile contact;

wherein said rotating element comprises at least one driving pin of the mobile contact passing through corresponding holes being defined in said shaped body, and

wherein said reinforcement elements comprise holes for passage of said driving pin therethrough.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said reinforcement elements interact operatively with said driving pin and with said shaped body.

3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said reinforcement elements increase the strength of areas subject to stress of said shaped body.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said reinforcement elements distribute the mechanical stresses exerted on said shaped body.

5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said reinforcement elements comprise a first shaped body having a hollow portion with substantially rectangular cross section, an outer surface of which substantially mates with an inner surface of said seat, and a first tab and a second tab that extend from said hollow portion and engage in corresponding housings, defined in said seat.

6. The device according to claim 5 , wherein a first hole and a second hole for passage of said driving pin are defined on said first tab and said second tab.

7. The device according to claim 6 , wherein at least one part of an outer perimeter of said hollow portion has a bent-over edge, designed to cooperate with a corresponding coupling surface, defined on said shaped body.

8. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said reinforcement elements comprise a second shaped body and a third shaped body, said second and third shaped bodies each having a first hollow portion with substantially U-shaped cross section, defined by a first wall, a second wall, and a third wall substantially perpendicular to one another, an outer surface of said hollow portion substantially mating with an inner surface of said seat, a third tab extending from said second wall and engaging in corresponding housings, defined in said seat, said second and third shaped bodies being inserted in said seat so that the respective U-shaped hollow portions face one another.

9. The device according to claim 8 , wherein a third hole for passage of said driving pin is defined on said third tab.

10. The device according to claim 9 , wherein said second and third shaped bodies have engagement means, designed to engage in corresponding housings, defined on said shaped body of said rotating element.

11. The device according to claim 8 , wherein said reinforcement elements comprise a fourth plate-shaped body that has a surface substantially mating with an inner surface of said seat, said fourth shaped body moreover comprising engagement means, designed to engage in corresponding housings, defined on said shaped body of said rotating element.

12. The device according to claim 11 , wherein a fourth hole for passage of said driving pin is defined on said fourth plate-shaped body.

13. The device according to claim 12 , wherein said fourth shaped body 1 has at least one portion of a bent-over edge, designed to co-operate with a corresponding coupling surface, defined on said shaped body.

14. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said reinforcement elements comprise means for crimping to said shaped body, designed to favour coupling between said reinforcement elements and said shaped body.

15. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said reinforcement elements are made of metal material.

16. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said reinforcement elements are made of steel.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 28, 2008
From: ABB SERVICE S.R.L.
To: ABB S.P.A.
Reel/Frame 020859/0687 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE NAME OF THE CONVEYING PARTIES PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 019947 FRAME 0001. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST. Recorded Dec 11, 2007
From: BESANA, STEFANO; BERGAMINI, ALESSIO
To: ABB SERVICE S.R.L.
Reel/Frame 020229/0249 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 11, 2007
From: BESANA, STEFANO; GERGAMINI, ALESSIO
To: ABB SERVICE S.R.L.
Reel/Frame 019947/0001 →