Invention Grant
- Patent Title: MCC closed door operation (CDO) push button interlock mechanism
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Application No.: US15724531Application Date: 2017-10-04
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Publication No.: US10672567B2Publication Date: 2020-06-02
- Inventor: Philippe Blochouse , Pierre Carle , Manuel Antonio Becerra Becerra , Siva Rama Krishna Chavali , Steven Wayne Dozier , Mark Samuel Freville
- Applicant: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC.
- Applicant Address: US MA Andover
- Assignee: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Andover
- Agency: Locke Lord LLP
- Main IPC: H01H9/22
- IPC: H01H9/22 ; H01H13/50 ; H01H13/20 ; H01H13/14 ; H02B1/36 ; H02B11/12 ; H02B11/133 ; H02B1/21 ; H02B11/173

Abstract:
A closed door operation racking device is provided for racking a circuit breaker to and from a power bus from outside of a housing of a motor control center unit. The racking device includes a racking operator assembly and a push-button interlock assembly. The racking operator is configured to rack-in the electrical device and connect the stabs to a power bus in a connected position and to rack-out the electrical device and disconnect the stabs from the power bus in a disconnected position. The push-button interlock assembly prevents the operation of the racking operator under certain conditions, and includes a spring-loaded locker assembly and a spring-loaded push-button operator assembly. A push-button operator of the push-button operator assembly is depressed to disengage the locker assembly from the racking operator to allow operation of the racking operator.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180096803A1 MCC CLOSED DOOR OPERATION (CDO) PUSH BUTTON INTERLOCK MECHANISM Public/Granted day:2018-04-05
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