Pluggable electrical device for switching an electrical current having an improved backplate

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10014669-B2
Application number	US-201715479907-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 5, 2017
Priority date	Apr 15, 2016
Publication date	Jul 3, 2018
Grant date	Jul 3, 2018

Abstract

A pluggable electrical device for switching an electrical current includes a static frame including a rigid backplate fastened to the frame; connection terminals able to be connected to an electrical installation; and a removable portion including a device for switching an electrical current. The backplate is made of a thermosetting polymer and includes reinforcing beams integrated into the backplate and extending in a vertical direction.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A pluggable electrical device for switching an electrical current, the electrical device comprising:
a static frame, including a rigid backplate fastened to the static frame;
connection terminals connectable to an electrical installation;
a removable portion including a switching device for switching the electrical current, said removable portion being selectively movable between:
a plugged-in position, in which the removable portion is received into an interior of a corresponding housing of the static frame and in which the switching device is electrically connected to the connection terminals, and
an unplugged position, in which the removable portion is outside of the housing and in which the switching device is electrically isolated from the connection terminals; and

a maintaining strip that is clamped against a lateral edge of the backplate by a fastening element, the fastening element fastening the backplate to the frame,
wherein the backplate is made of a thermosetting polymer and includes reinforcing beams integrated into the backplate and extending in a vertical direction.

2. The electrical device according to claim 1 , wherein the backplate is fastened to the static frame with fastening elements, which include the fastening element, the electrical device including maintaining strips, which include the maintaining strip and extend vertically along lateral edges, which include the lateral edge, of the backplate, the maintaining strips being clamped against the lateral edges by the fastening elements.

3. The electrical device according to claim 2 , wherein the maintaining strips are made of steel.

4. The electrical device according to claim 2 , wherein the fastening elements include countersunk-head bolts.

5. The electrical device according to claim 2 , wherein the fastening elements protrude, with respect to a face of each maintaining strip, which is turned toward behind the electrical device, by 3 mm or less.

6. The electrical device according to claim 1 , wherein the backplate is formed as a single piece.

7. The electrical device according to claim 1 , wherein the backplate is made from polyester.

8. The electrical device according to claim 1 , wherein the backplate is produced by moulding.

9. The electrical device according to claim 1 , wherein an area of a cross section of each of the reinforcing beams is 5 cm 2 or more.

10. The electrical device according to claim 1 , wherein the backplate has a thickness comprised between 0.5 cm and 5 cm.

11. The electrical device according to claim 1 , wherein an area of a cross section of each of the reinforcing beams is 10 cm 2 or more.

12. The electrical device according to claim 1 , wherein an area of a cross section of each of the reinforcing beams is 20 cm 2 or more.

13. An electrical device comprising:
a frame that includes a backplate fastened thereto;
connection terminals connectable to an electrical installation; and
a removable portion including a switching device for switching an electrical current, the removable portion being selectively movable between:
a plugged-in position, in which the removable portion is received into an interior of a corresponding housing of the frame and in which the switching device is electrically connected to the connection terminals, and
an unplugged position, in which the removable portion is outside of the housing and in which the switching device is electrically isolated from the connection terminals, wherein

the backplate is made of a thermosetting polymer and includes reinforcing beams integrated into the backplate and extending in a vertical direction, and
the backplate is fastened to the frame with fastening elements, the electrical device including maintaining strips that extend vertically along lateral edges of the backplate, the maintaining strips being clamped against the lateral edges by the fastening elements.

Assignees

• Schneider Electric Ind Sas

Inventors

• Mary Michael
• Pinero Eric
• Jacolin Brice

Classifications

• H01R33/955

  with switch operated manually and independent of engagement or disengagement of coupling · CPC title

• H01R13/05

  Resilient pins or blades (carrying separate resilient parts H01R13/15) · CPC title

• H02B11/02 Primary

  Details · CPC title

• H05K7/1452

  Mounting of connectors; Switching; Reinforcing of back panels · CPC title

• H05K7/1438 Primary

  Back panels or connecting means therefor; Terminals; Coding means to avoid wrong insertion · CPC title