Expandable bused spacer for connecting modular metering equipment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10516253-B2
Application number	US-201815864688-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 8, 2018
Priority date	Jan 8, 2018
Publication date	Dec 24, 2019
Grant date	Dec 24, 2019

Abstract

An expandable bused spacer is provided for installing modular metering equipment such as in an electrical room of a high rise building. The expandable bused spacer comprises an enclosure configured to fit in a gap between modular equipment and a bussed interior assembly enclosed within the enclosure. The enclosure has a box assembly with a sliding mechanism that enables expansion of the box assembly. The bussed interior assembly has a bussing expansion mechanism that enables expansion of the bussed interior assembly. An expandable bused elbow for connecting modular metering equipment around an inside corner is also provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An expandable bused spacer for modular metering, the expandable bused spacer comprising:
an enclosure configured to fit in a gap between modular equipment, the enclosure having a box assembly with a sliding mechanism that enables expansion of the box assembly; and
a bussed interior assembly enclosed within the enclosure, the bussed interior assembly having a bussing expansion mechanism that enables expansion of the bussed interior assembly, wherein the bussed interior assembly further comprises:
a left phase bus bar disposed between a bottom disk connector and a left insulator,
a right phase bus bar disposed between a top disk connector and a right insulator, and
a jumper bus bar disposed between the bottom disk connector and the top disk connector.

2. The expandable bused spacer of claim 1 , wherein the box assembly further comprising:
a first cover;
a second cover; and
a middle wrapper disposed over at least a portion of the first cover and at least a portion of the second cover, the middle wrapper slidingly engages with the first cover and the second cover to slide open or slide close the box assembly.

3. The expandable bused spacer of claim 1 , wherein the jumper bus bar further comprising:
a first end with a round edge and a concentric hole; and
a second end with a guide having two parallel arms.

4. The expandable bused spacer of claim 3 , wherein the top disk connector is configured to translate from one position or another position by traveling over the guide of the jumper bus bar so that the expandable bused spacer can expand from 10″ wide to 17″ wide.

5. The expandable bused spacer of claim 1 , wherein the bottom disk connector further comprising:
a first stack of insulator disks holding a C bus, a B bus, a N bus and an A bus with a first carriage bolt and a first pair of brackets.

6. The expandable bused spacer of claim 5 , wherein the top disk connector further comprising:
a second stack of insulator disks holding the C bus, the B bus, the N bus and the A bus with a second carriage bolt and a second pair of brackets.

7. The expandable bused spacer of claim 1 , wherein the left insulator further comprising:
a first cavity for a left bus opening to receive a left quick connect disk coupler.

8. The expandable bused spacer of claim 7 , wherein the right insulator further comprising:
a second cavity for a right bus opening to receive a right quick connect disk coupler.

9. The expandable bused spacer of claim 1 , wherein the bottom disk connector pivots the jumper bus bar so that the jumper bus bar rotates from one position or another position such that the expandable bused spacer can expand from 10″ wide to 17″ wide.

Assignees

• Siemens Industry Inc

Inventors

• Zhang Fan
• Rusch Brian J
• Harnois Carey D
• Shumate Arthur Kevin

Classifications

• H02B1/20

  Bus-bar or other wiring layouts, e.g. in cubicles, in switchyards (installations of bus-bars H02G5/00) · CPC title

• H02G5/005

  Laminated bus-bars · CPC title

• H02G5/00

  Installations of bus-bars · CPC title

• H02G5/007

  Butt joining of bus-bars by means of a common bolt, e.g. splice joint (electrically conductive connections characterised by contacting members H01R4/58) · CPC title

• H02B1/012 Primary

  Details of mechanical connections · CPC title