Electricity: circuit makers and breakers – Interlocking – Between plural switches
Patent
1985-02-27
1986-03-11
Scott, J. R.
Electricity: circuit makers and breakers
Interlocking
Between plural switches
H01H 920
Patent
active
045755957
ABSTRACT:
A modular system (10) for interfacing a power source with cargo containers (16) requiring a source of power comprises a housing (12), at least one bus bar (22, 24, 26) secured in the housing (12) and connected to the power source, a plurality of modular units (14) receivable in chambers (20) in the housing (12), each modular unit (14) including a receptacle (48) secured to the front of the unit for receiving a cable plug (58) connected to a cargo container (16), means (96) electrically connecting the unit (14) to the bus bar when the unit is fully received in a chamber, a circuit breaker (72) in series with the receptacle (48) and the bus bar (22, 24, 26) via the connecting means (96), a switch (88) operable from the front of the unit for opening and closing the circuit breaker (72), locking means (118) behind the front panel (30) of the unit (14 ) and movable between a locking position wherein insertion of the cable plug (58) into the receptacle (48) is blocked and an unlocked position wherein the receptacle is unblocked, and means (120, 121) connecting the locking means (118) to the switch (88) for moving the locking means to the locking position when the switch (88) is operated to energize the circuit breaker (72) and to the unlocking position when the switch is operated to deenergize the circuit breaker (72). The invention also comprises the modular unit (14), the receptacle (48) the plug (58) for use with the modular system of the invention.
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