MALACHY V BOYLE
Engineers in Penn Valley, PA
License number
Pennsylvania PE001384E
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Engineers
Type
Professional Engineer
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Penn Valley, PA 19072
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Bus Structure Comprising An Insulating Support And A Coated Electric Bus Bar
US Patent:
4205198, May 27, 1980
Filed:
Jul 10, 1978
Appl. No.:
5/923290
Inventors:
Malachy V. Boyle - Narberth PA
Mid Ouyang - Cherry Hill NJ
Mid Ouyang - Cherry Hill NJ
Assignee:
General Electric Company - Philadelphia PA
International Classification:
H01B 1718
US Classification:
174171
Abstract:
This electric bus structure comprises a bus bar having a coating of insulating material, an insulator for supporting the bus bar, and a bracket of insulating material having a U-shaped cross-section mounted on the insulator and having a pair of spaced-apart arms between which the bus bar is positioned. The bus bar is clamped to the bracket by clamping means comprising a clamping member of insulating material extending between the arms. The bracket and the clamping member each have rib structure projecting toward the bus bar and providing the sole surfaces through which contact is made between said coating and the bracket and clamping member when the bus bar is clamped to the bracket. This rib structure is spaced from the longitudinally-spaced end surfaces of the bracket and clamping member by a substantial distance considered longitudinally of the bus bar so that there are present between the rib structure and said end surfaces shallow tunnels bounded by insulation and extending along the length of the bus bar adjacent said insulating coating.
Insulating Support Means Mounting Bus Conductors Through An Opening In A Grounded Metal Wall
US Patent:
4208543, Jun 17, 1980
Filed:
Apr 17, 1978
Appl. No.:
5/897089
Inventors:
Malachy V. Boyle - Narberth PA
Edward J. Dugan - Norwood PA
Edward J. Dugan - Norwood PA
Assignee:
General Electric Company - Philadelphia PA
International Classification:
H01B 1726
US Classification:
174152R
Abstract:
An insulating support means mounts a bus conductor on a grounded metal wall through which the bus conductor extends. The bus conductor has a thin coating of insulating material bonded to its exterior. The support means comprises a porcelain sleeve mounted on the metal wall and surrounding the bus conductor, with the inner periphery of the sleeve disposed in spaced relationship to the insulating coating. Positioned between the inner periphery of the porcelain sleeve and the insulating coating is a disc of resilient insulating material closely surrounding the bus conductor. This disc has an axial length much shorter than the porcelain sleeve and is thus spaced axially from both ends of the porcelain sleeve.