General Electric Company

Robert J Cassagrande

David J Lesslie

Alberto Anibal Figueroa

Dennis C Zuffelato

Charles Stephan Pitzen

Anilkumar Dinker Pandit

M Natarajan

Madhu Sudan

K V Sridhar

Thuong Phung

A Ramadevi

Joseph P Smith

Jose F Gonzalez

Efrain Ralat

A field configurable contactor is disclosed. The contactor preferably includes a plurality of spaces adapted to receive any number, up to its limit, of contact modules. Each contact module preferably includes a pair of contacts and a spring biased cam follower which opens and closes the contact pair when a cam profile of the contactor moves according to energization or de-energization of the contactor. The contact module can be either &ldquo;normally open&rdquo; or &ldquo;normally closed&rdquo; depending on its initial placement onto the contactor relative to the cam profile. A latch assembly in the contactor may hold the contactor mechanically during de-energization.

Field configurable contacts and contactor

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Oxford, CT, United States of America

Robert J Cassagrande