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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2000
Robert J. Cassagrande, Oxford, CT (US);
David J. Lesslie, Plainville, CT (US);
Charles S. Pitzen, Farmington, CT (US);
Alberto A. Figueroa, Southington, CT (US);
Efrain Ralat, Vega Baja, PR (US);
Jose F. Gonzalez, Bayamon, PR (US);
M. Natarajan, Bangalore, IN;
A. Ramadevi, Bangalore, IN;
Anilkumar D. Pandit, Bangalore, IN;
Madhu Sudan, Bangalore, IN;
K. V. Sridhar, Bangalore, IN;
Thuong H. Phung, Bristol, CT (US);
Dennis C. Zuffelato, Kensington, CT (US);
Joseph P. Smith, Dorchester, MA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
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 “normally open” or “normally closed” 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.