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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2004
Sergio Bortolloni, Sesto San Giovanni, IT;
Giuseppe Zanaglio, Paderno Dugnano, IT;
Miriam Biagini, Saronno, IT;
Massimo Baldo, Paderno Dugnano, IT;
Karen Hecht, Shorewood, WI (US);
Theodore J. Houck, Iii, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Sergio Bortolloni, Sesto San Giovanni, IT;
Giuseppe Zanaglio, Paderno Dugnano, IT;
Miriam Biagini, Saronno, IT;
Massimo Baldo, Paderno Dugnano, IT;
Karen Hecht, Shorewood, WI (US);
Theodore J. Houck, III, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a modular disconnect switch () for use in an electrical enclosure cabinet () having a plurality of different operating mechanisms that can be assembled with the switch. These include, but are not limited to: a dial-type ratcheting rotary switch with a door-sensitive actuating mechanism (), a dual rotary switch () that meets certain standards and provides a butterfly handle inside the cabinet, a lock accessory () for enabling the lockout of the switch in the off position, a motion translator device () for interfacing to a side-mounted cabinet door handle, a network connectivity module (), and a module for adding at least one switch pole to the basic disconnect switch ().