US 12,462,998 B2
Mounting assembly and switching system with universal mounting system
Kyle Larry Sikora, Oak Creek, WI (US); William Robert Luoma, Franklin, WI (US); James Henry Grace, Oak Creek, WI (US); Sara C. Knox, Milwaukee, WI (US); and Paul N. Stoving, Oak Creek, WI (US)
Assigned to Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin (IE)
Filed by Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin (IE)
Filed on Oct. 13, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/068,939.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/959,378, filed on Jan. 10, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/926,152, filed on Oct. 25, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0125803 A1, Apr. 29, 2021
Int. Cl. H01H 71/02 (2006.01); H01H 71/08 (2006.01); H01H 81/00 (2006.01)
CPC H01H 71/0264 (2013.01) [H01H 81/00 (2013.01); H01H 71/08 (2013.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A switching apparatus comprising:
a body comprising:
a sidewall that extends from a first end to a second end, the sidewall defining an interior space;
a mounting interface; and
a plurality of electrically insulating sheds that extend radially outward from an exterior surface of the sidewall;
a circuit interrupter in the interior space of the body;
a first terminal electrically connected to the circuit interrupter;
a second terminal electrically connected to the circuit interrupter; and
a mounting system comprising:
a first mounting assembly attached to the first terminal; and
a second mounting assembly attached to the second terminal, wherein
the mounting interface is not attached to the first terminal or the second terminal, and is configured to mechanically connect to a first type of mounting structure, and
the first mounting assembly and the second mounting assembly are configured to mechanically connect to a second type of mounting structure that is different from the first type of mounting structure such that the switching apparatus is configured to be mechanically connected to at least two different types of mounting structures, wherein the body further comprises a tank;
the at least two different types of mounting structures comprise an electrically insulating bracket and a utility structure, the utility structure is the first type of mounting structure, the electrically insulating bracket is the second type of mounting structure;
the mounting interface comprises a mechanical interface configured to connect to a support, the support configured to attach the tank to the utility structure;
the tank is grounded; and
the mechanical interface is configured to attach to an electrically conductive support.