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Arcresistantswitchgearenclosurewithlatch
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US8842421B2
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US13/657,393
23sept.2014
22oct.2012
22oct.2012

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CA2826879A1,US20140110232

Inventeurs

PaulW.Gingrich

Cessionnaired'origine

CentralElectricManufacturingCompany

movesalongakeeperandpreventstheventflapfromreopening.Insome

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BiBTeX,EndNote,RefMan

embodiments,thelatchmembercontactsthekeeperandpropstheventflap

Citationsdebrevets(20),Rfrencpar(10),Classifications(23),
vnementsjuridiques(2)

US8842421B2
RSUM
Anarcresistantswitchgearenclosurehasaventopeningandaventflap.
Normallytheventflapisopentoallowairtocirculatethroughtheenclosure.
However,intheeventofanarcfaultexplosionintheenclosure,theventflapis
forcedtoclosebytheexplosion.Astheventflapcloses,aflexiblelatchmember

openfornormaloperation.

Liensexternes:USPTO,CessionUSPTO,Espacenet

IMAGES (9)

DESCRIPTION

REVENDICATIONS (13)

FIELDOFTHEINVENTION

Theinventionclaimedis:

Thepresentinventionrelatestoarcresistantswitchgearenclosuresandin

1.Anarcresistantswitchgearenclosure,comprising:

particulartoventflapsandlatchestherefor.
BACKGROUNDOFTHEINVENTION
Arcresistantswitchgearenclosureshousemediumvoltageelectricalswitchgear
componentssuchaspotentialtransformers(PT),fuses,circuitbreakers,etc.A
typicalenclosurehaspluralcompartments,witheachcompartmenthousingone
ormoreelectricalcomponents.Mediumvoltagegenerallyisinthe538KVA
range.
Duringnormaloperation,theswitchgearcomponentsgenerateheatandrequire
aircirculationforcooling.Theenclosurehasventstoprovidecooling.For
example,anintakeorinletventmaybeonornearafrontaccessdoor.Airis
drawninthroughtheinletvent,isheatedbytheswitchgearcomponents,rises
andexitsthroughventsinthetopoftheenclosure,intoaplenum.
However,suchmediumvoltageelectricalcomponentscanexperiencearcfaults.
Anarcfaultcreatesanexplosionofhotgasseswhichcanendangernearby
personnelandequipment.
Inordertoprotectnearbypersonnelandequipment,enclosuresaremetalclad
andaredesignedtocontaintheexplosionandventtheexplosivegassesina
controlledmanner.Personnelandequipmentatthefront,sidesandrearofan

a)awalldefininganinteriorcompartment
b)thewallhavingaventthatcommunicateswiththecompartment
c)aventflapmovablebetweenopenandclosedpositions,withtheclosed
positionbeingwheretheventflapclosesthevent,withtheopenposition
beingwheretheventisopen
d)alatchingarrangementcomprisingalatchmemberandakeeper,thelatch
membermountedtooneoftheenclosurewallortheventflap,withthe
keepermountedtotheotheroftheenclosurewallortheventflap,thelatch
memberbeingmoreflexiblethanthekeeper,thelatchmemberhavingafree
endandthekeeperhavingasurface,thelatchmemberfreeendengaging
thekeepersurfacewhentheventflapisintheclosedposition,thereby
preventingtheventflapfromopening.
2.Thearcresistantswitchgearenclosureofclaim1whereinthelatch
membercomprisesaleaf.
3.Thearcresistantswitchgearenclosureofclaim2whereinthelatch
memberisflexedwhentheventflapisintheclosedpositionandthe
latchmemberfreeendengagesthekeeper.

enclosureareprotectedbythewallsoftheenclosure.Theexplosivegassesare

4.Thearcresistantswitchgearenclosureofclaim1whereinthekeeper

typicallyventedupintoaplenumwhichchannelstheexplosivegassestoasafe

isLshaped.

area,suchasabuildingexterior.
5.Thearcresistantswitchgearenclosureofclaim1whereinthelatch

Whenanarcfaultexplosioninitiates,theintakevents,whicharetypicallyonor

memberbearsonthekeeperwhentheventflapisintheopenposition

belowthedoors,mustbeclosedtopreventtheescapeofhotgasses.Thus,the

soastopropopentheventflap.

challengeliesindesigningaventthatisopenduringnormaloperationtoallowfor
ventilationandcoolingoftheenclosurecomponents,butwhichsuddenlycloses,

6.Thearcresistantswitchgearenclosureofclaim1wherein:

andremainsclosed,duringanarcfaultexplosioninthecompartment.

a)thelatchmembercomprisesaleaf

SUMMARYOFTHEINVENTION

b)thelatchmemberisflexedwhentheventflapisintheclosed

Anarcresistantswitchgearenclosurecompriseswalldefininganinterior
compartment.Thewallhasaventthatcommunicateswiththecompartment.A

positionandthelatchmemberfreeendengagesthekeeper
c)thekeeperisLshaped

ventflapismovablebetweenopenandclosedpositions,withtheclosedposition
beingwheretheventflapclosesthevent,withtheopenpositionbeingwherethe

d)thelatchmemberbearsonthekeeperwhentheventflapisin

ventisopen.Alatchingarrangementcomprisesalatchmemberandakeeper.

theopenpositionsoastopropopentheventflap.

Thelatchmemberismountedtooneoftheenclosurewallortheventflap,with
thekeepermountedtotheotheroftheenclosurewallortheventflap.Thelatch
memberismoreflexiblethanthekeeper.Thelatchmemberhasafreeendand
thekeeperhasasurface.Thelatchmemberfreeendengagesthekeeper
surfacewhentheventflapisintheclosedposition,therebypreventingthevent
flapfromopening.
Inaccordancewithanotheraspectofthearcresistantswitchgearenclosure,the
latchmembercomprisesaleaf.
Inaccordancewithstillanotheraspectofthearcresistantswitchgearenclosure,
thelatchmemberflexeswhentheventflapisintheclosedpositionandthelatch
memberfreeendengagesthekeeper.

7.Thearcresistantswitchgearenclosureofclaim1whereinthevent
flapismountedtotheenclosurewallbyatleastonehingealongaside
oftheventflap,thelatchmemberlocatedonanoppositesideofthe
ventflap.
8.Thearcresistantswitchgearenclosureofclaim1whereinthelatch
memberisafirstlatchmemberandthekeeperisafirstkeeper,further
comprisingasecondlatchmemberandasecondkeepertothesecond
latchmembermountedtotheotherendoftheventflap.
9.Thearcresistantswitchgearenclosureofclaim1whereinthevent
flapisshapedlikeanangularSintransversecrosssection,thevent
flaphavingafirstendportionmountedtotheenclosurewallbyhinges,

Inaccordancewithanotheraspectofthearcresistantswitchgearenclosure,the

theventflaphavingamidportionconnectedtothefirstendportionand

keeperisLshaped.

asecondendportionconnectedtothemidportion.

Inaccordancewithanotheraspectofthearcresistantswitchgearenclosure,the

10.Thearcresistantswitchgearenclosureofclaim1furthercomprising

latchmemberbearsonthekeeperwhentheventflapisintheopenpositionso

apropforsupportingtheventflapintheopenposition.

astopropopentheventflap.
Inaccordancewithstillanotheraspectofthearcresistantswitchgearenclosure,
thelatchmembercomprisesaleaf,thelatchmemberflexeswhentheventflap
isintheclosedpositionandthelatchmemberfreeendengagesthekeeper,the
keeperisLshaped,andthelatchmemberbearsonthekeeperwhenthevent

11.Amethodofclosingaventinaswitchgearenclosureduringanarcfault
explosioninsideoftheenclosure,comprisingthestepsof:
a)providingaventflapinanopenpositionrelativetotheventtoallowairto
passthroughthevent

flapisintheopenpositionsoastopropopentheventflap.

b)proppingtheventflapintheopenposition

Inaccordancewithanotheraspectofthearcresistantswitchgearenclosure,the

c)allowingthearcfaultexplosiontomovetheventflaptoclosethevent

ventflapismountedtotheenclosurewallbyatleastonehingealongasideof
theventflap.Thelatchmemberislocatedonanoppositesideoftheventflap.

d)astheventcloses,movingalatchmemberalongasurfaceofakeeper,
thelatchmemberbecomingbowed

Inaccordancewithanotheraspectofthearcresistantswitchgearenclosure,the
latchmemberisafirstlatchmemberandthekeeperisafirstkeeper.There

e)aftertheventflapcloses,preventingthereopeningoftheventflapbythe

furthercomprisesasecondlatchmemberandasecondkeeper,withthesecond

latchmemberactingonthekeeper.

latchmembermountedtotheotherendoftheventflap.

12.Themethodofclaim11whereinthestepofmovingalatchmember

Inaccordancewithanotheraspectofthearcresistantswitchgearenclosure,the

alongasurfaceofakeeperfurthercomprisesthestepofslidingafree

ventflapisshapedlikeanangularSintransversecrosssection.

endofthelatchmemberalongthekeepersurface.

Inaccordancewithanotheraspectofthearcresistantswitchgearenclosure,a

13.Themethodofclaim11whereinthestepofproppingtheventflapin

propsupportstheventflapintheopenposition.

theopenpositionfurthercomprisesthestepofcontactingthelatch
memberonthekeeper.

Thereisalsoprovidedamethodofclosingaventinaswitchgearenclosure
duringanarcfaultexplosioninsideoftheenclosure.Aventflapisprovidedinan
openpositionrelativetotheventtoallowairtopassthroughthevent.Thevent
flapisproppedintheopenposition.Thearcfaultexplosionisallowedtomovetheventflaptoclosethevent.Asthevent
closes,movingalatchmemberalongasurfaceofakeeper,thelatchmemberbecomingbowed.Aftertheventflapcloses,
preventingthereopeningoftheventflapbythelatchmemberactingonthekeeper.
Inaccordancewithanotheraspectofthemethod,thestepofmovingalatchmemberalongasurfaceofakeeperfurther
comprisesslidingafreeendofthelatchmemberalongthekeepersurface.
Inaccordancewithanotheraspectofthemethod,thestepofproppingtheventflapintheopenpositionfurthercomprises

contactingthelatchmemberonthekeeper.
BRIEFDESCRIPTIONOFTHEDRAWINGS
FIG.1isaperspectiveviewofanarcresistantswitchgearenclosure.
FIG.2isaperspectiveviewshowingacompartmentinsideoftheenclosurewiththedooropen.
FIG.3isaperspectiveviewfromtheinsideofthecompartmentofFIG.2,lookingoutthroughthedooropening.
FIG.4isacrosssectionalviewoftheventflap,shownintheopenposition,takenalonglinesIVIVofFIG.3.
FIG.5showstheventflapofFIG.4intheclosedposition.
FIG.6isaperspectiveviewofaventflap,inaccordancewithanotherembodiment,shownintheopenposition.
FIG.7showstheventflapofFIG.6intheclosedposition.
FIG.8isaperspectiveviewofaventflap,inaccordancewithanotherembodiment,shownintheopenposition.
FIG.9showstheventflapofFIG.8intheclosedposition.
DESCRIPTIONOFTHEPREFERREDEMBODIMENTS
InFIG.1,thereisshownanarcresistantswitchgearenclosure11withpluralcompartments13,14,15.Therearetwofront
compartments13(showngenerallybydashedlines),witheachcompartmentaccessiblebyarespectivedoor17.Thefront
compartments13mayhavedifferentdimensions,whereinthefrontdoors17willlikewisehavedifferentdimensions.There
isalsoamiddlecompartment14andarearcompartment15.Thecompartments13,14,15,areusedtohouseswitchgear
componentssuchaspotentialtransformers,fuses,circuitbreakers,busbars,etc.Inthedescriptionherein,likereference
numbersamongthefiguresdesignatelikecomponents.
Whiletheswitchgearisinservice,thedoors17arenormallyclosedandlatched.Ifaccesstoacompartmentisrequired,the
respectivedoor17isopenedtorevealadooropening19intheenclosure11.
Theenclosurehaswalls21thatenclosethecompartments13,14,15andthatarecapableofcontaininganddirectinganarc
faultexplosiontherein.Inthepreferredembodiment,thewallsaremetalclad.Inthecaseofarectangularlyshaped
enclosure,thereisafrontwall21F,sidewalls,atopwall21T(seeFIG.1),abottomwall21B(seeFIG.4)andarearwall.
Thewallsoftheenclosuremaybereferredtohereinasasinglewall.Theenclosurehasventstoallowforairtobedrawnin
forcooling.Theheatedairthenescapes.
Oneormoreoutletvents23arelocatedinthetopwall21Toftheenclosure.Aplenum25islocatedabovetheenclosure
andtheoutletvents23.Thecompartmentorcompartments13,14,15communicatewiththeoutletvents23andtheplenum
25.
Theenclosurehasoneormoreinletvents27.ReferringtoFIG.2,inthepreferredembodiment,oneofthecompartments13
hasaninletvent27belowthedooropening,inthefrontwall21F.Theinletvent27comprisespluralopeningsandislocated
below,oroutside,thedoorgasket29.Thedoor,ifcoveringtheventopenings,isalsoprovidedwithcorrespondingvent
openings31.Thus,whenthedoor17isclosed,airisdrawnthroughopenings31,27intothecompartment.
Aventflap33islocatedinsideofthecompartment13toselectivelyclosetheventopenings27.ReferringtoFIG.3,which
isfromtheinsideofthecompartmentlookingtowardtheoutside(thesideandbottomwallsoftheenclosureandthegasket
29arenotshown),theventflap33islocatedbelowthedooropening19.
ThemountingarrangementoftheventflapwillnowbedescribedreferringtoFIGS.3and4.Amountingbracket37is
provided,whichbrackethasabase39,ariser41andatopportion43.Feet45,intheformofupsidedownUshaped
channels,arecoupledtothebase39.Thefeet45bearontheenclosurebottomwall21B(seeFIG.4).Theriser41extends
upfromthebaseandismountedtoadoorfooter47.Thedoorfooterissubstantiallyverticalwhenmountedtotheenclosure
andformspartofthefrontwall21F,andparticularlythatpartofthefrontwallthatisbelowthedooropening19.Theriser41
andthedoorfooter47havetheventopenings27.Thetopportion43ofthemountingbracketextendsawayfromtheriser41
andisparalleltothebase39.
Theventflap33iselongatedbetweentwoends35(seeFIG.3)soastoextendandcoveralloftheventopenings27when
closed.WhenviewedasshowninFIG.4,theventflap33isshapedroughlylikeanangularS,withendportions49,51
andamidportion53.Oneoftheendportions51ismountedtohinges55.Thehinges55aremountedtorespectivehinge
plates57whichareinturnmountedtothetopportion43ofthemountingbracket37.Theventflapmidportion53extends
fromtheoneendportion51towardtheventopenings27.Theotherendportion49oftheventflapextendsdownfromthe
midportion.Thehinges55allowtheventflap33tomovebetweentheopenposition(showninFIG.4),wherethereisagap
betweentheventflapandtheventopenings27,andaclosedposition(showninFIG.5),wheretheventflapotherend

portion49coverstheventopenings27.Theventflapotherendportion49hasagasket59thatprovidesasealagainstthe
ventopenings27.
Thereisprovidedalatcharrangementfortheventflap33.Thelatcharrangementholdsorpropstheventflap33intheopen
position.However,whentheventflap33hasmovedtotheclosedposition,thelatcharrangementholdstheventflap
closed.
Thelatcharrangementincludesalatchmember61andakeeper63.
Thelatchmember61isaflexiblesheetorleafandcanwithstandthehightemperaturesofanarcfaultexplosion.Inthe
preferredembodiment,thelatchmember61ismadeofaflexiblematerialsuchaphosphorusbronze,fiberglass,etc.The
particularmaterialuseddependsonthelocationofthelatchmemberrelativetoananticipatedarcfaultexplosion.Iftoo
close,thenfiberglassisusedsoastosurvivetheheat.Oneendofthelatchmember61iscoupledtotheventflap33by
wayofbolts66.Theotherend67isfree.Inthepreferredembodiment,thelatchmember61isboltedtothemidportion53.
Thelatchmember61islocatedmidwaybetweentheventflapends35,asshowninFIG.3.
Thekeeper63ismountedtothebottomportion39ofthemountingbracket37andextendsverticallyup.Inthepreferred
embodiment,thekeeper63isasteelbracketshapedlikeanLasshownintheorientationofFIGS.4and5.Theupright
portionextendsparalleltothedoorfooter47andhasafreeend65(orasshowninFIG.4,atopedge).Theuprightportion
alsohasasurface69thatcooperateswiththelatchmember61.Thefreeend65ishorizontal.Whentheventflapisclosed
asshowninFIG.5,thesurface69ofthekeeperisgenerallyperpendiculartotheunbentportionofthelatchmember61.
Unliketheflexiblelatchmember61,thekeeper63isstiff.
Thefreeend67ofthelatchmember61bearsonthefreeend65ofthekeeper63,asshowninFIG.4.Insuchan
orientation,theventflap33isintheopenposition,heldsobythelatchmemberbearingonthekeeper.Thefreeend67of
thelatchmemberhaslittleornooverlapbeyondthekeeperfreeend65.Thelatchmember61mayhaveaslightbowor
curvature(asseenfromtheorientationofFIG.4).Whentheventflapisintheopenposition,aircanpassthroughthevent
openings27.Innormaloperation,airisdrawnintothecompartmentthroughtheventopenings,heatedbythecomponents
andrisestoescapethroughtheplenum.Intheopenposition,theventflapislocatedsothatanarcfaultexplosionpushes
theventflapclosed.
Intheeventofanarcfaultexplosioninthecompartment,theblast,whichoccursinsideofthecompartment(theleftsideof
FIGS.4and5),forcestheventflap33totheclosedposition,asshowninFIG.5.Thegasket59formsasealaboutthe
ventopenings27,preventingtheexplosivegassesfromexitingtheenclosure.Thelatchmember61andthekeeper63
remainintactduringanarcfaultexplosion.Thefreeend67ofthelatchmember61ispulledoffofthefreeend65ofthe
keeper63astheventflapcloses.Thefreeendofthelatchmemberispulleddownthesurface69ofthekeeperasshownin
FIG.5.Thehorizontaldistancebetweentheend67oflatchmember61andthecouplingbolts66decreasesastheventflap
closes,causingthelatchmember61toflexorbow.Theflexingorbowingofthelatchmember61increasesasthelatch
member61movesalongthesurface69.Conversely,thekeeper63doesnotboworflex.Thisbowinginthelatchmember
servestosecurethelatchmemberinplaceandresistanymovementofthelatchmemberbackupthekeepersurface69.
Thisinturnresistsmovementoftheventflapawayfromtheclosedposition.Thefreeend67ofthelatchmember61does
notmovebackupthekeepersurface69.Toreopentheventflap,eitherthefreeend67wouldhavetodisengagefromthe
keeper,orthebowofthelatchmemberwouldhavetobetakenout.Butthekeeper63isstrongandstiffanddoesnotbend
toreleasethelatchmember.
Withoutthelatch61,63,theforceoftheventflap33closingtendstocreateabounce,whereintheventflapopensand
allowsexplosivegassestoescape.Thelatch61,63preventsthisreopeningandmaintainstheventflapintheclosed
position.
Toenhancethelatchingpropertiesofthelatchmember,thefreeend67ofthelatchmemberhassquared90edges.
Thesurface69ofthekeeper63neednotbetreatedormodifiedfromthesteelbracketcomponent.Thus,thesurface69can
besmooth.Asanalternative,thesurface69couldbemadesoastoincreaseitsslipresistance.Forexample,thesurface
couldberoughenedbyscoringitwithhorizontalgrooves,orwithpitting.Asanotherexample,thesurfacecouldbe
roughenedbyapplyingagrittoit,suchasbyapaint.
AsshowninFIG.5,thelocationsoftheventflaphinges55,aswellastheextensionofthelatchmember61beyondthe
couplingbolts66,areparametersinthelatchingproperties.FortheparticularembodimentofFIGS.4and5,themore
pronouncedtheboworflexofthelatchmember61intheclosedposition,thehigherthelatchingcapability,whereinthe
resistancetoallowtheventflaptoopenishigh.Inaddition,thesurfaceareaofthelatchmember61relativetothesurface
areaoftheflapissmallandtherefore,intheconfigurationsshowninFIGS.35,itdoesnotinterferewiththearcfault
explosionactingtoclosetheventflap.
FIGS.6and7showaventflap81inaccordancewithanotherembodiment.Theventflap81ismountedtoawall21ofan
enclosure.Thewall,whichhasoneormoreventopenings27,couldbeadoororadjacenttoadoor,butneednotbeso.The

ventflap81ismountedtowallbywayofhinges55.FIGS.6and7showthewall21inaverticalorientation,althoughthe
wallcouldbeinahorizontalorsomeotherorientation.Aseparatepropisusedtokeeptheventflap81open.Ingeneral,
withoutapropofsometype,gravitywouldmovetheventflapoutofpositioninthiscase,gravitywouldcausetheventflap
tocloseagainsttheventopenings27.
Theventflap81isgenerallyrectangularasshowninFIG.6,havingamainwall83andedgewalls85thatareperpendicular
tothemainwall.Thehinges55areattachedalongonesidetoanedgewall.Theventflap81hastwoends87.Attheends
88,theedgewalls85extendperpendiculartothemainwallandthenbendtowardtheoppositeendwheretheedgewalls87
areparalleltothemainwall.Agasketcanbeprovidedontheventflap,orontheinsideoftheenclosurewall21,toseal
aroundtheventopenings.
Theareaandlocationoftheventflaparefactorstoconsider.Arelativelylargeareaventflap(suchasshowninFIGS.69)
isclosedharderbyanarcfaultexplosion,becausethelargersurfaceareacapturesmoreoftheexplosionenergy.Also,a
ventflaplocatedrelativelyclosetoananticipatedarcfaultexplosioncapturesmoreenergy.Consequently,morethanone
latcharrangementmaybeusedtosecurelylatchtheventflapclosed.
Intheopenposition,showninFIG.6,theventflap81isatsomeanglerelativetothewall(typicallylessthan90)soasto
beeasilyclosedbyarcfaultexplosion.
Latcharrangement61,63latchestheventflap81closedafteranarcfaultexplosion.IntheembodimentshowninFIGS.6
and7,therearetwolatcharrangements,oneneareachend88oftheventflap81.
Eachlatchmember61ismountedtothebottommostedgewall85oftheventflap81.
Eachkeeper63isagenerallyLshapedbrackethavingatopedge.
Theventflap81iskeptintheopenpositionbyaprop91.Theprop91isaflexibleleafandismountedtotheenclosurewall
21byamountingbracket93.Theprop91hasafreeendthatextendsouttobepositionedbetweentheventflap81andthe
enclosurewall21asshowninFIG.6.Thus,theventflap81bearsontheprop.Thepropcanbemadeofthesameflexible
materialasthelatchmemberinFIGS.4and5.
Whenanarcfaultexplosionoccurs,theventflap81ispushedclosed(seeFIG.7).Thelatchmember61ispulledalongthe
topedge65ofthekeeper63(seealsoFIG.4).Whentheventflap81isclosed,thefreeendofthelatchmember61falls
fromthetopedge65ofthekeeperandcontactsthesurface69.
IntheembodimentshowninFIGS.6and7,thelatchmember61isthickfiberglass.Suchfiberglassisstifferthana
metallatchmember.ThelatchmemberofFIGS.6and7neednotflexwhentheventflapisclosed.Thegasketaroundthe
ventflapprovidesaslightamountofgiveormovementsothatlatchmembercloses.
InFIGS.8and9,theventflap81ishingedalongthebottomedge.Thelatcharrangements61,63servetolatchthevent
flap81.Aseparateprop95isusedduetotheorientationofthehinges55onthebottomoftheventflap81.Theprop95isa
boltorrodmountedtotheenclosurewall21byabracket93.Theenclosurewallisverticallyoriented.Theventflap,whenin
theopenposition,ispulledbygravityawayfromtheventopenings27.Therefore,theprop95isusedtokeeptheventflap
atanangletotheenclosurewallandinanopenposition.
Thelatchmemberormembers61arecoupledtotheedgeoftheventflapoppositethehinges55.Intheembodimentshown
inFIG.8,thisisthetopedge.Thekeepers63areappropriatelypositionedtoengagethelatchmemberswhentheventflap
isclosed.
Duringanarcfaultexplosion,theventflap81ispushedclosedasshowninFIG.9.Asdiscussedabovewithrespectto
FIGS.47,thelatchmembers61contacttherespectiveinclinededges89andthefreeends67ofthelatchmembersthen
movealongthesurfaces69ofthekeepers,whereinthelatchmembersbecomebowed.Thelatcharrangements61,63B
preventtheventflapfromreopening.
Althoughtheventflaphasbeendescribedinconjunctionwithinletvents,theventflapandlatcharrangementcouldbeused
withoutletvents.
Althoughthelatchmemberhasbeendescribedasmountedtotheventflapandthekeepermountedtotheenclosure,this
neednotbethecaseasthelatchmembercouldbemountedtotheenclosureandthekeepermountedtotheventflap.The
keepercouldbeintegratedintotheventflapitself.Forexample,thekeepercouldbearolledoverendwallsimilartoend
wall87inFIG.6.
Arcfaultexplosionsoccurveryquickly.Thelatcharrangementisfastrespondinginallowingtheventflaptocloseand
keepingtheventflapclosed.
Theforegoingdisclosureandshowingsmadeinthedrawingsaremerelyillustrativeoftheprinciplesofthisinventionandare
nottobeinterpretedinalimitingsense.

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*Citparl'examinateur

RFRENCPAR
Brevetcitant

Datededpt

Datedepublication

Dposant

Titre

Switchgear

US9144161*

26sept.2011

22sept.2015

MitsubishiElectric
Corporation

US9165731*

20aot2013

20oct.2015

SchneiderElectric
IndustriesSas

Protectivedoorassemblyforelectricaldevices

US9318883*

21sept.2012

19avr.2016

SiemensIndustry,
Inc.

Sealeddoors,enclosures,andmethodsadaptedforusewith
electricalarcpronecomponents

US20130320831*

21sept.2012

5dc.2013

SiemensIndustry,
Inc.

Sealeddoors,enclosures,andmethodsadapedforusewith
electricalarcpronecomponents

US20130327623*

26sept.2011

12dc.2013

MitsubishiElectric
Corporation

Switchgear

US20140061163*

20aot2013

6mars2014

SchneiderElectric
IndustriesSas

Protectivedoorassemblyforelectricaldevices

US20150084553*

20sept.2013

26mars2015

EatonCorporation

Synchronoustransfercontrolsysteminanarcresistant
enclosure

US20150372463*

24juin2014

24dc.2015

GeneralElectric
Company

Switchgearhousingincludingafloatingexhaustflapassembly

US20160035518*

31juil.2014

4fvr.2016

AbbTechnologyAg

DoorMountedVentFlapStructureForArcResistant
Compartment

US20160043532*

26avr.2013

11fvr.2016

GeneralElectric
Company

Switchgearhousingincludingapressurereliefmember

*Citparl'examinateur

CLASSIFICATIONS
Classificationauxtats
Unis

361/676,200/306,361/616,174/520,218/157,312/222,361/678,361/605,218/155,174/50,312/296,312/223.1,174/17.0VA,
312/216

Classificationinternationale

H01H33/02,H01H33/53,H05K5/00,H05K7/20,H02B1/56

Classificationcooprative

H02B1/56,H02B13/025,H05K5/00,H01H33/53

VNEMENTSJURIDIQUES
Date

25oct.2012

9avr.2014

Code

AS

AS

vnement

Description

Assignment

Ownername:CENTRALELECTRICMANUFACTURINGCOMPANY,MISSOURI
Effectivedate:20121019
Freeformattext:ASSIGNMENTOFASSIGNORSINTERESTASSIGNOR:GINGRICH,PAUL
W.REEL/FRAME:029189/0347

Assignment

Freeformattext:ASSIGNMENTOFASSIGNORSINTERESTASSIGNOR:CENTRALELECTRIC
MANUFACTURINGCOMPANYREEL/FRAME:032633/0871
Effectivedate:20140409
Ownername:CENTRALELECTRICCOMPANY,MISSOURI

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