Patent ID: 6781818
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: H02B,H02G

Abstract:
A bus brace comb assembly for use in a switchgear assembly, the switchgear assembly having a channel bus bar for conveying electrical current in each phase, to hold the bus bar in place against magnetic forces associated with short-circuit currents in the switchgear bus bar, the bus brace comb assembly comprising:a front comb assembly including a first bus clip configured to position the bus bar and a front brace coupled to the bus clip; and a rear comb assembly including an interlock clamp configured to engage the channel bus bar and second bus clip secured to the interlock clamp with a fastener and a rear brace coupled to the interlock clamp/bus clip assembly, wherein a flange of the channel bus bar is pinched between the rear brace and the interlock clamp/bus clip assembly to secure the channel bus bar.