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US1919986A
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    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
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  • My invention relates to small outdoor electrical switch houses and has for its'object the provision of an improved switch house structure affording protection to an operator from inclement weather during inspection or repair of apparatus within the switch house.
  • the usual construction of small outdoor switch houses generally comprises a sheet metal housing having a pair of doors pivotally. mounted at opposite sides of the housing so as to swing outwardly and away from each other.
  • the electrical apparatus generally occupies most of the space wlthin the housing so that it is necessary for an operator to stand outside of the switch house when inspecting or repairing the electrical apparatus. In view of the fact that the operator is therefore exposed to the weather, his work may be seriously hampered in severe climates.
  • the switch house is provlded with a cover or visor member coacting with the doors of the switch house when in open position to form a protective auxiliary housin for the operator.
  • FIG. 1 is a view of an outdoor switch house to which my invention is applicable;
  • Fig. 2 is a view of the switch house embodying my invention with the doors in the open position prior to aderative osition,
  • FIG. 1 is an enlarged perspective view, partly in section, of the protecting visor in op- I
  • Fig. 4 is a detailed view taken a ong the line 14 of Fig. 2.
  • a fabricated switch house of the small outdoor type comprising a generally rectangular sheet metal housing 1 having the doors 2 and 3 hinged at opposite sides of the front of the housing.
  • the space within the switch house is generally occupied by the electrical apparatus 4 comprising an instrument panel andv control mechanism behind which circuit breakers or other electrical apparatus (not shown) may be mounted, the circuit conductors for the electrical apparatus extending through the insulator bushings 5 mounted on top of the housing.
  • the electrical apparatus within the switch house is spaced but a short distance from the front side of the switch house and inspection thereof necessitates that the operator stand exteriorly of the switch house.
  • a cover member or Visor 6 arranged to cooperate with the upper portions of the doors 2 and 3 respectively when said doors are in the open position at substantially right angles with respect to the front switch house wall.
  • the cover member 6 is mounted on and carried by the door 3 at its upper edge, as by the hinge membe'rs'7.
  • the cover member when in inoperative position hangs against and parallel to the door 3 as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 4 and is secured in this position as by a locking nut 8 pivotally mounted on a bracket 9 secured to the door 3, and extending through a slot 10 formed in the offset flange 11 comprising the outer free edge of the cover member;
  • the cover member is placed in the operative position by releasing the locking nut 8 and swinging the member upwardly substantially 90 to engage the upper portion of the door 2 so that the flanged portion 1f vextends beneath the overhanging flange 12 forming part of the door 2.
  • the cover memher 6 is likewise flanged, as at 13 and 14, so as to extend beneath the overhanging flanges 15 and 16 forming parts of the front wall of the housing 1 and the door 3 respectively, The front side. of the cover from rain, the water collected by the cover n izember flowing over the front edge flange 1
  • the conventional locking structure for the doors may be employed.
  • This lockin structure comprises a locking rod 19 pivotally connected to an operating plate 20 and handle 21 and guided for vertical reciprocal movement within a U-shaped bracket 22 secured to the door 2.
  • the operation of the locking rod 19 in securing the doors 2 and 3 in closed position is too well known to necessitate further description other than that the housing is provided with an alined aperture for receiving the locking rod -arrangement.
  • the locking rod In securing the cover member 6 in position the locking rod is operated in the same manner, the flange 11 of the cover member, which is supported in its upper position on the bracket 22, being provided with an aperture 23 in alinement with the apertures through the bracket 22 so that the locking rod 19 may be slid through the flange 11 to lock the doors 2 and 3 and the cover member 6 together as a rigid structure.
  • an auxiliary protective housing communicating with the interior of the switch house and affording ample space for the operator, ing him to a great extent fromthe weather.
  • a canvas curtain may be hung from the front edge of the visor to provide further protection, the apertures 18 in the dependi-n flange receiving the hooks or members or supporting the curtain.
  • the doors 2 and 3 may each be provided with hinged panels or the like, normally positioned against and parallel to the inner sides of the doors, and arranged to swing towards each other when the doors 2and 3 are open to close the front in a manner similar to closing of the switch house.
  • cover member is illustrated as mounted on one of the doors, it is within the scope of my invention to mount the while protect cover member on the housing proper so as to slide or swing outwardly to engage the doors 2 and 3 in the open position substantially as illustrated in Fig. 3.
  • metal doors each mounted for pivotal move-' ment to a position substantially at right angles to said house, of means forming with said doors an auxiliary protective housin in communication with the interior of sai switch house when said doors are in the" open position comprising a'sheet metal cover member secured to and detachably and rigidly joining the upper edges of said doors,
  • An outdoor switch house comprising a pair of doors each mounted for pivotal movement to a position substantially at right angles to said house, a lockin rod mounted on and carried by one of said oors said locking rod being uided for vertica movement within a braclret secured to said door, and a cover member carried by and hinged to the upper portion of the other door, said cover member pivotally movable substantially 90 with respect'to said door to engage the other door, said cover member inclu ing a flan ed ortion arranged to engage said brac et aving an aperture in alinement with said locking rod so that said cover member and said doors may be rigidly rectly beneath t 'e corres onding flange of said door, said cover mem r movable about its hinged mounting substantially 90 to engage said other door and be secured thereto y said locking means, the flanges on each of said doors overhanging the corresponding edges of said cover member.

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J. H. POWERS ELECTRICAL SWITCH HOUSE Filed Dec. 22, 1930- Inventor.
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Patented July 25, 1933 UNITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE JAMES H. POWERS, 0F YEADON, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK ELECTRICAL SWITCH HOUSE Application filed December 22, 1930. Serial No. 504,057.
My invention relates to small outdoor electrical switch houses and has for its'object the provision of an improved switch house structure affording protection to an operator from inclement weather during inspection or repair of apparatus within the switch house. Y I
The usual construction of small outdoor switch houses generally comprises a sheet metal housing having a pair of doors pivotally. mounted at opposite sides of the housing so as to swing outwardly and away from each other. The electrical apparatus generally occupies most of the space wlthin the housing so that it is necessary for an operator to stand outside of the switch house when inspecting or repairing the electrical apparatus. In view of the fact that the operator is therefore exposed to the weather, his work may be seriously hampered in severe climates. In accordance with my invention the switch house is provlded with a cover or visor member coacting with the doors of the switch house when in open position to form a protective auxiliary housin for the operator.
y invention will be more fully set forth in the following description referring to the accompan ing drawing, and the features of novelty w ich characterize my invention Wlll be pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this s ecification.
Re erring to the drawing, Fig. 1 is a view of an outdoor switch house to which my invention is applicable; Fig. 2 is a view of the switch house embodying my invention with the doors in the open position prior to aderative osition,
justment of the protecting cover or visor; Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view, partly in section, of the protecting visor in op- I andFig. 4 is a detailed view taken a ong the line 14 of Fig. 2. In Figs. 1 and 2 there is illustrated a fabricated switch house of the small outdoor type comprising a generally rectangular sheet metal housing 1 having the doors 2 and 3 hinged at opposite sides of the front of the housing. The space within the switch house is generally occupied by the electrical apparatus 4 comprising an instrument panel andv control mechanism behind which circuit breakers or other electrical apparatus (not shown) may be mounted, the circuit conductors for the electrical apparatus extending through the insulator bushings 5 mounted on top of the housing. As illustrated in Fig. 2, the electrical apparatus within the switch house is spaced but a short distance from the front side of the switch house and inspection thereof necessitates that the operator stand exteriorly of the switch house.
For the purpose of forming an auxiliary protective housing in communication with the interior of the switch house, there is provided a cover member or Visor 6 arranged to cooperate with the upper portions of the doors 2 and 3 respectively when said doors are in the open position at substantially right angles with respect to the front switch house wall. For example, and without limitation of my invention thereto, the cover member 6 is mounted on and carried by the door 3 at its upper edge, as by the hinge membe'rs'7. The cover member when in inoperative position hangs against and parallel to the door 3 as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 4 and is secured in this position as by a locking nut 8 pivotally mounted on a bracket 9 secured to the door 3, and extending through a slot 10 formed in the offset flange 11 comprising the outer free edge of the cover member;
The cover member is placed in the operative position by releasing the locking nut 8 and swinging the member upwardly substantially 90 to engage the upper portion of the door 2 so that the flanged portion 1f vextends beneath the overhanging flange 12 forming part of the door 2. The cover memher 6 is likewise flanged, as at 13 and 14, so as to extend beneath the overhanging flanges 15 and 16 forming parts of the front wall of the housing 1 and the door 3 respectively, The front side. of the cover from rain, the water collected by the cover n izember flowing over the front edge flange 1 For the purpose of locking the cover member in operative position so as to form with the doors 2 and 3 a rigid protective housing, the conventional locking structure for the doors may be employed. This lockin structure comprises a locking rod 19 pivotally connected to an operating plate 20 and handle 21 and guided for vertical reciprocal movement within a U-shaped bracket 22 secured to the door 2. The operation of the locking rod 19 in securing the doors 2 and 3 in closed position is too well known to necessitate further description other than that the housing is provided with an alined aperture for receiving the locking rod -arrangement.
In securing the cover member 6 in position the locking rod is operated in the same manner, the flange 11 of the cover member, which is supported in its upper position on the bracket 22, being provided with an aperture 23 in alinement with the apertures through the bracket 22 so that the locking rod 19 may be slid through the flange 11 to lock the doors 2 and 3 and the cover member 6 together as a rigid structure. By this arran'gement there is provided an auxiliary protective housing communicating with the interior of the switch house and affording ample space for the operator, ing him to a great extent fromthe weather.
If desired, a canvas curtain may be hung from the front edge of the visor to provide further protection, the apertures 18 in the dependi-n flange receiving the hooks or members or supporting the curtain. In lieu of a curtain for the front of the auxiliary protective housing, the doors 2 and 3 ma each be provided with hinged panels or the like, normally positioned against and parallel to the inner sides of the doors, and arranged to swing towards each other when the doors 2and 3 are open to close the front in a manner similar to closing of the switch house.
Return of the cover member to its inoperative position is accomplished simply by rotating the operating handle 21 to lower the locking bar out of engagement with the flange l1, and swinging the door 2 slightly away from the cover member 6 so that the flange 11 may clear the bracket 22 permitting the cover member to swing to its vertical inoperative position illustrated in Fig. 2 in which it is secured by the locking bolt 8. In this position the cover member occupies very little space and presents no obstruction to the interior of the switch house in the event that use thereof is not desired.
Although the cover member is illustrated as mounted on one of the doors, it is within the scope of my invention to mount the while protect cover member on the housing proper so as to slide or swing outwardly to engage the doors 2 and 3 in the open position substantially as illustrated in Fig. 3.
It should be understood that my invention is not limited to specific details of construction and arrangement thereof herein illustrated, and that changes and modifica tions may occur to one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of my invention.
What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:
1. The combination with an .7 outdoor switch .house having a pair of doors pivotally mounted on said house each movable about a vertical axis to a position substantially at right angles to said house, of means forming with said doors when in the aforesaid open position an auxiliary protective housing in communication with the interior of said switch house comprising a plate-like cover member coacting with the upper portions of said doors, means permanently con.-.
metal doors each mounted for pivotal move-' ment to a position substantially at right angles to said house, of means forming with said doors an auxiliary protective housin in communication with the interior of sai switch house when said doors are in the" open position comprising a'sheet metal cover member secured to and detachably and rigidly joining the upper edges of said doors,
the upper edges of said doors and the corresponding edges of said cover member havy 4 ing coacting flange structure for preventing entrance of rain at said edges.
3. The combination with an outdoor switch house including a pair of doors each mounted for pivotal movement to a position substantially at right angles to said house, of means forming with said doors an auxillary protect1ve housing in communicatlon with the interior of said switch house when said doors are in the open position" 'compr1s1ng a cover member pivotally mountedat the upper edge of one of said doors, and meansfor securing the free edge of said member to the upper edge of theother door in the operative position.
4. The combination with an outdoor switch house including a pair of doors each mounted for substantially and locking means carried by one of said doors, of means forming with said gdoors an auxiliary tion with when said comprising the interior of said switch house doors are in the open position pivotal movement to a position at right angles to said house I protective housing in communicm a cover member secured to and joining the upper edges of said doors said locking means engagin one edge of said cover member for rlgi ly connecting said member to said doors.
5. An outdoor switch house comprising a pair of doors each mounted for pivotal movement to a position substantially at right angles to said house, a lockin rod mounted on and carried by one of said oors said locking rod being uided for vertica movement within a braclret secured to said door, and a cover member carried by and hinged to the upper portion of the other door, said cover member pivotally movable substantially 90 with respect'to said door to engage the other door, said cover member inclu ing a flan ed ortion arranged to engage said brac et aving an aperture in alinement with said locking rod so that said cover member and said doors may be rigidly rectly beneath t 'e corres onding flange of said door, said cover mem r movable about its hinged mounting substantially 90 to engage said other door and be secured thereto y said locking means, the flanges on each of said doors overhanging the corresponding edges of said cover member.
JAMES H. POWERS.
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