Electric circuit breaker
US12400813B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 21, 2022 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H2231/026
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electric circuit breaker that includes a housing, a cut portion that is disposed in the housing and constitutes a part of an electric circuit, a first power source that is disposed on a side of a first end portion of the housing, and a moving body that moves in the housing between the first end portion and a second end portion opposite to the first end portion, the electric circuit breaker including a fuse function portion that includes a fusion portion and an arc-extinguishing material, wherein the moving body is configured to cut a cut piece positioned between base pieces on both sides of the cut portion at a part of the moving body while moving from the first end portion toward the second end portion by the first power source.
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