Circuit breaker with switching rocker
US4167720A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 8, 1978 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H2071/0292
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A circuit breaker composed of a contact spring fixed at one end, carrying a movable contact at its free end and biassed to urge the movable contact away from an associated fixed contact, a switching rocker pivotally mounted to selectively move the spring into a contact closing position, and a release device arranged to move the spring into the contact opening position independently of the position of the rocker, is further provided with a latching lever which extends approximately parallel to the contact spring, is mounted to be pivotal in a direction parallel to the direction of movement of the spring and of the rocker, and is operatively connected between the spring, the rocker and the release device.
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