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Circuit breaker

US5023416A · kind A · utility

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11References
17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 29, 1989
Grant dateJun 11, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 29, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H2001/5838
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A circuit breaker in which a movable contactor is held by a holder of electrically insulating material which is rotatably supported through a switching shaft on a casing. The movable contactor is driven by a switching mechanism to be swung about the switching shaft together with the holder to perform a switching operation. The movable contactor is slidably electrically connected to a connecting conductor secured to the casing.

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