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Automatic discharging apparatus for closing spring in air circuit breaker and air circuit breaker having the same

US7977595B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 28, 2008
Grant dateJul 12, 2011
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Expiry dateDec 4, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H2003/3089
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Provided are an air circuit breaker capable of allowing a closing spring to be automatically discharged at a pulled-out position in a pull-out type air circuit breaker and an automatic discharging apparatus for the closing spring in the air circuit breaker, the automatic discharging apparatus for the closing spring comprising a cam shaft rotation preventing unit installed on a cam shaft allowing the closing spring to be charged or discharged and configured to restrict the rotation of the cam shaft by an elastic restoring force of the closing spring, and a unit for releasing the cam shaft rotation preventing unit connected to the cam shaft rotation preventing unit and configured to allow the cam shaft to be rotated by the elastic restoring force of the closing spring according to positions where a main body of the air circuit breaker is pulled out of a cradle.

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