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Latching device for a circuit breaker

US9117598B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

EATON ELECTRICAL IP GMBH & CO. KG · DE

Inventors

Volker Heins · Meckenheim, DE
Detlef Koch · Hamburg, DE
Gregor Fleitmann · Kerpen, DE
Hans-Juergen Mader · Dieblich, DE
Wolfgang Kutsche · Weilerswist, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 29, 2011
Grant date	Aug 25, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 13, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01H2071/565
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A latching device for a circuit breaker includes a manual operating toggle moveably arranged between an OFF-position and an operation-readiness position, a moveable contact and a fixed contact, wherein the moveable contact is configured to open and close a main circuit of the circuit breaker. An energy storage mechanism is configured to store an actuating force of the toggle by the toggle being moved from the OFF-position to the operation-readiness position and to exert the stored force to the moveable contact to close the main circuit of the circuit breaker. A removable retention lever is configured to prevent movement of the moveable contact into a closing position upon the energy storage mechanism exerting the stored force to the moveable contact. A holding mechanism is configured to hold the toggle in the operation-readiness position.

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