EP1600988A3 - Circuit breaker - Google Patents

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EP1600988A3
EP1600988A3 EP05015106A EP05015106A EP1600988A3 EP 1600988 A3 EP1600988 A3 EP 1600988A3 EP 05015106 A EP05015106 A EP 05015106A EP 05015106 A EP05015106 A EP 05015106A EP 1600988 A3 EP1600988 A3 EP 1600988A3
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circuit breaker
movable contact
stationary contact
contact carrier
load side
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French (fr)
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EP1600988A2 (en
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Yukihide Yamada
Toshihiro Seikiguchi
Kazuya Aihara
Eietsu Sato
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Hitachi Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H73/00—Protective overload circuit-breaking switches in which excess current opens the contacts by automatic release of mechanical energy stored by previous operation of a hand reset mechanism
    • H01H73/02—Details
    • H01H73/04—Contacts
    • H01H73/045—Bridging contacts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H1/00—Contacts
    • H01H1/12—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage
    • H01H1/14—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage by abutting
    • H01H1/18—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage by abutting with subsequent sliding
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H1/00—Contacts
    • H01H1/12—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage
    • H01H1/14—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage by abutting
    • H01H1/20—Bridging contacts
    • H01H1/2016—Bridging contacts in which the two contact pairs commutate at substantially different moments
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H1/00—Contacts
    • H01H1/12—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage
    • H01H1/14—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage by abutting
    • H01H1/20—Bridging contacts
    • H01H1/2041—Rotating bridge
    • H01H1/205—Details concerning the elastic mounting of the rotating bridge in the rotor
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H1/00—Contacts
    • H01H1/12—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage
    • H01H1/14—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage by abutting
    • H01H1/20—Bridging contacts
    • H01H1/2041—Rotating bridge
    • H01H1/2058—Rotating bridge being assembled in a cassette, which can be placed as a complete unit into a circuit breaker
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H71/00—Details of the protective switches or relays covered by groups H01H73/00 - H01H83/00
    • H01H71/02—Housings; Casings; Bases; Mountings
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H71/00—Details of the protective switches or relays covered by groups H01H73/00 - H01H83/00
    • H01H71/10—Operating or release mechanisms
    • H01H71/12—Automatic release mechanisms with or without manual release
    • H01H71/24—Electromagnetic mechanisms
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H71/00—Details of the protective switches or relays covered by groups H01H73/00 - H01H83/00
    • H01H71/10—Operating or release mechanisms
    • H01H71/12—Automatic release mechanisms with or without manual release
    • H01H71/24—Electromagnetic mechanisms
    • H01H71/2472—Electromagnetic mechanisms with rotatable armatures
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H77/00—Protective overload circuit-breaking switches operated by excess current and requiring separate action for resetting
    • H01H77/02—Protective overload circuit-breaking switches operated by excess current and requiring separate action for resetting in which the excess current itself provides the energy for opening the contacts, and having a separate reset mechanism
    • H01H77/10—Protective overload circuit-breaking switches operated by excess current and requiring separate action for resetting in which the excess current itself provides the energy for opening the contacts, and having a separate reset mechanism with electrodynamic opening
    • H01H77/102—Protective overload circuit-breaking switches operated by excess current and requiring separate action for resetting in which the excess current itself provides the energy for opening the contacts, and having a separate reset mechanism with electrodynamic opening characterised by special mounting of contact arm, allowing blow-off movement
    • H01H77/104—Protective overload circuit-breaking switches operated by excess current and requiring separate action for resetting in which the excess current itself provides the energy for opening the contacts, and having a separate reset mechanism with electrodynamic opening characterised by special mounting of contact arm, allowing blow-off movement with a stable blow-off position
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H9/00—Details of switching devices, not covered by groups H01H1/00 - H01H7/00
    • H01H9/02—Bases, casings, or covers
    • H01H9/0264—Protective covers for terminals
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H9/00—Details of switching devices, not covered by groups H01H1/00 - H01H7/00
    • H01H9/30—Means for extinguishing or preventing arc between current-carrying parts
    • H01H9/34—Stationary parts for restricting or subdividing the arc, e.g. barrier plate
    • H01H9/342—Venting arrangements for arc chutes

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Abstract

It is an object of the present invention to provide a circuit breaker excellent in safety by electrically insulating the trip unit from the main circuit, and capable of performing a proper wiping of the movable contact carrier, resulting in reduction of electrical resistance at the contacts.
In the circuit breaker of the present invention, a housing means (22) contains a main circuit (100) including a power supply side stationary contact carrier (1) with a stationary contact (2), a movable contact carrier (4) with a power supply side movable contact (3) and a load side movable contact (5), and a load side stationary contact carrier (7) with a load side stationary contact (6).
EP05015106A 1998-08-04 1999-07-23 Circuit breaker Withdrawn EP1600988A3 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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JP22009498A JP3721266B2 (en) 1998-08-04 1998-08-04 Circuit breaker
JP22009498 1998-08-04
EP19990305863 EP0978858B1 (en) 1998-08-04 1999-07-23 Circuit breaker

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EP19990305863 Division EP0978858B1 (en) 1998-08-04 1999-07-23 Circuit breaker

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EP1600988A2 EP1600988A2 (en) 2005-11-30
EP1600988A3 true EP1600988A3 (en) 2006-08-23

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EP05015106A Withdrawn EP1600988A3 (en) 1998-08-04 1999-07-23 Circuit breaker
EP19990305863 Expired - Lifetime EP0978858B1 (en) 1998-08-04 1999-07-23 Circuit breaker

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DE (1) DE69930795T2 (en)

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DD142621A1 (en) * 1979-03-23 1980-07-02 Dietrich Amft BRIDGE CONTACT ARRANGEMENT FOR HAND SWITCH WITH ASYMMETRIC SWITCH OPENING
US4614851A (en) * 1985-02-21 1986-09-30 Eaton Corporation Contact sequencing arrangement for rotary double break switch
FR2682531A1 (en) * 1991-10-15 1993-04-16 Merlin Gerin Multi-pole circuit breaker with single-pole units
EP0788128A2 (en) * 1996-02-02 1997-08-06 Hitachi, Ltd. Circuit breaker and manufacturing method therefor

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DD142621A1 (en) * 1979-03-23 1980-07-02 Dietrich Amft BRIDGE CONTACT ARRANGEMENT FOR HAND SWITCH WITH ASYMMETRIC SWITCH OPENING
US4614851A (en) * 1985-02-21 1986-09-30 Eaton Corporation Contact sequencing arrangement for rotary double break switch
FR2682531A1 (en) * 1991-10-15 1993-04-16 Merlin Gerin Multi-pole circuit breaker with single-pole units
EP0788128A2 (en) * 1996-02-02 1997-08-06 Hitachi, Ltd. Circuit breaker and manufacturing method therefor

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EP0978858B1 (en) 2006-04-12
JP3721266B2 (en) 2005-11-30
DE69930795T2 (en) 2006-11-30
JP2000057930A (en) 2000-02-25
EP0978858A3 (en) 2000-10-25
EP1600988A2 (en) 2005-11-30
EP0978858A2 (en) 2000-02-09
DE69930795D1 (en) 2006-05-24

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