ES8608226A1 - Circuit breaker with improved cross-bar and contact assembly. - Google Patents

Circuit breaker with improved cross-bar and contact assembly.

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Publication number
ES8608226A1
ES8608226A1 ES538702A ES538702A ES8608226A1 ES 8608226 A1 ES8608226 A1 ES 8608226A1 ES 538702 A ES538702 A ES 538702A ES 538702 A ES538702 A ES 538702A ES 8608226 A1 ES8608226 A1 ES 8608226A1
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Spain
Prior art keywords
contact
bar
cross
circuit breaker
end portion
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired
Application number
ES538702A
Other languages
Spanish (es)
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ES538702A0 (en
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CBS Corp
Original Assignee
Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Publication date
Priority claimed from US06/562,648 external-priority patent/US4539538A/en
Priority claimed from US06/562,647 external-priority patent/US4540961A/en
Application filed by Westinghouse Electric Corp filed Critical Westinghouse Electric Corp
Publication of ES538702A0 publication Critical patent/ES538702A0/en
Publication of ES8608226A1 publication Critical patent/ES8608226A1/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • 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
    • H01H71/00—Details of the protective switches or relays covered by groups H01H73/00 - H01H83/00
    • H01H71/10—Operating or release mechanisms
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H1/00—Contacts
    • H01H1/58—Electric connections to or between contacts; Terminals
    • H01H1/5833—Electric connections to or between contacts; Terminals comprising an articulating, sliding or rolling contact between movable contact and terminal
    • 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
    • H01H1/22—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage by abutting with rigid pivoted member carrying the moving contact
    • H01H1/221—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage by abutting with rigid pivoted member carrying the moving contact and a contact pressure spring acting between the pivoted member and a supporting member
    • H01H2001/223—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage by abutting with rigid pivoted member carrying the moving contact and a contact pressure spring acting between the pivoted member and a supporting member using a torsion spring
    • 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
    • H01H71/50—Manual reset mechanisms which may be also used for manual release
    • H01H71/501—Means for breaking welded contacts; Indicating contact welding or other malfunction of the circuit breaker

Abstract

The invention relates to an electric circuit breaker having improved operating means with current-limiting capability. The operating means include an insulating cross-bar (84) pivotally supporting one contact (52) of each contact pair and having, at each pivotal connection (110) with a contact, a portion (270) defining a pocket (282) into which extends an end portion (284) of the associated contact, and in which are disposed restraining means (286, 288) cooperating with said end portion in such manner as to normally constrain the contact (52) to move together and in unison with the cross-bar (84), and to permit the contact to open independently of the cross-bar under the action of electrodynamic forces resulting from a high-level fault current flowing through the contacts. The cross-bar assembly is compact, requiring relatively little space, and at the same time provides reliable and fast contact operation.
ES538702A 1983-12-19 1984-12-17 Circuit breaker with improved cross-bar and contact assembly. Expired ES8608226A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US06/562,648 US4539538A (en) 1983-12-19 1983-12-19 Molded case circuit breaker with movable upper electrical contact positioned by tension springs
US06/562,647 US4540961A (en) 1983-12-19 1983-12-19 Molded case circuit breaker with an apertured molded cross bar for supporting a movable electrical contact arm

Publications (2)

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ES538702A0 ES538702A0 (en) 1986-06-01
ES8608226A1 true ES8608226A1 (en) 1986-06-01

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ES538702A Expired ES8608226A1 (en) 1983-12-19 1984-12-17 Circuit breaker with improved cross-bar and contact assembly.

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EP (1) EP0145990B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2610806B2 (en)
KR (1) KR930001001B1 (en)
AU (1) AU573286B2 (en)
BR (1) BR8406553A (en)
DE (1) DE3482075D1 (en)
ES (1) ES8608226A1 (en)
IE (1) IE56136B1 (en)
IN (1) IN160719B (en)
MX (1) MX156833A (en)
NZ (1) NZ210256A (en)

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US4642431A (en) * 1985-07-18 1987-02-10 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Molded case circuit breaker with a movable electrical contact positioned by a camming spring loaded clip
US4644120A (en) * 1985-07-18 1987-02-17 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Molded case circuit breaker with a movable lower electrical contact positioned by a torsion spring
JPS6265756U (en) * 1985-10-14 1987-04-23
FR2589627B1 (en) * 1985-10-31 1988-08-26 Merlin Gerin CONTROL MECHANISM FOR LOW VOLTAGE ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKER
DE3614866A1 (en) * 1986-05-02 1987-11-05 Licentia Gmbh CONTACT FOR LOW CURRENT CIRCUIT BREAKERS
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DE3708807A1 (en) * 1987-03-18 1988-10-06 Licentia Gmbh ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH AN ELECTRO-DYNAMIC OPENING CONTACT SYSTEM
US4862125A (en) * 1988-09-08 1989-08-29 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Electrical switching device with cover interlock
BR8904916A (en) * 1989-09-28 1991-04-02 Wagner Waneck Martins COMMAND AND PROTECTION DEVICES BY QUANTIFIED ENERGETIC PULSE TECHNIQUE
JP2719436B2 (en) * 1990-08-14 1998-02-25 松下電工株式会社 Undervoltage trip device for breaker
US5994988A (en) * 1997-09-23 1999-11-30 Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. Movable contact structure for a circuit breaker, including crossbar and spring biased cam mechanism
US5973280A (en) * 1998-03-23 1999-10-26 Eaton Corporation Circuit breaker with an anti-lift pivot handle
US9000316B2 (en) * 2013-03-08 2015-04-07 Eaton Corporation Electrical switching apparatus and link assembly therefor
CN113192789B (en) * 2021-03-24 2023-05-12 天津平高智能电气有限公司 Column isolating switch and wiring terminal thereof

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US4087769A (en) * 1976-04-28 1978-05-02 I-T-E Imperial Corporation Torsion spring for contact pressure
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IE842944L (en) 1985-06-19
EP0145990A3 (en) 1986-02-19
KR850004874A (en) 1985-07-27
BR8406553A (en) 1985-10-15
ES538702A0 (en) 1986-06-01
EP0145990A2 (en) 1985-06-26
IE56136B1 (en) 1991-04-24
NZ210256A (en) 1988-06-30
EP0145990B1 (en) 1990-04-25
JPS60151924A (en) 1985-08-10
AU573286B2 (en) 1988-06-02
AU3577984A (en) 1985-06-27
IN160719B (en) 1987-08-01
DE3482075D1 (en) 1990-05-31
KR930001001B1 (en) 1993-02-12
MX156833A (en) 1988-10-05
JP2610806B2 (en) 1997-05-14

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