GB1483914A - Circuit breaker - Google Patents

Circuit breaker

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Publication number
GB1483914A
GB1483914A GB52390/74A GB5239074A GB1483914A GB 1483914 A GB1483914 A GB 1483914A GB 52390/74 A GB52390/74 A GB 52390/74A GB 5239074 A GB5239074 A GB 5239074A GB 1483914 A GB1483914 A GB 1483914A
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Prior art keywords
circuit breaker
latch
disengage
dec
bimetallic element
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Expired
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GB52390/74A
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CBS Corp
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Application filed by Westinghouse Electric Corp filed Critical Westinghouse Electric Corp
Publication of GB1483914A publication Critical patent/GB1483914A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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    • 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
    • H01H71/14—Electrothermal mechanisms
    • H01H71/16—Electrothermal mechanisms with bimetal element
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H69/00—Apparatus or processes for the manufacture of emergency protective devices
    • H01H69/01—Apparatus or processes for the manufacture of emergency protective devices for calibrating or setting of devices to function under predetermined conditions
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H11/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches
    • H01H2011/0075—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches calibrating mechanical switching properties, e.g. "snap or switch moment", by mechanically deforming a part of the switch, e.g. elongating a blade spring by puncturing it with a laser
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H83/00—Protective switches, e.g. circuit-breaking switches, or protective relays operated by abnormal electrical conditions otherwise than solely by excess current
    • H01H83/20—Protective switches, e.g. circuit-breaking switches, or protective relays operated by abnormal electrical conditions otherwise than solely by excess current operated by excess current as well as by some other abnormal electrical condition
    • H01H83/22—Protective switches, e.g. circuit-breaking switches, or protective relays operated by abnormal electrical conditions otherwise than solely by excess current operated by excess current as well as by some other abnormal electrical condition the other condition being imbalance of two or more currents or voltages
    • H01H83/226—Protective switches, e.g. circuit-breaking switches, or protective relays operated by abnormal electrical conditions otherwise than solely by excess current operated by excess current as well as by some other abnormal electrical condition the other condition being imbalance of two or more currents or voltages with differential transformer

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Emergency Protection Circuit Devices (AREA)
  • Breakers (AREA)

Abstract

1483914 Automatic circuit breakers WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP 4 Dec 1974 [4 Dec 1973] 52390/74 Heading H1N In a circuit breaker of the type having a latch 53 movable into and out of latching engagement with a releasable member 33 which effects closing and opening of co-operating contacts 21, 23 in the circuit breaker and wherein a bimetallic element 39 co-operates with the latch 53 so as to deflect on overload in a first direction to disengage the latch from the releasable member 33, a stationary fixed stop 67 is disposed adjacent the bimetallic element to prevent its deflecting, at low ambient temperatures, from its undefleoted position in a, second, direction opposite to the first direction. The circuit breaker described also comprises a ground fault interrupting arrangement incorporating a differential transformer which detects current imbalances to disengage the circuit breaker latch.
GB52390/74A 1973-12-04 1974-12-04 Circuit breaker Expired GB1483914A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US00421573A US3858130A (en) 1973-12-04 1973-12-04 Ground fault circuit breaker with cold temperature bimetal constriction

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB1483914A true GB1483914A (en) 1977-08-24

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US (1) US3858130A (en)
CA (1) CA1013846A (en)
GB (1) GB1483914A (en)
ZA (1) ZA747346B (en)

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AU7565374A (en) 1976-05-27
CA1013846A (en) 1977-07-12
US3858130A (en) 1974-12-31
ZA747346B (en) 1975-11-26

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Date Code Title Description
PS Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949]
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee