US3708776A - Push-button actuated excess current switch - Google Patents

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US3708776A
US3708776A US00191769A US3708776DA US3708776A US 3708776 A US3708776 A US 3708776A US 00191769 A US00191769 A US 00191769A US 3708776D A US3708776D A US 3708776DA US 3708776 A US3708776 A US 3708776A
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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
    • H01H73/22—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 having electrothermal release and no other automatic release
    • H01H73/30—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 having electrothermal release and no other automatic release reset by push-button, pull-knob or slide
    • H01H73/306—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 having electrothermal release and no other automatic release reset by push-button, pull-knob or slide the push-button supporting pivotally a combined contact-latch lever
    • 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
    • H01H71/0207—Mounting or assembling the different parts of the circuit breaker
    • H01H71/0214—Housing or casing lateral walls containing guiding grooves or special mounting facilities

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  • FIG. 2 shows a section along line II--II of FIG. 1;
  • a switch according to claim 4 in which the cover of the housing is provided with fixing flanges.

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Cited By (6)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4044325A (en) * 1975-01-23 1977-08-23 Ellenberger & Poensgen Gmbh Pushbutton actuated excess current switch
US4091351A (en) * 1975-11-13 1978-05-23 Weber Ag, Fabrik Elektro-Technischer Artikel Und Apparate Pushbutton-operated circuit breaker
US4092623A (en) * 1976-07-21 1978-05-30 Mechanical Products Circuit breaker
US5860516A (en) * 1994-11-02 1999-01-19 Eaton Controls Gmbh & Co Kg Electric switch assembly
US20060279397A1 (en) * 2005-06-08 2006-12-14 Derek Rose Trip-free manual reset thermostat
US20080315984A1 (en) * 2004-11-10 2008-12-25 Abb Patent Gmbh Thermal Release

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FR2335939A1 (fr) * 1975-12-16 1977-07-15 Faeam Coupe-circuit automatique
IT1289484B1 (it) * 1996-12-20 1998-10-15 Sace Spa Interruttore di bassa tensione

Citations (3)

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US2662950A (en) * 1951-06-29 1953-12-15 Fed Electric Prod Co Automatic circuit breaker
US3185793A (en) * 1961-07-21 1965-05-25 Ellenberger & Poensgen Pushbutton operated overload circuit breaker
US3551867A (en) * 1969-03-12 1970-12-29 Allied Control Co Circuit breaker

Patent Citations (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2662950A (en) * 1951-06-29 1953-12-15 Fed Electric Prod Co Automatic circuit breaker
US3185793A (en) * 1961-07-21 1965-05-25 Ellenberger & Poensgen Pushbutton operated overload circuit breaker
US3551867A (en) * 1969-03-12 1970-12-29 Allied Control Co Circuit breaker

Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4044325A (en) * 1975-01-23 1977-08-23 Ellenberger & Poensgen Gmbh Pushbutton actuated excess current switch
US4091351A (en) * 1975-11-13 1978-05-23 Weber Ag, Fabrik Elektro-Technischer Artikel Und Apparate Pushbutton-operated circuit breaker
US4092623A (en) * 1976-07-21 1978-05-30 Mechanical Products Circuit breaker
US5860516A (en) * 1994-11-02 1999-01-19 Eaton Controls Gmbh & Co Kg Electric switch assembly
US20080315984A1 (en) * 2004-11-10 2008-12-25 Abb Patent Gmbh Thermal Release
US20060279397A1 (en) * 2005-06-08 2006-12-14 Derek Rose Trip-free manual reset thermostat
US7479868B2 (en) * 2005-06-08 2009-01-20 Therm-O-Disc, Incorporated Trip-free manual reset thermostat

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FR2112340B1 (enExample) 1976-03-26
DE2052433B2 (de) 1972-12-21
CH557088A (de) 1974-12-13
GB1308268A (en) 1973-02-21
FR2112340A1 (enExample) 1972-06-16

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