Patent classifications
H01H3/40
REMOTE CONTROLLED MINIATURE CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH HELICAL GEAR AND DC MOTOR
A remote controlled miniature circuit breaker includes a helical gear that engages with mating teeth of a slider plate coupled to main contacts of the circuit breaker, the helical gear including a flat portion to allow the sliding plate to slide past the helical gear. A unidirectional motor responds to an external signal to drive the helical gear while engaging the mating teeth of the slider plate, thereby moving the slider plate to close the main contacts. The motor is configured to respond to an external signal to resume the unidirectional rotation of the helical gear to position the flat portion of the gear to allow the slider plate to slide past the helical gear and contact a kicker lever to thereby open the main contacts. A trip lever pivotally mounted separately from the kicker lever, pushes the kicker lever to open the main contacts in a trip operation.
SWITCHING DEVICE
An electromechanical switching device for breaking an electric current, the switching device including a stationary main contact; a movable main contact; a stationary arcing contact; a movable arcing contact, the stationary arcing contact and the movable arcing contact being arranged in parallel with the stationary main contact and the movable main contact; an actuating arrangement configured to move the movable main contact and the movable arcing contact; and a magnetic member arranged to generate a magnetic holding force in response to an electric current flow through the movable arcing contact when the movable arcing contact is in the closed position, the magnetic holding force acting on the movable arcing contact in a direction against the stationary arcing contact.
Switching system, and electrical switching apparatus and switching assembly therefor
A switching assembly is for an electrical switching apparatus of a switching system. The electrical switching apparatus includes a base. The switching system has a communication device. The switching assembly includes a number of contact assemblies coupled to the base, each of the contact assemblies having a stationary contact and a movable contact structured to move between a CLOSED position corresponding to engagement with the stationary contact, and an OPEN position corresponding to disengagement with the stationary contact; and a transfer assembly including an element and only one single actuator coupled to the element, the element being structured to be coupled to the base, the single actuator comprising a controller for receiving a signal from the communication device. The single actuator is structured to move the movable contact of each of the number of contact assemblies between the CLOSED position and the OPEN position.
Rotational over travel protection for preventing over rotation of an object
A rotational over travel protection device for preventing over rotation of at least one of a cable, or a component operable with the rotational over travel protection device is provided. The device includes a housing, a rotatable shaft connected to the housing that can rotate relative to the house, and a triggering device supported in the housing and rotatable with the rotatable shaft. The device also includes a first and second rotational limit switch disposed in the housing. The switches are operable to be activated by the triggering device to arrest rotation of the rotatable shaft upon relative rotation of the rotatable shaft and the housing either a first or second rotation direction, respectively, at least 180 degrees from a zero position.
Dual load dimmer switch with vertical slider controls for fan speed and lighting intensity
A gear structure and a dimmer and speed control switch, wherein the gear structure includes a plurality of positioning grooves and a gear switching component, and the plurality of positioning grooves are sequentially spaced apart on the housing; the gear switching component is movably Installed on the housing, it includes a positioning component and a biasing component connected with the positioning component. The positioning component has a first position that is positioned and matched with the positioning groove and a second position separated from the positioning groove. The biasing component applies a biasing force on position component that moves it toward the first position, the gear structure mentioned above can ensure accurate gear positioning during the operation of the dimmer and speed control switch, and is not prone to misoperate, which is convenient for users, and coordinated positioning grooves and positioning parts have the advantage of simplified structure.
Dual load dimmer switch with vertical slider controls for fan speed and lighting intensity
A gear structure and a dimmer and speed control switch, wherein the gear structure includes a plurality of positioning grooves and a gear switching component, and the plurality of positioning grooves are sequentially spaced apart on the housing; the gear switching component is movably Installed on the housing, it includes a positioning component and a biasing component connected with the positioning component. The positioning component has a first position that is positioned and matched with the positioning groove and a second position separated from the positioning groove. The biasing component applies a biasing force on position component that moves it toward the first position, the gear structure mentioned above can ensure accurate gear positioning during the operation of the dimmer and speed control switch, and is not prone to misoperate, which is convenient for users, and coordinated positioning grooves and positioning parts have the advantage of simplified structure.
DUAL ENERGY STORAGE OPERATING MECHANISM OF ISOLATING SWITCH
A dual energy storage operating mechanism of an isolating switch is provided. A first energy storage mechanism and a second energy storage mechanism are provided between an input wheel and a housing and between the input wheel and an output wheel or a first output shaft, respectively. The output wheel is provided with a limiting mechanism. The limiting mechanism forms a locking effect on the output wheel when the first energy storage mechanism stores energy, thereby enabling the second energy storage mechanism to store energy at the same time. When the first energy storage mechanism starts to release energy, the locking effect of the limiting mechanism is released, so that the output wheel and the first output shaft can rotate, and the first energy storage mechanism and the second energy storage mechanism release energy at the same time, forming a dual energy storage boosting effect.
CIRCUIT BREAKER
A circuit breaker that includes a circuit breaker housing, a button mechanism arranged inside the circuit breaker housing, an operating mechanism connected with the button mechanism, a movable contact connected with the operating mechanism, a static contact co-operated with the movable contact, the button mechanism being operable to enable the circuit breaker to switch on/switch off by means of the operating mechanism; the circuit breaker also includes an electric mechanism arranged inside the circuit breaker housing, the electric mechanism is drivingly co-operated with the button mechanism or the operating mechanism, the electric mechanism can actuate the circuit breaker to switch on/switch off by means of the operating mechanism, or the electric mechanism can actuate the circuit breaker to switch on/switch off by means of the cooperation of the button mechanism.
APPARATUS FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRIC SWITCHING DEVICE
An apparatus includes: a shaft rotatable to a plurality of predetermined positions to change a state of an electric switching device; a motor rotating the shaft via a transmission mechanism when the apparatus operates in an electric operating mode; a braking mechanism configured to brake the motor in response to the shaft rotated to each position when operating in the electric operating mode; a disc coupled to, and rotatable with the shaft, and comprising a plurality of blocking parts and slots therebetween; and a manual lever comprising a rotatable part and a projecting part arranged at an end thereto, wherein in an apparatus manual operating mode, the projecting part is rotatable into the disc via one of the slots when the shaft is located at one of the positions, and slides out from the disc via another slot when the shaft is rotated to another one of the positions.
APPARATUS FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRIC SWITCHING DEVICE
An apparatus includes: a shaft rotatable to a plurality of predetermined positions to change a state of an electric switching device; a motor rotating the shaft via a transmission mechanism when the apparatus operates in an electric operating mode; a braking mechanism configured to brake the motor in response to the shaft rotated to each position when operating in the electric operating mode; a disc coupled to, and rotatable with the shaft, and comprising a plurality of blocking parts and slots therebetween; and a manual lever comprising a rotatable part and a projecting part arranged at an end thereto, wherein in an apparatus manual operating mode, the projecting part is rotatable into the disc via one of the slots when the shaft is located at one of the positions, and slides out from the disc via another slot when the shaft is rotated to another one of the positions.