CONTACT SYSTEM OF A CIRCUIT BREAKER

A contact system of a circuit breaker includes a fixed contact. The contact system also includes a moveable contact arm assembly comprising at least one moveable contact arm having a moveable contact thereon, the moveable contact arm moveable to define a closed condition and a blow open condition. T...

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Hauptverfasser:	BABU, Maddela Rajesh, TAMBOLI, Tanmay Pralhad, NARAYANASAMY, Soundararajan, BABU, Triplicane Gopikrishnan, NARAYANAN, Janakiraman
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS ELECTRIC SWITCHES ELECTRICITY EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES RELAYS SELECTORS
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Zusammenfassung:	A contact system of a circuit breaker includes a fixed contact. The contact system also includes a moveable contact arm assembly comprising at least one moveable contact arm having a moveable contact thereon, the moveable contact arm moveable to define a closed condition and a blow open condition. The contact system further includes a carrier assembly operatively coupled to the moveable contact arm. The contact system yet further includes a latch plate operatively coupled to the carrier assembly. The contact system also includes a trip shaft operatively coupled to the carrier assembly, the trip shaft having a non-circular region defining an engagement surface disposed in contact with the latch plate in the closed condition. The contact system further includes a biasing portion of the moveable contact arm configured to rotate the trip shaft out of engagement with the latch plate and into the blow open condition.