摘要:
A crossbar or trip bar for spanning the poles of a multi-pole electric circuit breaker and a plurality of trip levers each having a slot formed by interior walls with a plurality of tapered ribs for compressing the outer surface of the trip bar and security the trip bar and trip levers together.
摘要:
A cylinder key lock and locking hasp assembly for use with a stored energy assembly, having a housing and an operator mechanism that may be manually actuated, for use with a circuit breaker assembly, the cylinder lock and locking hasp assembly comprising a cylinder key lock mounted in the stored energy assembly housing, wherein the cylinder key lock extends into the stored energy assembly housing and wherein at least a portion of the cylinder key lock may be moved when actuated, and further wherein the at least a portion of cylinder key lock may be moved to at least one unlocked position or to at least one locked position; a cylinder lock arm, wherein the cylinder lock arm is used to secure one end of said cylinder key lock in the stored energy assembly housing and wherein key actuated movement of the cylinder lock also causes the cylinder lock arm to move to at least one corresponding unsecuring position or to at least one securing position; a lifting member comprising a mounting member and a securing lifting member, wherein movement of the cylinder lock arm causes movement of the lifting member to at least one corresponding unsecured position or to at least one secured position; a locking hasp assembly, mounted in the stored energy assembly housing, comprising a locking hasp receiving member and a locking hasp securing member having an aperture for receiving the lifting member.
摘要:
A method for operating a stored energy circuit breaker actuation apparatus comprising the step of selecting from among manual locked, manual unlocked or automatic operations. If manual unlocked operation is selected, the method further comprises the steps of selecting local or remote operation. If local operation is selected, the stored energy circuit breaker actuation apparatus may be used by depressing a local ON switch and to turn off the circuit breaker assembly by depressing a local OFF switch and operating an operator handle. If remote operation is selected, the circuit breaker assembly may not be turned on or off. If manual locked operation is selected, the method comprises the further steps of selecting local or remote operation. The stored energy assembly may not be used to turn the circuit breaker assembly on or off either remotely or locally. If automatic operation is selected, the method comprises the further steps of selecting local or remote operation. If local operation is selected, the stored energy assembly may not be used to turn on the circuit breaker assembly; however, the stored energy assembly may be used to turn off a circuit breaker assembly by operating an operator handle on the stored energy assembly. If remote operation is selected, a remote ON button is used to cause the stored energy assembly to turn on the circuit breaker assembly. A remote OFF button is used to cause the stored energy assembly to turn off the circuit breaker assembly.
摘要:
An improved PTC current limiting composition has been provided which comprises a chemically cross-linked thermosetting polyester resin and conductive particles dispersed in the resin. The thermosetting polyester resin is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene glycol fumarate, polypropylene glycol adipate fumarate, neopentyl glycol isophthalate fumarate, and neopentyl glycol phthalate fumarate. The conductive additive particles are selected from the group consisting of graphite and/or carbon black. The composition exhibits PTC behavior when cross-linked by a vinyl monomer selected from the group consisting of styrene, vinyl toluene and tertiary butyl styrene. Curing proceeds by free-radical addition across double bonds of the thermosetting polyester resin and is initiated by organic peroxides. Initial gelation which causes cross-linking but not final curing takes about 0.5 to 4 hours at a temperature of about 25.degree. C. to 125.degree. C. The final cure takes about 0.5 to 8 hours at a temperature of about 100.degree. C. to 160.degree. C. An effective amount of alumina trihydrate can be added to the current limiting composition to prevent dielectric breakdown, arcing and carbon tracking under high voltage conditions.It is respectfully submitted that the MPEP 608.01(b) states that abstracts should be between 50 and 250 words and up to 25 lines. Applicants' abstract in within these limits.
摘要:
A gear motor assembly is disposed in a support structure in such a manner that it may rotate in a plane perpendicular to the output shaft thereof. Stops are provided for preventing the shaft from turning past a predetermined point. The motor assembly is located in the support structure by a resilient leaf spring which deflects when the stops are engaged.
摘要:
A motor operated stored energy assembly for use with a circuit breaker assembly having a light pipe indicator assembly for indicating a status of the stored energy assembly, the motor operated stored energy assembly comprising a housing assembly; a movable element having at least two positions so that each of the positions corresponds to a state of the motor operated stored energy assembly, wherein each of the positions has a corresponding shading indicator; at least one light pipe mounted with respect to the housing assembly so that a first end of the light pipe faces the shading indicator and a second end opposite to the first end faces outwardly with respect to the housing assembly so that the light pipe indicates the shading indicator corresponding to a position of the movable element.
摘要:
A U-shaped heater unit is surrounded by a U-shaped bimetal, the legs of which move in response to temperature variations. The motion of the bimetal is conveyed through a wall by a slidable pin which acts to rotate an L-shaped compensator element. This rotation lifts a link element which operates a switch when the trip point is reached. A reset mechanism includes a plunger which when manually depressed rotates a reset arm first in one direction to reset the switch after it has been tripped and then in the opposite direction to a neutral station in which it will not reset the switch. The reset mechanism thus cannot be defeated by jamming the plunger in its fully depressed position.
摘要:
An electrical control module for use with a stored energy assembly having a motor for use with a circuit breaker assembly, the circuit breaker assembly providing an electrical signal through electrical contacts for actuating the circuit breaker assembly, the electrical control module comprising a rectifying circuit, which receives and rectifies the electrical signal so as to provide a rectified electrical signal; a motor switch circuit connected to the motor; and an electrical signal flow maintenance circuit, which is operatively connected to the rectifying circuit, the motor switch circuit and the motor, wherein the electrical signal flow circuit maintenance maintains at least a threshold rectified electrical when the electrical contacts are closed so that the motor switch circuit is on and the motor operates.
摘要:
A pinion gear carrier assembly for use with an operator handle, operator handle shaft assembly and main operator gear that is used to drive a movement translation assembly so as to charge a stored energy assembly of a stored energy circuit breaker actuation apparatus, the pinion gear carrier assembly comprising a pinion gear carrier having an operator handle shaft aperture and an idler pinion gear mounting member, wherein the pinion gear carrier is mounted on the operator handle shaft using the operator handle shaft aperture; a driver pinion gear mounted on the operator handle shaft; an idler pinion gear mounted on the idler pinion gear mounting member; wherein the driver pinion gear and the idler pinion gear contact one another so that the idler pinion gear rotates when the driver pinion gear is rotated by the operator handle and operator handle shaft.
摘要:
A U-shaped heater unit is surrounded by a U-shaped bimetal, the legs of which move in response to temperature variations. The motion of the bimetal is conveyed through a wall by a slidable pin which acts to rotate an L-shaped compensator element. This rotation lifts a link element which operates a switch when the trip point is reached. A reset mechanism includes a plunger which when manually depressed rotates a reset arm first in one direction to reset the switch after it has been tripped and then in the opposite direction to a neutral station in which it will not reset the switch. The reset mechanism thus cannot be defeated by jamming the plunger in its fully depressed position.