公开(公告)号：US6130392A

公开(公告)日：2000-10-10

申请号：US277932

申请日：1999-03-29

申请人： James H. Blessitt ,  Parker A. Bollinger, Jr. ,  Milton E. Ramey ,  Paul D. Reagan ,  W. Dale Robbins ,  Jill Stegall

发明人： James H. Blessitt ,  Parker A. Bollinger, Jr. ,  Milton E. Ramey ,  Paul D. Reagan ,  W. Dale Robbins ,  Jill Stegall

IPC分类号： H01H3/22 ,  H01H3/30 ,  H01H5/00

CPC分类号： H01H3/3005 ,  H01H3/227

摘要： A stored energy apparatus for association with an operating handle of a circuit breaker contains springs that store energy when charged and that release energy when discharged. Energy is stored when a movement translation assembly is moved in a charging direction by an operator gear, and stored energy is released when a release apparatus releases the operator gear, causing the movement translation assembly to move in a discharging direction. The circuit breaker operating handle is moved to ON position by the charging movement of the movement translation assembly, and as stored energy is released, the discharging movement of the movement translation assembly moves the operating handle to OFF position. The operator gear is operated via an operator handle, operator shaft, and pinion gear assembly. The pinion gear assembly has a carrier pivotally associated with the operator shaft and a pinion gear that rotates the operator gear. The operator gear may also be turned by an electric motor and series of gears to accomplish electric operation of the circuit breaker.

摘要翻译： 用于与断路器的操作手柄相关联的存储能量装置包含当充电时存储能量的弹簧，并且在放电时释放能量。 当移动平移组件通过操作者装置在充电方向上移动时存储能量，并且当释放装置释放操作者齿轮时释放存储的能量，使得移动平移组件沿排出方向移动。 断路器操作手柄通过移动平移组件的充电运动而移动到ON位置，并且当存储的能量被释放时，移动平移组件的排出运动将操作手柄移动到OFF位置。 操作员齿轮通过操作手柄，操作者轴和小齿轮组件操作。 小齿轮组件具有与操作者轴枢转地联接的托架和使操作器齿轮旋转的小齿轮。 操作员齿轮也可以由电动机和一系列齿轮转动，以实现断路器的电动操作。

公开(公告)号：US6153845A

公开(公告)日：2000-11-28

申请号：US280617

申请日：1999-03-29

申请人： Parker A. Bollinger, Jr. ,  Milton E. Ramey ,  Paul D. Reagan ,  Jill Stegall

发明人： Parker A. Bollinger, Jr. ,  Milton E. Ramey ,  Paul D. Reagan ,  Jill Stegall

IPC分类号： H01H3/30 ,  H01H5/00

CPC分类号： H01H3/30 ,  H01H2003/266 ,  H01H2003/3089

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.

摘要翻译： 一种用于操作存储的能量断路器致动装置的方法，包括从手动锁定，手动解锁或自动操作中进行选择的步骤。 如果选择手动解锁操作，该方法还包括选择本地或远程操作的步骤。 如果选择本地操作，则可以通过按下本地ON开关来使用存储的能量断路器致动装置，并且通过按下本地OFF开关并操作操作者手柄来关闭断路器组件。 如果选择远程操作，则断路器组件可能无法打开或关闭。 如果选择了手动锁定操作，则该方法包括进一步选择本地或远程操作的步骤。 存储的能量组件可能不用于远程或本地打开或关闭断路器组件。 如果选择自动操作，则该方法还包括选择本地或远程操作的其他步骤。 如果选择本地操作，则储存的能量组件可能不会用于打开断路器组件; 然而，存储的能量组件可以用于通过操作存储的能量组件上的操作者手柄来关闭断路器组件。 如果选择远程操作，则使用远程ON按钮来使存储的能量组件打开断路器组件。 使用远程OFF按钮使存储的能量组件关闭断路器组件。

公开(公告)号：US06441708B1

公开(公告)日：2002-08-27

申请号：US09434567

申请日：1999-11-05

申请人： Mauricio Rodriguez ,  Jill Stegall ,  Bernard DiMarco

发明人： Mauricio Rodriguez ,  Jill Stegall ,  Bernard DiMarco

IPC分类号： H01H900

CPC分类号： H01H83/20 ,  H01H71/0228 ,  H01H71/465

摘要： The circuit breaker (10) including a molded housing (12) including a main breaker cover (20), a first terminal (18) and a second terminal (16) mounted in the casing with a contact (44) electrically coupled to the first terminal (18) and a movable contact (42) electrically coupled to the second terminal (16). It also includes an operating mechanism (40) having a pivoting member (13) movable between an ON position, an OFF position and a TRIPPED position, wherein the pivoting member (13) is coupled to the movable contact (42). An intermediate latching mechanism (52) is mounted in the housing (12) and coupled to the operating mechanism (40) is in selective operative contact with a trip unit having a trip bar (54). The trip unit is also coupled to the movable contact (42) and the second terminal (16). An accessory socket (22) formed in the main breaker cover (20), on either side of an opening for the pivoting member (13) is in communication with the housing (12). A latching protrusion (26) mounted in the socket (22) engages an accessory (80) installed in the accessory socket (22). An accessory cover (28) sized to cover the accessory (80) mounted in the accessory socket (22) is also provided. One such accessory (80) that can be installed in the socket (22) is a shunt trip device (200) which will trip the circuit breaker (12) upon receiving a power signal from a remote location.

摘要翻译： 断路器（10）包括模制外壳（12），其包括主断路器盖（20），安装在壳体中的第一端子（18）和第二端子（16），触点（44）电耦合到第一 端子（18）和电耦合到第二端子（16）的可动触头（42）。 它还包括操作机构（40），其具有在ON位置，OFF位置和TRIPPED位置之间可移动的枢转构件（13），其中枢转构件（13）联接到可动触头（42）。 安装在壳体（12）中并连接到操作机构（40）的中间闭锁机构（52）与具有跳闸杆（54）的跳闸单元选择性地操作接触。 跳闸单元还耦合到可动触头（42）和第二端子（16）。 形成在主断路器盖（20）中的用于枢转构件（13）的开口的任一侧的附件插座（22）与壳体（12）连通。 安装在插座（22）中的闩锁突起（26）接合安装在附件插座（22）中的附件（80）。 还提供了尺寸适于覆盖安装在附件插座（22）中的附件（80）的附件盖（28）。 可以安装在插座（22）中的一个这样的附件（80）是并联跳闸装置（200），其在从远程位置接收到电力信号时使断路器（12）跳闸。