EP0090176A3 - Overcurrent circuit breaker - Google Patents

Overcurrent circuit breaker Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0090176A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: circuit breaker; overcurrent circuit; overcurrent; breaker; circuit
Prior art date: 1982-03-26
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP83101806A

Other languages

German (de)

Other versions

EP0090176A2 (en

EP0090176B1 (en

Inventor

Fritz Krasser

Josef Kinner

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Ellenberger and Poensgen GmbH

Original Assignee

Ellenberger and Poensgen GmbH

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1982-03-26

Filing date

1983-02-24

Publication date

1987-01-28

1983-02-24 Application filed by Ellenberger and Poensgen GmbH filed Critical Ellenberger and Poensgen GmbH

1983-10-05 Publication of EP0090176A2 publication Critical patent/EP0090176A2/en

1987-01-28 Publication of EP0090176A3 publication Critical patent/EP0090176A3/en

1988-05-18 Application granted granted Critical

1988-05-18 Publication of EP0090176B1 publication Critical patent/EP0090176B1/en

Status Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- 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
- H01H71/10—Operating or release mechanisms
- H01H71/12—Automatic release mechanisms with or without manual release
- H01H71/24—Electromagnetic mechanisms
- H01H71/2409—Electromagnetic mechanisms combined with an electromagnetic current limiting mechanism
- 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
- H01H71/10—Operating or release mechanisms
- H01H71/1009—Interconnected mechanisms
- H01H71/1027—Interconnected mechanisms comprising a bidirectional connecting member actuated by the opening movement of one pole to trip a neighbour pole
- 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
- H01H71/74—Means for adjusting the conditions under which the device will function to provide protection
- H01H2071/7481—Means for adjusting the conditions under which the device will function to provide protection with indexing means for magnetic or thermal tripping adjustment knob
- 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
- H01H71/10—Operating or release mechanisms
- H01H71/12—Automatic release mechanisms with or without manual release
- H01H71/24—Electromagnetic mechanisms
- H01H71/2472—Electromagnetic mechanisms with rotatable armatures

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Electromagnetism (AREA)
Breakers (AREA)

EP83101806A 1982-03-26 1983-02-24 Overcurrent circuit breaker Expired EP0090176B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE3211246A DE3211246C1 (en)	1982-03-26	1982-03-26	Overcurrent protection switch
DE3211246		1982-03-26

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0090176A2 EP0090176A2 (en)	1983-10-05
EP0090176A3 true EP0090176A3 (en)	1987-01-28
EP0090176B1 EP0090176B1 (en)	1988-05-18

Family

ID=6159429

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP83101806A Expired EP0090176B1 (en)	1982-03-26	1983-02-24	Overcurrent circuit breaker

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
US (1)	US4516098A (en)
EP (1)	EP0090176B1 (en)
JP (1)	JPS58176843A (en)
DE (2)	DE3211246C1 (en)

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FR962941A (en) *	1947-12-09	1950-06-23
FR1364958A (en) *	1962-08-14	1964-06-26	Teco	High breaking capacity and compact circuit breaker
GB1008876A (en) *	1962-04-10	1965-11-03	Midland Electric Mfg Co Ltd	Electric circuit breaker
FR2390824A1 (en) *	1977-05-11	1978-12-08	Ellenberger & Poensgen	MAXIMUM CURRENT CURRENT CIRCUIT BREAKER LOCK-OFF

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1982
- 1982-03-26 DE DE3211246A patent/DE3211246C1/en not_active Expired
1983
- 1983-02-24 DE DE8383101806T patent/DE3376708D1/en not_active Expired
- 1983-02-24 EP EP83101806A patent/EP0090176B1/en not_active Expired
- 1983-03-25 US US06/478,983 patent/US4516098A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1983-03-25 JP JP58049045A patent/JPS58176843A/en active Granted

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FR893020A (en) *	1940-08-15	1944-05-26		Small circuit breaker
FR962941A (en) *	1947-12-09	1950-06-23
GB1008876A (en) *	1962-04-10	1965-11-03	Midland Electric Mfg Co Ltd	Electric circuit breaker
FR1364958A (en) *	1962-08-14	1964-06-26	Teco	High breaking capacity and compact circuit breaker
FR2390824A1 (en) *	1977-05-11	1978-12-08	Ellenberger & Poensgen	MAXIMUM CURRENT CURRENT CIRCUIT BREAKER LOCK-OFF

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP0090176A2 (en)	1983-10-05
JPH0143975B2 (en)	1989-09-25
DE3376708D1 (en)	1988-06-23
DE3211246C1 (en)	1983-07-21
US4516098A (en)	1985-05-07
EP0090176B1 (en)	1988-05-18
JPS58176843A (en)	1983-10-17

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1983-11-16	ITCL	It: translation for ep claims filed	Representative=s name: RICCARDI SERGIO & CO.
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