EP0865061A2 - Améliorations dans ou relatives aux disjoncteurs - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0865061A2
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: circuit breaker; adapter; upwardly; downwardly; body portion
Prior art date: 1997-03-14
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

EP98410026A

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German (de)

English (en)

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EP0865061A3 (fr

EP0865061B1 (fr

Inventor

Keith Wray Ball

Andrew Purdie Baker

Anthony Robert Cole

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.)

Schneider Electric Industries SAS

Original Assignee

Schneider Electric SE

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1997-03-14

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1998-03-06

Publication date

1998-09-16

1998-03-06 Application filed by Schneider Electric SE filed Critical Schneider Electric SE

1998-09-16 Publication of EP0865061A2 publication Critical patent/EP0865061A2/fr

1999-04-14 Publication of EP0865061A3 publication Critical patent/EP0865061A3/fr

2005-06-08 Application granted granted Critical

2005-06-08 Publication of EP0865061B1 publication Critical patent/EP0865061B1/fr

2018-03-06 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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- 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
- H01H71/08—Terminals; Connections
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H11/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches
- H01H11/0006—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches for converting electric switches
- H01H11/0031—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches for converting electric switches for allowing different types or orientation of connections to contacts
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H9/00—Details of switching devices, not covered by groups H01H1/00 - H01H7/00
- H01H9/02—Bases, casings, or covers
- H01H9/0264—Protective covers for terminals

Definitions

the invention relates to circuit breakers and to adapters for circuit breakers, more particularly, although not exclusively, to miniature circuit breakers (m.c.b's).
Standard m.c.b's at the present have screw terminals for both the incoming and outgoing electrical connections.
load centres and consumer units for example as disclosed in European Patent no. 0,325,370, have provisions for m.c.b's to plug onto bus bars to provide the incoming electrical connection thereto.
United Kingdom patent application no. 2301940A discloses a simple and inexpensive adapter for converting standard m.c.b'.s for plug on or plug in usage.
an adapter for a circuit breaker which comprises an electrically conductive member formed to be attachable to a circuit breaker, having a portion to be clamped and electrically connectable within a cable entry of the circuit breaker, a downwardly dependable connector portion and an upwardly dependable support portion for engagement with the circuit breaker casing, in use.
the adapter is formed from a blank of electrically conductive material.
the blank may comprise generally sheet-form member having a central body portion with an upwardly depending portion which is bent upwardly to lie in a plane normal to the plane of the body portion to form said clampable portion and a pair of wing portions extending upwardly and downwardly from opposed sides of the body portion and bent downwardly to lie coplanar in planes normal to the plane of the body portion, the downwardly extending wing portion being further arcuately bent to form clip connector portions and the upwardly extending wing portions forming said support portion.
the upward extremities of the upwardly extending wing portions may each be formed with a nose portion for engagement with the circuit breaker casing, in use.
the adapter may be provided in combination with an electrically insulative cover member engagable with the opposed sides of the circuit breaker to cover the adapter and cable entry at the edge of the circuit breaker, in use from.
the blank 10 comprises a generally sheet - form member with a central body portion 11, an upwardly extending portion 12 and two wing portions 13 extending upwardly and downwardly from opposed sides of the body portion 11.
portion 12 of the blank is bent upwardly from body portion 11 to lie in a plane normal to the plane of body portion 11.
the two wing portions 13 are bent downwardly from body portion 11 to lie in coplanar relationship normal to the plane of body portion 11.
the upper arms 13a of wing 13 are each formed with a nose portion 13b extending in the direction of portion 12.
the lower leg portions 13c of wings 13 are bent in arcuate fashion adjacent extremities 13d to provide plug on contacts.
FIG.5 of the drawing there is shown an exploded perspective view of an m.c.b. 14, an adapter and an electrically insulative cover 15.
the adapter is located with portion 12 inserted into the cable entry of m.c.b. 14 with arms 13a and nose portion 13b abutting the edge of m.c.b. 14 and legs portions 13c depending downwardly therefrom.
the cover 15 is located over the edge of m.c.b. 14 to cover the adapter and cable entry.
the provision of the arm and nose portions 13a, 13b provide a more rigid connection of the adapter to an m.c.b. and formation of the adapter from a blank provides a simple and inexpensive form of manufacture.

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Breakers (AREA)
Details Of Connecting Devices For Male And Female Coupling (AREA)

EP19980410026 1997-03-14 1998-03-06 Améliorations dans ou relatives aux disjoncteurs Expired - Lifetime EP0865061B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB9705342A GB2323480B (en)	1997-03-14	1997-03-14	An adapter arrangement for a circuit breaker
GB9705342		1997-03-14

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0865061A2 true EP0865061A2 (fr)	1998-09-16
EP0865061A3 EP0865061A3 (fr)	1999-04-14
EP0865061B1 EP0865061B1 (fr)	2005-06-08

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Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP19980410026 Expired - Lifetime EP0865061B1 (fr)	1997-03-14	1998-03-06	Améliorations dans ou relatives aux disjoncteurs

Country Status (5)

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EP (1)	EP0865061B1 (fr)
AU (1)	AU742165B2 (fr)
DE (1)	DE69830436T2 (fr)
ES (1)	ES2242267T3 (fr)
GB (1)	GB2323480B (fr)

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1997
- 1997-03-14 GB GB9705342A patent/GB2323480B/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
1998
- 1998-03-06 EP EP19980410026 patent/EP0865061B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-03-06 ES ES98410026T patent/ES2242267T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-03-06 DE DE69830436T patent/DE69830436T2/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-03-12 AU AU58348/98A patent/AU742165B2/en not_active Ceased

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CN106711727A (zh) *	2016-12-15	2017-05-24	深圳市海德森科技股份有限公司	断路器、热插拔组件及其适配器
CN106711727B (zh) *	2016-12-15	2019-08-23	深圳市海德森科技股份有限公司	断路器、热插拔组件及其适配器

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ES2242267T3 (es)	2005-11-01
GB2323480B (en)	2002-03-20
DE69830436T2 (de)	2006-03-16
DE69830436D1 (de)	2005-07-14
GB9705342D0 (en)	1997-04-30
EP0865061A3 (fr)	1999-04-14
AU5834898A (en)	1998-09-17
GB2323480A (en)	1998-09-23
EP0865061B1 (fr)	2005-06-08
AU742165B2 (en)	2001-12-20

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