Multi-pole molded case circuit breaker with a safety device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10424454-B2
Application number	US-201615368519-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 2, 2016
Priority date	Dec 28, 2015
Publication date	Sep 24, 2019
Grant date	Sep 24, 2019

Abstract

The present invention relates to a multi-pole molded case circuit breaker, more particularly, to a multi-pole molded case circuit breaker having a safety device (with an isolation function) which prevents a manipulation handle from being moved to an off-position when a fusion occurs on a contact part.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A multi-pole molded case circuit breaker, including a fixed contact, a movable contact configured to be in contact with and separated from the fixed contact and shafts to which the movable contact is fixed, an open/close device configured to operate one of the shafts, and a shaft pin configured to connect the shafts, the multi-pole molded case circuit breaker comprising:
a lower link having an indicator at one surface thereof; and
a locking plate, rotatably mounted to a side plate, configured to allow or release movement of the handle to an OFF-position by being in contact with the indicator, wherein the locking plate includes a lever restriction part configured to restrict an open/close lever coupled to the handle, and wherein the open/close lever includes a blocking protrusion, and the lever restriction part includes a restriction protrusion configured to be caught by the blocking protrusion,
wherein the locking plate includes:
a rotation prevention part formed in a predetermined length in line with inclination of the shaft pin and configured to restrict movement of the handle to an OFF-position by being in contacting with the indicator; and
a rotation permission part, formed at one side of the rotation prevention part, configured to permit the handle to move to an OFF-position by being released from contact with the indicator, and

wherein the length of the rotation prevention part is larger than displacement of inclination of the shaft pin.

2. The multi-pole molded case circuit breaker of claim 1 , wherein the rotation prevention part is formed in a slit.

3. The multi-pole molded case circuit breaker of claim 1 , wherein the rotation permission part comprises a hole.

Assignees

• Lsis Co Ltd

Inventors

• Seo Jaekwan

Classifications

• H01H2071/046

  exclusively by position of operating part, e.g. with additional labels or marks but no other movable indicators · CPC title

• H01H71/62

  with means for preventing resetting while abnormal condition persists, e.g. loose handle arrangement · CPC title

• H01H71/52

  actuated by lever · CPC title

• H01H71/1009 Primary

  Interconnected mechanisms (H01H71/1045 takes precedence; operated by excess current and other electrical conditions H01H83/20) · CPC title

• H01H71/501 Primary

  Means for breaking welded contacts; Indicating contact welding or other malfunction of the circuit breaker · CPC title