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US 2010/0133076 A1Published application
Switching Apparatus Comprising a Plurality of Switching Assemblies, and Associated Method
AssigneeEaton Corporation
InventorsPatrick Wellington Mills, Peter Lee Nerstrom, James Michael McCormick
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Abstract
An improved electrical switching apparatus comprises a plurality of electrical switching assemblies in a ganged configuration. A bridging device mechanically connects together the actuator devices of the electrical switching assemblies to cause the simultaneous tripping of all of the electrical switching assemblies when an overload or an arc fault is detected on any electrical switching assembly of the gang.
Claims17
An electrical switching apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of electrical switching assemblies each comprising:
- a housing,
- separable contacts,
- an operating mechanism structured to open and close the separable contacts,
- an elongated actuator device translatable along its direction of elongation between OFF and ON positions and cooperating with the operating mechanism to open and close the separable contact, and
- a trip assembly cooperating with the operating mechanism to trip open the separable contacts;
- a connection assembly structured to mechanically connect together the electrical switching assemblies;
- and
- a bridging device structured to mechanically connect together the actuator devices.
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