Electrical switching apparatus and shunt separator therefor
AssigneeEaton Corporation
InventorsJAMES GERARD MALONEY, LUIS ENRIQUE BETANCES SANSUR
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Abstract
A shunt separator is provided for an electrical switching apparatus including a housing, separable contacts enclosed within the housing, an operating assembly including a trip bar, and a trip assembly. The trip assembly cooperates with the trip bar to trip open the separable contacts in response to a fault condition. The trip assembly includes a number of shunts. The shunt separator includes a molded projection, which extends outwardly from the housing of the electrical switching apparatus. The molded projection at least partially surrounds a portion of the trip bar, thereby separating the number of shunts from the trip bar.
Claims20
A shunt separator for an electrical switching apparatus, said electrical switching apparatus comprising a housing, separable contacts enclosed within the housing, an operating assembly including a trip bar, and a trip assembly structured to cooperate with said trip bar to trip open said separable contacts in response to a fault condition, said trip assembly including a number of shunts, said shunt separator comprising:
- a molded projection structured to extend outwardly from the housing of said electrical switching apparatus, said molded projection being structured to at least partially surround a portion of said trip bar thereby separating said number of shunts from said trip bar.
An electrical switching apparatus comprising:
- a housing including a base;
- separable contacts enclosed within the housing;
- an operating assembly including a trip bar;
- a trip assembly being cooperable with said trip bar to trip open said separable contacts in response to a fault condition, said trip assembly including a number of shunts;
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- at least one shunt separator comprising:
- a molded projection extending outwardly from the base, said molded projection at least partially surrounding a portion of said trip bar, thereby separating said number of shunts from said trip bar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.