Interchangeable switching module and electrical switching apparatus including the same
AssigneeEaton Corporation
InventorsPETER JOHN THEISEN, PAUL JASON ROLLMANN, MARK ALLAN JUDS, THOMAS JOHANN SCHOEPF, XIN ZHOU
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Abstract
An interchangeable switching module is for an electrical switching apparatus including a first enclosure, separable contacts and an operating mechanism structured to open and close the separable contacts. The interchangeable switching module includes a second enclosure structured to fit within the first enclosure of the electrical switching apparatus; and an interchangeable electrical circuit and/or mechanical mechanism within the second enclosure and being structured to cooperate with switching of the separable contacts.
Claims22
An interchangeable switching module for an electrical switching apparatus comprising a first enclosure, separable contacts and an operating mechanism structured to open and close said separable contacts, said interchangeable switching module comprising:
- a second enclosure structured to fit within the first enclosure of said electrical switching apparatus;
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- an interchangeable electrical circuit and/or mechanical mechanism within the second enclosure and being structured to cooperate with switching of said separable contacts.
An electrical switching apparatus comprising:
- a first enclosure;
- separable contacts;
- an operating mechanism structured to open and close said separable contacts;
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- an interchangeable switching module comprising:
- a second enclosure structured to fit within said first enclosure, and
- an interchangeable electrical circuit and/or mechanical mechanism within the second enclosure and cooperating with switching of said separable contacts.
An interchangeable switching module for an electrical switching apparatus comprising a first enclosure and an operating mechanism structured to open and close separable contacts, said interchangeable switching module comprising:
- a second enclosure structured to fit within the first enclosure of said electrical switching apparatus;
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- an interchangeable electrical circuit and/or mechanical mechanism within the second enclosure, said interchangeable electrical circuit and/or mechanical mechanism comprising said separable contacts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.