Electrical switching apparatus and trip assembly therefor
AssigneeEaton Corporation
InventorsKameron James Kline, Mark Janusek, Jack Edward Devine, David Turner
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Abstract
A trip assembly is for an electrical switching apparatus. The electrical switching apparatus has a housing, an electrical communication assembly coupled to the housing, separable contacts enclosed by the housing, and an operating mechanism for opening and closing the separable contacts. The trip assembly includes an actuating element structured to be coupled to the housing and structured to be electrically connected to the electrical communication assembly; and an indication assembly cooperating with the actuating element in order to electrically communicate a circuit status to the electrical communication assembly.
Claims20
A trip assembly for an electrical switching apparatus, said electrical switching apparatus comprising a housing, an electrical communication assembly coupled to said housing, separable contacts enclosed by said housing, and an operating mechanism for opening and closing said separable contacts, said trip assembly comprising:
- an actuating element structured to be coupled to said housing and structured to be electrically connected to said electrical communication assembly;
- and
- an indication assembly cooperating with said actuating element in order to electrically communicate a circuit status to said electrical communication assembly.
A trip assembly for an electrical switching apparatus, said electrical switching apparatus comprising a housing, a reset assembly coupled to said housing, separable contacts enclosed by said housing, and an operating mechanism for opening and closing said separable contacts, said trip assembly comprising:
- an actuating element structured to be coupled to said housing;
- and
- a trip cam structured to cooperate with said reset assembly in order to reset said actuating element.
An electrical switching apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- an electrical communication assembly coupled to said housing;
- separable contacts enclosed by the housing;
- an operating mechanism for opening and closing said separable contacts;
- and
- a trip assembly comprising:
- an actuating element coupled to said housing and electrically connected to said electrical communication assembly, and
- an indication assembly cooperating with said actuating element in order to electrically communicate a circuit status to said electrical communication assembly.
An electrical switching apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- a reset assembly coupled to said housing;
- separable contacts enclosed by said housing;
- an operating mechanism for opening and closing said separable contacts;
- and
- a trip assembly comprising:
- an actuating element coupled to said housing, and
- a trip cam structured to cooperate with said reset assembly in order to reset said actuating element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.