Molded case circuit interrupter having circuitry component situated adjacent rear exterior surface

A molded case circuit interrupter comprising:

• a molded case comprising a first case portion and a second case portion, the molded case having an interior region formed therein that is situated between the first and second case portions;
• an electrical apparatus situated on the molded case, the electrical apparatus comprising a set of separable electrical contacts situated within the interior region, a handle that is structured to at least initiate movement of the set of separable contacts between an OPEN condition and a CLOSED condition, and a circuitry component;
• the molded case having an exterior surface opposite the interior region, the exterior surface comprising a front exterior surface and a rear exterior surface that face in opposite directions away from one another, the handle being situated adjacent the front exterior surface;
• the circuitry component comprising a substrate situated adjacent the rear exterior surface and further comprising a number of electronic components situated on the substrate;
• the substrate comprising a number of electrical conductors and a support, the number of electrical conductors being situated on the support, the support being formed of an electrically insulative material, at least some of the electronic components of the number of electronic components being electrically connected with at least some of the electrical conductors of the number of electrical conductors;
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• wherein the circuitry component further comprises an amount of adhesive, at least a portion of the amount of adhesive being interposed between the substrate and the molded case and adhering the substrate to the molded case.

A molded circuit interrupter comprising:

• a molded case comprising a first case portion and a second case portion, the molded case having an interior region formed therein that is situated between the first and second case portions;
• an electrical apparatus situated on the molded case, the electrical apparatus comprising a set of separable electrical contacts situated within the interior region, a handle that is structured to at least initiate movement of the set of separable contacts between an OPEN condition and a CLOSED condition, and a circuitry component;
• the molded case having an exterior surface opposite the interior region, the exterior surface comprising a front exterior surface and a rear exterior surface that face in opposite directions away from one another, the handle being situated adjacent the front exterior surface;
• the circuitry component comprising a substrate situated adjacent the rear exterior surface and further comprising a number of electronic components situated on the substrate;
• the substrate comprising a number of electrical conductors and a support, the number of electrical conductors being situated on the support, the support being formed of an electrically insulative material, at least some of the electronic components of the number of electronic components being electrically connected with at least some of the electrical conductors of the number of electrical conductors;
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• wherein the circuitry component further comprises a number of insulators that are formed at least in part of an electrically insulative material and that are situated at least one of on the circuitry component and adjacent the circuitry component, at least some of the insulators each overlying at least one of an electronic component of the number of electronic components and an electrical conductor of the number of electrical conductors.