Circuit breaker
AssigneeEllenberger & Poensagen GmbH
InventorsHendrik-Christian KOEPF, Lothar HOFMEISTER, Manuel ENGEWALD, Markus MIKLIS, Ricardo PIMENTA, Michael WATZLAWICK, Fabian HIERETH
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Abstract
A circuit breaker having a mechanical switch introduced into a main current path, which comprises a fixed contact and a moving contact connected to a movably mounted contact bridge. The circuit breaker comprises a drive, which is in active connection with the contact bridge, and which comprises a first drive unit and a second drive unit. The first drive unit is energized via a control circuit, and the second drive unit is connected in parallel to a resistor element introduced into the main current path. The invention also relates to a motor vehicle.
Claims10
A circuit breaker comprising:
- a mechanical switch introduced into a main current path, which has a fixed contact and a moving contact connected to a movably mounted contact bridge;
- a drive, which is in active connection with the contact bridge;
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- a first drive unit and a second drive unit,
- wherein the first drive unit is energized via a control circuit, and
- wherein the second drive unit is connected in parallel to a resistor element introduced into the main current path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.