Circuit breaker
AssigneeEllenberger & Poensgen 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 which is inserted into a main current path and has a fixed contact and a moving contact which is connected to a contact bridge mounted movably thereto. The circuit breaker has a drive unit which is operatively connected to the contact bridge, and which comprises a first drive unit and a second drive unit. The first drive unit is energized by means of a control circuit, and the second drive unit is inserted into the main current path. Further, the invention relates to a motor vehicle.
Claims10
A circuit breaker comprising:
- a mechanical switch that is inserted into a main current path and has a fixed contact and a moving contact, which is connected to a contact bridge movably mounted thereto;
- a drive that is operatively connected to the contact bridge and that has 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 inserted into the main flow path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.