Electrical circuit breaker with manual and remote actuators

A remotely controllable operator for circuit breaker having an enclosure from which extends a control handle moveable between two positions, said remotely controllable operator comprising:

• a remote operator housing;
• an electrically powered actuator attached to said remote operator housing;
• a driver connected to the electrically powered actuator for reciprocal sliding movement in said remote operator housing;
• a handle actuator connected to the driver and engaging the control handle to effect movement thereof between the two positions, wherein upon moving the control handle into one of the two positions the handle actuator moves from one side of the control handle to another side;
• an operator handle pivotally mounted to the remote operator housing and accessible for manual operation by a person;
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• a mechanical linkage coupling the operator handle to the control handle wherein movement of one of the control handle and the operator handle produces movement of the other one.

A remotely controllable operator for a circuit breaker having a control handle moveable between two positions, the remotely controllable operator comprising:

• a remote operator housing for mounting adjacent the circuit breaker;
• an operator handle pivotally mounted to the remote operator housing and accessible for manual operation by a person;
• a tie member for connecting the operator handle to the control handle wherein movement of one of the control handle and the operator handle produces movement of the other one;
• a handle lever coupled to the operator handle;
• a handle simulator slideably mounted in the remote operator housing and coupled to the handle lever;
• an electrically powered actuator attached to the remote operator housing;
• a driver connected to the electrically powered actuator for reciprocal sliding movement in said remote operator housing;
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• a handle actuator engaging the driver and the handle simulator to effect movement of the operator handle to drive the control handle between the two positions, wherein upon moving the control handle into one of the two positions the handle actuator delects around the handle simulator.