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US 6,791,440 B2Granted
Apparatus for electrically isolating circuit breaker rotor components
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsJason Edward Harmon, Gary Steven Douville, Chanchal Kumar Garg, Linda Yvonne Jacobs, Thomas Frederick Papallo, Jr.
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Abstract
An electrically isolating iso bearing for a circuit breaker is provided that comprises an inner surface, an outer surface, and a body extending therebetween, said inner surface comprising a pair of bosses and a pair of openings, said outer surface comprising at least one boss, said body comprising a pair of rotor protective flaps.
Claims7
A circuit breaker comprising:
- a pair of electrically insulative cassette half pieces comprising a cavity therein;
- a plurality of electrically conductive straps positioned within each said half piece;
- a rotor contact assembly positioned in said cavity, said assembly comprising a plurality of pins, a linkage assembly, and a pair of rotor halves, each said rotor half comprising an inner and an outer surface and a perimeter, said outer surface comprising a plurality of bosses;
- a contact arm configured to be mechanically and electrically coupled to said rotor assembly inner surface by said plurality of pins and said linkage assembly;
- a plurality of iso bearings mechanically coupled to said rotor contact assembly outer surface by the plurality of rotor bosses, each said iso bearing comprising an inner surface, an outer surface, and a body extending therebetween, said inner surface comprising a pair of bosses and a pair of openings, said outer surface comprising at least one boss, said body comprising a pair of rotor protective flaps;
- an operating mechanism configured to separate said conductive straps and a contact arm;
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- a plurality of arc chambers coupled to each said half pieces.
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