Back to results
US 8,618,896 B2Granted
Apparatus for tripping an electrical switch
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsTorsten Ahlert, Johannes Nestler
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An apparatus for tripping an electrical switch is disclosed, which includes a selective tripping device and a power-storing mechanism. The electrical switch can be tripped by the selective tripping device by way of the power-storing mechanism.
Claims5
An apparatus for tripping an electrical switch, comprising:
- a selective tripping device;
- and
- a power-storing mechanism, the electrical switch being trippable via a force generated by the selective tripping device by way of the power-storing mechanism, the power-storing mechanism being configured to magnify a force of the selective tripping device used to trip the electrical switch, wherein the power-storing mechanism is a first Maglatch module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.