Electrical switching apparatus, and operating handle assembly and trip cam therefor
AssigneeEaton Intelligent Power Limited
InventorJeffrey Scott Gibson
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Abstract
A trip cam is for an operating handle assembly of an electrical switching apparatus. The electrical switching apparatus includes a housing and a number of poles. The operating handle assembly has an operating handle partially extending into the housing. The trip cam includes a mounting portion structured to be disposed in the housing, and an operating handle protrusion extending from the mounting portion and being structured to engage the operating handle.
Claims19
A trip cam for an operating handle assembly of an electrical switching apparatus, said electrical switching apparatus comprising a housing and a number of poles, said operating handle assembly comprising an operating handle partially extending into said housing, said trip cam comprising:
- a mounting portion structured to be disposed in said housing;
- and
- an operating handle protrusion extending from the mounting portion and being structured to directly engage said operating handle without any intermediate components.
An operating handle assembly for an electrical switching apparatus, said electrical switching apparatus comprising a housing and a number of poles, said operating handle assembly comprising:
- an operating handle partially extending into said housing;
- and
- a trip cam comprising:
- a mounting portion structured to be disposed in said housing, and
- an operating handle protrusion extending from the mounting portion and being structured to directly engage said operating handle without any intermediate components.
An electrical switching apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- a number of poles;
- and
- at least one operating handle assembly comprising:
- an operating handle partially extending into said housing, and
- a trip cam comprising:
- a mounting portion structured to be disposed in said housing, and
- an operating handle protrusion extending from the mounting portion and being structured to engage said operating handle,
- wherein said electrical switching apparatus is a circuit breaker;
- wherein said number of poles is a plurality of poles;
- and wherein said at least one operating handle assembly is a plurality of operating handle assemblies for each of said poles of said circuit breaker.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.