Zhejiang Dongzheng Electrical Co., Ltd.

General Protecht Group U.s., Inc.

Zhixin Wu

Yinxian Wang

Kuidong Zhang

Fu Wang

A new type of switching mechanism for a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) with reverse wiring protection preferably includes two pairs of fixed contact holders, each member of each pair having at least one fixed contact at one end; a pair of movable contact holders, each having an end having one or more of movable contacts, each movable contact being arranged for contacting one of the fixed contacts; and a movable assembly that moves between first and second positions, wherein the first position is a position in which each of the contacts of the fixed contact holders makes contact with one of the contacts of the movable end of one of the movable contact holders, and wherein the second position is a position in which the contacts of the fixed contact holders are separated from the contacts of the movable contact holders.

Ground fault circuit interrupter with reverse wiring protection

A new type of ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) with reverse wiring protection preferably includes a pair of fixed contact holders, each having a contact at one end; a pair of movable contact holders, each having a fixed end and a movable end, each of the movable ends having a contact; a movable assembly that moves between first and second positions, wherein the first position is a position in which each of the contacts of the fixed contact holders makes contact with one of the contacts of the movable end of one of the movable contact holders, and wherein the second position is a position in which the contacts of the fixed contact holders are separated from the contacts of the movable contact holders; an electromagnetic resetting component, which, when energized, causes the movable assembly to be in the first position; an electromagnetic tripping component, different from the electromagnetic resetting component, which, when energized, causes the movable assembly to be in the second position; and a control circuit, which, upon detection of a fault condition, energizes the electromagnetic tripping component, and which, upon detection of a reset condition, energizes the electromagnetic resetting component.

The present invention relates to a reverse wiring protection device for ground fault circuit interrupter that includes a tripper and control circuit. The tripper comprises: a pull rod with flat, a L-shaped latch, a balance frame coupled with the latch moving up and down with the pull rod, a trip coil, a plunger and a contact switch (K) which is capable of energizing and de-energizing the trip coil. The reset can't be depressed when an installer or user miswires the line and the load. GFCI can only be operating normally when it is installed properly

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