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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
May. 26, 2022
Applicant:
Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin, IE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED, Dublin, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 1/20 (2006.01); H01H 1/50 (2006.01); H01H 50/58 (2006.01); H01H 73/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 1/2008 (2013.01); H01H 1/50 (2013.01); H01H 50/58 (2013.01); H01H 73/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A switching device comprises a first and a second fixed contact, a contact bridge, a first and a second movable contact arranged at the contact bridge, at least one contact spring, a contact bridge carrier which is movable and is coupled to the contact bridge via the at least one contact spring and a lever arm connected to the contact bridge or the contact bridge carrier and configured to slow down a movement of the contact bridge relative to the contact bridge carrier in case of a short circuit.