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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 1986
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1984
Carl J Heyne, Hampton Township, Allegheny County, PA (US);
Nicholas A Tomasic, Plum, PA (US);
Jiing-Liang Wu, Murrysville, PA (US);
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A magnetically operated circuit breaker characterized by a circuit breaker structure including first and second separable contacts operable between open and closed positions, a releasable mechanism movable when released to a tripped position to effect automatic opening of the contacts, the first contact being connected to the releasable mechanism, the second contact being movable between open and closed positions of the first contact, and electromagnetic actuating means for moving the second contact between open and closed position in response to a control signal generated remotely from the circuit breaker.