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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2000
Mahesh Jaywant Rane, Bangalore, IN;
Janakiraman Narayanan, Hosur, IN;
Tirumani Govinda setty. Phaneendra, Bangalore, IN;
ShachiDevi Tumkur Krishnamurthy, Bangalore, IN;
Pavan Ramachandra Vitthal Kashyap, Bangalore, IN;
Chandrappa Namitha, Bangalore, IN;
Chandrakumar Shantaraju, Bangalore, IN;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An interface for a plug-in circuit breaker for carrying auxiliary components is disclosed. The interface includes a substrate having a base surface secured to the circuit breaker and a mounting surface. A plurality of auxiliary contact blocks, each carrying eight auxiliary contacts, can be mounted on the mounting surface. A plurality of rating plugs, for avoiding insertion of a wrong breaker into a plug-in base, may further be mounted on the mounting surface. The interface may further include a plurality of tunnel-shaped passageways for routing auxiliary circuit wires and preventing their interference with moving parts of the breaker.