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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2001
Christian V. Pellon, Norton, MA (US);
Peter G. Berg, Attleboro Falls, MA (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A circuit breaker ( ) has a current carrying bimetallic element ( ) which bends upon self-heating and upon being subjected to a selected overload current transfers motion to a connecting plate ( ) which displaces a latch surface ( ) from a catch ( ) of a bell crank mechanism ( ) allowing a spring biased operating member ( ) to move movable contact means ( ) out of contact engagement with stationary contact means ( ) thereby tripping the circuit breaker. An arc sensing circuit ( ) is coupled to the load circuit and upon sensing selected arcs causes an arc responsive actuator ( ) to be energized to transfer motion to the latch ( ) to trip the circuit breaker.