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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2002
Steven K. Sullivan, Cranston, RI (US);
Karl A. Kohm, Cranston, RI (US);
Kevin R. French, North Dighton, MA (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A current interrupter ( ) includes bimetallic member ( ) as a switching member having a formed portion ( ) providing snap action movement between oppositely dished configurations. An integrally formed extended length portion ( ) having a stiffening feature extends from the formed portion and mounts a movable contact at its free end. Stiffening feature embodiments include folded opposed marginal edges and one or more longitudinally extending ribs formed in the extended length portion. In one embodiment, the bimetallic member is cantilever mounted in a housing member ( ). In another embodiment, a bimetallic member ( D) has first and second extended length portions ( ) extending from opposite sides of a formed portion to provide a circuit interrupter with a double break system.