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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2003
Applicant:
Inventor:
Christoph Weber, Ergoldsbach, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 3/720 ; H01H 3/712 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 3/720 ; H01H 3/712 ;
Abstract
An adjusting device is for a thermal trip element of a switchgear. It includes a bimetallic element that is stationarily fixed on a bimetallic support. The free end of the bimetallic element is spaced apart form a trip lever and increasingly impinges the same in the direction of release was a result of the thermal deformation, the distance being adjustable by bending the bimetallic support. The adjusting device is especially suitable for circuit breakers or the like.