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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2007
Nathan J. Weister, Darlington, PA (US);
Paul R. Rakus, Beaver Falls, PA (US);
Roger J. Briggs, Colgate, WI (US);
Perry R. Gibson, East Palestine, OH (US);
Robert M. Slepian, Murrysville, PA (US);
Douglas C. Marks, Murrysville, PA (US);
Yuri C. Spitsberg, Export, PA (US);
Nathan J. Weister, Darlington, PA (US);
Paul R. Rakus, Beaver Falls, PA (US);
Roger J. Briggs, Colgate, WI (US);
Perry R. Gibson, East Palestine, OH (US);
Robert M. Slepian, Murrysville, PA (US);
Douglas C. Marks, Murrysville, PA (US);
Yuri C. Spitsberg, Export, PA (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
The stored energy device interlock assembly provided is structured to prevent the closing assembly and/or the latch assembly from being actuated in selected configurations. The interlock assembly includes a latch D-shaft link assembly, an on-command paddle assembly, and an on-command paddle actuator. The latch D-shaft link assembly is pivotally coupled to, and structured to rotate, the latch assembly D-shaft. The on-command paddle assembly is structured to move the D-shaft link assembly. The on-command paddle actuator is structured to move the on-command paddle assembly. The interlock assembly is structured to disengage the latch assembly D-shaft from the on-command paddle assembly in selected configurations of the electrical switching apparatus. The interlock assembly provided herein has two pivotal degrees of freedom as opposed to a pivotal degree of freedom and a sliding degree of freedom.