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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2012
Patrick Wellington Mills, Bradenton, FL (US);
James Michael Mccormick, Bradenton, FL (US);
Richard George Benshoff, Sarasota, FL (US);
Steven Christopher Schmalz, Franklin, WI (US);
Patrick Wellington Mills, Bradenton, FL (US);
James Michael McCormick, Bradenton, FL (US);
Richard George Benshoff, Sarasota, FL (US);
Steven Christopher Schmalz, Franklin, WI (US);
EATON CORPORATION, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
An electrical switching apparatus, such as a subminiature circuit breaker, includes a housing assembly, separable contacts, an operating mechanism having an actuator device and a latching assembly, a first trip device for tripping open the separable contacts in response to an overcurrent condition, and a second trip device for tripping open the separable contacts in response to an arc fault, a ground fault or a remotely transmitted signal. The subminiature circuit breaker includes a reset solenoid and a trip solenoid. The resent solenoid is coupled to the actuator device, and includes a coil operable to electrically reset the separable contacts. The trip solenoid is coupled to the latching assembly, and includes a coil operable to move the catch lever, thereby electrically tripping open the separable contacts.