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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2016
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, München, DE;
Jan Rojko, Conyers, GA (US);
Stephen Scott Thomas, Atlanta, GA (US);
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, München, DE;
Abstract
A circuit breaker including a trip unit having an internal support and a friction adjustment control system for knob control is provided. The internal support includes a first opening to receive a first rotary knob having one or more first smooth rings and a second opening to receive a second rotary knob having one or more second smooth rings. The trip unit includes a first knob control of the first rotary knob. The first knob control includes a first structural support, a first housing and a first spring installed in the first housing against the first structural support. The trip unit further includes a second knob control of the second rotary knob. The second knob control includes a second structural support, a second housing and a second spring installed in the second housing against the second structural support.