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EP 0037490 B1 19850529 - RELEASE SYSTEM OF AN AUTOMATIC CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE INTERRUPTION OF A CIRCUIT

Title (en)

RELEASE SYSTEM OF AN AUTOMATIC CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE INTERRUPTION OF A CIRCUIT

Publication

EP 0037490 B1 19850529 (DE)

Application

EP 81102059 A 19810319

Priority

DE 3013016 A 19800403

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0037490A1] 1. Tripping system of an automatic circuit breaker for interrupting a current circuit, having at least one thermo-mechanical transducer (21; 31; 41; 51; 61) of an alloy with form memory, a short-circuit trip (12; 22) and a switching mechanism comprising a release gear which, in the event of an overcurrent, is tripped by the thermo-mechanical transducer (21; 31; 41; 51; 61) or short-circuit trip (12; 22) and interrupts the current circuit, characterised in that the thermo-mechanical transducer (21; 31; 41; 51; 61) is in thermal contact with a heat source, which is located in the current path of the automatic circuit breaker, for example the coil or the yoke of a magnetic short-circuit trip (12; 22), the arm of a dynamic tripping loop (17) or the section of a current-conducting path (20).

IPC 1-7

H01H 37/46; H01H 71/40

IPC 8 full level

H01H 73/36 (2006.01); H01H 37/32 (2006.01); H01H 37/46 (2006.01); H01H 71/14 (2006.01); H01H 71/40 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01H 71/145 (2013.01); H01H 71/40 (2013.01); H01H 2071/407 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH FR GB IT LI NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0037490 A1 19811014; EP 0037490 B1 19850529; AT E13608 T1 19850615; DE 3013016 A1 19811008; JP S56153642 A 19811127

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 81102059 A 19810319; AT 81102059 T 19810319; DE 3013016 A 19800403; JP 4852481 A 19810402