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EP 0268508 B1 19920506 - FLAT BIMETAL CIRCUIT BREAKER

Title (en)

FLAT BIMETAL CIRCUIT BREAKER

Publication

EP 0268508 B1 19920506 (FR)

Application

EP 87402290 A 19871014

Priority

FR 8614889 A 19861027

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4801913A] Disclosed is a bi-metallic strip connected to one electrical contact tab and holding a contact which works together with a fixed contact carried by another electrical contact tab. The mobile contact and the connection of the other tab with the bi-metallic actuator are diametrically opposed along a diameter that is inclined with respect to the median plane where the plane passes through the center of the bi-metallic actuator and between the coplanar connecting tabs.

IPC 1-7

H01H 77/04

IPC 8 full level

H01H 77/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01H 77/04 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES GB IT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0268508 A1 19880525; EP 0268508 B1 19920506; DE 3778835 D1 19920611; ES 2031149 T3 19921201; FR 2605798 A1 19880429; US 4801913 A 19890131

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 87402290 A 19871014; DE 3778835 T 19871014; ES 87402290 T 19871014; FR 8614889 A 19861027; US 11208887 A 19871026