Global Patent Index - EP 1372177 A2

EP 1372177 A2 20031217 - The remote indication of a circuit breaker status

Title (en)

The remote indication of a circuit breaker status

Title (de)

Die Fernanzeigung eines Schalterzustandes

Title (fr)

L' indication à distance de l' état d'un disjoncteur

Publication

EP 1372177 A2 20031217 (EN)

Application

EP 03253746 A 20030613

Priority

ZA 200204768 A 20020613

Abstract (en)

A circuit breaker and a status monitor assembly (10) which includes a circuit breaker housing (16) having a circuit breaker mechanism therein and a status monitor (14) fastened to the circuit breaker housing (16). The status monitor (14) has an actuating member located within the circuit breaker housing, a switch operable by the actuating member, and a set of output terminals connected to the switch. The actuating member is displaceable by a component of the circuit breaker mechanism. The invention also provides a circuit breaker status monitor (14) usable with a circuit breaker (12) having a housing (16) with a circuit breaker mechanism therein, to monitor its status. Further, the invention also provides a circuit breaker which has an aperture into which an actuating member of an associated status monitor may be inserted. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

H01H 71/46

IPC 8 full level

H01H 71/46 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01H 71/465 (2013.01); H01H 2071/467 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1372177 A2 20031217; EP 1372177 A3 20050223

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 03253746 A 20030613