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
Application
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
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)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 03253746 A 20030613