Global Patent Index - EP 2178101 B1

EP 2178101 B1 20141210 - Low voltage circuit breaker

Title (en)

Low voltage circuit breaker

Title (de)

Niederspannungsschutzschalter

Title (fr)

Disjoncteur basse tension

Publication

EP 2178101 B1 20141210 (EN)

Application

EP 09171999 A 20091001

Priority

IT MI20080335 U 20081015

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2178101A1] There is described a low voltage circuit breaker (1) for opening and closing electrical contacts, provided with a thermal safety system (3) of the bimetal type with a release lever (5) capable of operating opening means (2) suitable to force opening of the electrical contacts and a bimetal (4) with a constrained portion (4a) and a free portion (4b) capable of intercepting the insertion lever (5); calibration means (6) are provided to calibrate the position of the bimetal (4) which comprise a pusher (7) thrusting the bimetal (4) so as to set the position of the bimetal (4); the pusher (7) is movable both by axial intrusion and by peripheral action.

IPC 8 full level

H01H 71/74 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01H 71/7436 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2178101 A1 20100421; EP 2178101 B1 20141210; AU 2009222595 A1 20100429; AU 2009222595 B2 20150514; CN 101728128 A 20100609; CN 101728128 B 20140924; IT MI20080335 U1 20100416; RU 2009138070 A 20110420; RU 2524402 C2 20140727

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 09171999 A 20091001; AU 2009222595 A 20091005; CN 200910211658 A 20091015; IT MI20080335 U 20081015; RU 2009138070 A 20091014