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(11) EP 0 259 273 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
24.08.1988 Bulletin 1988/34

(43) Date of publication A2:
09.03.1988 Bulletin 1988/10

(21) Application number: 87830215

(22) Date of filing: 09.06.1987
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR LI NL SE

(30) Priority: 04.08.1986 IT 2274986

(71) Applicant: BASSANI TICINO S.p.A.
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(72) Inventors:
  • Fabrizi, Fabrizio
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  • Calderara, Ennio
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(54) A moving contact assembly for a civil range electric equipment circuit breaker


(57) A moving contact assembly (26) for a civil range electric equipment circuit breaker has a simple lightweight construction and comprises a contact holding body (31), at least one moving contact (19,23), and means (32) of attachment for spring mounting said moving contact (19,23) on the contact holding body (31), which means comprise a pin (48) jutting out of the contact holding body (31) and engaging in a hole (49) formed in the moving contact (19,23), a forked spring (51) having prongs (53,54) wound into a spiral around the pin (48) on opposed sides of the moving contact (19,23), the base (52) of the forked spring (51) constantly biasing the moving contact (19,23) toward the fixed contact, and the ends (55, 56) of the prongs (53,54) engaging against the contact holding body (31), and retainer means (60) for retaining the moving contacts (19,23) axially on the pin (48).







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