ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS AND STORED ENERGY ASSEMBLY THEREFOR
First Claim
1. A stored energy assembly for an electrical switching apparatus including a housing, said stored energy assembly comprising:
- a mount structured to be removably coupled to said housing;
a stored energy mechanism coupled to said mount and being movable among a charged position and a discharged position;
a gear assembly including a plurality of gears;
an actuating element being cooperable with said gears in order to charge said stored energy mechanism, said actuating element being movable among a first position corresponding to said stored energy mechanism being disposed in said charged position, and a second position corresponding to said stored energy mechanism being disposed in said discharged position;
a first charging mechanism coupled to a corresponding one of said gears; and
a second charging mechanism coupled to said corresponding one of said gears,wherein each of said first charging mechanism and said second charging mechanism is structured to move said gears, in order to move said actuating element and charge said stored energy mechanism, andwherein said stored energy mechanism, said actuating element, said gear assembly, said first charging mechanism, and said second charging mechanism are coupled to said mount, thereby forming a sub-assembly which is structured to be removably coupled to said housing of said electrical switching apparatus.
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Abstract
A stored energy assembly is provided for an electrical switching apparatus, such as a circuit breaker. The stored energy assembly includes a mount removably coupled to the circuit breaker housing. A stored energy mechanism, such as a spring, is coupled to the mount and is movable among charged and discharged positions. An actuating element is cooperable with the gears of a gear assembly in order to move among first and second positions corresponding to the spring being disposed in the charged and discharged positions, respectively. A manual charging mechanism and an automatic charging mechanism are coupled to the gear assembly, and move the gears, in order to move the actuating element and charge the spring. The spring, the actuating element, the gear assembly, and the charging mechanisms are coupled to the mount, thereby forming a sub-assembly. The sub-assembly is removably coupled to the circuit breaker housing.
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20 Claims
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1. A stored energy assembly for an electrical switching apparatus including a housing, said stored energy assembly comprising:
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a mount structured to be removably coupled to said housing; a stored energy mechanism coupled to said mount and being movable among a charged position and a discharged position; a gear assembly including a plurality of gears; an actuating element being cooperable with said gears in order to charge said stored energy mechanism, said actuating element being movable among a first position corresponding to said stored energy mechanism being disposed in said charged position, and a second position corresponding to said stored energy mechanism being disposed in said discharged position; a first charging mechanism coupled to a corresponding one of said gears; and a second charging mechanism coupled to said corresponding one of said gears, wherein each of said first charging mechanism and said second charging mechanism is structured to move said gears, in order to move said actuating element and charge said stored energy mechanism, and wherein said stored energy mechanism, said actuating element, said gear assembly, said first charging mechanism, and said second charging mechanism are coupled to said mount, thereby forming a sub-assembly which is structured to be removably coupled to said housing of said electrical switching apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electrical switching apparatus comprising:
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a housing; separable contacts; an operating mechanism comprising a pivotable pole shaft structured to open and close said separable contacts; and a stored energy assembly comprising; a mount removably coupled to said housing, a stored energy mechanism coupled to said mount and being movable among a charged position and a discharged position, a gear assembly including a plurality of gears, an actuating element being cooperable with said gears in order to charge said stored energy mechanism, said actuating element being movable among a first position corresponding to said stored energy mechanism being disposed in said charged position, and a second position corresponding to said stored energy mechanism being disposed in said discharged position, a first charging mechanism coupled to a corresponding one of said gears, and a second charging mechanism coupled to said corresponding one of said gears, wherein each of said first charging mechanism and said second charging mechanism moves said gears, in order to move said actuating element and charge said stored energy mechanism, and wherein said stored energy mechanism, said actuating element, said gear assembly, said first charging mechanism, and said second charging mechanism are coupled to said mount, thereby forming a sub-assembly which is removably coupled to said housing of said electrical switching apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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