Circuit breaker

• US 5,936,505 A
• Filed: 10/29/1998
• Issued: 08/10/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: HWA WON Electric Industrial Company Limited
• Original Assignee: HWA WON Electric Industrial Company Limited
• Inventors: Yu, Lung-Shou
• Primary Examiner(s): Picard, Leo P.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Vortman, Anatoly
• Application Number:
  US09/181,551
• Time in Patent Office: 285 Days
• Field of Search: 337/56, 337/66, 337/76, 337/67, 337/79, 337/59, 337/36, 337/37, 337/85, 337/333, 337/343, 337/345, 337/362, 337/367, 200/310, 200/313
• US Class Current: 337/66
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 73/26 reset by tumbler

Abstract

A circuit breaker has a body providing a lever pivotally mounted on the upper end thereof. Two terminals are disposed within the body, wherein the first terminal forms a bimetal thereon. The terminals are electrically connected with each other in a normal state. A linkage is mounted on an end of the lever, which forms an isolated member on the lower end of the linkage. Pressing the lever, the isolated member of the linkage will moved upwards to separate the two terminals. When the lever is held by some heavy substances, the bimetal can be deformed to disconnect with the second terminal in over-current for cutting out the circuit.

Claims

1. A circuit breaker comprising:

a body defining a chamber therein and a cover enclosing the chamber, the chamber having two openings respectively defined in both side walls;

a lever pivotally mounted in the upper end of the body by pivots inserted through the openings;

two terminals mounted in the chamber and extended out from the bottom of the body, wherein the first terminal has a bimetal fixedly and upstandingly attached thereon and horizontally extended, the bimetal being electrically connected with the second terminal;

a linkage pivotally mounted in the bottom of the lever by pins inserting through an aperture defined in an upper end thereof, the linkage forming an insulated member in a lower end thereof, the insulated member being located between the first and second terminals;

by pressing the lever, the insulated member moves upward to separate the first and second terminals for cutting out the circuit.

2. The circuit breaker as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first terminal forms a sheet on an upper end thereof, the bimetal being fixedly and upstandingly attached on the sheet and forming a first platinum node on the free end;

the second terminal is a reverse L-shape and forms an upright plate on an upper end thereof, the upright plate forming a second platinum node opposite the first platinum node, the two platinum nodes being electrically connected with each other.

3. The circuit breaker as claimed in claim 2, wherein the bimetal forms a protrusion on the free end and the first platinum node is formed on the protrusion.

4. The circuit breaker as claimed in claim 3, wherein the protrusion forms an inclined side.

5. The circuit breaker as claimed in claim 1, wherein the insulated member forms an inclined plane on the top thereof.

6. The circuit breaker as claimed in claim 1, wherein a spring is disposed beside the linkage and within the chamber, the spring standing up to the bottom of the lever.