IP Library Granted Patent US 9,595,405
Granted Patent B2
US 9,595,405 · App. 14/355,233 · Granted Mar 14, 2017

Circuit breaker comprising at least one contact for tapping a voltage

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Patent No.
US 9,595,405
App. No.
14/355,233
Granted
Mar 14, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A circuit breaker baying a switch housing and at least one contact for tapping a voltage on a primary conductor.

Claims (42)

1. A circuit breaker, comprising:

a circuit-breaker housing including a side wall through which a primary conductor with a high voltage is fed into the circuit-breaker housing;

a switch electronics unit; and

an adapter assembly housing arranged in the side wall of the circuit-breaker housing, the adapter assembly housing accommodating at least one adapter, the adapter comprising:

a printed circuit board;

a spring element in contact with the primary conductor, the spring element being joined to the printed circuit board; and

a voltage divider that reduces a tapped high voltage from the primary conductor to a low voltage for use in the switch electronics unit, the voltage divider being arranged on the printed circuit board and between the spring element and a low-voltage contact that transmits the low voltage to the switch electronics unit,

wherein the spring element includes a plurality of leaf springs,

wherein the plurality of leaf springs are arranged in a receiving opening for the primary conductor.

2. The circuit breaker of claim 1 , wherein the voltage divider is connected to the spring element via a conductor track.

3. A circuit breaker, comprising:

a circuit-breaker housing including a side wall through which a primary conductor with a high voltage is fed into the circuit-breaker housing;

a switch electronics unit; and

an adapter assembly housing arranged in the side wall of the circuit-breaker housing, the adapter assembly housing accommodating at least one adapter, the adapter comprising:

a printed circuit board;

a spring element in contact with the primary conductor, the spring element being joined to the printed circuit board; and

a voltage divider that reduces a tapped high voltage from the primary conductor to a low voltage for use in the switch electronics unit, the voltage divider being arranged on the printed circuit board and between the spring element and a low-voltage contact that transmits the low voltage to the switch electronics unit,

wherein the spring element includes a coil spring,

wherein the coil spring arranged in a receiving opening for the primary conductor.

4. A circuit breaker, comprising:

a circuit-breaker housing including a side wall through which a primary conductor with a high voltage is fed into the circuit-breaker housing;

a switch electronics unit; and

an adapter assembly housing arranged in the side wall of the circuit-breaker housing, the adapter assembly housing accommodating at least one adapter, the adapter comprising:

a printed circuit board;

a spring element in contact with the primary conductor, the spring element being joined to the printed circuit board; and

a voltage divider that reduces a tapped high voltage from the primary conductor to a low voltage for use in the switch electronics unit, the voltage divider being arranged on the printed circuit board and between the spring element and a low-voltage contact that transmits the low voltage to the switch electronics unit,

wherein the spring element includes a leaf spring,

wherein the leaf spring is arranged in a receiving opening for the primary conductor.

5. A circuit breaker, comprising:

a circuit-breaker housing including a side wall through which a primary conductor with a high voltage is fed into the circuit-breaker housing;

a switch electronics unit; and

an adapter assembly housing arranged in the side wall of the circuit-breaker housing, the adapter assembly housing accommodating at least one adapter, the adapter comprising:

a printed circuit board;

a spring element in contact with the primary conductor, the spring element being joined to the printed circuit board; and

a voltage divider that reduces a tapped high voltage from the primary conductor to a low voltage for use in the switch electronics unit, the voltage divider being arranged on the printed circuit board and between the spring element and a low-voltage contact that transmits the low voltage to the switch electronics unit,

wherein the spring element includes a spring-loadable telescopic arrangement,

wherein the spring-loadable telescopic arrangement is arranged in a receiving opening for the primary conductor.

6. The circuit breaker of claim 1 , wherein the receiving opening for the primary conductor is arranged in a converter block.

7. The circuit breaker of claim 1 , wherein the circuit breaker is configured such that a contact between the leaf springs of the spring element and the primary conductor can be made when the primary conductor is provided.

8. The circuit breaker of claim 1 , configured as a multi-pole circuit breaker,

wherein a plurality of primary conductors are assigned a corresponding number of contacts for tapping the voltage.

9. The circuit breaker of claim 8 , comprising a plurality of printed circuit boards arranged in the adapter assembly housing, wherein the printed circuit board is one of the plurality of printed circuit boards.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 26, 2018
From: EATON ELECTRICAL IP GMBH & CO. KG
To: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
Reel/Frame 047635/0158 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 28, 2015
From: SUCHALLA, MARC; TANDA, KURT; SCISLAK, IRENEUSZ; FREYERMUTH, THOMAS; SCHMIDT, RAINER; ZUMBECK, ALEXANDER; REIDT, GEORG
To: EATON ELECTRICAL IP GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 034826/0481 →