Motor operator with burn-out protection
CA 2255104 A1 · Owner: Turner, David Curtis · Inventors: Puhalla, Craig Joseph; Turner, David Curtis
Overview
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A motor operator for a circuit breaker has a motor driven carriage which engages a circuit breaker handle and drives it between an on position and a reset position beyond off. When the carriage drives the handle to the on position, an on limit switch is actuated to deenergize the motor. A fastener releasably secures a bracket slidably mounted on the carriage to a fixed member when the carriage reaches the on position of the handle so that if the circuit breaker is not reset and rebounds toward a trip position the bracket is extended and maintains actuation of the on limit switch. Hence, the motor is not repeatedly energized and burned out in unsuccessful attempts to turn on the circuit …
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- Filed December 4, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 4, 2018.
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