Patent ID: 9536693
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: H01H

Claim:
1. A trip assembly for an electrical switching apparatus, said electrical switching apparatus comprising a housing, separable contacts enclosed by said housing, and an operating mechanism for opening and closing said separable contacts, said operating mechanism comprising a poleshaft and a trip D-shaft, said trip assembly comprising: a yoke assembly comprising a yoke member and a trip pin coupled to said yoke member, said yoke member being structured to be coupled to said poleshaft; and a link assembly comprising a linking member, said linking member being structured to cooperate with each of said trip pin and said trip D-shaft, wherein, when said yoke member moves in response to a trip condition, said linking member is structured to transmit movement of said yoke member into movement of said trip D-shaft; wherein said link assembly further comprises a cam button structured to be coupled to said housing; and wherein, when said yoke member moves in response to a trip condition, said linking member is structured to slide on said cam button in order to move away from said trip pin.