Patent ID: 9653243
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: H01H

Claim:
1. A circuit breaker unit for interrupting an electrical line, the circuit breaker unit comprising: a contact arrangement with a first fixed contact, a second fixed contact, and a movably mounted, guided moving contact; an electromagnetic drive for moving said moving contact; the circuit breaker unit having a first state wherein no electrical connection exists between said first and second fixed contacts; the circuit breaker unit having a second state wherein said moving contact electrically connects said first and second fixed contacts to one another; and wherein the circuit breaker unit is transferable from the second state into the first state by movement of said moving contact; said second fixed contact having a recess formed therein for receiving said moving contact, and said moving contact protruding at least partially into said recess when the circuit breaker unit is in the first state.