Patent ID: 9633809
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: H01H

Claim:
1. A trip device for a circuit breaker, the trip device comprising: a first terminal; a second terminal separated from the first terminal; a bimetal in which a slot with one side opened is formed at one end of the bimetal, the one end is divided into a first end portion and a second end portion along the slot such that the slot is formed between the first end portion and the second end portion, and the second end portion is connected to the second terminal; and a heater positioned between the first terminal and the bimetal such that the first terminal and the bimetal are not in direct contact, wherein the heater is configured to generate heat to heat the bimetal when a current flows, wherein the bimetal generates the heat when the current flows between the first end portion and the second end portion, and a heating amount of the bimetal is changed based on a length of the slot, and wherein the heater is coupled to the first terminal via a first end portion of the heater, and the heater is coupled to the first end portion of the bimetal via a second end portion of the heater, wherein the heater comprises a directly heating portion that is in contact with the bimetal to heat the bimetal through conduction and a radiant heating portion separated from the bimetal to heat the bimetal through convection or radiation, wherein the directly heating portion is provided at a lower portion of the heater including the second end portion of the heater, and the radiant heating portion is provided at an upper portion of the heater including the first end portion of the heater, and wherein the directly heating portion is connected to the first end portion of the bimetal, and the radiant heating portion is connected to the first terminal.