Patent ID: 6519128
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A gas-type power breaker comprising:a pair of terminals inserted in a power circuit for connecting a battery of a vehicle and loads located in various portions of the vehicle; a shaft slidably inserted in a base body holding said terminals, the shaft being capable of connecting and separating said terminals with and from each other by a sliding movement of said shaft; circuit interrupting means for sliding said shaft from an initial position where said terminals are connected to each other, to an interruption position where said terminals are separated from each other when a circuit interruption signal is input, thereby interrupting said power circuit; and a front cover having a resilient locking arm, the front cover being mounted to one end of said shaft, wherein said base body is formed with an engaging projection, and said resilient locking arm and said engaging projection are engaged with each other at said initial position of said shaft, and said resilient locking arm and said engaging projection are mounted in the vehicle.