Patent ID: 7511243
Filing Date: 2009-03-31
Classification: H02B

Abstract:
1. A circuit breaker, comprising: an encapsulating housing; an interrupter unit disposed within said encapsulating housing, said interrupter unit having first and second contact pieces movably disposed relative to one another and axially opposite one another; said interrupter unit including first and second current path sections for supplying electrical current to said first and second contact pieces, respectively; at least one of said current path sections of said interrupter unit being rotatably mounted and including a connection contact movable relative to a stationary mating contact when said at least one current path section is rotated; and a drive device for rotating said at least one of said current path sections of said interrupter unit when said encapsulating housing is closed; and wherein said first and second current path sections are jointly movable, and said first and second current path sections are movable independently of one another.