Patent ID: 6897748
Filing Date: 2005-05-24
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. A circuit breaker comprising: a main housing having an auxiliary equipment storage section, a switching mechanism disposed in the main housing, an auxiliary switch to be disposed in the auxiliary equipment storage section and connected to the switching mechanism, locking means situated between the main housing and the auxiliary switch for positioning the auxiliary switch in the auxiliary equipment storage section, said locking means preventing the auxiliary switch from moving in a predetermined direction when the auxiliary switch is located at a predetermined position in the auxiliary equipment storage section, and stopper means situated between the main housing and the auxiliary switch, said stopper means being operated to fix the auxiliary switch in the auxiliary equipment storage section after the auxiliary switch is disposed in the auxiliary equipment storage section and located at the predetermined position, said auxiliary equipment storage section having a size greater than that of the auxiliary switch so that the auxiliary switch located in the auxiliary equipment storage section can be moved to the predetermined position where the locking means is actuated.