Patent ID: 6563062
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: H02B

Abstract:
An insertion and withdrawal mechanism for a circuit interrupter including an interrupter mounted to a floor section of an interrupter compartment and movable between a disconnected position and a connected position within said interrupter compartment, comprising:an interrupter moving device for moving said circuit interrupter between said disconnected position and said connected position, said interrupter moving device comprising: a drive shaft operable by an external operating means from outside of said interrupter compartment, a lever connected between said drive shaft and said circuit interrupter for driving said circuit interrupter between said disconnected position and said connected position, and a motion translating device connected between said drive shaft and said circuit interrupter for translating a rotary motion of said drive shaft into a linear motion of said circuit interrupter between said disconnected position and said connected position, wherein said lever is rotatable between a disconnecting position corresponding to said disconnected position of said interrupter and a connecting position corresponding to said connected position of said interrupter, said disconnected and connected positions being at substantially diametrically opposed positions about a center of rotation of said lever.