Patent ID: 6548769
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A circuit breaker comprising:a case having a plurality of switch housing sections arranged laterally, a circuit breaker body situated in the case and having a main circuit contact, an opening and closing mechanism for opening and closing the main circuit contact disposed in the case and including a pivoting opening and closing lever, a tripping device disposed in the case, a plurality of switches to be attached to the switch housing sections, and an alarm-outputting plate operating in response to a tripping operation of the tripping device, wherein said opening and closing lever and said alarm-outputting plate are disposed opposite the switch housing sections so as to correspond to each of the housing sections, and include outputting projecting pieces laterally spaced apart from each other, respectively, for transmitting mechanical output signals to the switches set in the housing sections, said outputting projecting pieces of the opening and closing lever being offset laterally from the outputting projecting pieces of the alarm-outputting plate.