Patent ID: 8971055
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: H01H,H05K

Abstract:
1. A circuit breaker comprising: a circuit breaker housing enclosing a two-pole arc fault assembly; a handle assembly coupled to a handle for resetting the circuit breaker, the handle protruding from the circuit breaker housing; a movable contact coupled to the handle assembly and positioned in direct contact with a fixed contact when the circuit breaker is in an ON position; a trip mechanism coupled to the movable contact such that the movable contact and the fixed contact are separated when a tripping action occurs; a first rigid circuit board mounted inside the circuit breaker housing in a first orientation position, the first rigid circuit board having a first surface for mounting a first electronic component; a second rigid circuit board mounted inside the circuit breaker housing in a second orientation position, the second rigid circuit board having a second surface for mounting a second electronic component, at least one of the first electronic component and the second electronic component being selected from a group consisting of a sensor and a trip solenoid; and a flexible circuit board coupling the first rigid circuit board to the second rigid circuit board such that the first orientation position of the first rigid circuit board is capable of being in a non-parallel plane relative to the second orientation position of the second rigid circuit board.