Circuit breaker and energy storage and reset mechanism thereof

• Main Authors: WAN LIHAO, LIU DEJIN, CHEN ZHENGXIN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 27.05.2015
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; ELECTRIC SWITCHES; ELECTRICITY; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RELAYS; SELECTORS

The utility model discloses an energy storage and reset mechanism of a circuit breaker. The energy storage and reset mechanism includes an energy storage rod piece, a reset lever and a reset spring; the energy storage rod piece rotates around an energy storage rotating shaft located at the middle of the energy storage rod piece; the energy storage rod piece is provided with an extended energy storage arm; the energy storage rod piece is composed of two energy storage rod sheets, the shapes of the side surfaces of the two energy storage rod sheets being consistent; a gap is left between the two energy storage rod sheets; a first shaft and a second shaft are arranged between the two energy storage rod sheets; the first shaft is located at the middle of the energy storage rod piece; the second shaft is located at an end portion of the energy storage arm; the reset lever rotates around a reset rotation shaft located at the middle of the reset lever; the first end of the reset lever extends to a space between the two energy storage rod sheets and is connected with the first shaft; the first end of the reset spring is connected with the second end of the reset lever; the second end of the reset spring is connected onto a fixing plate; the fixing plate is fixedly installed; the reset spring and the reset lever are located at the same plane; and the reset spring is located outside the energy storage rod piece. The utility model also provides a circuit breaker adopting the energy storage and reset mechanism.