| 摘要 |
A circuit breaker having an increased interrupting rating without increasing the size of the circuit breaker while maintaining full compliance with UL and IEC standards. An adhesive 420, 422, 424 is applied to a bottom surface 411, 412, 414 near the exhaust outlets 410a-f of interrupters. The interrupter housing is formed by joining two pieces (302, 304), and the adhesive is applied across both pieces. The adhesive adheres to a bottom interior surface (402) of a base of the circuit breaker, anchoring the interrupter assembly to the base. The adhesive prevents the two pieces of the interrupter housing from separating during an interruption event, and prevents the interrupter assembly from being lifted away from the base during the interruption event. The adhesive can act as a barrier 426 to prevent interruption gas and pollution that do not escape out of the exhaust ports of the base from entering between the bottom of the interrupter assembly and the interior of the base. |
