AUXILIARY CONTACT MOLDED CASE CIRCUIT BREAKER

摘要

A circuit breaker with a line terminal (12) and load terminal (14), having an operating mechanism with a main, movable contact arm (30) coupled to a load terminal and an auxiliary contact apparatus (40) coupled in series with the main movable contact arm. The auxiliary contact apparatus (40) comprises an auxiliary stationary contact (42) mounted on the load terminal, an auxiliary movable contact arm (44) mounted for rotation in the circuit breaker and coupled to the main movable contact arm, an attraction plate (54) mounted in the circuit breaker and aligned with the auxiliary movable contact arm wherein a magnetic flux induced in the metal plate attracts the auxiliary movable contact arm (44).