The invention discloses a
circuit breaker. The
circuit breaker comprises a housing body, a
heat conducting block, a dialing rod, double
metal sheets and a mechanical
tripping device. The housing bodycomprises a first side and a second side. A composite terminal connected with a circuit is arranged on the first side. The
heat conducting block is arranged on the first side of the housing body and connected with the composite terminal. The dialing rod is rotatably arranged on the second side of the housing body. Each double
metal sheet comprises a positioning end and a free end. The positioningends are connected to the
heat conducting block. The free ends pass through the housing body and extend to the dialing rod. The mechanical
tripping device is installed on the second side of the housing body. The heat conducting block is capable of conducting heat of the composite terminal to the double
metal sheets. When the current of the circuit is overloaded, heat is increased so that the double metal sheets are bent to drive the dialing rod to rotate, and when the dialing rod rotates to a triggering angle, the mechanical
tripping device is triggered to move. According to the invention, thedouble metal sheets are bent after being heated to drive the dialing rod to rotate, thereby achieving tripping of the
circuit breaker. Compared with the current electronic type circuit breaker, the structure is simple, the components are fewer, the cost is quite low and different requirements can be met.