Patent · US Expired

Switch device having an insulating screen inserted between the contacts during breaking

US4659888A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 23, 1985
Grant dateApr 21, 1987
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Expiry dateDec 23, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H9/32
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electric switch is provided using an isolating screen for destabilizing the arc. The pieces supporting the contacts are equipped with conducting extensions whose conformation and orientation allow the feet of the arc to circulate there without becoming stationary or coming back towards the contacts when the end of the screen moves towards a slot which receives it and when the mobile support effects an appropriate travel.

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