Electric circuit-breaker of the magnetic arc extinction type
US5373273A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 17, 1993 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H2089/065
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electric circuit-breaker of the magnetic arc extinction type includes a fixed contact member comprising two electrically insulative parts. An auxiliary part of the fixed contact member is connected to an auxiliary terminal and includes an arc deflector branch so disposed that when the contacts open the current flows in opposite directions in this branch and in the mobile contact member.
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