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Vacuum circuit breaker actuating assembly

US5422450A · kind A · utility

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5References
7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 1, 1993
Grant dateJun 6, 1995
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Expiry dateOct 1, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H33/666
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A vacuum circuit breaker including a vacuum interrupter with a fixed electrode and a movable electrode arranged to be moved into contact with or separated from the fixed electrode. The vacuum circuit breaker includes a movable rod mounted on the movable electrode, an operating mechanism unit for generating operating force to perform the opening and closing operation of the vacuum interrupter, a main shaft mounted on the operating mechanism unit and a drive lever rotatably mounted on the operating mechanism unit by the main shaft for transmitting the operating force towards the vacuum interrupter. The vacuum circuit breaker further includes a crank lever rotatably mounted at a working end of the drive lever and a pressurizing unit provided in the drive lever and the crank lever for generating resilient force to resiliently maintain closed condition of the vacuum interrupter. A first end of the crank lever is linked to the movable rod and transmits the operating force to the movable rod and a second end of the crank lever is linked to the pressurizing unit and transmits the resilient force to the movable rod.

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