Electric switch device with separable contacts including fixed contact mounted current limiter and shunt conductor
US5495083A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 1994 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H2033/163
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical switch device with separable contacts is provided with a shunt conductor adapted to receive one end of the arc that is struck when the contacts separate after it has jumped a dielectric gap. The shunt conductor determines an interim arc current path in which is a current limiter device.
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