Patent · US Expired

Electrical service device having an arc prechamber area, arc guide rails and a current-limiting arc-quenching device

US7247808B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 9, 2006
Grant dateJul 24, 2007
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Expiry dateFeb 9, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H2071/249
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention proposes an electrical service device, in particular line circuit breaker or motor circuit breaker, having a housing having connecting areas and connection means (2, 3) for the purpose of connecting busbars and/or connection lines on both end sides and, having at least one switching contact having a fixed and a movable contact piece (4, 6), an arc (13) being produced in an arc prechamber area (7) between said fixed and movable contact pieces (4, 6) in the event of a disconnection. The arc enters a current-limiting arc-quenching device (12), in particular an arc splitter stack, via arc guide rails (14, 16), at least one insulating plate (20, 25+26) being arranged at the edge of the arc-quenching device (12). The insulating plate (20, 25+26) is fixed to the end section of an arc guide rail (14) by means of a fixing clip (22).

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