Actuation by cylindrical CAM of a circuit-breaker for an alternator
US7718913B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 21, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H3/42
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An alternator disconnector circuit-breaker of the invention includes a cylindrical cam (40) for optimizing the sequence for opening/closing the switch-over first switch (10), the circuit-breaker second switch (20), and the disconnector third switch (30). The cam (40) has a cylindrical wall in which three slots (42), and preferably three pairs of slots, of different shapes, are defined; an end element of an element driving a respective one of the switch contacts is mounted to slide in each slot.
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