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Electric switch with rubbing contact

US9818553B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 20, 2012
Grant dateNov 14, 2017
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 4, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H1/40
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electric switch with rubbing contact (3) comprising on the one hand at least one fixed contact (9) and on the other hand at least one moving rubbing contact (3) that can move along a predefined trajectory and exhibiting a contact surface (10) intended to rub on said at least one fixed contact (9), characterized in that at least said contact surface (10) is treated by ion bombardment by virtue of an ion beam, and in that the fixed (9) and moving (3) contacts are bare.

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