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Arc extinguishing chamber for electrical circuit breaker and circuit breaker comprising such a chamber

US9947495B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 25, 2015
Grant dateApr 17, 2018
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Expiry dateNov 25, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H2009/365
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an arc extinguishing chamber of an electrical circuit breaker, including an arc-forming chamber enclosing a fixed contact and a moving contact, which, at the time of their separation, form an arc between them, said forming chamber communicating with the input of an arc-quenching chamber comprising a stack of separators extending parallel to one another, and including a magnetic release situated on the side of the fixed and moving contacts and a switching horn situated on the opposite side, where the form of the separators varies progressively from one separator to the next, or by groups of identical separators from one group to another, or a mixture of both, in such a way that this form changes from the V having the largest opening surface area to the V having the smallest opening surface area, in the direction from the magnetic release to the switching horn.

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