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EP0207458A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Circuit breaker

Assignee: OFFERTA DI LICENZA AL PUBBLICO
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Filing: 1986-06-27
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2006-06-27
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Abstract

Abstract In a circuit breaker which has an arc runner (2) fixed on a curved fixed conductor (1), an upright part (11b) is formed in extended part of the fixing part (2B) of the arc runner (2); and the upright part (11 b) works to retain the arc to prevent from excessive outward running of arc, and further, when made of ferromagnetic plate, also works to shield undesirable effect by magnetic field of power source side current on arc commutation from inter-contact-point path to arc-runner path.

Inventors

  • 👤 Shiro C/O Fukuyama Seisakusho Murata
  • 👤 Fumiyuki C/O Fukuyama Seisakusho Hisatsune

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 19:57
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H9/00; H01H9/30; H01H9/46

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim 170 words
A circuit breaker comprising: a fixed conductor connected by one end to power source side, a fixed contact point provided on the other end of said fixed conductor, an arc runner which is a conductor having a fixing part, which is electro-conductively fixed to an intermediate part of said fixed conductor, an arc running part, which has a slot wherein said fixed contact point is disposed, and a folded part, which is connecting said fixing part and said arc running part making an acute angle therebetween, and a moving conductor having a moving contact point on its moving end part, wherein improvement is that a rise up member which is a conductor having a fixing part, which is electro-conductively fixed to said intermediate part, and a rise up part, which rises up extending substantially in perpendicular direction with respect to said intermediate part in a manner that end tip thereof is disposed at a position beyond an end tip of said arc running part with a given air gap therebetween.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 170 words
A circuit breaker comprising: a fixed conductor connected by one end to power source side, a fixed contact point provided on the other end of said fixed conductor, an arc runner which is a conductor having a fixing part, which is electro-conductively fixed to an intermediate part of said fixed conductor, an arc running part, which has a slot wherein said fixed contact point is disposed, and a folded part, which is connecting said fixing part and said arc running part making an acute angle therebetween, and a moving conductor having a moving contact point on its moving end part, wherein improvement is that a rise up member which is a conductor having a fixing part, which is electro-conductively fixed to said intermediate part, and a rise up part, which rises up extending substantially in perpendicular direction with respect to said intermediate part in a manner that end tip thereof is disposed at a position beyond an end tip of said arc running part with a given air gap therebetween.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 49 words
A circuit breaker in accordance with claim 1, wherein said rise up member has an end face which is in a direction substantially facing an and tip of said moving conductor at opening motion, to retain arc between said end face and said end tip at said opening motion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 34 words
A circuit breaker in accordance with claim 2, wherein said end face is disaposed to protrude above a virtual plane which is an extension of surface near end part of said arc running part.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 45 words
A circuit breaker in accordance with claim 1, wherein said rise up member is of ferromagnetic substance, to magnetically shield space of arc running from an upright part of power source side part of said fixed conductor, which is disposed behind said rise up member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 28 words
A circuit breaker in accordance with claim 4, wherein said rise up member is disposed in close vicinity to said upright part of said power source side part.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 29 words
A circuit breaker in accordance with claim 1, wherein said rise up member is constituted instegrally to said arc runner by forming said fixing parts of both member continously.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 49 words
A circuit breaker in accordance with claim 6, wherein said rise up member has an end face which is in a direction substantially facing an end tip of said moving conductor at opening motion, to retain arc between said end face and said end tip at said opening motion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 34 words
A circuit breaker in accordance with claim 6, wherein said end face is disposed to protrude above a virtual plane which is an extension of surface near end part of said arc running part.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 45 words
A circuit breaker in accordance with claim 6, wherein said rise up member is of ferromagnetic substance, to magnetically shield space of arc running from an upright part of power source side part of said fixed conductor, which is dispaosed behind said rise up member.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 27 words
A circuit breaker in accordance with claim 6, wherein said rise up member is disposed in close vicinity to said upright part of power source side part.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 45 words
A circuit breaker in accordance with claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10, wherein said fixed conductor has a curved part and said fixed contact point is provided at a side inner with respect to curving of said curved part.

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