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EP 0353355 A1 19900207 - An arc extinguisher.

Title (en)

An arc extinguisher.

Title (de)

Lichtbogenlöscheinrichtung.

Title (fr)

Dispositif d'extinction d'arc.

Publication

EP 0353355 A1 19900207 (EN)

Application

EP 88307107 A 19880801

Priority

ZA 872813 A 19870421
ZA 885261 A 19880720
ZA 885262 A 19880720

Abstract (en)

An arc extinguishing arrangement (10) has a stack of a number of paired plates (48) formed from sheets, each bent into a "U". The space between each set of paired plates is filled with an electrically insulating material (54).

IPC 1-7

H01H 9/36

IPC 8 full level

H01H 9/36 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01H 9/36 (2013.01); H01H 2009/365 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[X] EP 0033479 A1 19810812 - CGE COMP GEN ELETTROMECC [IT]
[X] US 1925858 A 19330905 - BAKER BENJAMIN P
[X] DE 1168529 C
[X] DE 1069256 B
[A] DE 2616825 B2 19800710

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0353355 A1 19900207; AU 2025188 A 19900201

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 88307107 A 19880801; AU 2025188 A 19880801