Global Patent Index - EP 0378161 B1

EP 0378161 B1 19940525 - High or middle tension circuit breaker.

Title (en)

High or middle tension circuit breaker.

Title (de)

Hoch- oder Mittelspannungslastschalter.

Title (fr)

Disjoncteur à haute ou moyenne tension.

Publication

EP 0378161 B1 19940525 (FR)

Application

EP 90100360 A 19900109

Priority

FR 8900215 A 19890110

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0378161A1] The subject is a medium or high voltage circuit-breaker comprising, in a surround filled with pressurised dielectric gas, a main stationary contact (2) and a main moving contact (3), as well as a stationary arc contact (6) and a moving arc contact (7) between which an arc is established when they separate, characterised in that it comprises means for splitting the arc up into a large number of elementary arcs, each elementary arc being established between two metal plates (12). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

H01H 33/10

IPC 8 full level

H01H 33/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01H 33/10 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0378161 A1 19900718; EP 0378161 B1 19940525; AT E106160 T1 19940615; CA 2007397 A1 19900710; CA 2007397 C 19940322; DE 69009070 D1 19940630; DE 69009070 T2 19940908; DK 0378161 T3 19940718; ES 2056251 T3 19941001; FR 2641643 A1 19900713; FR 2641643 B1 19910322; JP 2611019 B2 19970521; JP H02236922 A 19900919; US 5066839 A 19911119

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 90100360 A 19900109; AT 90100360 T 19900109; CA 2007397 A 19900109; DE 69009070 T 19900109; DK 90100360 T 19900109; ES 90100360 T 19900109; FR 8900215 A 19890110; JP 328490 A 19900110; US 46236290 A 19900109