Global Patent Index - EP 0381843 A3

EP 0381843 A3 19901107 - SWITCH CONTACT

Title (en)

SWITCH CONTACT

Publication

EP 0381843 A3 19901107 (DE)

Application

EP 89123257 A 19891215

Priority

DE 3900684 A 19890112

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0381843A2] The invention relates to a switch contact (1), whose contact base (5) is divided by slots (10) into sections (12) and whose coil former (4) is divided by slots (8) into helix-shaped conductors (9) for generating a magnetic field. In the event of interaction with a second switch contact (2), the two contacts acting together induce an axial or a radial magnetic field in the opened contact gap, depending on the direction of the slots (8) in the two coil formers (4). In order to generate an effective magnetic field in both cases, an evenly distributed current flow is necessary in the windings (9) of the coil formers (4) with current threads running at least approximately parallel in the inclination direction of the slots (8). A special design of the contact base (5) with different resistances is proposed for the solution, so that paths of equal electrical resistance are produced even for the relatively long current lines (SL1, SL2 ...) in the edge zones of the conductors (9). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

H01H 33/66

IPC 8 full level

H01H 33/66 (2006.01); H01H 33/664 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01H 33/6642 (2013.01); H01H 2033/6648 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE GB NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0381843 A2 19900816; EP 0381843 A3 19901107; DE 3900684 A1 19900726; DE 3900684 C2 19901025; JP H02227923 A 19900911

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 89123257 A 19891215; DE 3900684 A 19890112; JP 373890 A 19900112