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EP 0492336 A3 19930120 - ARC CHAMBER FOR AN ELECTRICAL SWITCH DEVICE

Title (en)

ARC CHAMBER FOR AN ELECTRICAL SWITCH DEVICE

Publication

EP 0492336 A3 19930120 (DE)

Application

EP 91121513 A 19911216

Priority

DE 4041887 A 19901227

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0492336A2] An arc chamber, especially for an electrical line protection circuit breaker, has two arc splitter rails (15, 18) which are used for guiding an arc (22) which occurs at a contact point (10) when a switching event occurs into an arc extinguishing laminate stack (16). In order to improve the current-limiting capability and the dielectric strength of the installation apparatus, at least one of the arc splitter rails (40, 32) is separated so that, when the arc is burning in the arc extinguishing laminate stack, a further partial arc (41, 36) is drawn between the edges of the gap (40, 32). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

H01H 9/46

IPC 8 full level

H01H 9/46 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01H 9/46 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0492336 A2 19920701; EP 0492336 A3 19930120; DE 4041887 A1 19920702

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 91121513 A 19911216; DE 4041887 A 19901227