Global Patent Index - EP 0766278 A3

EP 0766278 A3 19981104 - Circuit breaker

Title (en)

Circuit breaker

Title (de)

Leistungsschalter

Title (fr)

Disjoncteur

Publication

EP 0766278 A3 19981104 (DE)

Application

EP 96810568 A 19960828

Priority

DE 19536673 A 19950930

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0766278A2] The switch has a cylindrical arc extinction chamber (1) with an arc extinction zone (17) between fixed and movable contacts (4,5) and a blast volume (9) coupled to the shaft (7) of the movable contact (5) and connected via at least one flow channel (16) to an insulation jet (11). The arc extinction chamber has a first compression volume (21) coupled to the blast volume and a second compression space (23), with an auxiliary piston (22) between them, operated by the movement of the movable contact.

IPC 1-7

H01H 33/91

IPC 8 full level

H01H 33/90 (2006.01); H01H 33/915 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01H 33/904 (2013.01 - EP US); H01H 33/905 (2013.01 - EP US); H01H 2033/907 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE FR IT LI SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0766278 A2 19970402; EP 0766278 A3 19981104; DE 19536673 A1 19970403; US 5898149 A 19990427

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 96810568 A 19960828; DE 19536673 A 19950930; US 66293996 A 19960612