Global Patent Index - EP 1040497 A1

EP 1040497 A1 20001004 - AN ELECTRIC SWITCHING DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR PERFORMING ELECTRIC DISCONNECTION OF A LOAD

Title (en)

AN ELECTRIC SWITCHING DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR PERFORMING ELECTRIC DISCONNECTION OF A LOAD

Title (de)

ELEKTRISCHE SCHALTVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR ELEKTRISCHEN TRENNUNG EINER LAST

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE COMMUTATION ELECTRIQUE ET PROCEDE DE MISE HORS CIRCUIT ELECTRIQUE D'UNE CHARGE

Publication

EP 1040497 A1 20001004 (EN)

Application

EP 98963699 A 19981210

Priority

  • SE 9802274 W 19981210
  • SE 9704685 A 19971215
  • SE 9803934 A 19981118

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9931693A1] An electric switching device comprises a quick mechanical electric switch (5) and an irradiation source (8) and at least one switching element (7) sensitive to irradiation and adapted to create an electrically well conducting current path by-passing the electric mechanical switch upon irradiation thereon through the irradiation source, but assuming an electrically insulating state in absence of irradiation thereon. Said quick mechanical electric switch is a switch capable of being quickly de-ionised after extinction of an electric arc created therein upon separation of the contacts of the mechanical switch.

IPC 1-7

H01H 33/59; H01L 31/00; H02H 3/08

IPC 8 full level

H01H 9/54 (2006.01); H01H 33/59 (2006.01); H02H 3/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01H 9/542 (2013.01); H01H 2009/543 (2013.01); H01H 2009/545 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9931693A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB IE IT LI NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9931693 A1 19990624; AU 1896999 A 19990705; EP 1040497 A1 20001004; JP 2002509335 A 20020326; JP 4532735 B2 20100825; SE 9803934 D0 19981118

DOCDB simple family (application)

SE 9802274 W 19981210; AU 1896999 A 19981210; EP 98963699 A 19981210; JP 2000539500 A 19981210; SE 9803934 A 19981118