Global Patent Index - EP 2323148 A1

EP 2323148 A1 20110518 - Electric contact and vacuum interrupter using the same

Title (en)

Electric contact and vacuum interrupter using the same

Title (de)

Elektrischer Kontakt und Vakuumschalter damit

Title (fr)

Contact électrique et interrupteur d'aspirateur l'utilisant

Publication

EP 2323148 A1 20110518 (EN)

Application

EP 10190812 A 20101111

Priority

JP 2009259401 A 20091113

Abstract (en)

The invention proposes electric contact made of a sintered alloy consisting essentially of chromium, copper and tellurium, wherein the sintered alloy is composed of copper matrix and a chromium phase, and wherein particles of a ternary intermetallic compound consisting of chromium, copper and tellurium are present in grains and at grain boundaries of the copper matrix, and at interfaces between the chromium phase and the copper matrix. The disclosure also discloses an electrode for a vacuum interrupter, a vacuum interrupter, a vacuum circuit breaker and a vacuum switch.

IPC 8 full level

H01H 1/02 (2006.01); H01H 11/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01H 1/0206 (2013.01); H01H 11/048 (2013.01); H01H 33/6643 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2323148 A1 20110518; CN 102064026 A 20110518; JP 2011108380 A 20110602

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 10190812 A 20101111; CN 201010540124 A 20101111; JP 2009259401 A 20091113