Electrical switching apparatus with contact finger guide

Details Electrical switching apparatus with contact finger guide Electrical switching apparatus with contact finger guide

1998-05-07

1999-05-04

Friedhofer, Michael A

Electricity: circuit makers and breakers

Electric switch details

Contact

218 32, 218146, 335 8, 335196, H01H 3300

Patent

active

058993231

ABSTRACT:
A contact guide member extends transversely to the contact fingers on the contact carrier of electrical switching apparatus and has spaced openings through which the contact fingers extend and are held in spaced relation. The contact finger guide member is positioned to isolate the arc toes adjacent the free ends of the contact fingers from the main contacts and the contact springs in order to protect the latter items from the arc gases and debris generated during arcing. The openings in the contact finger guide member are elongated to permit differentially pivoting of the contact fingers, but not axial movement. The contact finger guide member slides in a pocket molded in the end face of the contact carrier and is captured by and moves with the contact fingers.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3020374 (1962-02-01), Tootelian
patent: 4346356 (1982-08-01), Fujiwara et al.
patent: 4574170 (1986-03-01), Abe et al.
patent: 4754245 (1988-06-01), Toda et al.
patent: 4891617 (1990-01-01), Beatty, Jr. et al.
patent: 5210385 (1993-05-01), Morel et al.
patent: 5552754 (1996-09-01), Sharaf

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Electrical switching apparatus with contact finger guide does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Electrical switching apparatus with contact finger guide, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Electrical switching apparatus with contact finger guide will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1862926