EP0715324B1 - Electrical vacuum switch - Google Patents

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EP0715324B1
EP0715324B1 EP95410129A EP95410129A EP0715324B1 EP 0715324 B1 EP0715324 B1 EP 0715324B1 EP 95410129 A EP95410129 A EP 95410129A EP 95410129 A EP95410129 A EP 95410129A EP 0715324 B1 EP0715324 B1 EP 0715324B1
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Roger Schneider Electric Bolongeat-Mobleu
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    • H01HELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H33/00High-tension or heavy-current switches with arc-extinguishing or arc-preventing means
    • H01H33/60Switches wherein the means for extinguishing or preventing the arc do not include separate means for obtaining or increasing flow of arc-extinguishing fluid
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    • HELECTRICITY
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    • H01HELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H33/00High-tension or heavy-current switches with arc-extinguishing or arc-preventing means
    • H01H33/60Switches wherein the means for extinguishing or preventing the arc do not include separate means for obtaining or increasing flow of arc-extinguishing fluid
    • H01H33/66Vacuum switches
    • H01H33/664Contacts; Arc-extinguishing means, e.g. arcing rings
    • H01H33/6644Contacts; Arc-extinguishing means, e.g. arcing rings having coil-like electrical connections between contact rod and the proper contact

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  • the present invention relates to a switch intended to ensure breaking in a circuit electric and mainly comprising an elongated vacuum cartridge, said cartridge comprising a cylindrical envelope closed by two bottoms and containing two contacts arc, one of which, fixed, is secured to one of the aforementioned funds while the other, mobile, is mounted for axial sliding inside the cartridge between a closed position and a position of separation of the contacts causing the formation of an arc current, and means for producing an axial magnetic field in the region of the arc.
  • the applicant's patent FR 2,677,487 describes an electrical switch of the kind mentioned, in which the axial magnetic field is generated by the flowing current a coil integral with the bottom of the cartridge and arranged coaxially with this cartridge at right of the arcing contact separation interval.
  • Patent application EP 0597434 shows a switch according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the present invention solves this problem and proposes an electrical switch, in particular vacuum container of particularly simple design.
  • the present invention relates to an electrical switch, according to claim 1.
  • the conductive portions are crown sectors, the sectors associated with the fixed arcing contact being angularly offset from those associated with the moving arcing contact.
  • the aforementioned conductive portions came integrally with the parts contact and formed at the periphery of said parts.
  • each arcing contact comprises a crown sector.
  • each arcing contact comprises two sectors of crown, diametrically opposite.
  • each arcing contact comprises three crown sectors equidistant.
  • each contact piece is in the form of crown, said crown being constituted by the aforementioned conductive crown sectors and non-conducting crown sectors.
  • the abovementioned non-conducting crown sectors are produced in a insulating or refractory material.
  • a vacuum bulb interrupter I comprising mainly an insulating casing 1 of cylindrical shape closed by two metal bottoms 2, 3 and containing two arcing contacts 4, 5 respectively fixed and mobile extending coaxially inside said envelope 1.
  • One of the contacts, said to be fixed, is integral with one of the 2 aforementioned funds 2, 3 of the envelope 1, while the other 5 of the contacts, said mobile, is slidably mounted through the other 3 of the two bottoms 2, 3.
  • This movable contact 5 is moved into translation by a control mechanism not shown, between a closed position allowing the passage of current between the contacts 4, 5 and a separation position (shown in Figure 1) in which an arc current "c" occurs between the contacts 4, 5 before obtaining the cut.
  • the two arcing contacts 4, 5 have the same structure and are each constituted by a rod conductive 6, 7 comprising at one of its ends a contact piece 8, 9 in the form of disc shaped with said rod 6, 7. On the free end 8a, 9a of this piece in disc shape 8, 9 is fixed a conductive electrode 10, 11 in the form of a crown, the diameter is slightly greater than that of the disc-shaped part 8, 9.
  • the means used to produce a axial magnetic field in the arc formation zone include means M carried by the arcing contacts 4, 5, to impose on the arcing current a path inclined by relative to the plane P of the contact surfaces 4a, 5a of the arcing contacts 4, 5.
  • each contact piece 8, 9 is shaped into a ring 37, said ring 37 being formed at the periphery of the contact pieces 8, 9 and comprising conductive crown sectors 12 to 23 and non-conductive or poorly conductive crown sectors 25 to 36.
  • the crown 37 of each part 8, 9 is formed by three conductive sectors 18 to 23 and three non-conductive sectors 28, 29, 30 and 34,35,36
  • Figures 2 and 3 illustrate contact parts 8, 9 whose end in the form of a crown 37 consists by a single conductive crown sector 12, 13 and an insulating crown sector 25,31. In this case, as can be seen in FIG.
  • the two respective conducting sectors 12, 13 of the two contact parts 8, 9 will be placed so as to be diametrically opposite.
  • the contact pieces 8, 9 each comprise two conductive sectors 14, 15, 16, 17 and two non-conductive sectors 26, 27 and 32.33.
  • the two conductive sectors 14 to 17 of each part 8, 9 are arranged so as to be diametrically opposite and the two parts 8, 9 are arranged relative to each other so that the two diameters d, e, according to which sectors are placed on the two parts 8, 9 are perpendicular.
  • the conductive sectors 18 to 23 and the non-conductive sectors 28, 29, 30 and 34, 35, 36 are three in number and are equidistant, the conductive sectors 18 to 23 of the two parts 8, 9 being arranged to be angularly offset.
  • the operation of the switch in its three embodiments will be described briefly through the following with reference to the figures.
  • the arc current "c" passes from the crown sector 12 associated with the fixed contact 4 to the crown sector 13 associated with the movable contact 5, passing through the electrodes 10, 11 according to an inclined path as shown in dotted lines in FIG. 3.
  • the horizontal component of this current that is to say parallel to the contact surfaces 4a, Sa of the arcing contacts 4, 5, then generates a localized axial field , making it possible, by maintaining several small arches, to spread the arc.
  • the rod 6, 7, the contact piece 8, 9 as well as the conductive sectors 12 to 23 of each arcing contact 4, 5 advantageously forming a one-piece assembly will be preferably made of copper.
  • the electrodes 10, 11 will advantageously be made in one conductive material based on chromium and copper, while the non-conductive sectors 25 to 36 will be made of an insulating or refractory material.
  • an electrical switch has therefore been produced, in particular under vacuum, cutting in the axial field, of particularly simple design since it does not requires no additional means of producing an axial field and that the geometry and therefore the structure of the arcing contacts remains particularly simple.
  • the invention is not limited to the embodiments described and illustrated which have been given by way of example only. This is how, for example, we could consider that the conductive sectors are made on the electrodes rather than on the pieces of contact. Similarly, we could remove the non-conductive sectors, especially in the case or each contact piece comprises at least two conductive sectors.

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La présente invention concerne un interrupteur destiné à assurer la coupure dans un circuit électrique et comprenant principalement une cartouche allongée sous vide, ladite cartouche comportant une enveloppe cylindrique obturée par deux fonds et renfermant deux contacts d'arc, dont l'un, fixe, est solidaire de l'un des fonds précités tandis que l'autre, mobile, est monté à coulissement axial à l'intérieur de la cartouche entre une position de fermeture et une position de séparation des contacts entraínant la formation d'un courant d'arc, et des moyens destinés à produire un champ magnétique axial dans la zone de formation de l'arc.The present invention relates to a switch intended to ensure breaking in a circuit electric and mainly comprising an elongated vacuum cartridge, said cartridge comprising a cylindrical envelope closed by two bottoms and containing two contacts arc, one of which, fixed, is secured to one of the aforementioned funds while the other, mobile, is mounted for axial sliding inside the cartridge between a closed position and a position of separation of the contacts causing the formation of an arc current, and means for producing an axial magnetic field in the region of the arc.

On connaít plusieurs moyens pour produire un champ magnétique axial dans la zone de formation de l'arc, ce champ magnétique permettant d'augmenter le pouvoir de coupure de la cartouche en engendrant une diffusion de l'arc et en évitant toute concentration d'énergie en un point particulier.We know several ways to produce an axial magnetic field in the area of formation of the arc, this magnetic field making it possible to increase the breaking capacity of the cartridge by generating a diffusion of the arc and by avoiding any concentration of energy at a particular point.

Le brevet FR 2.677.487 de la demanderesse décrit un interrupteur électrique du genre mentionné, dans lequel le champ magnétique axial est engendré par le courant parcourant une bobine solidaire du fond de la cartouche et disposée coaxialement à cette cartouche au droit de l'intervalle de séparation des contacts d'arc.The applicant's patent FR 2,677,487 describes an electrical switch of the kind mentioned, in which the axial magnetic field is generated by the flowing current a coil integral with the bottom of the cartridge and arranged coaxially with this cartridge at right of the arcing contact separation interval.

Dans le document FR 2.682.808 appartenant également à la demanderesse, la bobine en forme d'anneau est placée à l'extérieur de la cartouche dans un logement annulaire formé dans le fond de la cartouche.In document FR 2.682.808 also belonging to the plaintiff, the coil in ring shape is placed outside the cartridge in an annular housing formed in the bottom of the cartridge.

La demande de brevet EP 0597434, montre un interrupteur selon le préambule de la revendication 1.Patent application EP 0597434, shows a switch according to the preamble of claim 1.

Et l'on connaít enfin la possibilité de placer une spire ou un circuit magnétique derrière chaque contact.And we finally know the possibility of placing a turn or a magnetic circuit behind every contact.

Toutes ces réalisations nécessitent donc soit l'utilisation d'éléments additionnels, tels une bobine ou un circuit magnétique, soit la réalisation de contacts de forme complexe, d'où il résulte un coût de fabrication important des interrupteurs dans lesquels ils sont destinés à être utilisés. All these achievements therefore require either the use of additional elements, such as a coil or a magnetic circuit, that is, making contacts of complex shape, hence results in a significant manufacturing cost of the switches in which they are intended for be used.

La présente invention résout ce problème et propose un interrupteur électrique, notamment sous vide de conception particulièrement simple.The present invention solves this problem and proposes an electrical switch, in particular vacuum container of particularly simple design.

A cet effet, la présente invention a pour objet un interrupteur électrique, selon la revendication 1.To this end, the present invention relates to an electrical switch, according to claim 1.

Suivant une autre caractéristique, les portions conductrices sont des secteurs de couronne, les secteurs associés au contact d'arc fixe étant décalés angulairement par rapport à ceux associés au contact d'arc mobile.According to another characteristic, the conductive portions are crown sectors, the sectors associated with the fixed arcing contact being angularly offset from those associated with the moving arcing contact.

Avantageusement, les portions conductrices précitées sont venues de matière avec les pièces de contact et formées à la périphérie desdites pièces.Advantageously, the aforementioned conductive portions came integrally with the parts contact and formed at the periphery of said parts.

Suivant une réalisation particulière, chaque contact d'arc comporte un secteur de couronne.According to a particular embodiment, each arcing contact comprises a crown sector.

Suivant une variante de réalisation, chaque contact d'arc comporte deux secteurs de couronne, diamétralement opposés.According to an alternative embodiment, each arcing contact comprises two sectors of crown, diametrically opposite.

Selon une autre variante, chaque contact d'arc comporte trois secteurs de couronne équidistants. According to another variant, each arcing contact comprises three crown sectors equidistant.

Suivant une autre caractéristique, l'extrémité de chaque pièce de contact est en forme de couronne, ladite couronne étant constituée par les secteurs de couronne conducteurs précités et des secteurs de couronne non conducteurs.According to another characteristic, the end of each contact piece is in the form of crown, said crown being constituted by the aforementioned conductive crown sectors and non-conducting crown sectors.

Avantageusement, les secteurs de couronne non conducteurs précités sont réalisés en un matériau isolant ou réfractaire.Advantageously, the abovementioned non-conducting crown sectors are produced in a insulating or refractory material.

Mais d'autres avantages et caractéristiques de l'invention apparaítront mieux dans la description détaillée qui suit et se réfère aux dessins annexés donnés uniquement à titre d'exemple et dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1 illustre, dans une vue en coupe, un interrupteur à vide conforme à une réalisation particulière de l'invention;
  • les figures 2, 4 et 6 illustrent respectivement, dans des vues éclatées, l'un des contacts d'arc de l'interrupteur, suivant trois réalisations différentes de l'invention;
  • les figures 3, 5 et 7 illustrent respectivement, dans des vues en perspective, les deux contacts d'arc suivant les trois réalisations précitées de l'invention.
However, other advantages and characteristics of the invention will appear better in the detailed description which follows and which refers to the appended drawings given solely by way of example and in which:
  • Figure 1 illustrates, in a sectional view, a vacuum switch according to a particular embodiment of the invention;
  • Figures 2, 4 and 6 respectively illustrate, in exploded views, one of the arcing contacts of the switch, according to three different embodiments of the invention;
  • Figures 3, 5 and 7 respectively illustrate, in perspective views, the two arcing contacts according to the three above-mentioned embodiments of the invention.

Sur la figure 1, on voit un interrupteur I à ampoule sous vide C comprenant principalement une enveloppe isolante 1 de forme cylindrique fermée par deux fonds métalliques 2, 3 et renfermant deux contacts d'arc 4, 5 respectivement fixe et mobile s'étendant coaxialement à l'intérieur de ladite enveloppe 1. L'un 4 des contacts, dit fixe, est solidaire de l'un 2 des fonds précités 2, 3 de l'enveloppe 1, tandis que l'autre 5 des contacts, dit mobile, est monté coulissant à travers l'autre 3 des deux fonds 2, 3. Ce contact mobile 5 est mû en translation par un mécanisme de commande non représenté, entre une position de fermeture autorisant le passage du courant entre les contacts 4, 5 et une position de séparation (représentée sur la figure 1) dans laquelle un courant d'arc "c" se produit entre les contacts 4, 5 préalablement à l'obtention de la coupure.In FIG. 1, we see a vacuum bulb interrupter I comprising mainly an insulating casing 1 of cylindrical shape closed by two metal bottoms 2, 3 and containing two arcing contacts 4, 5 respectively fixed and mobile extending coaxially inside said envelope 1. One of the contacts, said to be fixed, is integral with one of the 2 aforementioned funds 2, 3 of the envelope 1, while the other 5 of the contacts, said mobile, is slidably mounted through the other 3 of the two bottoms 2, 3. This movable contact 5 is moved into translation by a control mechanism not shown, between a closed position allowing the passage of current between the contacts 4, 5 and a separation position (shown in Figure 1) in which an arc current "c" occurs between the contacts 4, 5 before obtaining the cut.

Les deux contacts d'arc 4, 5 ont la même structure et sont constitués chacun par une tige conductrice 6, 7 comportant à l'une de ses extrémités une pièce de contact 8, 9 en forme de disque venue de forme avec ladite tige 6, 7. Sur l'extrémité libre 8a, 9a de cette pièce en forme de disque 8, 9 est fixée une électrode conductrice 10, 11 en forme de couronne dont le diamètre est légèrement supérieur à celui de la pièce en forme de disque 8, 9. The two arcing contacts 4, 5 have the same structure and are each constituted by a rod conductive 6, 7 comprising at one of its ends a contact piece 8, 9 in the form of disc shaped with said rod 6, 7. On the free end 8a, 9a of this piece in disc shape 8, 9 is fixed a conductive electrode 10, 11 in the form of a crown, the diameter is slightly greater than that of the disc-shaped part 8, 9.

Suivant une réalisation particulière de l'invention, les moyens utilisés pour produire un champ magnétique axial dans la zone de formation de l'arc, comprennent des moyens M portés par les contacts d'arc 4, 5, pour imposer au courant d'arc une trajectoire inclinée par rapport au plan P des surfaces de contact 4a, 5a des contacts d'arc 4, 5.According to a particular embodiment of the invention, the means used to produce a axial magnetic field in the arc formation zone, include means M carried by the arcing contacts 4, 5, to impose on the arcing current a path inclined by relative to the plane P of the contact surfaces 4a, 5a of the arcing contacts 4, 5.

En se reportant aux figures, on voit qu'à cet effet, l'extrémité 8a, 9a de chaque pièce de contact 8, 9 est conformée en couronne 37, ladite couronne 37 étant formée à la périphérie des pièces de contact 8, 9 et comportant des secteurs de couronne conducteurs 12 à 23 et des secteurs de couronne non conducteurs ou peu conducteurs 25 à 36. Sur la figure 1, qui correspond au mode de réalisation illustré sur les figures 6 et 7, la couronne 37 de chaque pièce 8,9 est constituée par trois secteurs conducteurs 18 à 23 et trois secteurs non conducteurs 28, 29, 30 et 34,35,36 Les figures 2 et 3 illustrent des pièces de contact 8, 9 dont l'extrémité en forme de couronne 37 est constituée par un seul secteur de couronne conducteur 12, 13 et un secteur de couronne isolant 25,31. Dans ce cas, comme ceci est visible sur la figure 3, les deux secteurs conducteurs 12, 13 respectifs des deux pièces de contact 8, 9 seront placés de manière à être diamétralement opposés. Sur les figures 4 et 5, les pièces de contact 8, 9 comportent chacune deux secteurs conducteurs 14, 15, 16, 17 et deux secteurs non conducteurs 26, 27 et 32,33. Les deux secteurs conducteurs 14 à 17 de chaque pièce 8, 9 sont agencés de manière à être diamétralement opposés et les deux pièces 8, 9 sont agencées l'une par rapport à l'autre de façon que les deux diamètres d, e, selon lesquels les secteurs sont placés sur les deux pièces 8, 9 soient perpendiculaires. Sur les figures 6 et 7, les secteurs conducteurs 18 à 23 et les secteurs non conducteurs 28, 29, 30 et 34, 35, 36 sont au nombre de trois et sont équidistants, les secteurs conducteurs 18 à 23 des deux pièces 8, 9 étant agencés de manière à être décalés angulairement.
Le fonctionnement de l'interrupteur dans ses trois formes de réalisation va être décrit brièvement à travers ce qui suit en référence aux figures.
Referring to the figures, it can be seen that for this purpose, the end 8a, 9a of each contact piece 8, 9 is shaped into a ring 37, said ring 37 being formed at the periphery of the contact pieces 8, 9 and comprising conductive crown sectors 12 to 23 and non-conductive or poorly conductive crown sectors 25 to 36. In FIG. 1, which corresponds to the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 7, the crown 37 of each part 8, 9 is formed by three conductive sectors 18 to 23 and three non-conductive sectors 28, 29, 30 and 34,35,36 Figures 2 and 3 illustrate contact parts 8, 9 whose end in the form of a crown 37 consists by a single conductive crown sector 12, 13 and an insulating crown sector 25,31. In this case, as can be seen in FIG. 3, the two respective conducting sectors 12, 13 of the two contact parts 8, 9 will be placed so as to be diametrically opposite. In FIGS. 4 and 5, the contact pieces 8, 9 each comprise two conductive sectors 14, 15, 16, 17 and two non-conductive sectors 26, 27 and 32.33. The two conductive sectors 14 to 17 of each part 8, 9 are arranged so as to be diametrically opposite and the two parts 8, 9 are arranged relative to each other so that the two diameters d, e, according to which sectors are placed on the two parts 8, 9 are perpendicular. In FIGS. 6 and 7, the conductive sectors 18 to 23 and the non-conductive sectors 28, 29, 30 and 34, 35, 36 are three in number and are equidistant, the conductive sectors 18 to 23 of the two parts 8, 9 being arranged to be angularly offset.
The operation of the switch in its three embodiments will be described briefly through the following with reference to the figures.

En position fermée de l'interrupteur I, pour passer du contact fixe 4 au contact mobile 5, le courant traverse successivement la tige 6 du contact fixe 4, la pièce de contact 8, les secteurs conducteurs, l'électrode 10 du contact fixe 4, puis l'électrode 11 du contact mobile 5, les secteurs conducteurs du contact mobile 5, la pièce de contact 9 et la tige du contact mobile 7.
En position de séparation des contacts d'arc 4, 5 préalablement à la coupure, le courant acheminé par la tige 6 du contact d'arc fixe 4 traverse la pièce de contact 8 du contact d'arc fixe 4 puis atteint les secteurs conducteurs. Suivant la réalisation illustrée sur les figures 2 et 3, le courant d'arc "c" passe du secteur de couronne 12 associé au contact fixe 4 au secteur de couronne 13 associé au contact mobile 5, en passant par les électrodes 10, 11 suivant une trajectoire inclinée telle que représentée en pointillés sur la figure 3. La composante horizontale de ce courant, c'est-à-dire parallèle aux surfaces de contact 4a, Sa des contacts d'arc 4, 5, génère alors un champ axial localisé, permettant l'obtention, par le maintien de plusieurs petits arcs, d'une diffusion de l'arc.
In the closed position of the switch I, to pass from the fixed contact 4 to the movable contact 5, the current passes successively through the rod 6 of the fixed contact 4, the contact piece 8, the conductive sectors, the electrode 10 of the fixed contact 4 , then the electrode 11 of the movable contact 5, the conductive sectors of the movable contact 5, the contact piece 9 and the rod of the movable contact 7.
In the separation position of the arcing contacts 4, 5 prior to breaking, the current supplied by the rod 6 of the fixed arcing contact 4 passes through the contact piece 8 of the fixed arcing contact 4 and then reaches the conductive sectors. According to the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3, the arc current "c" passes from the crown sector 12 associated with the fixed contact 4 to the crown sector 13 associated with the movable contact 5, passing through the electrodes 10, 11 according to an inclined path as shown in dotted lines in FIG. 3. The horizontal component of this current, that is to say parallel to the contact surfaces 4a, Sa of the arcing contacts 4, 5, then generates a localized axial field , making it possible, by maintaining several small arches, to spread the arc.

Lorsque les secteurs sont au nombre de deux ou de trois par pièce de contact, comme illustré sur les figures 4 à 7, on obtient plusieurs courants d'arc de direction inclinée par rapport aux mêmes surfaces de contact, d'où il résulte la création d'un champ magnétique axial.When there are two or three sectors per contact piece, as illustrated in FIGS. 4 to 7, several arc currents of inclined direction are obtained by compared to the same contact surfaces, from which it results in the creation of a magnetic field axial.

On notera que la tige 6, 7, la pièce de contact 8, 9 ainsi que les secteurs conducteurs 12 à 23 de chaque contact d'arc 4, 5 formant avantageusement un ensemble monobloc, seront de préférence réalisés en cuivre. Les électrodes 10, 11 seront avantageusement réalisées en un matériau conducteur à base de chrome et de cuivre, tandis que les secteurs non conducteurs 25 à 36 seront réalisés en un matériau isolant ou bien réfractaire.It will be noted that the rod 6, 7, the contact piece 8, 9 as well as the conductive sectors 12 to 23 of each arcing contact 4, 5 advantageously forming a one-piece assembly, will be preferably made of copper. The electrodes 10, 11 will advantageously be made in one conductive material based on chromium and copper, while the non-conductive sectors 25 to 36 will be made of an insulating or refractory material.

On a donc réalisé grâce à l'invention un interrupteur électrique, notamment sous vide, réalisant la coupure en champ axial, de conception particulièrement simple puisqu'il ne nécessite pas de moyens additionnels de production d'un champ axial et que la géométrie et donc la structure des contacts d'arc restent particulièrement simples.Thanks to the invention, an electrical switch has therefore been produced, in particular under vacuum, cutting in the axial field, of particularly simple design since it does not requires no additional means of producing an axial field and that the geometry and therefore the structure of the arcing contacts remains particularly simple.

Bien entendu, l'invention n'est pas limitée aux modes de réalisation décrits et illustrés qui n'ont été donnés qu'à titre d'exemple. C'est ainsi par exemple que l'on pourrait envisager que les secteurs conducteurs soient réalisés sur les électrodes plutôt que sur les pièces de contact. De même, on pourrait supprimer les secteurs non conducteurs, surtout dans le cas ou chaque pièce de contact comporte au moins deux secteurs conducteurs.Of course, the invention is not limited to the embodiments described and illustrated which have been given by way of example only. This is how, for example, we could consider that the conductive sectors are made on the electrodes rather than on the pieces of contact. Similarly, we could remove the non-conductive sectors, especially in the case or each contact piece comprises at least two conductive sectors.

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  1. An electrical switch designed to perform breaking in an electrical circuit, of the kind comprising an elongate vacuum cartridge, said cartridge comprising a cylindrical enclosure blanked off by two end-plates and housing two arcing contacts, one, stationary, of which contacts is securedly united to one of the afore-mentioned end-plates whereas the other, movable, contact is mounted with axial sliding inside the cartridge between a closed position and a separated position of the contacts resulting in formation of an arcing current between the contacts, and means designed to produce an axial magnetic field in the arc formation zone, each arcing contact (4, 5) comprising a conducting rod (6, 7) comprising at one of its ends a contact part (8, 9) on which an electrode (10, 11) is fixed, the afore-mentioned contact part (8, 9) and electrode (10, 11) being electrically connected by at least one conducting portion (12 to 23) securedly united to the contact part (8, 9) or to the electrode (10, 11), the above-mentioned means for producing an axial magnetic field comprising said portions (12 to 23) which are arranged in such a way that the conducting portions (12, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20) of the stationary arcing contact (4) are not facing those (13, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23) belonging to the movable arcing contact (5), characterized in that the contact parts (8, 9) are in the form of a disk and the electrodes (10, 11) in the form of a crown or of a disk.
  2. The switch according to claim 1, characterized in that the conducting portions (12 to 23) are crown sectors, the sectors (12, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20) associated to the stationary arcing contact (4) being angularly offset with respect to those (13, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23) associated to the movable arcing contact (5).
  3. The switch according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the afore-mentioned conducting portions (12 to 23) are an integral part of the contact parts (8, 9) and are formed at the periphery of said parts.
  4. The switch according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that each arcing contact (4, 5) comprises a crown sector (12, 13).
  5. The switch according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that each arcing contact (4, 5) comprises two diametrically opposite crown sectors (14, 15, 16, 17).
  6. The switch according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that each arcing contact (4, 5) comprises three equidistant crown sectors (18 to 23).
  7. The switch according to any one of the claims 2 to 6, characterized in that the end of each contact part (8, 9) is in the form of a crown, said crown (37) being formed by the afore-mentioned conducting crown sectors (12 to 23) and by non-conducting crown sectors (25 to 36).
  8. The switch according to claim 7, characterized in that the afore-mentioned non-conducting crown sectors (25 to 36) are made of insulating or refractory material.
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US08/653,242 US5726406A (en) 1994-11-29 1996-05-24 Electrical vacuum switch

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