GB1064163A - Snap action electric switch - Google Patents

Snap action electric switch

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Publication number
GB1064163A
GB1064163A GB25339/64A GB2533964A GB1064163A GB 1064163 A GB1064163 A GB 1064163A GB 25339/64 A GB25339/64 A GB 25339/64A GB 2533964 A GB2533964 A GB 2533964A GB 1064163 A GB1064163 A GB 1064163A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
electric switch
snap action
action electric
snap
switch
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired
Application number
GB25339/64A
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Alcatel Lucent SAS
Original Assignee
Compagnie Generale dElectricite SA
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Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Compagnie Generale dElectricite SA filed Critical Compagnie Generale dElectricite SA
Publication of GB1064163A publication Critical patent/GB1064163A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H21/00—Switches operated by an operating part in the form of a pivotable member acted upon directly by a solid body, e.g. by a hand
    • H01H21/02—Details
    • H01H21/18—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
    • H01H21/36—Driving mechanisms
    • H01H21/40—Driving mechanisms having snap action
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H1/00—Contacts
    • H01H1/50—Means for increasing contact pressure, preventing vibration of contacts, holding contacts together after engagement, or biasing contacts to the open position
    • H01H1/54—Means for increasing contact pressure, preventing vibration of contacts, holding contacts together after engagement, or biasing contacts to the open position by magnetic force
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H21/00—Switches operated by an operating part in the form of a pivotable member acted upon directly by a solid body, e.g. by a hand
    • H01H21/02—Details
    • H01H21/18—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
    • H01H21/36—Driving mechanisms
    • H01H21/40—Driving mechanisms having snap action
    • H01H21/42—Driving mechanisms having snap action produced by compression or extension of coil spring
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H3/00—Mechanisms for operating contacts
    • H01H3/22—Power arrangements internal to the switch for operating the driving mechanism
    • H01H3/30—Power arrangements internal to the switch for operating the driving mechanism using spring motor
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H71/00—Details of the protective switches or relays covered by groups H01H73/00 - H01H83/00
    • H01H71/10—Operating or release mechanisms
    • H01H71/50—Manual reset mechanisms which may be also used for manual release
    • H01H71/52—Manual reset mechanisms which may be also used for manual release actuated by lever
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H9/00—Details of switching devices, not covered by groups H01H1/00 - H01H7/00
    • H01H9/30—Means for extinguishing or preventing arc between current-carrying parts
    • H01H9/38—Auxiliary contacts on to which the arc is transferred from the main contacts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H3/00—Mechanisms for operating contacts
    • H01H3/22—Power arrangements internal to the switch for operating the driving mechanism
    • H01H3/30—Power arrangements internal to the switch for operating the driving mechanism using spring motor
    • H01H2003/3084—Kinetic energy of moving parts recuperated by transformation into potential energy in closing or opening spring to be used in next operation
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2300/00—Orthogonal indexing scheme relating to electric switches, relays, selectors or emergency protective devices covered by H01H
    • H01H2300/046—Orthogonal indexing scheme relating to electric switches, relays, selectors or emergency protective devices covered by H01H using snap closing mechanisms
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2300/00—Orthogonal indexing scheme relating to electric switches, relays, selectors or emergency protective devices covered by H01H
    • H01H2300/046—Orthogonal indexing scheme relating to electric switches, relays, selectors or emergency protective devices covered by H01H using snap closing mechanisms
    • H01H2300/048—Snap closing by latched movable contact, wherein the movable contact is held in a minimal distance from the fixed contact during first phase of closing sequence in which a closing spring is charged
GB25339/64A 1963-06-27 1964-06-18 Snap action electric switch Expired GB1064163A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR939583A FR1388664A (en) 1963-06-27 1963-06-27 Independent closing device for electrical devices

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB1064163A true GB1064163A (en) 1967-04-05

Family

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GB25339/64A Expired GB1064163A (en) 1963-06-27 1964-06-18 Snap action electric switch

Country Status (6)

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US (1) US3239621A (en)
CH (1) CH431668A (en)
DE (1) DE1220926B (en)
FR (1) FR1388664A (en)
GB (1) GB1064163A (en)
NL (1) NL6407178A (en)

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US3523261A (en) * 1967-01-30 1970-08-04 Federal Pacific Electric Co Current limiting circuit breakers
DE1916956C3 (en) * 1969-04-02 1983-12-08 Bosch-Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH, 7000 Stuttgart Electrical snap switch
JPS5921487Y2 (en) * 1979-05-14 1984-06-25 株式会社東芝 Movable contact for circuit breakers
FR2560713B1 (en) * 1984-03-02 1988-04-29 Merlin Gerin MECHANISM FOR QUICK CLOSING OF A MINIATURE CIRCUIT BREAKER
DE3432086A1 (en) * 1984-08-28 1986-03-06 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München CONTACT ARRANGEMENT WITH A CURRENT-DEPENDENT POWER FOR EXTENSING THE CONTACT FORCE
DE3936610C2 (en) * 1989-11-03 2001-11-22 Schupa Gmbh Device for the sudden switching on of movably mounted contact levers, in particular for a two-pole residual current circuit breaker
DE4003247C1 (en) * 1990-02-03 1991-07-04 Ddm Hopt + Schuler Gmbh & Co Kg, 7210 Rottweil, De Switching arrangement increasing hysteresis - has switching and control levers forming arrester released shortly before operating lever reaches rest position
DE29609824U1 (en) * 1996-05-21 1997-07-24 Siemens AG, 80333 München Low voltage circuit breaker with a contact carrier
FR2780198B1 (en) * 1998-06-17 2000-09-01 Cahors App Elec SWITCH WITH CLOSING AND OPENING MECHANISM
US7718908B2 (en) * 2008-10-01 2010-05-18 General Electric Company Contact arm assembly and method for assembling the contact arm assembly
JP5788993B2 (en) * 2011-01-05 2015-10-07 カーリング テクノロジーズ、 インコーポレイテッドＣａｒｌｉｎｇ Ｔｅｃｈｎｏｌｏｇｉｅｓ， Ｉｎｃ． Ultra low profile locker design
DE102014107266A1 (en) * 2014-05-22 2015-11-26 Eaton Industries Austria Gmbh switchgear

Family Cites Families (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
NL39632C (en) * 1933-07-05
DE643708C (en) * 1934-02-20 1937-04-15 Siemens Schuckertwerke Akt Ges Toggle switch with spring drive for regulating transformers
AT159772B (en) * 1938-09-11 1940-11-11 Siemens Ag Electrical high-speed switch with overcurrent release, especially automatic socket.
DE888879C (en) * 1944-04-20 1953-09-07 Aeg Device for comparing the force to be used to switch on electrical switching devices
US3045083A (en) * 1959-06-25 1962-07-17 Westinghouse Electric Corp Spring closing mechanism for circuit breakers

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
NL6407178A (en) 1964-12-28
CH431668A (en) 1967-03-15
FR1388664A (en) 1965-02-12
DE1220926B (en) 1966-07-14
US3239621A (en) 1966-03-08

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