GB497781A - Improvements in liquid contact electric switches - Google Patents

Improvements in liquid contact electric switches

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Publication number
GB497781A
GB497781A GB7364/38A GB736438A GB497781A GB 497781 A GB497781 A GB 497781A GB 7364/38 A GB7364/38 A GB 7364/38A GB 736438 A GB736438 A GB 736438A GB 497781 A GB497781 A GB 497781A
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Prior art keywords
mercury
diaphragm
circuit
liquid contact
march
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GB7364/38A
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British Thomson Houston Co Ltd
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British Thomson Houston Co Ltd
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01HELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H29/00Switches having at least one liquid contact
    • H01H29/20Switches having at least one liquid contact operated by tilting contact-liquid container
    • H01H29/24Switches having at least one liquid contact operated by tilting contact-liquid container wherein contact is made and broken between liquid and liquid

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  • Measuring Fluid Pressure (AREA)
  • Switches Operated By Changes In Physical Conditions (AREA)
  • Contacts (AREA)

Abstract

497,781. Mercury switches. BRITISH THOMSON-HOUSTON CO., Ltd. March 9, 1938, No. 7364. Convention date, March 11, 1937. [Class 38 (v)] A liquid contact circuit closer comprises two cupshaped metal terminals 1 separated by a diaphragm formed of circular abutting plates 2 and 3 of insulating refractory material which plates have circular holes 8 and 9 eccentrically formed in them. A glass bead 6 hermetically seals the switch which is filled with hydrogen. When the switch is rotated about its horizontal axis, the holes 8 and 9 fall below the level of the mercury 7 in the two chambers formed one on each side of the diaphragm, and allow the mercury to flow through and complete the circuit by joining the mercury 11 in a depression 10 in the diaphragm. The shape of the pool of mercury 10 is such as to aid both the making and breaking of the circuit, by allowing mercury to run out during make and run in during break.
GB7364/38A 1937-01-14 1938-03-09 Improvements in liquid contact electric switches Expired GB497781A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US120546A US2101101A (en) 1937-01-14 1937-01-14 Liquid contact circuit closer
US130261A US2116383A (en) 1937-01-14 1937-03-11 Liquid contact circuit closer

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GB497781A true GB497781A (en) 1938-12-28

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GB7364/38A Expired GB497781A (en) 1937-01-14 1938-03-09 Improvements in liquid contact electric switches

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US (2) US2101101A (en)
FR (1) FR832075A (en)
GB (1) GB497781A (en)

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US2101101A (en) 1937-12-07
US2116383A (en) 1938-05-03
FR832075A (en) 1938-09-20

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