GB990723A - Electric fuse constructions - Google Patents

Electric fuse constructions

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Publication number
GB990723A
GB990723A GB51281/63A GB5128163A GB990723A GB 990723 A GB990723 A GB 990723A GB 51281/63 A GB51281/63 A GB 51281/63A GB 5128163 A GB5128163 A GB 5128163A GB 990723 A GB990723 A GB 990723A
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Prior art keywords
fuse
passage
rods
fusible
rod
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GB51281/63A
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CBS Corp
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Publication of GB990723A publication Critical patent/GB990723A/en
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H85/00—Protective devices in which the current flows through a part of fusible material and this current is interrupted by displacement of the fusible material when this current becomes excessive
    • H01H85/02—Details
    • H01H85/38—Means for extinguishing or suppressing arc
    • H01H85/42—Means for extinguishing or suppressing arc using an arc-extinguishing gas
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H85/00—Protective devices in which the current flows through a part of fusible material and this current is interrupted by displacement of the fusible material when this current becomes excessive
    • H01H85/02—Details
    • H01H85/38—Means for extinguishing or suppressing arc
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H85/00—Protective devices in which the current flows through a part of fusible material and this current is interrupted by displacement of the fusible material when this current becomes excessive
    • H01H85/02—Details
    • H01H85/43—Means for exhausting or absorbing gases liberated by fusing arc, or for ventilating excess pressure generated by heating

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Abstract

990,723. Fusible cut-outs. WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION. Dec. 31. 1963 [Jan. 18, 1963], No. 51281/63. Heading H2G. A fuse comprises a tube structure having a central passage with a vent between its ends, and a pair of movable arcing rods disposed in said passage in end-to-end relationship, connected together by a fusible member and biased away from each other so that when fusion occurs, the arcing rods are accelerated away from each other, thus rapidly drawing out the arc. The fusible member comprises a central wire 21, which takes the strain of the spring biased rods 18, and an outer member 22 which is of a lower resistance than the wire 21 and carries most of the current. At one end of the fuse is a rod 30 which moves outwardly with the rod 18 when the fuse blows, the end 30a striking a latch 33 to operate a releasing mechanism which forces the fuse to pivot in a clockwise direction about trunnions associated with the lower hinge assembly 9. This provides a visible indication of fuse operation and additionally furnishes an isolating air gap. Gas-evolving blocks 50 line the passage 53. A condenser 45 may be associated with the vent collecting chamber 40, to de-ionize exhaust gases.
GB51281/63A 1963-01-18 1963-12-31 Electric fuse constructions Expired GB990723A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US252397A US3242291A (en) 1963-01-18 1963-01-18 Gas-evolving arc-elongating highvoltage fuse

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GB990723A true GB990723A (en) 1965-04-28

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GB51281/63A Expired GB990723A (en) 1963-01-18 1963-12-31 Electric fuse constructions

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US4161712A (en) * 1977-04-13 1979-07-17 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Current limiting fuse for capacitor
US5406245A (en) * 1993-08-23 1995-04-11 Eaton Corporation Arc-quenching compositions for high voltage current limiting fuses and circuit interrupters
US7362207B2 (en) * 2005-05-24 2008-04-22 Eaton Corporation Electrical switching apparatus and limiter including trip indicator member
US7558040B2 (en) * 2007-04-26 2009-07-07 Eaton Corporation Trip indicator member, and limiter and electrical switching apparatus including a plurality of trip indicator members
CN102789933B (en) * 2012-08-03 2015-09-02 广西和谐电力科技有限公司 Outdoor ac high voltage drop fuse

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US644850A (en) * 1899-01-30 1900-03-06 Westinghouse Electric & Mfg Co Fuse-block.
GB190113577A (en) * 1901-07-03 1901-08-03 Paul Loescher Improvements in Electrical Fuses for High Tension
US876984A (en) * 1904-09-29 1908-01-21 Gen Electric Electric fuse.
US1987543A (en) * 1931-10-02 1935-01-08 West Allen Electrical fuse
CH174795A (en) * 1933-03-24 1935-01-31 Bbc Brown Boveri & Cie High voltage fuse.
US2288117A (en) * 1939-08-16 1942-06-30 Schweitzer & Conrad Inc Fuse construction
US2292058A (en) * 1941-09-17 1942-08-04 Gen Electric Fuse
US2403121A (en) * 1942-01-29 1946-07-02 Westinghouse Electric Corp Circuit interrupter

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