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US2063813A
US2063813A US711241A US71124134A US2063813A US 2063813 A US2063813 A US 2063813A US 711241 A US711241 A US 711241A US 71124134 A US71124134 A US 71124134A US 2063813 A US2063813 A US 2063813A
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  • the present invention relatesfto a cut-out of the above described kind, in which the conducting column of liquid is held in -its temporary position, either as conductor or as ruptured column, by suitable frictional or braking means, in order to prevent accidental or unintentional rupturing or closing of the circuit.
  • cut-outs subjected to continual vibration will be prevented from accidentally breaking or closing the circuit in consequence of these vibrations and independently of the electric conditionstemporarily existing in the circuit.
  • the cut-outs according to the pres'- ent invention are specially adapted for use in the electric system of motor vehicles of al1 kinds, such as automobiles, aeroplanes and the like.
  • the ruptured column can be again closed and the device again restored to. its initial state by simply shaking the tube or tapping it against a hard surface; the life of the device and its capability of restoration after overload are practically unlimited.
  • the individual parts of the cut-out are in no way impaired by the high temperature ensuing when the circuit is broken.
  • Figs. 1 and 2 illustrate one form of construction of the new safety cut-out in longitudinal section and on an enlarged scale, Fig. 1 showing the; cut-out ready for use, that is, ⁇ with the liquid columnintact, and Fig. 2 the cut-out with the column ruptured after a short-circuit or overload.
  • Fig. 3 showsl another form of construction, also in section.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates a screwthreaded form of braking means furthe column.
  • Fig. 5 illustrates a second type of screw-.threaded braking means for the column.
  • the conducting liquid, f for instance, mercfury or a mercury compound
  • a gas buffer p between two electrodes c in a transparent insulating'tube b of fire-proof material with va bore varying according to the strength of current the device is intended to carry.
  • Tube b and the electrodes c', which abut against the former, are in their turn enclosed in a second transparent insulating tube a, cemented at each end into metal terminaLcaps e.
  • Conductors d serve to make contact between the electrodes c and caps e,
  • conductors d being adapted to ensure good electric contact under varying degrees of eX- pansion of the individual parts of the cut-out.
  • These conductors d may, for instance, consist of a mercury filling, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, or of springs, as shown in Fig. 3. Y
  • the electrodes c are provided with means to increase the lfriction of the column, in other words, means acting as a brake on the motion of the column within its tube.
  • These means may be of various kinds and will depend on the form o ⁇ f construction of the electrodes c. If the latter are, for instance, recessed or hollow, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, small spiral springs g may be employed as braking means, or again the internal cavity of the electrodes c may be provided with a cylindrical thread g2 as shown in Fig. 4.
  • the braking means i's shown as a tapered hole with a thread or ribs as at g3.
  • the springs g (Figs. 1, and'2) may advantageously be provided with extensions g' protruding into the tube b, in order to ensure that rupturing takes place at the centre of the tube.
  • the electrodes c are massive and the braking means in this case consist of small rods g4, which are threaded or otherwise outwardly roughened in order to increase the friction between rod and conducting liquid.
  • the manner of operationv of the device is as follows: the friction between the mercury column and the braking means is so great that the position of the liquid column can be altered only by a strong impulse, either internally by the explosive evaporation of the mercury in, consequence of a short circuit or overload, or externally by severe shaking or knocking of the tube..
  • a strong impulse either internally by the explosive evaporation of the mercury in, consequence of a short circuit or overload, or externally by severe shaking or knocking of the tube.
  • ordinary vibrations or slight shocks occasioned by the running of the motor car or other vehicle will not be able ⁇ to inuence the position of the mercury column.
  • a transparent tube of non-conductive material a rigid cap fixed on each end of said tube, said cap being of conductive material, an electrode in each end of said tube having conductive connection with said cap, a conductive liquid within the tube between said electrodes, and means within the tube resisting movement of said conductive liquid.
  • a transparent tube of non-conductive material a rigid cap fixed on each end of said tubejsaid cap being of conductive material, an electrode in each end of said tube having conductive connection with said cap, a conductive liquid within the tube between said electrodes, and means within the tube resisting movement of said conductive material, said means consisting of springs of conductive material carried by the electrodes.
  • a transparent tube of non-conductive material a rigid cap fixed on each end of said tube, said cap being of conductive material, an electrode in each end of said tube having conductive connection with said cap, a conductive liquid within the tube between said electrodes, said electrodes having confronting recesses and being provided within the recesses with meansresisting the movement of said liquid, said means consisting of spiings of conductive material carried by the electrodes.
  • a transparent tube of non-conductive material a rigid cap iXed on each end of said tube, said cap being of conductive material, an electrode in each end of said tube having conductive connection with said cap, a conductive liquid within the tube bctween said electrodes, said electrodes having confronting recesses and being provided within the recesses with means resisting the movement of said liquid, said means within the electrodes consisting of corrugated surfaces.
  • a transparent tube of non-conductive material a rigid cap xed on each end of said tube, said cap being of conductive material, an electrode in each end of said tube having conductive connection with said cap, a conductive liquid within the tube between said electrodes, said electrodes having confronting recesses and being provided within the recesses with means resisting the movement of said liquid, said means within the electrodes consisting of corrugated and tapered surfaces.

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Dec. 8, 1936. R. KELLENDORFER ELECTRIC SAFETY CUT-OUT Filed Feb. 14, 1934 e oaaf i9. uw@
Patented Dec. 8, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application February 14, 1934, semi No. '111,241 In Germany February 15, 1933 11 claims. (o1. '20o-113) Electric safety cut-outs with a conductor consisting of a column of liquid adapted to be temporarily evaporated and expanded by a short circuit or overload and thereby to break the circuit, are already known. In'these cut-outs the liquid and a gas buffer are hermetically enclosed in a channel or tube and the ruptured liquid column can be again restored to its initial state by mechanical means, for instance by outer pressure, whereby the cut-out is again made ready for use. y
The present invention relatesfto a cut-out of the above described kind, in which the conducting column of liquid is held in -its temporary position, either as conductor or as ruptured column, by suitable frictional or braking means, in order to prevent accidental or unintentional rupturing or closing of the circuit. By this means cut-outs subjected to continual vibration will be prevented from accidentally breaking or closing the circuit in consequence of these vibrations and independently of the electric conditionstemporarily existing in the circuit. For this reason the cut-outs according to the pres'- ent invention are specially adapted for use in the electric system of motor vehicles of al1 kinds, such as automobiles, aeroplanes and the like. After a short circuit or overload, the ruptured column can be again closed and the device again restored to. its initial state by simply shaking the tube or tapping it against a hard surface; the life of the device and its capability of restoration after overload are practically unlimited. The individual parts of the cut-out are in no way impaired by the high temperature ensuing when the circuit is broken.
Referring to the accompanying drawing, Figs. 1 and 2 illustrate one form of construction of the new safety cut-out in longitudinal section and on an enlarged scale, Fig. 1 showing the; cut-out ready for use, that is, `with the liquid columnintact, and Fig. 2 the cut-out with the column ruptured after a short-circuit or overload. Fig. 3 showsl another form of construction, also in section. Fig. 4 illustrates a screwthreaded form of braking means furthe column. Fig. 5 illustrates a second type of screw-.threaded braking means for the column.
As may be seen from Figs. 1 and 2, the conducting liquid, f, for instance, mercfury or a mercury compound, is hermetically enclosed, together with a gas buffer p, between two electrodes c in a transparent insulating'tube b of fire-proof material with va bore varying according to the strength of current the device is intended to carry. Tube b and the electrodes c', which abut against the former, are in their turn enclosed in a second transparent insulating tube a, cemented at each end into metal terminaLcaps e. Conductors d serve to make contact between the electrodes c and caps e,
-said conductors d being adapted to ensure good electric contact under varying degrees of eX- pansion of the individual parts of the cut-out. These conductors d may, for instance, consist of a mercury filling, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, or of springs, as shown in Fig. 3. Y
Now in order to prevent an accidental or unintentional rupturing or restoration of the liquid column ffthe electrodes c are provided with means to increase the lfriction of the column, in other words, means acting as a brake on the motion of the column within its tube. These means may be of various kinds and will depend on the form o`f construction of the electrodes c. If the latter are, for instance, recessed or hollow, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, small spiral springs g may be employed as braking means, or again the internal cavity of the electrodes c may be provided with a cylindrical thread g2 as shown in Fig. 4. In Fig. 5 the braking means i's shown as a tapered hole with a thread or ribs as at g3. The springs g (Figs. 1, and'2) may advantageously be provided with extensions g' protruding into the tube b, in order to ensure that rupturing takes place at the centre of the tube.
In the form of construction shown in Fig. 3, the electrodes c are massive and the braking means in this case consist of small rods g4, which are threaded or otherwise outwardly roughened in order to increase the friction between rod and conducting liquid.
In all the above described forms of construction, the manner of operationv of the device is as follows: the friction between the mercury column and the braking means is so great that the position of the liquid column can be altered only by a strong impulse, either internally by the explosive evaporation of the mercury in, consequence of a short circuit or overload, or externally by severe shaking or knocking of the tube.. On the otherl hand, ordinary vibrations or slight shocks occasioned by the running of the motor car or other vehicle will not be able `to inuence the position of the mercury column.
What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:
l. In an electric safety cut-out with a liquid columnas conductor adapted to interrupt the current when overloaded, said liquid column being hermetically enclosed in a tube together with a gas buffer, the column when ruptured being restorable by outward influence, the provision of means to brake the motion of the liquid in its tube to such an extent that an accidental shifting of the liquid within the tube cannot occur, substantially as herein described.
2. A cut-out as under claim l, in which the braking means are arranged on the electrodes hennetically closing the space containing the liquid columnat both ends.
3. A cut-out as under claim l, in Which the braking means are arranged Within electrodes of cup shape.
4. A cut-out as under claim l, in which the braking means consist of springs arranged in the electrodes, said-springs being provided with extensions protruding into the tube.
5. A cut-out as under claim l, in which the braking means consist of rugations inside the electrodes.
6. A cut-out as under claim l, in which the electrodes are massive and provided with roughened rods protruding into the tube.
'7. In a device of the kind described, a transparent tube of non-conductive material, a rigid cap fixed on each end of said tube, said cap being of conductive material, an electrode in each end of said tube having conductive connection with said cap, a conductive liquid within the tube between said electrodes, and means within the tube resisting movement of said conductive liquid.
8. In a device of the kind described, a transparent tube of non-conductive material, a rigid cap fixed on each end of said tubejsaid cap being of conductive material, an electrode in each end of said tube having conductive connection with said cap, a conductive liquid within the tube between said electrodes, and means within the tube resisting movement of said conductive material, said means consisting of springs of conductive material carried by the electrodes.
9. In a device of the kind described, a transparent tube of non-conductive material, a rigid cap fixed on each end of said tube, said cap being of conductive material, an electrode in each end of said tube having conductive connection with said cap, a conductive liquid within the tube between said electrodes, said electrodes having confronting recesses and being provided within the recesses with meansresisting the movement of said liquid, said means consisting of spiings of conductive material carried by the electrodes.
l0. In a device of the kind described, a transparent tube of non-conductive material, a rigid cap iXed on each end of said tube, said cap being of conductive material, an electrode in each end of said tube having conductive connection with said cap, a conductive liquid within the tube bctween said electrodes, said electrodes having confronting recesses and being provided within the recesses with means resisting the movement of said liquid, said means within the electrodes consisting of corrugated surfaces.
ll. In a device of the kind described, a transparent tube of non-conductive material, a rigid cap xed on each end of said tube, said cap being of conductive material, an electrode in each end of said tube having conductive connection with said cap, a conductive liquid within the tube between said electrodes, said electrodes having confronting recesses and being provided within the recesses with means resisting the movement of said liquid, said means within the electrodes consisting of corrugated and tapered surfaces.
RICHARD KELLENDORFER.
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US2749405A (en) * 1954-04-27 1956-06-05 Siegfried Skambraks Electric fuses

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