US2244436A - Electrical contact - Google Patents
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
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- This invention relates to a permanently lubricated electrical contact.
- the object of the invention is a porous metal object of any shape desired for use as an electrical contact, and such object of whatever shape contains within its pores a filling of a fireproof or substantially fireproof lubricant:
- fireproof is meant not that the lubricant can not be burned but that it will not continue to burn. In other words, while it may have a flash point, it has no fire point.
- the lubricant may be either solid or liquid and may be either of a waxy, oily, or non-oily nature.
- the porous metal is preferably that made according to the process described in my U. S. Patent No. 2,133,761 but may also be porous metal having pores ranging in size from being just visible under a common magnifying glass up to a size of diameter. While bronze is preferred as a contact material, I do not limit myself in any respect to the composition of the metal. Silver alloys, hard metal sintered products such as buttons or other shapes made partially from tungsten powder or even from metal carbides of extreme hardness may be used, if they have the required porosity. By porosity I mean not mere surface pits but a porosity that is characteristic of sintered products made from powdered metals. Any recognized contact metal having such pores can be used.
- the lubricants which I am about to describe may be caused to impregnate objects of the above description by placing the lubricants in a vessel, liquefying them if necessary, placing the objects in the liquid and then exhausting the air above the liquid to create a partial vacuum. This treatment will cause the air to leave the pores of the metal and the liquefied lubricant to take its place. If especially heavy impregnation is desired; the vacuum treatment just described may be followed by a pressure treatment, i. e., by
- the glycerine or glycol may contain a very small amount of colloidal graphite in suspension.
- a second kind of lubricant which I may use is a mixture of difiicultly volatile chlorinated product such as dichlorethylene containing from, 25 to of its weight of light lubricating oil.
- Other chlorinated products of approximately the same degree of volatility and capacity for dissolving lubricating oil may be used.
- Halowax Oil #1000 is liquid, notably Halowax Oil #1000.
- the contacts made according to my invention are particularly useful in automatic electrical apparatus where sticking contacts have long been a problem.
- the oil or waxy lubricants can be used. since being impregnated with a lubricant which is mobile when warm and which has no fire point.
- An electrical contact which is a product of the sintering together of powdered metal, and which has a multiplicity of pores, saidpores being impregnated with glycerine.
- An electrical contact which is a product 0! the sintering together of powdered metal, and which has a multiplicity of pores, said pores being impregnated with a glycol.
- An electrical contactg which is a product of the sintering together of powdered metal, and which has a multiplicity of pores, said pores being impregnated with a polyhydric alcohol containing not more than three hydroxyl groups.
- An electrical cbntact which is a product of thesintering together of powdered metal, and which has a multiplicity of pores, said pores being impregnated with a substance comprising chlorinated naphthalene.
- An electrical contact which is a product of the sintering together of powdered metal, and which has a multiplicity of pores, said pores being impregnated with a substance comprising a liquid product of chlorination of naphthalene.
- An electrical contact which is a product of the sintering together ct powdered metal, and which has a multiplicity of pores, said pores being impregnated with Halowax Oil No. 1000.
- An electrical contact which is a product of the sintering together of powdered metal, and which has a multiplicity of pores, said poresbeing impregnated with a liquid electrically conductive lubricant.
- An electrical contact which is a product of the sintering together of powdered metal particles and which has a multiplicity of pores, said pores being impregnated with a liquid electrically conductive lubricant, said lubricant carrying a colloidal graphite in suspension.
- a metallic object which is a product of the sintering of finely subdivided metal particles and which has a multiplicity of pores extending throughout its mass, said pores being impregnated with a homogenous mixture of a halogenated hydrocarbon and a liquid hydrocarbon lubricant.
Description
Patented June 3, 194i ELECTRICAL CONTACT Chester Tietig, Covington, Ky.
No Drawing. Application August 7, 1939, Serial No. 288,814
12 Claims.
This invention relates to a permanently lubricated electrical contact.
The object of the invention is a porous metal object of any shape desired for use as an electrical contact, and such object of whatever shape contains within its pores a filling of a fireproof or substantially fireproof lubricant: By fireproof is meant not that the lubricant can not be burned but that it will not continue to burn. In other words, while it may have a flash point, it has no fire point.
The lubricant may be either solid or liquid and may be either of a waxy, oily, or non-oily nature. The porous metal is preferably that made according to the process described in my U. S. Patent No. 2,133,761 but may also be porous metal having pores ranging in size from being just visible under a common magnifying glass up to a size of diameter. While bronze is preferred as a contact material, I do not limit myself in any respect to the composition of the metal. Silver alloys, hard metal sintered products such as buttons or other shapes made partially from tungsten powder or even from metal carbides of extreme hardness may be used, if they have the required porosity. By porosity I mean not mere surface pits but a porosity that is characteristic of sintered products made from powdered metals. Any recognized contact metal having such pores can be used.
The lubricants which I am about to describe may be caused to impregnate objects of the above description by placing the lubricants in a vessel, liquefying them if necessary, placing the objects in the liquid and then exhausting the air above the liquid to create a partial vacuum. This treatment will cause the air to leave the pores of the metal and the liquefied lubricant to take its place. If especially heavy impregnation is desired; the vacuum treatment just described may be followed by a pressure treatment, i. e., by
pumpin air into the vessel so as to place a superbe used pure or slightly diluted with water. nowever, the water admixture should not be greater than 25% by weight. The glycerine or glycol may contain a very small amount of colloidal graphite in suspension.
Preparations of this material which may also be used are made by the Acheson Graphite Company at Port Huron, Michigan.
A second kind of lubricant which I may use is a mixture of difiicultly volatile chlorinated product such as dichlorethylene containing from, 25 to of its weight of light lubricating oil. Other chlorinated products of approximately the same degree of volatility and capacity for dissolving lubricating oil may be used.
If a solid lubricant is desired, I may use any of the various grades of chlorinated naphthalene sold under the commercial name Halowax. Of these, I prefer to use the grade known as #2025. Other specific products which may be used are Halowax Oil #1000, Halowax #1013 and Halowax #1014. One of these products is liquid, notably Halowax Oil #1000.
After imp egnation, the contacts made according to my invention are particularly useful in automatic electrical apparatus where sticking contacts have long been a problem.
I prefer to use the glycerine containing contacts for low voltage duty. For high voltage duty.
'the oil or waxy lubricants can be used. since being impregnated with a lubricant which is mobile when warm and which has no fire point.
2. An electrical contact which is a product of the sintering together of powdered metal, and which has a multiplicity of pores, saidpores being impregnated with glycerine.
3. An electrical contact which is a product 0! the sintering together of powdered metal, and which has a multiplicity of pores, said pores being impregnated with a glycol.
4. An electrical contactgwhich is a product of the sintering together of powdered metal, and which has a multiplicity of pores, said pores being impregnated with a polyhydric alcohol containing not more than three hydroxyl groups.
5. An electrical contact which is a product of the sintering together of powdered metal, and
-which has a multiplicity of pores, said pores being impregnated with a substance comprising a liquid chlorinated hydrocarbon and a light lubricating oil.
6. An electrical contact which is a product of the sintering together of powdered metal, and
which has a multiplicity of pores, said pores being impregnated with a substance comprising dichlorethylene and alight lubricating oil.
7. An electrical cbntact which is a product of thesintering together of powdered metal, and which has a multiplicity of pores, said pores being impregnated with a substance comprising chlorinated naphthalene.
8. An electrical contact which is a product of the sintering together of powdered metal, and which has a multiplicity of pores, said pores being impregnated with a substance comprising a liquid product of chlorination of naphthalene.
9. An electrical contact which is a product of the sintering together ct powdered metal, and which has a multiplicity of pores, said pores being impregnated with Halowax Oil No. 1000.
10. An electrical contact which is a product of the sintering together of powdered metal, and which has a multiplicity of pores, said poresbeing impregnated with a liquid electrically conductive lubricant.
11. An electrical contact which is a product of the sintering together of powdered metal particles and which has a multiplicity of pores, said pores being impregnated with a liquid electrically conductive lubricant, said lubricant carrying a colloidal graphite in suspension.
12. A metallic object which is a product of the sintering of finely subdivided metal particles and which has a multiplicity of pores extending throughout its mass, said pores being impregnated with a homogenous mixture of a halogenated hydrocarbon and a liquid hydrocarbon lubricant.
CHESTER TIE'I'IG.
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Cited By (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US2854597A (en) * | 1955-01-24 | 1958-09-30 | Bendix Aviat Corp | Lubrication of rubbing surfaces |
FR2500955A1 (en) * | 1981-03-02 | 1982-09-03 | Cherry Electrical Prod | LONG-TERM ELECTRICAL CONTACT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME |
US4747712A (en) * | 1983-11-22 | 1988-05-31 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Device for rotating and supporting a temperature probe |
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Cited By (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US2854597A (en) * | 1955-01-24 | 1958-09-30 | Bendix Aviat Corp | Lubrication of rubbing surfaces |
FR2500955A1 (en) * | 1981-03-02 | 1982-09-03 | Cherry Electrical Prod | LONG-TERM ELECTRICAL CONTACT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME |
US4747712A (en) * | 1983-11-22 | 1988-05-31 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Device for rotating and supporting a temperature probe |
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