公开(公告)号：US5130504A

公开(公告)日：1992-07-14

申请号：US574702

申请日：1990-08-29

申请人： Peter K. Moldovan ,  Peter J. Theisen ,  Mark A. Juds ,  Robert A. Kihn

发明人： Peter K. Moldovan ,  Peter J. Theisen ,  Mark A. Juds ,  Robert A. Kihn

IPC分类号： H01H33/18 ,  H01H9/34 ,  H01H9/44 ,  H01H33/59 ,  H01H51/12

CPC分类号： H01H9/443 ,  H01H51/12 ,  H01H9/34 ,  H01H1/2083 ,  H01H33/596

摘要： Direct current switching apparatus having front and rear arc extinguishing chambers substantially coextensive, the rear chamber being separated into two laterally spaced arc extinguishing chambers, each arc extinguishing chamber comprising rows of non-magnetic parallel splitter plates, a pair of spaced conductors each having a stationary contact element spanning both the front and rear arc extinguishing chambers, power supply terminals connected to the respective spaced conductors, magnetic plates disposed in front of the front chamber and in back of the back chamber having magnetic means providing a magnetic path externally around the chambers, permanent magnets magnetically coupled to at least one of the magnetic plates providing a magnetic field across the respective chambers, a movable contact movable normal to a front to rear direction into and out of bridging engagement with the stationary contacts, and an electromagnetic drive motor disposed coextensive with said arc extinguishing chambers coupled at a lower end to the movable contact. Bifurcated arc runners of the conductors lead from the stationary contact elements into respective front and rear chambers, and a conductor surrounds the laterally spaced arc extinguishing chambers to cooperate with the respective arc runners therein. Arcs established between the stationary and movable contact elements are moved from the contacts into either the front or rear chambers by the magneteic field according to polarity of the power applied to the respective terminals. The electromagnetic motor is readily and inexpensively manufacatured and assembled by utilizing molded housing parts to position and retain elements of the motor. The apparatus is particularly well suited for high voltage, high current applications requiring lightweight, compact apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US5138122A

公开(公告)日：1992-08-11

申请号：US574839

申请日：1990-08-29

申请人： Peter K. Moldovan ,  Mark A. Juds ,  Robert A. Kihn

发明人： Peter K. Moldovan ,  Mark A. Juds ,  Robert A. Kihn

IPC分类号： H01H33/18 ,  H01H9/34 ,  H01H9/44 ,  H01H33/59 ,  H01H51/12

CPC分类号： H01H9/443 ,  H01H51/12 ,  H01H9/34 ,  H01H33/596

摘要： Direct current switching apparatus having two arc extinguishing chambers located in a common transverse plane, one chamber being divided into separate laterally spaced portions disposed below the other chamber, a pair of spaced conductors each having a contact element and an arc runner extending from near the contact, the arc runners being curved and disposed in a convex mirror-imate relationship to each other between the laterally spaced portions, distal ends of each arc runners providing a divergent path into the other chamber, a conductor disposed at outboard sides of the laterally spaced arc chamber portions cooperating with concave sides of the arc runners to provide divergent paths into the spaced arc chamber portions, power supply terminals connected to the respective spaced conductors, magnetic plates disposed in front and in back of the arc chambers having portions providing a magnetic path externally around the chambers, permanent magnets magnetically coupled to at least one of the magnetic plates providing a magnetic field in the plates and across the arc chambers in a forward direction, a movable contact movable normal to the forward direction into and out of bridging engagement with the stationary contact elements, and an electromagnetic drive motor disposed coextensive with the arc extinguishing chambers, coupled at a lower end to the movable contact. Arcs established between the stationary and movable contact elements are moved from the contacts into either arc extinguishing chamber by the magnetic field coacting with current in the arc to generate forces which move the arc.

公开(公告)号：US5301083A

公开(公告)日：1994-04-05

申请号：US768029

申请日：1991-09-30

申请人： William E. Grass ,  Peter K. Moldovan ,  Earl T. Piber ,  Robert J. Clarey ,  James R. Jaeschke ,  Robert A. Kihn ,  Richard G. Smith ,  Herbert R. Streich

发明人： William E. Grass ,  Peter K. Moldovan ,  Earl T. Piber ,  Robert J. Clarey ,  James R. Jaeschke ,  Robert A. Kihn ,  Richard G. Smith ,  Herbert R. Streich

IPC分类号： H01H71/68 ,  H01H1/54 ,  H01H47/06 ,  H01H50/54 ,  H01H50/66 ,  H01H71/04 ,  H01H71/46 ,  H01H71/52 ,  H01H71/74 ,  H01H73/12 ,  H01H73/14 ,  H01H89/06 ,  H01H73/00

CPC分类号： H01H89/06 ,  H01H71/04 ,  H01H73/14 ,  H01H1/54 ,  H01H2071/086 ,  H01H2300/03 ,  H01H47/06 ,  H01H50/541 ,  H01H50/66 ,  H01H71/46 ,  H01H71/524 ,  H01H71/7436 ,  Y02B90/224 ,  Y04S20/14

摘要： A remote control residential and commercial lighting and appliance branch circuit breaker provides both overload current protection and load management. Structure is provided enabling packaging in a three-quarter inch width case, including a first set of contacts in the case provided by a pair of separable overload breaker contacts, trip structure in the case for causing separation of the overload breaker contacts in response to overload currents therethrough, a second set of contacts in the case provided by a pair of switching relay contacts having open and closed conditions and electrically connected in series with the overload breaker contacts, and an actuator in the case energizable to mechanically actuate the switching relay contacts. Feedback circuitry is included providing status indication of the condition of the switching relay contacts. Structure is provided for reducing actuator and spring requirements and sizes.

摘要翻译： 遥控住宅和商业照明和电器分支断路器提供过载电流保护和负载管理。 提供的结构使得能够在三分之三英寸宽的壳体中进行封装，包括在由一对可分离的过载断路器触点提供的情况下的第一组触点，在引起过载断路器触点分离的情况下的跳闸结构 在这种情况下，第二组触点由具有开启和关闭状态的一对开关继电器触点提供，并且与过载断路器触点串联电连接;以及致动器，其致动以机械地致动开关继电器触点。 包括反馈电路，提供开关继电器触点状态的状态指示。 提供了减少执行器和弹簧要求和尺寸的结构。