IP Library Granted Patent US 9,666,392
Granted Patent B2
US 9,666,392 · App. 14/894,715 · Granted May 30, 2017

Electric switching device

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Patent No.
US 9,666,392
App. No.
14/894,715
Granted
May 30, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electric switching device contains a first contact piece and a second contact piece. The first contact piece can be driven by a first kinematic chain. The second contact piece can be driven by a second kinematic chain. The electric switching device contains a first switching point and a second switching point, which are electrically connected in series, the first contact piece being associated with the first switching point and the second contact piece with the second switching point.

Claims (18)

1. An electric switching device, comprising:

a first contact piece;

a second contact piece;

a first kinematic chain for driving said first contact piece;

a second kinematic chain for driving of said second contact piece, said first kinematic chain and said second kinematic chain operate in a mutually independent mechanical arrangement independent from each other;

a first switching point being associated with said first contact piece; and

a second switching point connected in series with said first switching point, said second contact piece being associated with said second contact point.

2. The electric switching device according to claim 1 , wherein:

said first switching point is configured with a third contact piece and said first contact piece is moveable in relation to said third contact piece; and

said second switching point is configured with a fourth contact piece, and said second contact piece is moveable in relation to said fourth contact piece.

3. The electric switching device according to claim 1 , wherein said first contact piece and said second contact piece are disposed to move relatively to each other.

4. The electric switching device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a first drive for driving said first kinematic chain; and

a second drive for driving said second kinematic chain.

5. The electric switching device according to claim 1 , wherein said first drive and said second drive are configured in a diametrically opposite arrangement to an axis of symmetry of the electric switching device.

6. The electric switching device according to claim 5 , wherein opposing movements are communicated by said first and second kinematic chains to said first and second contact pieces.

7. The electric switching device according to claim 1 , wherein said first and second kinematic chains are mechanically separated from each other, wherein movements of said first and second kinematic chains are synchronized.

8. The electric switching device according to claim 1 , wherein said first and second switching points are effected by a connection of said first and second kinematic chains, respectively to said first and second contact pieces, respectively.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2021
From: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: SIEMENS ENERGY GLOBAL GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 055997/0014 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 29, 2015
From: GRUENLER, ROBERT; LEHMANN, VOLKER; LOEBNER, FRIEDRICH; NOWAKOWSKI, ANDRZEJ
To: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 037372/0973 →