Single bottle interrupter
A bellows assembly for a vacuum interrupter. The bellows assembly including an outer cylindrical shell surrounding an opening spring, a spring plate, a contact spring. The bellows assembly further including a bellows. Wherein the bellows assembly reciprocates a moveable contact of the vacuum interrupter to prevent arcing between a pair of contacts and biasing the pair of contacts apart from each other.
1. A bellows assembly for a vacuum interrupter, the bellows assembly comprising:
an outer cylindrical shell surrounding an opening spring, a spring plate, a contact spring; and
a bellows;
wherein the bellows assembly reciprocates a moveable contact of the vacuum interrupter to prevent arcing between a pair of contacts and biasing the pair of contacts apart from each other.
2. The bellows assembly of claim 1 , wherein the bellows assembly is positioned above the vacuum interrupter.
3. The bellows assembly of claim 1 , wherein the bellows assembly is coupled to a housing.
4. The bellows assembly of claim 3 , wherein the housing is comprised of a polymer epoxy.
5. The bellows assembly of claim 1 , wherein current flows through the pair of contacts in a closed position.
6. The bellows assembly of claim 1 , wherein a flow of current through the pair of contacts is stopped when the pair of contacts are apart from each other.