IP Library Granted Patent US 12,224,142
Granted Patent B2
US 12,224,142 · App. 18/701,878 · Granted Feb 11, 2025

Breaker device

Inventors: Masato Nakamura (Hyogo, JP); Shun Ito (Hyogo, JP); Shinya Kimoto (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
H01H71/10H01H71/02
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Patent No.
US 12,224,142
App. No.
18/701,878
Granted
Feb 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

This breaker device includes: a casing; an igniter configured to generate gas; a pusher located inside the casing and positioned below the igniter; a conductor including a separating portion positioned below the pusher; and an elastic member disposed to be positioned between the casing and the pusher to press the outer side surface of the pusher. In the state where the pusher is stationary after the pusher moves the separating portion downward under the pressure of the gas generated by the igniter, the pusher is located at a level below the elastic member, and the inner surface of the elastic member overlaps the pusher as viewed from above.

Claims (43)

1. A breaker device comprising:

a casing;

an igniter configured to generate gas;

a pusher located inside the casing, positioned below the igniter and having an outer side surface;

a conductor including a separating portion positioned below the pusher; and

an elastic member having an inner surface and disposed to be positioned between the casing and the pusher to press the outer side surface of the pusher, wherein:

in a state where the pusher is stationary after the pusher moves the separating portion downward under a pressure of the gas generated by the igniter,

the pusher is located at a level below the elastic member, and

the inner surface of the elastic member overlaps the pusher as viewed from above.

2. The breaker device according to claim 1 , wherein

in a state where the pusher is stationary after the pusher cuts off the separating portion under the pressure of the gas generated by the igniter,

an upper end of the pusher is located at a level below an upper end of the elastic member, and

a lower end of the pusher is located at a level below a lower end of the elastic member.

3. The breaker device according to claim 2 , wherein

in the state where the pusher is stationary after the pusher cuts off the separating portion under the pressure of the gas generated by the igniter,

the upper end of the pusher is located at a level below the lower end of the elastic member.

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

a resin member located inside the casing and positioned between the casing and the pusher, wherein

the elastic member is in contact with the casing, the pusher, and the resin member.

5. The breaker device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a resin member located inside the casing and positioned between the casing and the pusher, wherein

the elastic member is pressed against the casing, the pusher, and the resin member.

6. The breaker device according to claim 4 , wherein

in a state where the pusher is stationary after the pusher cuts off the separating portion under the pressure of the gas generated by the igniter,

the elastic member is held on the casing and the resin member.

7. The breaker device according to claim 1 , wherein

the casing includes a bent portion, and

the bent portion is in contact with the elastic member.

8. The breaker device according to claim 1 , wherein

in a state where the pusher is stationary after the pusher cuts off the separating portion under the pressure of the gas generated by the igniter,

the pusher includes no groove or step extending along an outer periphery of the pusher, at a level above a surface of the conductor along which the separating portion has been cut off.

9. The breaker device according to claim 1 , wherein

a side wall of the pusher contacts the elastic member and includes no groove extending along an outer periphery of the pusher.

10. The breaker device according to claim 1 , wherein

the elastic member is ring-shaped.

11. The breaker device according to claim 1 , wherein

the elastic member is disposed along the outer side surface of the pusher.

12. The breaker device according to claim 1 , wherein

the elastic member is disposed to be pressed against the casing.

13. The breaker device according to claim 1 , wherein

under the pressure of the gas generated by the igniter, the pusher cuts off the separating portion and moves the separating portion downward.

14. The breaker device according to claim 7 , wherein

the elastic member is disposed along the outer side surface of the pusher.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 1, 2024
From: NAKAMURA, MASATO; ITO, SHUN; KIMOTO, SHINYA
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-206460 · Dec 23, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240371589A1 · Nov 7, 2024
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