IP Library Granted Patent US 8,278,577
Granted Patent B2
US 8,278,577 · App. 12/741,402 · Granted Oct 2, 2012

Switch

Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,278,577
App. No.
12/741,402
Granted
Oct 2, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A switch includes a blade-type moving contact that extends in a radial direction from a turning center and reciprocates such that its free end draws a turning locus, and a fixed contact that moves toward and away from the moving contact in a turning range of the moving contact. The blade-type moving contact and the fixed contact are accommodate in a tank. The moving contact is supported by the movable-side support conductor. The fixed contact is supported by the fixed-side support conductor. An opening through which the moving contact enters is arranged to be opposed to a turning center of the moving contact. The movable-side support conductor and the fixed-side support conductor are arranged substantially on a same straight line extending along a center axis of the tank.

Claims (23)

1. A switch comprising a blade-type moving contact that extends in a radial direction of a turning center and reciprocates such that a free end of the blade-type moving contact draws a turning locus, and a fixed contact that comes into contact with and separates from the moving contact, the blade-type moving contact and the fixed contact being accommodated in a tank, wherein

the moving contact is supported by a movable-side support conductor,

the fixed contact is supported by a fixed-side support conductor, the fixed contact has an opening through which the moving contact enters, the opening being opposed to the turning center of the moving contact, and

an angle formed between a tank center axis and the moving contact located in a fully open position accommodated in a slit conductor, and an angle formed between the tank center axis and the moving contact located in a fully closed position where the moving contact comes into contact with the fixed contact are substantially equal to each other.

2. The switch according to claim 1 , wherein the movable-side support conductor and the fixed-side support conductor are arranged substantially on a same straight line extending along the tank center axis.

3. The switch according to claim 2 , wherein the fixed contact includes a plurality of conduction members that come into contact with the moving contact, the conduction members being arranged in a direction of the turning locus of the moving contact.

4. The switch according to claim 2 , wherein the moving contact is accommodated in the slit conductor in the fully opened position.

5. The switch according to claim 2 , wherein the movable-side support conductor and the fixed-side support conductor are located substantially on the tank center axis.

6. The switch according to claim 2 , wherein the fixed contact is arranged on one end side of a turning range of the moving contact, a grounding fixed contact is arranged on the other end side of the turning range, and a turning center of the moving contact is on the tank center axis.

7. The switch according to claim 2 , wherein an angle formed between the moving contact located in the fully opened position and the moving contact located in the fully closed position is 120°, or an angle formed between the moving contact located in the fully opened position and the moving contact located in a grounding position is 120°.

8. The switch according to claim 2 , wherein a free end of the moving contact has a shape extending along the turning locus of the moving contact.

9. The switch according to claim 1 , wherein the fixed contact includes a plurality of conduction members that come into contact with the moving contact, the conduction members being arranged in a direction of the turning locus of the moving contact.

10. The switch according to claim 1 , wherein the moving contact is accommodated in the slit conductor in the fully opened position.

11. The switch according to claim 10 , wherein the movable-side support conductor and the fixed-side support conductor are located substantially on the tank center axis.

12. The switch according to claim 10 , wherein the fixed contact is arranged on one end side of a turning range of the moving contact, a grounding fixed contact is arranged on the other end side of the turning range, and a turning center of the moving contact is on the tank center axis.

13. The switch according to claim 10 , wherein an angle formed between the moving contact located in the fully opened position and the moving contact located in the fully closed position is 120°, or an angle formed between the moving contact located in the fully opened position and the moving contact located in a grounding position is 120°.

14. The switch according to claim 10 , wherein a free end of the moving contact has a shape extending along the turning locus of the moving contact.

15. The switch according to claim 1 , wherein the movable-side support conductor and the fixed-side support conductor are located substantially on the tank center axis.

16. The switch according to claim 15 , wherein an angle formed between the moving contact located in the fully opened position and the moving contact located in the fully closed position is 120°, or an angle formed between the moving contact located in the fully opened position and the moving contact located in a grounding position is 120°.

17. The switch according to claim 1 , wherein the fixed contact is arranged on one end side of a turning range of the moving contact, a grounding fixed contact is arranged on the other end side of the turning range, and a turning center of the moving contact is on the tank center axis.

18. The switch according to claim 17 , wherein an angle formed between the moving contact located in the fully opened position and the moving contact located in the fully closed position is 120°, or an angle formed between the moving contact located in the fully opened position and the moving contact located in a grounding position is 120°.

19. The switch according to claim 1 , wherein an angle formed between the moving contact located in the fully opened position and the moving contact located in the fully closed position is 120°, or an angle formed between the moving contact located in the fully opened position and the moving contact located in a grounding position is 120°.

20. The switch according to claim 1 , wherein a free end of the moving contact has a shape extending along the turning locus of the moving contact.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2010
From: FUJITA, DAISUKE; SADAKUNI, HITOSHI
To: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024336/0080 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20100243415A1 · Sep 30, 2010