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Granted Patent B2
US 12,244,123 · App. 18/307,140 · Granted Mar 4, 2025

Spark gap arrangement

Inventors: Thomas Meyer (Ottenstein, DE); Viktor Okel (Blomberg, DE)
Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO KG
H01T4/02
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Patent No.
US 12,244,123
App. No.
18/307,140
Granted
Mar 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A spark gap arrangement with at least three electrodes and with at least two holding frames, which are arranged flat one on top of the other, wherein each of the holding frames has an edge that surrounds a recess for accommodating at least one electrode, wherein at least one receptacle opening is made in the edge of at least one holding frame, in which opening a control element is arranged, and wherein the holding frames are arranged offset relative to one another around their central axis perpendicular to the plane of the holding frame, in such a way that the receptacle opening of a first holding frame is located above an electrode which is accommodated in a second holding frame arranged underneath, so that the control element arranged in the receptacle opening of the first holding frame makes contact with the electrode accommodated in the second holding frame arranged underneath.

Claims (16)

1. A spark gap arrangement, comprising:

at least three electrodes and

at least two holding frames which are arranged flat one on top of the other, wherein the holding frames in each case have an edge, which surrounds a recess for accommodating at least one electrode,

wherein at least one receptacle opening is made in the edge of at least one holding frame, in which opening a control element is arranged, and

wherein each holding frame is arranged offset relative to another holding frame around a central axis thereof, which is arranged perpendicular to a main plane of the holding frame, in such a way that the receptacle opening of a first of the holding frames is located above an electrode accommodated in a second of the holding frames arranged underneath the first of the holding frames, so that the control element arranged in the receptacle opening of the first of the holding frames makes contact with the electrode that is accommodated in the second of the holding frames.

2. The spark gap arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one receptacle opening is arranged close to a corner of the holding frames.

3. The spark gap arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein each of the holding frames has a collar-shaped support section facing inward toward the central axis on which at least one electrode comes to rest.

4. The spark gap arrangement according to claim 3 , wherein the holding frames have an outside contour and an inside contour, the inside contour deviating from that of a rectangle.

5. The spark gap arrangement according to claim 4 , wherein two holding frames are arranged offset relative to one another at an angle α, characterized wherein the collar-shaped support section has an octagonal inside edge, wherein four inside angles δ 1 have a value of 90°+α, and four inside angles δ 2 have a value of 180°−α, and wherein the inside angles δ 1 and δ 2 alternate relative to one another.

6. The spark gap arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the holding frames are halted held the offset arrangement relative to one another.

7. The spark gap arrangement according to claim 6 , wherein each of the holding frames has at least one holding element on at least one side, wherein two holding elements of two holding frames work together when the two holding frames are stacked one on top of the other.

8. The spark gap arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein each of the electrodes is a rectangular, thin disk made of graphite or a tungsten-copper composite material.

9. The holding frame for a spark gap arrangement according to claim 1 , having an edge, which surrounds a recess for accommodating at least one electrode, wherein at least one receptacle opening for accommodating a control element is located in the edge.

10. The holding frame according to claim 9 , wherein the holding frame has a collar-shaped support section facing inward toward the central axis M.

11. The holding frame according to claim 10 , wherein the holding frames have an outside contour and an inside contour, the inside contour of the holding frame deviating from that of a rectangle and wherein the collar-shaped support section has an octagonal inside edge, wherein four inside angles δ 1 have a value of 90°+α, and four inside angles δ 2 have a value of 180°−α, and wherein the inside angles δ 1 and δ 2 are arranged to alternate relative to one another.

12. The holding frame according to claim 9 , wherein on at least one side, at least one holding element is provided to hold one of the holding frames to another of the holding frames.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2023
From: MEYER, THOMAS; OKEL, VIKTOR
To: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 063831/0798 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2022 110 329.3 · Apr 28, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230352914A1 · Nov 2, 2023
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