IP Library Granted Patent US 8,785,801
Granted Patent B2
US 8,785,801 · App. 13/452,233 · Granted Jul 22, 2014

Dual structured contact for switchgear and switchgear having the same

Inventor: Hyung Choon Kim (Ulsan, KR)
Assignee: Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
H01H1/385
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Patent No.
US 8,785,801
App. No.
13/452,233
Granted
Jul 22, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a dual structured contact for switchgear, which includes a moving contact unit being formed of a conducting material, the moving contact unit including first and second terminals, the first terminal comprising a cylinder and the second terminal extending to a driving unit such that the moving contact unit moves back and forth by the driving unit, and a fixing contact unit being formed of a conducting material, the fixing contact unit including first and second cylinders being outside and inside of the fixing contact unit with same axis, an inner part of the first cylinder being in contact with an outer part of the first terminal, and an outer part of the second cylinder being in contact with an inner part of the first terminal.

Claims (17)

1. A dual structured contact for switchgear comprising:

a moving contact unit being formed of a conducting material, the moving contact unit including first and second terminals, the first terminal comprising a cylinder and the second terminal extending to a driving unit such that the moving contact unit moves back and forth by the driving unit; and

a fixing contact unit being formed of a conducting material, the fixing contact unit including first and second cylinders being outside and inside of the fixing contact unit with a same axis, an inner part of the first cylinder being in contact with an outer part of the first terminal, and an outer part of the second cylinder being in contact with an inner part of the first terminal,

wherein the fixing contact unit further includes:

a first spring contact pair fixed in the inner part of the first cylinder and being in direct contact with the outer part of the first terminal; and

a second spring contact pair fixed in the outer part of the second cylinder and being in direct contact with the inner part of the first terminal.

2. The dual structured contact of claim 1 , wherein a central axis of the first spring contact pair is a different axis than that of the second spring contact pair.

3. A switchgear comprising:

a disconnecting switch including a dual structured contact with a moving contact unit, a fixing contact unit, and a pair of arching contacts,

wherein the moving contact unit is formed of a conducting material and the moving contact unit includes first and second terminals, the first terminal comprising a cylinder and the second terminal extending to a driving unit such that the moving contact unit moves back and forth by the driving unit, and

wherein the fixing contact unit is formed of a conducting material and the fixing contact unit includes first and second cylinders being outside and inside of the fixing contact unit with a same axis, an inner part of the first cylinder being in contact with an outer part of the first terminal, and an outer part of the second cylinder being in contact with an inner part of the first terminal,

wherein the fixing contact unit further includes:

a first spring contact pair fixed in the inner part of the first cylinder and being in direct contact with the outer part of the first terminal; and

a second spring contact pair fixed in the outer part of the second cylinder and being in direct contact with the inner part of the first terminal.

4. The dual structured contact of claim 1 , further comprising:

a pair of arching contacts including a first arching contact fixing the second cylinder to the first cylinder and having a contact rod positioned inside the second cylinder, and a second arching contact having a cylindrical shape and positioned inside the cylinder of the moving contact unit, wherein the second arching contact is inserted into an inside of the second cylinder and the first arching contact is inserted into an inside of the second arching contact.

5. The switchgear of claim 3 , wherein the pair of arching contacts include a first arching contact fixing the second cylinder to the first cylinder and having a contact rod positioned inside the second cylinder, and a second arching contact having a cylindrical shape and positioned inside the cylinder of the moving contact unit, wherein the second arching contact is inserted into an inside of the second cylinder and the first arching contact is inserted into an inside of the second arching contact.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2017
From: HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
To: HYUNDAI ELECTRIC & ENERGY SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 042798/0041 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 028462 FRAME 0003. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE RECEIVING PARTY SHOULD BE CHANGED FROM HUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. TO HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. Recorded Nov 1, 2013
From: KIM, HYUNG CHOON
To: HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 031533/0876 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 28, 2012
From: KIM, HYUNG CHOON
To: HUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 028462/0003 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2011-0084638 · Aug 24, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130048476A1 · Feb 28, 2013