# US 10,504,676 B2 · Voltage source converters

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- Number: US 10,504,676 B2
- Document ID: US10504676B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/573,345
- Filed: 2016-05-10
- Published: 2018-05-17
- Granted: 2019-12-10
- Earliest claimed: 2015-05-11
- Assignees: General Electric Technology GmbH
- Applicants: General Electric Technology GmbH
- Inventors: Daniel Kalin; Peter Von Allmen
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10504676B2

## CPC

- H01H 71/12: Automatic release mechanisms with or without manual release
- H01H 3/3052: {Linear spring motors}
- H01H 71/025: {Constructional details of housings or casings not concerning the mounting or assembly of the different internal parts}
- H01H 33/40: using spring motor
- H01H 2235/01: Spiral spring
- H01H: ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES (contact cables H01B7/10; electrolytic self-interrupters H01G9/18; emergency protective circuit arrangements H02H; switching by electronic means without contact-making H03K17/00)

## Abstract

A spring arrangement for operating a high and medium voltage circuit breaker comprising a cylindrical housing having a main axis, an actuation rod, a coil spring arranged in the cylindrical housing, coupled with the rod, and a coupling arrangement coupling an end of the spring with an end of the rod, wherein the coupling arrangement comprises an articulation for guiding an end of the rod in rotation with respect to the second end of the spring around a second axis perpendicular to said main axis and comprises sliding means for the translational guiding of the second end of the rod along said main axis.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A spring arrangement for operating a high and medium voltage circuit breaker comprising:
a main frame comprising a cylindrical housing having a main axis A,
an actuation rod, a first end of which being coupled to a rotary shaft of the circuit breaker, a second end of the rod being movable in the cylindrical housing along the main axis A, a coil spring arranged in the cylindrical housing and coaxially to main axis A, wherein a first end of the spring is mounted on the claimed main frame and a second end of the spring is coupled with the second end of the rod, and
a coupling arrangement coupling the second end of the spring with the second end of the rod,
wherein the coupling arrangement comprises:
an articulation for rotational guidance of the second end of the rod with respect to the second end of the spring around a second axis perpendicular to said main axis wherein the second end of the rod and second axis are located axially, along main axis A, at the second end of the spring,
and wherein the coupling arrangement comprises sliding means for a translational guiding of the second end of the rod along said main axis, and
at least one shaft coaxial to said second axis, that pivotally links the support plate to the second end of the rod.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The spring arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the coupling arrangement comprises the support plate mounted on the second end of the spring, wherein the support plate is linked to the second end of the rod by said articulation and is linked to the housing by the sliding means.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The spring arrangement according to claim 2, wherein the coupling arrangement comprises at least one shaft coaxial to said second axis (B), by means of which the support plate is linked to the sliding means.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The spring arrangement according to claim 3, wherein a portion of said shaft extends through the support plate and one end of the shaft is received in a groove of housing's wall, which is parallel to said main axis.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The spring arrangement according to claim 4, wherein said end of the shaft supports a sliding shoe which is received in the groove, for lowering friction between the shaft and the groove.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The spring arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the second end of the rod is mounted on a plate articulated with respect to the support plate, around said second axis by means of said at least one shaft.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The spring arrangement according to claim 6, wherein the coupling arrangement comprises at least one shaft coaxial to said second axis, by means of which the support plate is linked to the sliding means and said shaft extends radially from said main axis, a radially internal end of the shaft being linked to the articulated plate by bearings and a radially external end of the shaft being received in a groove of the cylindrical housing's wall.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The spring arrangement according to claim 7, wherein the coupling arrangement comprises two coaxial shafts placed on both sides of said main axis, the radially internal end of each shaft being linked to the articulated plate by bearings and the radially external end of each shaft being received in the groove of the housing's wall.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The spring arrangement according to claim 1, further comprising an adjusting bolt screwed on the second end of the rod, the adjusting bolt being in contact with a face of an articulated plate, which is opposite to the spring.