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US 11,557,448 B2Granted
Switching device
AssigneeTDK Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsRobert Hoffmann, Frank Werner
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Abstract
In an embodiment a switching device includes at least one stationary contact in a switching chamber containing a gas comprising H2 and one movable contact in the switching chamber, wherein the switching chamber has a switching chamber wall and a switching chamber base, and wherein the switching chamber at least partially comprises a polymer material configured to release hydrogen when heated.
Claims20
A switching device comprising:
- at least one stationary contact in a switching chamber containing a gas comprising H2;
- and
- at least one movable contact in the switching chamber,
- wherein the switching chamber has a switching chamber wall and a switching chamber base,
- wherein he switching chamber wall has at least one opening,
- wherein the at least one stationary contact projects through the opening in the switching chamber wall,
- wherein the movable contact is connected to a shaft that projects through an opening in the switching chamber base,
- wherein the switching chamber wall and the switching chamber base are arranged in relation to one another such that a space is formed which is enclosed except for the above described openings,
- wherein the switching chamber base at least partially comprises a polymer material configured to release hydrogen when heated, and/or
- wherein the switching chamber wall at least partially comprises the polymer material configured to release the hydrogen when heated.
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A switching device comprising:
- at least one stationary contact in a switching chamber containing a gas comprising H2;
- and
- at least one movable contact in the switching chamber,
- wherein the switching chamber has a switching chamber wall and a switching chamber base,
- wherein he switching chamber wall has at least one opening,
- wherein the at least one stationary contact projects through the opening in the switching chamber wall,
- wherein the movable contact is connected to a shaft that projects through an opening in the switching chamber base,
- wherein the switching chamber wall and the switching chamber base are arranged in relation to one another such that a space is formed which is enclosed except for the above described openings, and
- wherein the switching chamber base and/or the switching chamber wall at least partially comprise(s) a polymer material configured to release hydrogen when heated.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.