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AssigneeEaton Corporation
InventorsMartin B.J. Leusenkamp, Yucheng Li, Xuefei Chen, Lihua Bao, Louis G. Campbell
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An electrode extension assembly is for a vacuum switching apparatus, such as a vacuum interrupter, including a vacuum envelope and separable contact assemblies. Each contact assembly includes a contact disposed in the interior of the vacuum envelope, and an electrode stem extending outwardly from the contact to the exterior of the vacuum envelope. The electrode extension assembly includes a number of extension members each being be joined to the electrode stem of a corresponding one of the contact assemblies on the exterior of the vacuum envelope by a welded joint formed by electron beam welding or plasma welding.
An electrode extension assembly for a vacuum switching apparatus, said vacuum switching apparatus including a vacuum envelope and separable contact assemblies, the vacuum envelope having an interior and an exterior, each of said contact assemblies including a contact disposed in the interior and an electrode stem extending outwardly from said contact to the exterior, said electrode extension assembly comprising:
A vacuum switching apparatus comprising:
A method of assembly comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.