Switching Arrangement And Method For Mounting A Switching Arrangement
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorFRANK EHRLICH
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Abstract
A switching arrangement includes an interrupter unit with a first and a second switching contact piece. A switching path can be formed between the two switching contact pieces under a relative movement of the same. At least one of the switching contact pieces is arranged within a hollow body. The switching contact piece is supported by a transversal crosspiece that crosses the hollow body. The transversal crosspiece is braced at opposite sections of the hollow body.
Claims16
1-14. (canceled)
A switching arrangement, comprising:
- an interrupter unit having first and second switching contact pieces movably disposed relative to one another for completing a switching path;
- at least one of said first and second switching contact pieces being positioned within a hollow body;
- a cross member supporting said at least one switching contact piece in said hollow body, said cross member crossing said hollow body and being braced against opposite sections of said hollow body.
A method of mounting a cross member in an interior of a hollow body of an interrupter unit, the cross member being configured for supporting a switching contact piece of an interrupter unit of a switching arrangement in the interior of the hollow body, the method comprising:
- providing the cross member with a tenon;
- inserting the cross member into the interior of the hollow body through an opening formed in a lateral surface of the hollow body;
- and
- pivoting the tenon of the cross member into a slot in the hollow body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.