Vacuum Interrupter
AssigneeABB Schweiz AG
InventorsDietmar Gentsch, Christian Reuber
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Abstract
A vacuum interrupter includes a first contact carrier; a first contact piece; a second contact carrier; and a second contact piece; wherein the first contact piece is connected to the first contact carrier; wherein the second contact piece is connected to the second contact carrier; wherein a shape of the first contact piece is different to a shape of the second contact piece and/or a material of the first contact piece is different to a material of the second contact piece; wherein in a deactivated state the vacuum interrupter is configured to hold the first contact piece spaced from the second contact piece; and wherein in an activated state the vacuum interrupter is configured to bring the first contact piece and the second contact piece into contact with one another.
Claims15
A vacuum interrupter, comprising:
- a first contact carrier;
- a first contact piece;
- a second contact carrier;
- and
- a second contact piece;
- wherein the first contact piece is connected to the first contact carrier;
- wherein the second contact piece is connected to the second contact carrier;
- wherein a shape of the first contact piece is different to a shape of the second contact piece and/or a material of the first contact piece is different to a material of the second contact piece;
- wherein in a deactivated state the vacuum interrupter is configured to hold the first contact piece spaced from the second contact piece;
- and
- wherein in an activated state the vacuum interrupter is configured to bring the first contact piece and the second contact piece into contact with one another.
A method of manufacturing a vacuum interrupter, comprising:
- connecting a first contact piece to a first contact carrier;
- connecting a second contact piece to a second contact carrier;
- wherein a shape of the first contact piece is different to a shape of the second contact piece and/or a material of the first contact piece is different to a material of the second contact piece;
- wherein in a deactivated state the vacuum interrupter is configured to hold the first contact piece spaced from the second contact piece;
- and
- wherein in an activated state the vacuum interrupter is configured to bring the first contact piece and the second contact piece into contact with one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.