Method of making an oil dashpot in an electromagnetic tripping apparatus

Abstract

An oil dashpot and a method of producing the oil dashpot pole piece in an electromagnetic tripping apparatus from steel wire rod, wherein the steel wire rod contains phosphorus and sulfur in quantities less than 0.1 percent by weight and wherein the particle size of ferrite in a metal texture of the steel wire rod is between 7 and 8 micrometers, comprising the steps of aligning a predetermined length of steel wire rod in holding die, to form a pole piece first diameter portion and a second diameter portion. In addition, a method of producing an oil dashpot, comprising a cylinder having a body portion and a flange portion and a pole piece having a first diameter and a second diameter portion, comprising the steps of fitting the pole piece onto the cylinder such that the first diameter portion is placed within an opening in the body portion of the cylinder and the second diameter portion abuts the flange portion of the cylinder to form a junction, pressing the pole piece against the cylinder such that a predetermined force is applied to the junction between the second diameter portion and the flange portion, heating the junction by a predetermined temperature such that interdiffusion occurs between the second diameter portion and the flange portion, whereby the cylinder is sealed.

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