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US 9,287,072 B2Granted
Electric current switching apparatus
AssigneeABB AB
InventorsHarri Mattlar, Mikko Välivainio
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Abstract
An electric switch is disclosed which includes a housing module housing a movable contact and a stationary contact having a contact portion to be contacted by the movable contact. The stationary contact can include a mounting portion, which mounting portion can be positioned closer to the center of the housing module than the contact portion of the stationary contact.
Claims20
An electric switch, comprising:
- a housing module housing a rotary contact rotatable by a rotary contacts actuator;
- a stationary contact formed as an elongate structure having a contact portion to be contacted by the rotary contact and a connection portion for providing an external connection of the stationary contact, the stationary contact having a mounting portion for supporting the stationary contact to the housing module, and the contact portion being arranged between the connection portion and the mounting portion;
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- a receptacle of the housing module for receiving the mounting portion of the stationary contact, wherein the mounting portion is positioned closer to a centre of the housing module than the contact portion of the stationary contact, the rotary contact actuator including a stoppage element which is arranged to stop rotation of the rotary contact actuator at the receptacle of the mounting portion when the rotary contact is opened.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.