Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha

Mitsubishi Denki K.k.

Hiroyuki Okado

Yuji Sako

Teijiro Mori

Shigeru Masuda

Masahiro Kakizoe

Shizutaka Nishizako

Shigeharu Otsuka

Shigeharu Ohtsuka

Naoki Itoh

Yuichi Wada

Hiroaki Tazawa

The present invention relates to a terminal connecting device which simplifies and facilitates achieving the proper alignment between a male-threaded portion of a terminal screw and a female-threaded hole of a stationary terminal, and moreover, which assures that a fastening operation is easily performed. The terminal connecting device includes a terminal screw guiding member adapted to be displaced along a side wall, the terminal screw being engaged with the terminal screw guiding member. The terminal screw or the terminal screw guiding member may also be supported by the resilient action of an elastic member of which one end is supported by the side wall. Alternatively, the terminal screws may be housed in a housing which is slidably attached to the side wall and which may be locked in place with the aid of a resilient member and latching apparatus.

Terminal connecting device

Electromagnetic contactor

Switch

In an electric power switch in which an arc generated between movable and stationary contacts 6, 14 migrates to an arc runner 15 and a commutation end plate and is extinguished by a grid 2 arranged therebetween, a cut is formed at least in the lower half of the end plate which confronts the grid, whereby the end of the arc is driven towards the center of the end plate and away from a surrounding arc box 1.

Electric power switch with slotted commutation end plate

The disclosed electromagnetic contactor has a base including a lateral opening and an internal space, and two rails disposed at the bottom of the internal space. A U-shaped stationary iron core including two guides on both sides is assembled into a coil holder so that one leg of the 'U' is surrounded by an operating coil held by the coil holder. Then the coil holder is inserted into the internal space in the base through the lateral opening with the guides engaging the rails until it is removably positioned in the internal space.

An electromagnetic contactor comprises a stationary contact point fixed to a stationary contact, a movable contact point fixed to a movable contact to associate with the stationary contact point for switching operations, an arc box for arc extinction for receiving the stationary and movable contacts, a commutation plate fixed to the arc box to commutate arc produced between the stationary and movable contacts and grids placed adjacent to the commutation plate and each having fitting pawls to be inserted into slits formed in the arc box, the top end of said fitting pawls being bent at the portion projecting from the slit to fix the grid to the arc box. The shortest distance X between the commutation plate and the stationary contact and the shortest distance Y between the grid and the stationary contact have relation of X.ltoreq.Y.

A power switching device including a fixed contact, a movable contact, an arc runner for transferring a leg of an electric arc to the outside of the fixed contact, a U-shaped fixed contactor electrically connected to the fixed contact, and a deionizing grid for extinguishing the arc. The side of the fixed contact is opposed to the side of the arc runner in three directions. At least the portion of the arc runner close to the fixed contact is kept away from the fixed contact and is physically separated therefrom by an electrically insulating medium. The arc runner is fixed and connected to a portion of the fixed contactor which is on the opposite side of the deionizing grid with respect to the fixed contact. Further, the runner extends so that it forms a continuous path along which the arc runs. Accordingly, after the arc has been transferred to the runner, it is urged toward the deionizing grid, thereby assuring continuous and smooth movement of the arc. Thus, a situation in which the arc is moved away from the grid resulting in incomplete extinction of the arc is prevented.

Power switching device

A power switchgear is equipped with a stationary contact and contact-maker, a movable contact and contact-maker, a commutating electrode and an arc runner. The elements are constructed and arranged such that when the contacts open, the resultant arc will be quickly driven from the contacts to the commutating electrode and arc runner, to increase the life of the contacts and shorten the arcing time.

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Aichi, Japan

Hiroyuki Okado