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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2017
Applicant:
Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin OT, IE;
Inventors:
John Joseph Shea, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Hongbin Wang, Novi, MI (US);
Paul J. Rollmann, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Matthew Rain Darr, Edwardsville, IL (US);
Assignee:
EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED, Dublin, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 89/04 (2006.01); H01H 85/20 (2006.01); H01H 1/20 (2006.01); H01H 9/10 (2006.01); H01H 21/36 (2006.01); H01H 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 89/04 (2013.01); H01H 1/2025 (2013.01); H01H 9/10 (2013.01); H01H 85/203 (2013.01); H01H 1/2041 (2013.01); H01H 21/16 (2013.01); H01H 21/36 (2013.01); H01H 2235/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fusible disconnect switch devices includes dual sets of switch contacts to connect or disconnect a current path through an overcurrent protection fuse with reduced arcing severity. Faster acting and longer contact path switch mechanisms are described providing satisfactory switching of DC circuits without excessive electrical arcing in a reduced physical package size.