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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2020
Applicant:
Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton, CT (US);
Inventor:
David A. Rhein, Birmingham, AL (US);
Assignee:
Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 33/666 (2006.01); H01H 33/662 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 33/666 (2013.01); H01H 33/66207 (2013.01); H01H 2033/6623 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vacuum interrupter for interrupting a voltage. The vacuum interrupter including a vacuum bottle, a hi-stable mechanism, and a bellows assembly. The vacuum bottle having axially separable contacts, wherein at least one of the contacts is a moveable contact. The bi-stable mechanism including an actuator, and a cam pivotable by the actuator, the cam moving the moveable contact. The bellows assembly reciprocating the moveable contact to prevent arcing between the contacts. The bellows assembly including a spring biasing the contacts apart from each other.