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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 1979
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Satoru Yanabu, Yokohama, JP;
Susumu Nishiwaki, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361-4 ; 361-6 ; 361-8 ; 307134 ;
Abstract
A direct current circuit interrupting apparatus of the type wherein the arc of the circuit interruptor is extinguished by passing an oscillatory current from an oscillating circuit to the interrupted contacts via a switch means which is closed at the time when the circuit interruptor is opened includes a nonlinear resistor comprising a sintered mixture of metal oxides connected in parallel with the oscillating circuit.