Gas-blast switch

Abstract

A gas-blast switch or circuit-interrupter contains a fixed set of contacts and a movable set of contacts. Each contact set possesses an arc contact and a rated current contact coaxially surrounding the related arc contact. Operatively associated and co-movable with the movable contact set is a blast nozzle which surrounds the arc contact of such movable contact set. In the cut-on position the blast nozzle is closed by the fixed arc contact and is operatively connected with a pressure chamber which can be pressurized during a cut-off stroke. At the outflow end of at least one of the arc contacts there are arranged means in order to axially and outwardly deflect the switching gas flowing-out of such end during the cut-off stroke. The deflecting means comprise deflection hoods of essentially cup-shaped configuration which are open at their ends confronting one another and possess a base or floor portion containing a half toroidally shaped deflection surface at the peripheral edge of which there merges an essentially cylindrical portion or section. Each such cylindrical portion carries a plurality of tongues which protrude inwardly from its inner wall and which are arranged at a substantially uniform circumferential spacing from one another.