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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1994
Tomas B Otterberg, Murrysville, PA (US);
Markus Vestner, Buesingen, CH;
ABB Power T&D Company Inc., Raleigh, NC (US);
Abstract
A guidance system for an interrupter switcher comprising a first guide positioned in between the contact support and the movable contact system of the interrupter, and a second guide inserted into the stationary contact system of the interrupter. According to the invention the second guide is capable of receiving the nozzle of the movable contact system. An interrupter with the guidance system is assembled by positioning the first guide between the contact support and the movable contact system, positioning the second guide within the stationary contact system, inserting the nozzle of the movable contact system into the second guide, and mounting the stationary contact system in the interrupter housing. The assembly of an interrupter with a guidance system results in a self-adjusting switcher interrupter capable of maintaining a stable alignment between the interrupter's movable and stationary contacts while opening and closing the interrupter.