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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2001
Kyouichi Ohtsuka, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuya Nakajima, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A make break switchgear includes a first breaking lever receiving a torque in a counterclockwise direction, a second breaking lever connected through a linkage to the first breaking lever, and a making lever receiving a torque in a clockwise direction. These elements are supported by a main shaft and are rotatable. When a circuit is completely opened by the switchgear, a guide guiding a rotor on an arched surface is engaged with a first releasing latch. It is unnecessary to wait for engagement between the first releasing latch and the guide after the circuit is closed for opening the switchgear, and a subsequent opening can be immediately started. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the time from the closing of a make break contact to starting of the next opening.