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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2006
Robert A. Duchrow, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Phillip Bush, Milwaukee, WI (US);
James P. Miller, Waukesha, WI (US);
Theodore John Houck, Iii, Milwaukee, WI (US);
William R. Berry, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Robert A. Duchrow, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Phillip Bush, Milwaukee, WI (US);
James P. Miller, Waukesha, WI (US);
Theodore John Houck, III, Milwaukee, WI (US);
William R. Berry, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
A gas diverter is disclosed that slows, cools, and directs the hot gas and plasma generated during the operation of an electrical switching device. The gas diverter mounts to the switching device and has an inlet for accepting the gas and exit for expelling the gas. The diverter has peripheral walls and internal partitions that divide the gas and provide for two independent circuitous flow paths. In multi-phase switching devices, a plurality of gas diverters may be used to further separate the gases generated in each respective phase. The gas diverter is made of a high temperature, arc resistant plastic which is molded to form a two piece structure. The gas diverter is mounted to the device via a slide in place flange-channel mechanism.