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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2010
Xin Zhou, Franklin Park, PA (US);
Paul J. Rollmann, Brown Deer, WI (US);
William E. Beatty, Jr., Brighton Township, PA (US);
Robert W. Mueller, Aliquippa, PA (US);
Xin Zhou, Franklin Park, PA (US);
Paul J. Rollmann, Brown Deer, WI (US);
William E. Beatty, Jr., Brighton Township, PA (US);
Robert W. Mueller, Aliquippa, PA (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
An electrical switching apparatus includes separable contacts, an operating mechanism structured to open and close the separable contacts, and an arc chamber. The arc chamber includes a slot motor having a core and a housing with an opening therein, an arc chute, and a number of gassing inserts disposed in the opening of the housing. The number of gassing inserts and the housing are structured to form a number of gas flow circulation paths. The number of gas flow circulation paths are structured to drive an arc into the arc chute.