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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2012
Applicant:
Timothy Robert Faber, Marion, IA (US);
Inventor:
Timothy Robert Faber, Marion, IA (US);
Assignee:
Schneider Electric USA, Inc., Palatine, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02B 7/01 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In an electrical distribution cabinet a mechanism providing quick, reliable, passive arc blast control has a flue chamber surrounding the likely arc site such as an electrical connection point. The flue chamber provides a flue channel which lengthens the arc and attenuates the current and temperature until the arc is extinguished. Preferably, the flue chamber and channel are formed of opposable open-faced polyhedral structures, one fitting inside the other. The mechanism is particularly suited for draw-out circuit breaker connections in a switch gear cabinet.