An improved breaker for high current or voltage applications, for instance industrial and/or railways applications, is provided wherein a high current must be switched on/off or interrupted with high efficiency and extremely fast intervention times. The breaker may include a base portion including an activating mechanism including a holding mechanism and a release mechanism, an intermediate switching or breaking contact portion, including fixed contacts and movable contacts, and a top arc chute extinguishing portion covering the intermediate switching or breaking contact portion.

The present invention provides an arc-extinguishing device, including an arc-extinguishing chamber, where the arc-extinguishing chamber includes a support, a plurality of arc-extinguishing grid sheets, a first gas-evolving hood, and a second gas-evolving hood; the plurality of arc-extinguishing grid sheets are mounted on the supports, the arc-extinguishing grid sheet has a groove to form a moving track for a moving contact, both sides of the groove extend toward the moving contact respectively to form a first extension leg and a second extension leg, an end and an inner side of the first extension leg are wrapped by the first gas-evolving hood, and an end and an inner side of the second extension leg are wrapped by the second gas-evolving hood; a surface of the gas-evolving hood extending along the inner side of the extension leg toward the groove is referred to as a wrapping surface.

A switching device includes: a first terminal contact; a first fixed contact arranged at the first terminal contact; a contact bridge; a contact bridge carrier arranged at the contact bridge and having a barrier; a first movable contact arranged at the contact bridge; a second terminal contact; a second fixed contact arranged at the second terminal contact; a second movable contact arranged at the contact bridge; and a magnetic drive assembly including a coil and an armature, the armature being coupled to the contact bridge. The first fixed contact is in contact with the first movable contact in a switched-on state of the switching device. The first fixed contact is free of contact with the first movable contact in a switched-off state of the switching device. The second fixed contact is in contact with the second movable contact in the switched-on state of the switching device.

The present invention relates to an electrical switching apparatus having at least one contact point, an arc-quenching device associated with the contact point, and an arc-blowing device to generate a magnetic blowout field. The arc-quenching device comprises a plurality of quenching elements, which are arranged distributed and spaced from each other in a first direction, wherein the quenching elements each comprise a permanent magnet. The arc arising when the contact point is opened is blown away from the contact point towards the quenching elements by the magnetic blowout field. The magnetic blowout field is at least partially generated or supported by the permanent magnets of the quenching elements. According to the invention, the permanent magnets of the quenching elements are offset with respect to each other in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction.

An arc chamber 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 for a low voltage switching device comprising an insulating casing 1, having a first and a second lateral walls 2,3, a rear and a front wall 4,5, that defines an internal space housing a number of arc-breaking plates, a top wall 6 of said casing having a discharge opening 101 for venting off the gases from said internal space, said discharge opening 101 being covered by a top cover 7, 37, 47, 57. The arc chamber for a low voltage switching device comprises a filter 11, 21, 31, 41, 51 made of an open cell metal foam is positioned at said discharge opening 101.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a stationary contact assembly and a corresponding switch contact. The stationary contact assembly comprises: a stationary contact body (21); a stationary contact point (23) placed on the stationary contact body (21); and an arc-guiding member (25) fixed on the stationary contact body (21) and including an arc guiding portion (251), the arc guiding portion (251) comprising a first end (A) and a second end (B) that are opposite to each other, the first end (A) being close to the stationary contact point (23), a direction form the first end (A) to the second end (B) defining a main movement direction (F) of arc. The arc guiding portion (251) of the arc-guiding member (25) comprises an arc-guiding section (2511) at the first end (A), the arc-guiding section is adapted to guide the arc away from the stationary contact point (23) into the arc guiding portion (251), and the stationary contact point (23) is close to or in contact with the arc-guiding section (2511) in the main movement direction (F) of the arc. The stationary contact assembly of the embodiments of the present disclosure has an improved arc-guiding member that can guide the arc to quickly leave the contact point, enhance the mechanical strength of the stationary contact and reduce the production cost of the contact.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a stationary contact assembly and a corresponding switch contact. The stationary contact assembly comprises: a stationary contact body (21); a stationary contact point (23) placed on the stationary contact body (21); and an arc-guiding member (25) fixed on the stationary contact body (21) and including an arc guiding portion (251), the arc guiding portion (251) comprising a first end (A) and a second end (B) that are opposite to each other, the first end (A) being close to the stationary contact point (23), a direction form the first end (A) to the second end (B) defining a main movement direction (F) of arc. The arc guiding portion (251) of the arc-guiding member (25) comprises an arc-guiding section (2511) at the first end (A), the arc-guiding section is adapted to guide the arc away from the stationary contact point (23) into the arc guiding portion (251), and the stationary contact point (23) is close to or in contact with the arc-guiding section (2511) in the main movement direction (F) of the arc. The stationary contact assembly of the embodiments of the present disclosure has an improved arc-guiding member that can guide the arc to quickly leave the contact point, enhance the mechanical strength of the stationary contact and reduce the production cost of the contact.

A change-over switch including a frame having a first side wall and a second side wall, a first supply terminal, a second supply terminal, a load terminal, and at least one gas flow opening for discharging gasses from the frame. The second side wall faces substantially opposite direction relative to the first side wall. The change-over switch is adapted to selectively provide a first connection between the first supply terminal and the load terminal, and a second connection between the second supply terminal and the load terminal. The first supply terminal and the second supply terminal project from the first side wall, and the load terminal projects from the second side wall. The at least one gas flow opening is formed in the second side wall.

A mounting base or a riser base for a switchgear is provided with side interior openings to provide an internal arc pathway through which arc gasses or plasma are safely discharged to an outside air. The mounting base includes a front wall having a first end and a second end, a rear wall having a first end and a second end, a first side channel connecting the first end of the front wall to the first end of the rear wall, a second side channel connecting the second end of the front wall to the second end of the rear wall, and forming the mounting base having a central open area in a first section of a switchgear that is adjacent a second section of the switchgear. The mounting base further includes at least one opening in the first side channel for the passage of an arc from the first section of the switchgear to the second section of the switchgear, and thereby forming the mounting base with the internal arc pathway.

A device has a movable contact, a stationary contact and an arc quenching unit, the arc quenching unit has a plurality of arc quenching plates and an electrically isolative housing, each one of the plurality of arc quenching plates has a mounting portion and a receiving portion, the receiving portion has a distributing part, the distributing part has a through hole penetrating through the receiving portion and an inclined plane protruding from the receiving portion, the inclined plane is arranged to a side of the through hole away from an arc entrance and extending to the arc entrance, an angle between the inclined plane and the receiving portion is an acute angle, a root of the inclined plane is continuous with the receiving portion. An inclined plane of a first arc quenching plate is interlacing and opposite with an inclined plane of a second arc quenching plate.