Claims
- 1. A vacuum arc interrupter bullet assembly comprising:
a piston body having a first side and a second side; and a lance made from a conductive material having an elongated body with a first end that is tapered and a second end coupled to said piston body second side;
- 2. The vacuum arc interrupter bullet assembly of claim 1 wherein:
said lance body includes a tip, a medial portion, and a base; said tip disposed at said lance first end, said base disposed at said lance second end, and said medial portion disposed therebetween; said tip having a taper angle between about 90 and 150 degrees.
- 3. The vacuum arc interrupter bullet assembly of claim 2, wherein said tip has a taper angle of about 120 degrees.
- 4. The vacuum arc interrupter bullet assembly of claim 2, wherein:
said base is flared, having a smaller cross-sectional area adjacent to said medial portion and a greater cross-sectional area adjacent to said disk; said base flare angle being between about 90 and 150 degrees.
- 5. The vacuum arc interrupter bullet assembly of claim 4, wherein said base flare angle is about 94 degrees.
- 6. The vacuum arc interrupter bullet assembly of claim 2, wherein said lance medial portion has a generally constant cross-sectional area.
- 7. The vacuum arc interrupter bullet assembly of claim 2, wherein said lance body has a generally circular cross-sectional area and said tip is conical having a taper angle between about 90 and 150 degrees.
- 8. The vacuum arc interrupter bullet assembly of claim 7, wherein said tip has a taper angle of about 120 degrees.
- 9. The vacuum arc interrupter bullet assembly of claim 7, wherein:
said base is flared, having a smaller cross-sectional area adjacent to said medial portion and a greater cross-sectional area adjacent to said disk; said base flare angle being between about 90 and 150 degrees.
- 10. The vacuum arc interrupter bullet assembly of claim 7, wherein said base flare angle is about 94 degrees.
- 11. The vacuum arc interrupter bullet assembly of claim 2, wherein said lance body has a generally square cross-sectional area and said tip is pyramidal having a taper angle between about 90 and 150 degrees.
- 12. The vacuum arc interrupter bullet assembly of claim 11, wherein said tip has a taper angle of about 120 degrees.
- 13. The vacuum arc interrupter bullet assembly of claim 11, wherein:
said base is flared, having a smaller cross-sectional area adjacent to said medial portion and a greater cross-sectional area adjacent to said disk; said base flare angle being between about 90 and 150 degrees.
- 14. The vacuum arc interrupter bullet assembly of claim 11, wherein said base flare angel is about 94 degrees.
- 15. The vacuum arc interrupter bullet assembly of claim 2, wherein
said piston body second side includes a medial, threaded opening; said lance base includes a threaded extension structured to engage said disk medial opening.
- 16. The vacuum arc interrupter bullet assembly of claim 1, wherein said piston body first side has a concave surface.
- 17. The vacuum arc interrupter bullet assembly of claim 1, wherein said piston body has a convex surface.
- 18. The vacuum arc interrupter bullet assembly of claim 1, wherein said piston body first side is conical.
- 19. The vacuum arc interrupter bullet assembly of claim 18, wherein said piston body conical first side has an angle between about 30 and 90 degrees.
- 20. The vacuum arc interrupter bullet assembly of claim 18, wherein said piston body conical first side has an angle of about 80 degrees.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is related to commonly assigned, concurrently filed:
[0002] U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______, filed ______, 2002, entitled “Shorting Switch And System To Eliminate Arcing Faults In Power Distribution Equipment” (Attorney Docket No. 01-EDP-213);
[0003] U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______, filed ______, 2002, entitled “Shorting Switch And System To Eliminate Arcing Faults In Power Distribution Equipment” (Attorney Docket No. 01-EDP-326);
[0004] U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______, filed ______, 2002, entitled “Shorting Switch And System To Eliminate Arcing Faults In Low Voltage Power Distribution Equipment” (Attorney Docket No. 01-EDP-385);
[0005] U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______, filed ______, 2002, entitled “Shorting Switch And System To Eliminate Arcing Faults In Power Distribution Equipment” (Attorney Docket No. 01-EDP-386);
[0006] U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______, filed ______, 2002, entitled “Vacuum Arc Interrupter Having A Tapered Conducting Bullet Assembly” (Attorney Docket No. 01-EDP-428);
[0007] U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______, filed ______, 2002, entitled “Vacuum Arc Interrupter Actuated By A Gas Generated Driving Force” (Attorney Docket No. 01-EDP-429);
[0008] U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______, filed ______, 2002, entitled “Blade Tip For Puncturing Cupro-Nickel Seal Cup” (Attorney Docket No. 01-EDP-471); and
[0009] U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______, filed ______, 2002, entitled “Vacuum Arc Eliminator Having A Bullet Assembly Actuated By A Gas Generating Device” (Attorney Docket No. 01-EDP-472).