Claims
- 1. In a switching device having a fixed contact point and a moving contact point, an arc extinguishing device, comprising:an arcing chamber surrounding the contact points, said arcing chamber having a pack of arc splitters stamped out in a U shape, said arc splitters held together to form a subassembly and having branches, bases and spaced-apart ends facing away from the contact points; an arcing chamber insert separating the moving and fixed contact points from said branches of said arc splitters; and spacers formed on said arcing chamber insert, said spacers keeping said branches and bases of said arc splitters spaced apart in the vicinity of the contact points.
- 2. The switching device according to claim 1, wherein said arcing chamber insert has an outer surface, and said spacers are grooves formed in said outer surface of said arcing chamber insert for form-lockingly receiving said branches of said arc splitters.
- 3. The switching device according to claim 1, including an insulating strip surrounding said ends of said arc splitters facing away from the contact points, keeping said arc splitters apart and holding said arc splitters together to form said subassembly.
Priority Claims (1)
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLECATION
This application is a continuation of copending International Application No. PCT/DE98/03650, filed Dec. 11, 1998, which designated the United States.
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Continuations (1)
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