Patent ID: 7432465
Filing Date: 2008-10-07
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. A switching device configurable to have disconnection and grounding functions, comprising: an encapsulating housing filled with insulating gas; a stationary grounding contact fixed to the housing; a stationary disconnector contact fixed to a first current conductor, to which a high voltage is applicable; a moveable contact element movable along an axis and engagable with at least one of the grounding contact and the disconnector contact; a conductor tube fixed to a second current conductor, to which a high voltage is applicable, said conductor tube accommodating the moveable contact element so as to form a current transfer point; and a drive, which is guided through the housing and drives the moveable contact element with force, wherein: and wherein the switching device is configurable as purely a grounding device, purely a disconnecting device, and a combined disconnecting/grounding device,