Patent ID: 7053326

Claim:
An integrated type gas-insulated switching apparatus 4 comprising: a plurality of switching devices each including a contact and an insulated container in which the contact is contained, said contact comprising electrodes adapted to be contacted with each other and separated therefrom, said insulated container being filled with an insulating gas; a conductive container to which the plurality of switching devices are connected, respectively; an insulated structure supporting the conductive container; a driving mechanism housed in the conductive container and operatively connected to at least one of the electrodes of each of the contacts, said driving mechanism being adapted to drive the at least one of the electrodes so as to make open the electrodes or to make close them; and an insulated control member housed in the insulated structure and the conductive container and linked to the driving mechanism, said insulated control member being adapted to control the drive of the driving mechanism; wherein said insulated structure is arranged vertically, and said insulated control member is adapted to move vertically in the conductive container so as to control the driving mechanism, further comprising a supporting member provided in at least one of the conductive container and the insulated structure and supporting the insulated control member so as to guide the vertical movement thereof.