Patent Document:

the figure shows a section through a switchgear arrangement in a schematic embodiment . the switchgear arrangement has a housing 1 . the housing 1 is in this case a cast housing consisting of electrically conductive material , for example aluminum , which conducts ground potential . the housing 1 has a first flange 2 and a second flange 3 . the housing 1 is configured as a pressure - tight encapsulated housing , with the result that an excess pressure can be built up and a fluid enclosed in the interior of the housing 1 . an interrupter unit 4 of the switchgear arrangement is arranged in the interior of the housing 1 . the interrupter unit 4 has a first arc contact piece 5 and a second arc contact piece 6 as well as a first rated current contact piece 7 and a second rated current contact piece 8 . the first arc contact piece 5 and the first rated current contact piece 7 are in galvanic contact with one another permanently . the second arc contact piece 6 and the second rated current contact piece 8 are likewise permanently in galvanic contact with one another . as a result , the mutually assigned contact pieces 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 are permanently subject to the same electrical potential . the first arc contact piece 5 is hollow - cylindrical and has a bush - shaped contact region . the first arc contact piece 5 is arranged coaxially with respect to a longitudinal axis 9 . the second arc contact piece 6 is arranged opposite the first arc contact piece 5 at the end side , wherein the second arc contact piece 6 is substantially in the form of a pin and oriented coaxially with respect to the longitudinal axis 9 . both the first arc contact piece 5 and the second arc contact piece 6 are drivable so as to generate a switching movement , wherein the first arc contact piece 5 and the second arc contact piece 6 are each mounted movably and drivably along the longitudinal axis 9 . the first arc contact piece 5 and the second arc contact piece 6 always move in the opposite direction . the second arc contact piece 6 is shaped at its contact region in mirror - inverted fashion with respect to the bush - shaped contact region of the first arc contact piece 5 , with the result that the second arc contact piece 6 can be introduced into the first arc contact piece 5 so as to produce a current path . the first rated current contact piece 7 is in the form of a pipe and surrounds the first arc contact piece 5 on the outer lateral surface side and is oriented coaxially with respect to the longitudinal axis 9 . the second rated current contact piece 8 surrounds the second arc contact piece 6 on the outer lateral surface side , wherein the second rated current contact piece 8 is oriented coaxially with respect to the second arc contact piece 6 . the second rated current contact piece 8 has a contact bush with elastic contact fingers , into which an outer lateral surface of the tubular first rated current contact piece 7 can be introduced . the second rated current contact piece 8 is mounted fixed in position . the first rated current contact piece 7 is displaceable , together with the first arc contact piece 5 , along the longitudinal axis 9 . in order to position the first arc contact piece 5 and the first rated current contact piece 7 , a guide bush 10 is provided . the guide bush 10 is oriented coaxially with respect to the longitudinal axis 9 . the guide bush 10 encompasses the first rated current contact piece 7 on the outer lateral surface side . a sliding contact arrangement is arranged between the guide bush 10 and the first rated current contact piece 7 . an insulating nozzle 11 is connected in angularly rigid fashion to the first arc contact piece 5 and to the first rated current contact piece 7 . the insulating nozzle 11 surrounds the first arc contact piece 5 on the outer lateral surface side and is itself at least sectionally encompassed by the first rated current contact piece 7 . the insulating nozzle 11 provides an insulating nozzle channel , into which or through which the second arc contact piece 6 can pass during a switching operation . an arc burning between the arc contact pieces 5 , 6 is thus prevented from bulging out radially . a push rod 12 is connected to the insulating nozzle 11 . a movement of the first rated current contact piece 7 or of the first arc contact piece 5 via the arc gap between the contact pieces 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 can be transferred via the push rod 12 . short - circuiting of the arc gap is prevented by the electrically insulating nozzle 11 . it is thus possible to couple a movement onto the second arc contact piece 6 . for this , a deflecting gear mechanism 13 is furthermore used , which transfers a linear movement of the coupling rod 12 , via a two - armed lever , onto the second arc contact piece 6 . by virtue of the deflecting gear mechanism 13 , transformation of the movement is made possible , with the movement being reversed in terms of its direction . the second rated current contact piece 8 has struck against a hollow - volume vessel arrangement 14 at the end side . the hollow - volume vessel arrangement 14 encompasses the second rated current contact piece 8 on the outer lateral surface side . the hollow - volume vessel arrangement 14 is electrically conductive as a phase conductor arrangement and is part of a current path to be switched by the switchgear arrangement . the second rated current contact piece 8 and the second arc contact piece 7 are held mechanically via the hollow - volume vessel arrangement 14 . furthermore , contact - making between the second rated current contact piece 8 and the second arc contact piece 6 is performed via the hollow - volume housing arrangement 14 . the hollow - volume phase conductor arrangement 14 has a basic body 15 . the basic body 15 is in the form of a hood , which has a hollow - cylindrical or conical nature . contact is made with the second rated current contact piece 8 at a first end of the hollow - volume vessel arrangement 14 . a pot - shaped fitting body 16 is arranged at a second end , which is opposite the first end ( in relation to the longitudinal axis 9 or the cylinder axis of the basic body 15 ). the pot - shaped fitting body 16 and the basic body 15 in the form of a hood face one another with their respective pot opening or hood opening so that the subvolumes encompassed by the pot - shaped fitting body 16 and the basic body 15 complement one another and together provide a volume for the hollow - volume vessel arrangement 14 . provision is made here for the pot - shaped fitting body 16 to be encompassed with its lateral surface side pot walls on the outer lateral surface side by the basic body 15 , wherein the basic body 15 has a larger cross section than the pot - shaped fitting body 16 . there is thus a reduction in the cross section surrounded in the interior of the hollow - volume vessel arrangement 14 at the transition between the basic body 15 and the pot - shaped fitting body 16 . a pipe body 17 passes through the hollow - volume vessel arrangement 14 virtually over its entire axial extent . the pipe body 17 advantageously has a hollow - cylindrical basic structure with in particular a cross section in the form of a circular ring . the pipe body 17 therefore divides the volume delimited by the hollow - volume vessel arrangement 14 such that a plurality of shells within the hollow - volume vessel arrangement 14 are formed . this results in a shell 18 with a cross section in the form of a circular ring between the outer lateral surface side of the pipe body 17 and the inner lateral surface side of the hollow - volume phase conductor arrangement 14 . furthermore , a further shell 19 with a fully cylindrical cross section is produced centrally in the interior of the pipe body . the shell 18 has a larger cross section at its first end facing the second rated current contact piece 8 than at its second end facing the pot - shaped fitting body 16 . the pipe body 17 is connected at its end side flush to the pot base of the pot - shaped fitting body 16 . the pipe body 17 extends , starting from the pot base or starting from the pot - shaped fitting body 16 , through the hollow - volume vessel arrangement 14 in the direction of the second rated current contact piece 8 . the pipe body 17 is in this case designed so as to protrude into the space in cantilevered fashion , wherein the free end of the pipe body 17 is spaced apart from a pipe connecting piece 20 . a ring gap is formed between the pipe connecting piece 20 and the free end of the pipe body 17 . in this case , the pipe connecting piece 20 is formed as part of the hollow - volume vessel arrangement 14 , wherein the pipe connecting piece 20 can also be configured as a discrete assembly or else as part of the second rated current contact piece 8 . the pipe connecting piece 20 encompasses a cross section which is shaped so as to be substantially aligned with the cross section of the bush of the second rated current contact piece 8 . the arcing gas channel which develops in an arc gap passes through the second rated current contact piece 8 . the arc gap is the space in which contact - making , and isolation of the contact regions of the contact pieces 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 takes place . an arc gap is in this case arranged between the two arc contact pieces 5 , 6 . a further arc gap is arranged between the rated current contact pieces 7 , 8 . the arcing gas channel develops both in one arc gap and in the other arc gap . it is thus ensured that , in each of the arc gaps , possibly generated arcing gas can be dissipated via the same arcing gas channel . the pipe body 17 is provided with through - openings 21 , which are introduced in the lateral surface side . the through - openings 21 are distributed symmetrically over the circumference , with the result that communication between the shell 18 and the further shell 19 is enabled via the through - openings 21 . the through - openings 21 , which are in the region of the pot - shaped fitting body 16 , are oriented exclusively in one direction . a closed wall is formed on the pipe body 17 in such a way as to span the through - opening 18 in the region of the pot - shaped fitting body 16 , with an arrangement of through - openings 21 in said closed wall having been dispensed with . outlet openings 22 in the arcing gas channel are introduced into the lateral surface wall on the lateral surface side on the pot - shaped fitting body 16 . in this case , the position of the outlet openings 22 in the pot - shaped fitting body 16 is provided such that the through - openings 21 are oriented diametrically opposite the outlet openings 22 in the region of the pot - shaped fitting body 16 . outlet openings 22 and through - openings 21 are arranged offset with respect to one another . thus , the through - openings 21 are spanned on the outer lateral surface side by a wall of the hollow - volume phase conductor arrangement 14 . the outlet openings 22 , on the other hand , are spanned on the inner lateral surface side by a wall of the pipe body 17 . this ensures that , once arcing gas has passed through the through - openings 21 in a radial direction , first it crashes into a wall covering the through - opening 21 and only then is it possible , again by means of radial deflection , for there to be an emergence out of the outlet openings 22 . a plug - type contact 23 is arranged on the pot - shaped fitting body 16 . in this case , the plug - type contact 23 is screwed by means of a screw connection on the pot base of the pot - shaped fitting body 16 , wherein a first connection line 24 is connected to the plug - type contact 23 . the first connection line 24 protrudes through the first flange 2 and is used for coupling the switchgear arrangement into a switchgear assembly , for example . in order to provide dielectric shielding of the plug - type contact 23 , the plug - type contact 23 is surrounded by a shielding hood 25 . a shielding ring 26 is formed integrally on the pot - shaped fitting body 16 , which shielding ring , together with the shielding hood 25 , provides dielectric shielding of the region of the plug - type contact 23 . in addition to an end - side central arrangement of the plug - type contact 23 , the latter can also be arranged eccentrically , on the lateral surface side or in another way on the pot - shaped fitting body 16 , for example . electrical contact - making of the hollow - volume vessel arrangement 14 is provided via the plug - type contact 23 and the first connection line 24 , so that the fitting body 16 and the basic body 15 , as parts of the hollow - volume vessel arrangement 14 , act as current path for feeding an electric current to the second rated current contact piece 8 / the second arc contact piece 6 . a further plug - type contact 27 is arranged on the lateral surface side on the guide bush 10 , with a second connection line 28 being plugged into said further plug - type contact with electrical contact being made . the second connection line 28 protrudes through the second flange 3 and is used for making electrical contact with the first rated current contact piece 7 or the first arc contact piece 5 with the guide bush 10 interposed . the two connection lines 25 , 28 can for their part be supported in a manner which is electrically insulated relative to the housing 1 , wherein the interrupter unit 4 can also be positioned via the plug - type connections 23 , 27 . a dash - dotted line in the figure indicates the use of separate insulators 29 , via which the interrupter unit 4 can alternatively or additionally be supported on the housing 1 . the flange openings in the first and second flanges 2 , 3 can be sealed in a gas - tight and pressure - tight manner , for example using electrically insulating closure means , through which the connection lines 24 , 28 pass . it is thus possible to fill the interior of the housing 1 with an electrically insulating fluid , for example sulfur hexafluoride gas or nitrogen gas or mixtures with these gases . when the housing 1 is configured as a pressure - tight housing , applying excess pressure to the fluid in the interior of the housing 1 is made possible . thus , an electrically insulating fluid is flushed around the interrupter unit 4 , and the electrically insulating fluid is flushed through the interrupter unit . the electrically insulating fluid which is enclosed in the housing 1 and which surrounds the interrupter unit 4 represents the surrounding environment of the interrupter unit 4 , into which arcing gas expelled out of the outlet openings 22 is emitted . a make operation and a break operation and the arcing gas flows occurring in the process will be described by way of example below . the figure illustrates the switchgear arrangement in the break state , i . e . both the rated current contact pieces 7 , 8 and the arc contact pieces 5 , 6 are separated from one another . an insulating gap which is filled with electrically insulating fluid is formed between the switching contact pieces 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 . during a make operation , a movement of the first rated current contact piece 7 and of the first arc contact piece 5 and of the insulating nozzle 11 in the direction of the second rated current contact piece 8 is initiated . for this purpose , a shaft 30 passes through the housing 1 , with a pivot lever being fastened on said shaft . a rotary movement of the shaft 30 is converted into a linear movement in the direction of the longitudinal axis 9 via the pivot lever and a conrod 31 . the shaft 30 passes through the housing 1 in fluid - tight fashion , with the result that a drive movement can be transmitted from outside the housing 1 into the interior of the housing 1 in fluid - tight fashion . a movement of the first arc contact piece 5 and the first rated current contact piece 7 and the insulating nozzle 11 in the direction of the second rated current contact piece 8 effects a movement of the coupling rod 12 and driving of the deflecting gear mechanism 13 . as a result , the second arc contact piece 6 is driven in the direction of the first arc contact piece 5 , with the result that contact - making of the arc contact pieces 5 , 6 is performed temporally prior to contacting of the rated current contact pieces 7 , 8 . this ensures that a make arc is routed between the arc contact pieces 5 , 6 . in the event of the occurrence of a make arc , said arc is quenched directly after galvanic touching contact between the two arc contact pieces 5 , 6 . the rated current contact pieces 7 , 8 can then come into galvanic contact with one another , wherein a virtually arc - free commutation of a current from the arc contact pieces 5 , 6 onto the rated current contact pieces 7 , 8 is possible . during a break operation , a movement in the reverse direction is initiated , i . e . the first rated current contact piece 7 and the first arc contact piece 5 are moved from the second arc contact piece 6 or the second rated current contact piece 8 . first the two rated current contact pieces 7 , 8 are separated from one another . a break current can commutate virtually without any formation of arcs onto the arc contact pieces 5 , 6 , which are separated from one another temporally in succession . with the separation , striking of an arc may arise , depending on the current to be interrupted . the arc is preferably routed within the insulating nozzle channel . the arc expands electrically insulating fluid , evaporates the electrically insulating fluid , evaporates insulating material of the insulating nozzle 11 and likewise evaporates conductor material of the arc contact pieces 5 , 6 . an arcing gas is produced . the arcing gas has a lower dielectric strength than the electrically insulating fluid . owing to the expansion and thermal effect , an excess pressure arises in the arc gap . the arcing gas is driven out of the arc gap owing to this excess pressure into the arcing gas channel . in this case , the arcing gas first passes an inflow opening of the arcing gas channel in the second rated current contact piece 8 . the arcing gas is driven into the further shell 19 and will first flow in the axial direction through the pipe body 17 . the arcing gas , driven by arcing gas which flows continuously thereafter , can also overflow into the first shell 18 via the through - opening 21 and , during this flow , mixing of the inflowing contaminated arcing gases with electrically insulating fluid located within the hollow - volume vessel arrangement 14 takes place . the arcing gas in the process first flows from the first end of the hollow - volume vessel arrangement 14 to the second end of the hollow - volume vessel arrangement 14 . there , it is firstly driven out of the through - openings 21 in the region of the pot - shaped fitting body 16 in the radial direction against the spanning wall of the fitting body 16 and , from there , is deflected in the circumferential direction and then expelled through an outlet opening 22 . furthermore , this expulsion is superimposed by an axial component of the proportions of arcing gas which are already located in the first shell 18 within the hollow - volume phase conductor arrangement 14 , as a result of which the axial and radial arcing gas proportions are superimposed on one another and mixed prior to passing through the outlet openings 22 . radial components and axial components of the arcing gas flow are directed into one another prior to emergence through the outlet openings 22 , with the result that , even directly prior to passage of the arcing gas through the outlet openings 22 into the surrounding environment , additional swirling is ensured .

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