Method for production of a pole part of a medium-voltage switching device, as well as the pole part itself

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9761393-B2
Application number	US-71764610-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 4, 2010
Priority date	Sep 5, 2007
Publication date	Sep 12, 2017
Grant date	Sep 12, 2017

Abstract

A method for production of a pole part of a medium-voltage switching device, and a pole part are provided. To obviate costly pressure reinforcements at least on the switching contact side of the vacuum interrupt chamber in the area of the mold core, while also achieving an optimum injection-molded result, a compensation ring is positioned, before the encapsulation process, as a separate injection-molded seal on or close to the external circumferential line of a vacuum interrupt chamber cover, between the lower cover of the vacuum interrupt chamber and the mold core. The positioned compensation ring is also encapsulated so as to remain in the encapsulation, and the mold core is then removed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for production of a pole part of a medium-voltage switching device, in which a vacuum interrupt chamber is provided with an insulating encapsulation by which the vacuum interrupt chamber is encapsulated together with a mold core having an annular portion, which is fitted to the vacuum interrupt chamber on a lower cover of the vacuum interrupt chamber, in a casting mold using an insulating material, the method comprising:
before the encapsulation process, positioning a compensation ring as a separate injection-molded seal on or close to an external circumferential line of a vacuum interrupt chamber cover of the vacuum interrupt chamber, between the lower cover of the vacuum interrupt chamber and the mold core, the compensation ring contacting the annular portion of the mold core;
encapsulating the vacuum interrupt chamber so that the positioned compensation ring remains in the encapsulation; and
removing the mold core.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mold core that is used in the production process is composed of hardened steel.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the compensating ring which is used as the injection molded seal in the production process is composed of copper or a copper alloy.

4. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the compensating ring which is used as the injection-molded seal in the production process is composed of aluminum or an aluminum alloy.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the compensating ring which is used as the injection molded seal in the production process is composed of copper or a copper alloy.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the compensating ring which is used as the injection-molded seal in the production process is composed of aluminum or an aluminum alloy.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the compensation ring which is used as the injection-molded seal in the production process is composed of temperature-resistant and pressure-resistant plastic.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the temperature-resistant and pressure-resistant plastic is configured to withstand injection-molding temperatures and injection-molding pressures.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the compensation ring is positioned between a circumference of the vacuum interrupt chamber and the vacuum interrupt chamber cover on a switching contact side of the vacuum interrupt chamber.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the compensation ring is positioned to abut a stepped portion arranged on a wall of the vacuum interrupt chamber.

11. A pole part for a medium-voltage switching device, in which a vacuum interrupt chamber is provided with insulation encapsulation, the pole part comprising:
a compensation ring arranged for temporary contact with an injection-mold core on a cover face of the vacuum interrupt chamber to which the injection-mold core is temporarily applied for the encapsulation process, wherein the compensation ring is arranged to remain in the complete encapsulation, wherein the compensation ring is positioned to abut a stepped portion arranged on a wall of the vacuum interrupt chamber.

12. The pole part as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the compensation ring is composed of copper or a copper alloy.

13. The pole part as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the compensation ring is composed of aluminum or an aluminum alloy.

14. The pole part as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the compensation ring is composed of temperature-resistant and pressure-resistance plastic.

15. The pole part as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the temperature-resistant and pressure-resistant plastic is configured to withstand injection-molding temperatures and injection-molding pressures.

16. The pole part as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the arranged compensation ring enables a cover of the vacuum interrupt chamber to be completely surrounded by the injection-mold core and not loaded during the injection process.

17. The pole part as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the compensation ring is positioned between the vacuum interrupt chamber and a cover of the vacuum interrupt chamber on a switching contact side of the vacuum interrupt chamber.

Assignees

• Claus Oliver
• Gentsch Dietmar
• Humpert Christof
• Abb Schweiz Ag

Inventors

• Claus Oliver
• Gentsch Dietmar
• Humpert Christof

Classifications

• H01H33/66207 Primary

  Specific housing details, e.g. sealing, soldering or brazing · CPC title

• H01H2033/6623

  Details relating to the encasing or the outside layers of the vacuum switch housings · CPC title