Abstract: A vacuum interrupter includes a vacuum envelope having a cylindrical metallic housing with at least one opening end and a disc-shaped and apertured end plate of insulating ceramics which is hermetically sealed to the opening end. One metallized layer to which the opening end is hermetically brazed is in an outer-diameter region of a sealing surface of the plate, while another metallized layer to which another metallic members of the envelope is hermetically brazed is formed in an inner-diameter region of the plate. There are provided, within the envelope near two spaced edges of the inner-diameter region and outer-diameter region metallized layers, metallized-layer-edge shields having opposite surfaces separated by a distance which is smaller than that between the metallized layers. Each of the opposite surfaces has extensions at the axial opposite ends so that each extension extends away from an extension of the other surface.

Abstract: A vacuum interrupter has a hollow metallic cylinder, insulating end plates made of inorganic insulating material and connected to the opposite ends of the metallic cylinder, stationary and movable lead rods which extend into the metallic cylinder through the insulating end plates and which support separable electrical contacts, a bellows connecting the movable lead rod to the corresponding insulating end plate, and auxiliary sealing members which connect the metallic cylinder to both the insulating end plates by means of brazing. At least one of each pair of members to be brazed has a groove for solid brazing material which is closed from the vacuum chamber of the interrupter. The vacuum interrupter facilitates arrangement of the solid brazing material in a temporary assembly step and greatly reduces the amount of vaporized brazing material dispersed into the vacuum chamber of the interrupter in a vacuum brazing step. Thus, the interrupter is provided with improved dielectric strength.

Abstract: A vacuum circuit interrupter includes a cylinder made of a metal relatively easy to deform plastically, and first and second insulating disks closing the ends of the metallic cylinder to form therewith an evacuated envelope. A stationary rod enters the envelope through the first disk in such a manner as to provide a seal therewith. A movable conductive rod movably enters the envelope through the second disk. A bellows is fixed at its one end to the movable rod and at its other end to the second disk in such a manner as to provide a seal about the movable rod to allow for movement thereof without impairing the vacuum inside the envelope. Stationary and movable electrodes are connected to the stationary and movable rods respectively in such a manner as to engage and disengage with each other according to the movement of the movable rod.

Abstract: A vacuum interrupter comprising a pair of fixed and movable electrode rods having a flange portion identical shape, a pair of fixed and movable electrodes of the magnetic arc driving type having a central hole and two annular recessed fitting portions of identical depth on the upper and lower surfaces thereof, respectively, and a contact member having a flange portion; the annular recessed fitting portions of the electrodes being formed to match the flange portion of the electrode rod and also with the flange portion of the contact member so that a single form of electrode rods and a single form of electrodes can be used in common in cooperation with the contact member, and the number of elements and the manufacturing cost can be reduced when two different material contacts are used for prevention of fusion sticking.

Abstract: A vacuum interrupter comprises a vacuum vessel 3, a pair of electrodes 4, 5 disposed within the vacuum vessel 3 so that one is in contact with the other or away therefrom, and a bellows 17 for allowing a movable electrode 5 to be movable with an air-tight relationship. The vacuum interrupter further comprises an auxiliary member 21 disposed between the bellows 17 and the vacuum vessel 3, thereby making it easy to effect the positioning of the bellows 17 and a brazing material. The auxiliary member 21 further serves as a member for absorbing and relaxing an impact appearing at the bellows when the vacuum interrupter is placed in an operational condition.

Abstract: A vacuum circuit interrupter includes an evacuated envelope composed of a plastically deformable metallic cylinder and first and second insulating disks closing the opposite ends of the cylinder. Stationary and movable conductive rods project coaxially through the first and second disks respectively. Stationary and movable electrodes are connected to the stationary and movable rods in such a manner as to engage with each other when the movable rod moves toward the stationary rod and disengage with each other when the movable rod moves away from the stationary rod. A bellows surrounds the movable rod inside the envelope and is fixed at its one end to the movable rod and at its other end to the second disk in such a manner as to provide a seal about the movable rod to allow for movement thereof without impairing the vacuum inside the envelope. A first conductive shield surrounds the stationary rod inside the envelope.