United States Patent us Bleiker et al. [54] ISOLATOR FOR A METAL-ENCAPSULATED, GAS-INSULATED, HIGH-VOLTAGE SWITCHING INSTALLATION [75] Ioventors: Daniel Bletker. Zurich; Sven Forss. Stefshurg; Herbert Schifko, Glattbrugg. all of Switzerland ‘Asea Brown Boveri AG. Baden, Switzedand 73] Assignee: [21] Appl Nos 411,563 22} Filed: Mar. 28, 1995 (0) Foreign Application Priority Data ‘Ape 19,1904 [CH] soe 11684 (51) Im as HOLE 3353 (52) US. Ch nen " DAW/S0; 218/67; 218/45 [58] Field of Search 218/1-6. 8-12, 218/16, 43-45. 48.55. 67. 68, 79. 80, 100. 152 Switzeland 156) References Cited US, PATENT DOCUMENTS 3806.68 4/1974 Mauthe eta 4410924 8/1978 Boersma eta. S849. 11996 Tecohio FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS 2346884 LOMI9TT Fre non seven 2000148 B 2000138 B aa Hep 1302 8 43 48 46 'S005625179A 1) Patent Number: 5,625,179 (45) Date of Patent: Apr. 29, 1997 2008 91989. Rance vo sn 210845A1 1071993. Gamay iit 3328 Primary Examiner—Michael L. Gellnet Assistant Examiner—Michael A. Friedhofer Automey, Agent, or Firm—Burns. Doane, Swecker & Mathis. LLP 7 ABSTRACT ‘An isolator for a metal-encapsulated. gas-insulated high- voltage switching installation includes two contact supports and an enclosure, The enclosure has a longitudinal ais and is filed with insulating gas. The two contact supports are aanged in the enclosure, Each of the contact supports has surface. A surface ofa first one ofthe contact suppocts and surface of the second one ofthe contact supports oppose ‘each other to form opposing surfaces and define a separation that forms an isolating gap between the opposing surfaces. The isolator further includes a contact arrangement, The contact arangement is movable along an operating axis between a connected state and a disconnected state. The contact arrangement electrically conduetively shorts the separation when the contact arrangemeat is inthe connected state. The longitudinal axis and the operating axis form first angle with one another, and the opposing surfaces ‘extend parallel to one another ina region ofthe isolating gap land are beat through a second angle with respect 10 the longitudinal axis 1 Claims, 3 Drawing Sheets 40 33 34 38 42. 3 47-99 96 10 45