MUMBAI, India, Sept. 22 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202647103385 A) filed by Schaltbau Gmbh on August 27, 2026, for Contactor For Safe Pressure Reduction In The Event Of Overload.
Inventors include Schreyer, Markus; Kuehn, Bernhard; and Kemmer, Denis.
The application for the patent was published on September 18, 2026, under issue no. 38/2026.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a contactor comprising a contact point having a fixed contact and a movable contact, wherein the movable contact is movable in a closing direction between an open position, in which the fixed contact and the movable contact are spatially separated, and a closed position, in which the fixed contact and the movable contact touch, wherein the contactor comprises a housing that has a first chamber (13), a second chamber (14) and a third chamber (19), wherein the first chamber is formed around the contact point in such a way that an arc that can arise between the fixed contact and the movable contact, if the movable contact leaves the closed position, does not leave the first chamber, wherein the second chamber forms a continuous cavity with the first chamber, which cavity is sealed with respect to the surroundings during normal operation, and the second chamber has a pressure reduction region as part of a first wall (17), wherein the third chamber divides the first wall with the second chamber, is not connected to the continuous cavity during normal operation and is open to the surroundings, wherein the pressure reduction region is designed in such a way that an overpressure in the continuous cavity is reduced via the pressure reduction region and the third chamber.
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