Patent attributes
A gas circuit breaker includes a hermetically-sealed container filled with an arc extinguishing gas, a fixed contact arranged within the container, a movable contact arranged to face the fixed contact and configured to move in an axial direction of the container, the movable contact capable of contacting or separating from the fixed contact, an insulating operation rod having one end connected to an end of the movable contact opposite to the fixed contact through a link at an angle of about 90 degrees with respect to the movable contact, and an actuator arranged in a substantially coaxial relationship with the insulating operation rod, the actuator including an output shaft transferring a driving force for the operation of the movable contact to the other end of the insulating operation rod.
