Inventors:
John R. Lucek - Cheshire MA
David L. McCall - Dalton MA
Assignee:
General Electric Company - New York NY
International Classification:
H01H 902, C03B 1904, C03C 2700, H01H 3300
Abstract:
A vacuum shield support ring for a high voltage vacuum interrupter contains a plurality of quasi rectangular openings equidistantly spaced around the ring to allow for the upward flow of glass during the vacuum interrupter envelope forming process. Complete embedment of the openings substantially reduces the occurrence of ionized particles in the finished vacuum interrupter.