The objective of the invention is to realize a kind of multipole circuit breaker that has standardized structural, can form several models by standard-sized assembly.
This circuit breaker according to the present invention is characterised in that:
-each assembly that opens circuit is to be made of the hexahedron monolithic box that a plastic material is made, each assembly is inserted in the corresponding isolation ward of substrate, a rest(ing) contact, arc control device and a pair of being used for be housed in the described box at least is connected to intercell connector on the trip assembley therefor of the same utmost point to a binding post
-one mechanical actuation components of forming by changer lever and mechanism assembly, this unit firmly is attached in the capping,
The release lever of-rotation is supported by stop, is arranged on the bottom surface of capping,
-and several grooves and otch be arranged in the dividing plate of substrate, its effect is respectively as first area supported of changer lever and release lever when the first subassembly A of the substrate formation that has open circuit assembly and trip assembley therefor group is connected with the second subassembly B that is made of the top capping that mechanical actuation components release lever and pawl are housed.
The whole various die stamping insulation case circuit breakers of performance as requested and power can both be created by the assembly that opens circuit, trip assembley therefor and the mechanical actuation components of different model.Regardless of the assembly which kind of selects for use be used to assemble, in case the number of electrode is determined, the structure of shell is exactly unique.The location of changer lever is to carry out simultaneously when the subassembly that two need assemble in advance is connected with the location of release lever.
In substrate one side, this bar is positioned in two second supportings, and these two second supportings are that the breach cross arrangement that provides in the big side plate by partition groove and box constitutes.In capping one side, first supporting of this bar is to be made of the curved bearing surface that links with the mechanism supports plate securely.
To understand more clearly that from the declarative description of the embodiment of the invention that provides subsequently other advantages and feature, embodiment only are a nonrestrictive example and expression in the accompanying drawings, in the accompanying drawings:
In Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, utmost point with multipole circuit breaker 10 of die stamping insulation shell 12 comprises the one pole assembly 14 that opens circuit, and the whole box 16 that this assembly is made by a molded plastic material forms and have the shape of cuboid.Box 16 comprises that a base plate 18, one have the panel 20 that is used for the osculum 22 by moving contact 24, two blocks of little side plates that parallel big side plate 26,28 is parallel with two 30,32, and each plate interconnects.
Box 10 inside are equipped with two rest(ing) contacts 34,36, these two contacts are connected on splicing ear 40 first bow strips 38 by bonding conductor 35,37 respectively, and be connected in second contact 42, bar 42 is designed to be connected on the 3rd bow strip 44 of trip assembley therefor 46 with a screw 43.
Trip gear comprises a trip assembley therefor 46, is made of a magnetothermal trip gear at the device shown in Fig. 1, is equipped with four bow strip 48 relative with bow strip 44, has constituted the part of another splicing ear 50 of this utmost point.Trip assembley therefor 46 is connected in series with the contact 34,36,24 of assembly 14 of opening circuit in extremely at this.
Circuit breaker is when closure state, and electric current enters through input terminal 40, flows through conductor 35, fixed contact 34, moving contact 24 successively, another fixed contact 36, conductor 37, bow strip 42,44, trip gear 46 and lead-out terminal 50.
Trip gear also includes mounted release lever 52, and this bar is according to the element that starts trip gear 46, and for example limited rotation is done in the position of bimetal strip 54 or blade 56 between carrying position and dropout position.Electric current in the electrode is in case above predetermined threshold value, and swingle 52 just moves to the dropout position.Release lever 52 again with the operating mechanism 60 that has toggle link 62 and handle 64 on pawl 58 interlock.
Mechanism 60 be all each extremely shared, and be placed in the shell 12 between two metal profile 66,68, only having handle 64 to pass the opening 65 of shell 12 can be from outside near so that operating breaker 10.
Mechanism 60 comprises a trip dog 70, this hook is installed on the parallel supporting bracket 66,68 with rotating shaft, the free end of hook 70 is in 58 engagements of carrying position and pawl, a connection spring 72 be fastened to toggle link 62 jointed shaft 74 and and the axle 76 that firmly is integrated of the base 78 of handle 64 between.
The ridge 81 usefulness axle of the bottom pull bar 80 of toggle link 62 and switch lever 82 is connected, and the effect of switch lever 82 is that the moving contact 24 for all each utmost points supports.Switch lever 82 usefulness insulating material are made, and this bar extends along the release lever 52 that laterally is parallel to of electrode.Toggle link 62 top pull bars are hinged on the trip dog 70.
Release lever 52 can loosen hook 70 in the release action at pin 58 places, and its release action is to be produced by the stretching action that connects spring 72, and loosening of this hook causes toggle link 62 pivoted motions, and bar 82 turns to the open position of each contact 34,36,24 of extremely going up.The order of separating locking pawl 58 can be from a magnetothermal trip assembley therefor 46 or an auxiliary tripping device, trip gear MN particularly in parallel, normally closed trip gear MX, differential trip gear etc.
The assembly 14 that opens circuit also has two arc control device, and one of them arc control device 84 is illustrated among Fig. 1.The outlet of arc control device 84 be used to make current interruption gas escape into box 16 outer opening 86 and communicate.
According to Fig. 2, the insulation crust 12 of circuit breaker 10 comprises substrate 88, and the assembly that includes capping 90 and closure panel 92 on substrate 88 is installed from the top.The inside of substrate 88 is subdivided into several isolation wards 96,98,100 side by side by central dividing plate 94,95 and is used to lay different electrodes.In Fig. 7, the isolation ward 96 of two sides and 100 expressions are empty, and middle isolation ward 98 explanations have the box 16 of the assembly 14 that opens circuit that is installed in the left side, and the trip assembley therefor 46 on right side.
In Fig. 2, magnetothermal trip assembley therefor 46 can be replaced by another kind of trip assembley therefor 46a, and the electromagnetic type assembly that for example has broad dropout threshold setting scope is as at French Patent (FRP) FR2, as described in 639,148.
The changer lever of representing in detail among Fig. 4 82 is equipped with 3 forked moving contact assemblies 24, clocklike to traverse arrangement along bar 82 at interval.Two interludes of bar 82 all are cylindrical bearing surface 102,104, and there is centering ring 106,108 at the middle part of this area supported.
In Fig. 7, the big side plate 26,28 of each box 16 comprises a pair of " U " shape notch 110,112, towards front panel 20.The dividing plate 94 of substrate 88 and 95 top edge are just the same, are furnished with a pair of groove 114,116, at lateral alignment box 16 notch 110,112 separately.
The elongation opening 118,120 that dividing plate 94,95 extends longitudinally in addition is so that the little Separation between the layout compartment 96,98,100.
From Fig. 2 as seen, the ridge 81 of bar 82 is connected on the lower pole 80 of mechanism 60 and can accesses mechanical actuation components shown in Figure 3 122.When capping 90 was installed on the substrate 88, two parallel metal supporting brackets 66,68 of mechanism 60 were equipped with the location bead 123,124 that is bearing on the dividing plate 94,95.
In Fig. 5, the release lever of being made by the die stamping insulation material 52 comprises 126,128, two the cylindrical intermediate support faces 130,132 in two cylindrical terminations, is designed to by the actuating pin 134 of auxiliary tripping device operation and the operation socket 136 of pawl 58.
The bottom surface of capping 90 (Fig. 2 and 8) is included in two sinking support sheets 138,140 on the opposite edges, can hold the two ends 126,128 of release lever 52 so that carry out the pre-determined bit of release lever 52 in capping 90 by clamping.Pawl 58 also is connected securely with the bottom surface of capping 90, preferably connect in the stage casing in case with operation socket 136 interlocks of auxiliary tripping bar 52.
Except that the left groove 114,116 of dividing plate 94,95 is used to lay the bar 82, " U " shape otch 138, the 140(Fig. 7 on dividing plate 94,95 right sides arranged again) the cylindrical bearing surface 130,132 that is used to hold release lever 52.
From various standard packages 14,46,46a, 122, performance as requested and power can produce multiple moulded case circuit breaker.Pawl 58 and release lever 52 are two mechanical organs that firmly are connected in the capping 90, and remaining element all is same no matter be used to constitute assembly 14,46, the 46a, the 122nd of circuit breaker 10, which kind of model.
Except that the trip assembley therefor 46 of two kinds of models, 46a, the different assemblies 14 that opens circuit is also arranged, i.e. single-pole circuit breaker or double-pole cut-out, or have the demarcation strip of adorning some, one or two arc control device of the rupturing capacity that is suitable for opening circuit.
Interval between the binding post bar 38,42 all is changeless for all models of assembly 14.
Mechanical actuation components 122 also is that the power with circuit breaker 10 is complementary, because the switch lever 82 of different-diameter is arranged and have the mechanism 60 of the connection spring 72 of particular stiffness.
Behind standard package 14,46 in selected will pack into substrate 88 and capping 90, the 46a, 122, the manufacturing of circuit breaker 10 can be finished by an automatic assembling machine device.
In Fig. 6 to 8, circuit breaker 10 constitutes by connecting the first subassembly A and the second subassembly B, and the first subassembly A comprises the substrate 88 of the trip assembley therefor 46 of placing open circuit assembly and different poles; The second subassembly B is made of shrouding 90 and panel 92, and mechanical actuation components 122, release lever 52 and pawl 58 are housed on shrouding 90 and panel 92.
After engaging two subassembly A and B, shell 12 is along with supporting place and being closed separately to the dividing plate 94,95 of substrate 88 automatically in place of switch lever 82 and release lever 52.In the second subassembly B was assembled to process on the substrate 88, the moving contact 24 of switch lever 82 entered arc control device 84 via the osculum separately 22 of box 16.
Assembly is held in place by the hold-down screw (not shown), and these screws guarantee that two subassembly A and B are adjacent to mutually.
The assembling of the switch lever 82 that rotatablely moves is that the horizontal plane place on the composition surface between two subassembly A and B carries out.Area supported 102,104 is positioned between first supporting of two second supportings and two, and two second supportings are to be made of the groove of dividing plate 94,95 and the locating notch 110,112 of box 16; And two first supportings are to be made of second curved bearing surface 144,146 on the root edge of the supporting bracket 66,88 that is arranged in mechanism 60.