CN206135410U - Hot dropout arc control device of power surge protector - Google Patents
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The utility model relates to a hot dropout arc control device of power surge protector, including the box body, and locate interior the closing of box body and detain structure, arc extinction mechanism and dislocation mechanism, close and detain the electrode of structure in locating arc extinction mechanism and the pendulum rod that supports by the mechanism that misplaces, the electrode forms with the pendulum rod welding and closes the knot solder joint to constitute the electric connection of electrode and pendulum rod, when the electric current that passes through surpasses the limit value, to close the knot solder joint and receive the heat fusing, the outside orientation that dislocation mechanism promoted the arc extinction mechanism of pendulum rod court moves, and electrode and pendulum rod separate, and arc extinction mechanism court closes and detains some slips of scalding, and the electrode embedding is in in the arc extinction mechanism. The utility model discloses spending severe heat when protection as power supply surge, closing and detain the solder joint and receive the heat fusing, arc extinction mechanism covers the electrode, and dislocation mechanism promotes the pendulum rod and moves towards arc extinction mechanism's outside orientation, and electrode and pendulum rod separate from all directions, prevents totally between electrode and the pendulum rod that production electric arc or electric arc are creepage along bottom and side, high temperature resistant, and functional stability is good, and simple structure is with low costs.
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Technical field
This utility model is related to the technical field of Surge Protector, more specifically refers to that power source surge protector heat is threaded off
Arc-control device.
Background technology
Power source surge protector is also known as lightning protection for power supply, it is adaptable to (contain in the low-voltage power supply system of each electric pressure
DC1500V), the surge to indirect thunder and lightning and direct effects of lightning or other instantaneous overvoltages is protected, it is adaptable to home dwelling,
The requirement of the tertiary industry and industrial circle surge protection, with just over the ground, bears over the ground, with respect to phase, relatively, with respect to center line,
The center line protected mode such as over the ground and combinations thereof.
The structure of the hot dropout arc extinguishing of power source surge protector in the market typically covers the knot of cut-out using plastic parts
Structure.Plastic parts masking button bit method due to can only heatproof 200-300 DEG C, during dropout electric arc produce high temperature, burn plastic cement,
Carbonization, the structural member of impact arc extinguishing more preferably plays the function of arc extinguishing；Electric equipment typically adopts vacuum extinction mode, vacuum extinction
Space requirement is high, subject range low (- 40-40 DEG C of temperature, height above sea level is less than 1000m etc.), high cost, therefore is not suitable for using wave
Surge protector dropout arc extinguishing；In addition, the arc quenching method in Surge Protector field typically separates mode using plastic cement partition, it is this
Mode cannot high temperature resistant, easily cause burn, be carbonized, the structural member for affecting arc extinguishing more preferably plays the function of arc extinguishing.
Chinese patent 200910105539.2 discloses a kind of low-voltage distribution system surge protector, including box body, bullet
Property electrode, dropout solder joint and alarm device；In box body side, inner chamber is provided with semiconductor chip, and opposite side inner chamber installs alarm dress
Put and elastic electrode, a pole of semiconductor chip is connected by dropout solder joint and elastic electrode, and the other end of semiconductor chip connects
An ordinary electrode piece is connect, elastic electrode is pressed on described alarm device；Alarm device is an elastic sheet metal mechanism, it
Including two elastic sheet metals being arranged above and below, wherein one end of two elastic sheet metals is compressed under described elastic electrode.
Above-mentioned patent produces alarm signal while being and thread off from heat, it is to avoid secondary failure, how thorough does not point out
Bottom breaking arc, prevents that electric arc or electric arc climb electricity, and high temperature resistant along bottom and side.
Therefore, it is necessary to design a kind of hot dropout arc-control device of power source surge protector, thorough breaking arc is realized, prevented
Produce electric arc or electric arc climbs electricity, and high temperature resistant along bottom and side.
Utility model content
The purpose of this utility model is the defect for overcoming prior art, there is provided the hot dropout interrupter cartridge of power source surge protector
Put.
For achieving the above object, this utility model is employed the following technical solutions：The hot dropout interrupter cartridge of power source surge protector
Put, including box body, and the conjunction buckle structure in box body, arc-extinguishing mechanism and dislocation mechanism；The conjunction buckle structure is included located at going out
The in-house electrode of arc and the fork by dislocation mechanism supports；The electrode welds to form conjunction button solder joint with the fork, and
Constitute the electric connection of electrode and fork；When the electric current for passing through exceedes limit value, the conjunction button solder joint melted by heat, the mistake
Fork is moved towards the lateral direction of arc-extinguishing mechanism described in the mechanism urges of position, and the electrode and the fork separate, the arc extinguishing machine
Structure slides towards closing button and scald, and the electrode is embedded in the arc-extinguishing mechanism.
Its further technical scheme is：The arc-extinguishing mechanism includes the slide construction and the cunning being located in the box body
Arc extinguishing lid that dynamic structure is slidably connected and for driving the arc extinguishing cover rim the arc extinguishing bullet that the slide construction is moved up and down
Property part, close button solder joint melted by heat when described, the electrode is embedded in the arc extinguishing lid.
Its further technical scheme is：The arc extinguishing lid includes connecting plate and respectively positioned at the both sides of the connecting plate
Side plate, two side plates are connected respectively with the slide construction, and the connecting plate is provided with projection, and the projection goes out with described
Arc elasticity part connects, and two intermediate plates are provided with the connecting plate, and the projection is located between two intermediate plates, wherein one
Slot is formed between the individual side plate and the intermediate plate, when described button solder joint melted by heat is closed, the electrode is embedded in institute
State in slot.
Its further technical scheme is：The material of the arc extinguishing lid is ceramics.
Its further technical scheme is：The side wall of the slot scribbles high pressure silicone grease.
Its further technical scheme is：The lower end of the arc extinguishing lid is provided with lug, and the upper end of the fork is provided with towards extension
The block stretched, is not heated fusing when button solder joint is closed, and the block heads on the lug of the arc extinguishing lid, and the arc extinguishing elastic component is in
Compressive state.
Its further technical scheme is：The inboard wall of cartridge is provided with groove, and the arc extinguishing lid is bordering on the fork movement side
To side be embedded in the groove and leave gap.
Its further technical scheme is：The dislocation mechanism includes push rod and dislocation elastic component, the dislocation elastic component
Between the side of the push rod and the box body, the lower end of the fork abuts with the push rod.
Its further technical scheme is：The dislocation mechanism also includes torsion spring, and the torsion spring connects with the lower end of the fork
Connect, the arc extinguishing elastic component is spring, the dislocation elastic component is spring.
Its further technical scheme is：The lower end of the box body is provided with pin, and the upper end of the pin extends to upward institute
State in box body, the lower end of the push rod is connected by connector with the pin.
This utility model beneficial effect compared with prior art is：Power source surge protector heat of the present utility model is threaded off
Arc-control device, by arranging buckle structure, arc-extinguishing mechanism and dislocation mechanism are closed, and when the excessive Thermal protection of power surge, close button weldering
Point melted by heat, arc-extinguishing mechanism covers electrode, prevents from producing electric arc between electrode and fork, and dislocation mechanism urges fork is towards arc extinguishing
The lateral direction movement of mechanism, electrode and fork separate from all directions, entirely prevent being produced between electrode and fork electric arc or
Electric arc climbs electricity along bottom and side, and high temperature resistant, functional stabilization is good, and simple structure is easy for installation, low cost.
Below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings this utility model is further described with specific embodiment.
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Fig. 1 for the hot dropout arc-control device of power source surge protector that this utility model specific embodiment is provided stereochemical structure
Schematic diagram；
Fig. 2 for the hot dropout arc-control device of power source surge protector that this utility model specific embodiment is provided stereochemical structure
Schematic diagram (removes box body, conjunction button solder joint to be heated before fusing)；
Fig. 3 for the hot dropout arc-control device of power source surge protector that this utility model specific embodiment is provided stereochemical structure
Schematic diagram (removes box body, conjunction button solder joint to be heated after fusing)；
The dimensional structure diagram (amplification) of the arc extinguishing lid that Fig. 4 is provided for this utility model specific embodiment.
Reference
The groove of 10 box body 11
The projection of 20 arc extinguishing elastic component 21
The arc extinguishing lid of 22 slide construction 30
The side plate of 31 connecting plate 32
The intermediate plate of 33 projection 34
The electrode of 35 lug 40
The block of 50 fork 51
The torsion spring of 60 flexible link 70
The set casing of 80 push rod 81
The 82 dislocation pins of elastic component 90
Specific embodiment
In order to more fully understand technology contents of the present utility model, with reference to specific embodiment to skill of the present utility model
Art scheme is further described and illustrates, but is not limited to this.
Specific embodiment as shown in figures 1-4, the hot dropout arc-control device of power source surge protector that the present embodiment is provided,
Can be used in low pressure (containing the DC1500V) power-supply system for each electric pressure during the safe operation protection of SPD,
When avoiding SPD in electric power system from running de- mouth between two electrodes 40 because there is short circuit accident that voltage difference arcing electric discharge causes with
And the too high fire accident for causing of temperature occurs；The device can be applicable to the SPD dropout electricity of all kinds of alterating and direct current origin systems
During arc interdicts, thorough breaking arc is realized, prevent that electric arc or electric arc climb electricity along bottom and side, and it is resistance to
High temperature.
The hot dropout arc-control device of power source surge protector, including box body 10, and conjunction buckle structure, the arc extinguishing in box body 10
Mechanism and dislocation mechanism；It is described to close electrode 40 and the fork by dislocation mechanism supports that buckle structure is included in arc-extinguishing mechanism
50；The electrode 40 is formed with the welding of the fork 50 and closes button solder joint, and constitutes the electric connection of electrode 40 and fork 50；When logical
When the electric current crossed exceedes limit value, the conjunction button solder joint melted by heat, fork 50 is towards arc extinguishing machine described in the dislocation mechanism urges
The lateral direction movement of structure, the electrode 40 and the fork 50 separate, and the arc-extinguishing mechanism slides towards closing button and scald, the electricity
Pole 40 is embedded in the arc-extinguishing mechanism.
The hot dropout arc-control device of above-mentioned power source surge protector, by arranging buckle structure, arc-extinguishing mechanism and dislocation are closed
Mechanism, when the excessive Thermal protection of power surge, closes button solder joint melted by heat, and arc-extinguishing mechanism covers electrode 40, prevent electrode 40 with
Produce electric arc between fork 50, the mechanism urges that misplace fork 50 is moved towards the lateral direction of arc-extinguishing mechanism, electrode 40 and fork 50
Separate from all directions, entirely prevent producing electric arc between electrode 40 and fork 50 or electric arc climbs electricity along bottom and side, it is resistance to
High temperature, functional stabilization is good, and simple structure is easy for installation, low cost.
Further, above-mentioned arc-extinguishing mechanism includes the slide construction 22 and the slide construction being located in box body 10
The 22 arc extinguishing lids 30 being slidably connected and the arc extinguishing elastic component 20 for driving arc extinguishing lid 30 to move up and down along slide construction 22,
When button solder joint melted by heat is closed, electrode 40 is embedded in arc extinguishing lid 30, and rising prevents from producing electric arc between electrode 40 and fork 50
Effect.
In the present embodiment, the arc extinguishing lid 30 includes connecting plate 31 and respectively positioned at the side plate of the both sides of connecting plate 31
32, two side plates 32 are connected respectively with slide construction 22, and connecting plate 31 is provided with projection 33, the projection 33 and arc extinguishing elastic component
20 connections, two intermediate plates 34 are provided with connecting plate 31, and projection 33 is located between two intermediate plates 34, one of side plate 32 with
Slot is formed between intermediate plate 34, when button solder joint melted by heat is closed, electrode 40 is embedded in slot.
In the present embodiment, slide construction 22 includes slide rail, and in other embodiment, above-mentioned slide construction 22 can be silk
Bar etc..
In addition, the material of the arc extinguishing lid 30 is ceramics, ceramic heatproof is remained to up to 1450 DEG C in lightning surge high temperature impact
Original shape is kept, continues to play the function of setting, and effectively can be separated other non-high-temperature resistant parts, prevent Fei Naigao
Warm part is destroyed and affects Function.
The side wall of the slot scribbles high pressure silicone grease, plays effective effect that must prevent electric arc from electricity is climbed from bottom.
Do not melt in dropout solder joint, in order to prevent arc extinguishing elastic component 20 from ejecting, in box body 10 projection 21, slide construction are provided with
22 both sides for being located at projection 21.
The lower end of arc extinguishing lid 30 is provided with lug 35, and the upper end of fork 50 is provided with the block 51 for extending outwardly, when dropout solder joint
Do not melt, block 51 heads on the lug 35 of arc extinguishing lid 30, arc extinguishing elastic component 20 is compressed, and arc extinguishing lid 30 does not slide.
The inwall of the box body 10 is provided with groove 11, and the arc extinguishing lid 30 is bordering on the side of the moving direction of the fork 50 and is embedded
In the groove 11 and leave gap.Groove 11 can cause to be not likely to produce electric arc between fork 50 and electrode 40.
Further, the dislocation mechanism includes push rod 80 and dislocation elastic component 82, the dislocation elastic component 82
Between the side of the push rod 80 and box body 10, the lower end of fork 50 abuts with push rod 80, wrong when button solder joint melted by heat is closed
Position elastic component 82 is compressed, and when button solder joint melted by heat is closed, the dislocation driving push rod 80 of elastic component 82 is moved outwardly, and fork 50 is horizontal
Electrode 40 is deviated from, electrode 40 separates with fork 50, while arc extinguishing lid 30 slides to conjunction button solder joint, electrode 40 is coated on into arc extinguishing machine
In structure.
In addition, the dislocation mechanism also includes torsion spring 70, the torsion spring 70 is connected with the lower end of fork 50, by push rod 80
And torsion spring 70 drives fork 50 to be laterally offset from electrode 40 simultaneously.
In the present embodiment, above-mentioned arc extinguishing elastic component 20 is spring, and dislocation elastic component 82 is spring.
Further, the elastic component 82 that misplaces is respectively arranged at two ends with baffle plate, and set casing 81 is connected with the push rod 80,
Sliding panel is provided with the set casing 81, the sliding panel is located at the outer end of the baffle plate, when the elastic component 82 that misplaces is moved, band
Dynamic push rod 80 and set casing 81 are moved simultaneously.
The lower end of box body 10 is provided with pin 90, and the upper end of pin 90 is extended to upward in box body 10, and the lower end of push rod 80 leads to
Cross flexible link 60 to be connected with pin 90.
The hot dropout arc-control device of power source surge protector that the present embodiment is provided, using arc extinguishing lid 30 made by ceramic material
Sliding type breaking arc completely cuts through electric arc, it is to avoid electric arc is not thoroughly cut off and the problem of intermittent discharge, using ceramics
Material, heatproof is up to 1450 DEG C, it is to avoid the shaping piece that arcing high temperature is caused melts situation to be occurred, and can effectively be prevented outside heat
Overflow, destroy other adjacent parts, ceramics are indeformable, are not destroyed, and slip, not screens can be smoothed out after dropout, play efficient
Isolation cut-out arc-suppression function, high pressure silicone grease is applied in the slot of arc extinguishing lid 30 can effectively prevent electric arc from passing from bottom, using elasticity
The mode of part pushing tow, realization is separated to fork 50 with electrode 40, and simple structure can be realized going out in narrower, relatively low space
Arc function, install convenient, low cost.
The present embodiment additionally provides the hot dropout arc-suppressing method of power source surge protector：By electrode 40 with acted on by side-thrust
Fork 50 be formed by welding the electrical connection loop for closing button, when the electric current for electrically connecting loop exceedes setting value, electrode 40 and fork
50 conjunction button solder joint is heated fusing, and fork 50 is acted on by side-thrust, is laterally offset from electrode 40, meanwhile, it is sheathed on electrode 40
The arc-extinguishing mechanism of periphery is acted on by arc extinguishing elastic component, slides to conjunction button solder joint, and electrode 40 is coated in arc-extinguishing mechanism.
The de- arc-suppressing method of power source surge protector heat can adopt the above-mentioned de- arc-control device reality of power source surge protector heat
It is existing, it would however also be possible to employ other arc-control devices are realized.
During arc-suppressing method is realized using the de- arc-control device of above-mentioned power source surge protector heat, electrode 40 and pendulum
The conjunction button solder joint of bar 50 is heated fusing, fork 50 in the presence of torsion spring 70 and push rod 80, first jack-up arc extinguishing lid 30 upward, together
When fork 50 acted on by side-thrust, towards arc-extinguishing mechanism lateral direction move, be laterally offset from electrode 40.
It is above-mentioned that technology contents of the present utility model are only further illustrated with embodiment, it is easier to understand in order to reader,
But do not represent embodiment of the present utility model and be only limitted to this, any technology done according to this utility model extends or recreates,
Receive protection of the present utility model.Protection domain of the present utility model is defined by claims.
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1. the hot dropout arc-control device of power source surge protector, it is characterised in that including box body, and the conjunction in box body is buckled
Structure, arc-extinguishing mechanism and dislocation mechanism；The buckle structure that closes includes the electrode being located in arc-extinguishing mechanism and by dislocation mechanism supports
Fork；The electrode welds to form conjunction button solder joint with the fork, and constitutes the electric connection of electrode and fork；When what is passed through
When electric current exceedes limit value, the conjunction button solder joint melted by heat, fork described in the dislocation mechanism urges is towards the outer of arc-extinguishing mechanism
To movement, the electrode and the fork separate for side, and the arc-extinguishing mechanism slides towards closing button and scald, and the electrode is embedded in institute
State in arc-extinguishing mechanism.
2. the hot dropout arc-control device of power source surge protector according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the arc-extinguishing mechanism
The arc extinguishing lid that is slidably connected including the slide construction being located in the box body and the slide construction and for driving described going out
Arc cover rim the arc extinguishing elastic component that the slide construction is moved up and down, and when described button solder joint melted by heat is closed, and the electrode is embedded in
In the arc extinguishing lid.
3. the hot dropout arc-control device of power source surge protector according to claim 2, it is characterised in that the arc extinguishing lid bag
Include connecting plate and respectively positioned at the side plate of the both sides of the connecting plate, two side plates connect respectively with the slide construction
Connect, the connecting plate is provided with projection, the projection is connected with the arc extinguishing elastic component, and two centres are provided with the connecting plate
Plate, the projection is located between two intermediate plates, and between one of them described side plate and the intermediate plate slot is formed with,
Button solder joint melted by heat is closed when described, the electrode is embedded in the slot.
4. the hot dropout arc-control device of power source surge protector according to claim 3, it is characterised in that the arc extinguishing lid
Material is ceramics.
5. the hot dropout arc-control device of power source surge protector according to claim 4, it is characterised in that the side of the slot
Wall scribbles high pressure silicone grease.
6. the hot dropout arc-control device of power source surge protector according to claim 3, it is characterised in that the arc extinguishing lid
Lower end is provided with lug, and the upper end of the fork is provided with the block for extending outwardly, and is not heated fusing when button solder joint is closed, the block top
The lug of the arc extinguishing lid, the arc extinguishing elastic component is in compressive state.
7. the hot dropout arc-control device of power source surge protector according to claim 6, it is characterised in that the inboard wall of cartridge
Groove is provided with, the arc extinguishing lid is bordering on the side of the fork moving direction and is embedded in the groove and leaves gap.
8. the hot dropout arc-control device of power source surge protector according to any one of claim 2 to 7, it is characterised in that institute
Stating dislocation mechanism includes push rod and dislocation elastic component, the dislocation elastic component be located at the push rod and the box body side it
Between, the lower end of the fork abuts with the push rod.
9. the hot dropout arc-control device of power source surge protector according to claim 8, it is characterised in that the dislocation mechanism
Also include torsion spring, the torsion spring is connected with the lower end of the fork, and the arc extinguishing elastic component is spring, and the dislocation elastic component is
Spring.
10. the hot dropout arc-control device of power source surge protector according to claim 8, it is characterised in that the box body
Lower end is provided with pin, and the upper end of the pin is extended to upward in the box body, the lower end of the push rod by flexible link with
The pin connection.
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