CN207021092U - A kind of transformer and its low voltage outlet terminals - Google Patents
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It the utility model is related to a kind of transformer and its low voltage outlet terminals, low voltage outlet terminals include being used to position the insulator between the transformer body and low-voltage comprehensive distribution box of the front and rear distribution for being assemblied in transformer, outlet conductor is installed with insulator, the both ends of outlet conductor are for the clamped nipple corresponding with transformer body, low-voltage comprehensive distribution box, and insulator is provided with the sealing structure for being used for coordinating with transformer body, low-voltage comprehensive distribution box sealing.When low voltage outlet terminals positioning is assemblied between transformer body and low-voltage comprehensive distribution box, it can effectively ensure that the sealing of transformer body and low-voltage comprehensive distribution box, caused by effectively avoiding conductor exposed the problem of corrosion, power distribution station stealing, the totally-enclosed all insulation of transformer low voltage part is realized, ensures transformer reliability service.
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Technical field
It the utility model is related to a kind of transformer and its low voltage outlet terminals.
Background technology
Transformer and distribution power station is the nucleus equipment of distribution network electric energy conveying, directly takes on power grid energy being conveyed to terminal user
Effect, its quality, performance directly influence the power supply reliability safe for operation and power network of power distribution network.
Existing transformer is mostly the fabricated structure with low-voltage comprehensive distribution box, and it includes transformer body and corresponding
Low-voltage comprehensive distribution box（That is JP cabinets）, transformer body and low-voltage comprehensive distribution box can be arranged up and down, front and rear can also arrange.
In fact, due to the mounting means arranged up and down, that installation site is limited is more, and the mode of front and rear arrangement is more general.Such as award
Notification number is weighed as the combined transformer disclosed in CN201667519U Chinese utility model patent, including front and rear arrangement
Transformer body and low-tension distribution box, the low-pressure line-outgoing end face of transformer body is against the back side of low-tension distribution box arrangement, transformation
The low-pressure line-outgoing end of device is additionally provided with load-break switch, breaker, power capacitor in low-tension distribution box, in low-tension distribution box
With control terminal, the low-pressure line-outgoing end of transformer is connected by corresponding bus-bar and load-break switch, breaker, power capacitor
Connect, and by control terminal control.
The low-pressure line-outgoing interface shape of existing combined transformer is various, the outdoor operation of power distribution station electrical equipment, exists and connects
Mouthful corrosion, insulation ag(e)ing and the problems such as easily destroyed by external force, easily cause equipment interface failure and potential safety hazard are more, livewire work compared with
For inconvenience.Moreover, in existing transformer, low-pressure line-outgoing end is usually four scattered porcelain vases, these porcelain vases in left-right direction according to
Minor tick arranges that this arrangement make it that terminal installation is more troublesome, and wiring is more in disorder, transformer modularized design performance
Poor, integral installation and maintenance are relatively complicated.
Utility model content
The purpose of this utility model is to provide a kind of transformer low voltage outlet terminals, to solve transformation in the prior art
The outdoor arrangement of the low-pressure line-outgoing interface of device and easily there is the technical problem of corrosion；Meanwhile the utility model also provides one kind and made
With the transformer of above-mentioned low voltage outlet terminals.
To achieve the above object, transformer provided by the utility model is with the technical scheme of low voltage outlet terminals：One
Kind transformer low voltage outlet terminals, including for positioning the transformer body and low-voltage comprehensive of the front and rear distribution for being assemblied in transformer
Close the insulator between distribution box, be installed with outlet conductor in insulator, the both ends of outlet conductor be for transformer sheet
The corresponding clamped nipple of body, low-voltage comprehensive distribution box, insulator, which is provided with, to be used for and transformer body, low-voltage comprehensive distribution box
Seal the sealing structure coordinated.
The insulator, which has, is used for leading flank corresponding with the transformer body, also has and is used to match somebody with somebody with low-voltage comprehensive
Trailing flank corresponding to electronic box, the sealing structure are correspondingly arranged on the forward and backward side of the insulator and around the outlets
Conductor is arranged.
The outlet conductor in left-right direction successively arranged for interval have it is multiple, the sealing structure be disposed circumferentially it is all go out
On the outside of line conductor.
The insulator is the insulation pouring body with the integral structure of the outlet conductor.
Extend along the longitudinal direction provided with multiple axial directions in the insulation pouring body, for being preset on the transformer body
Stud corresponding to stud assembling through hole, be provided with to be used to assemble at the rear end aperture of each stud assembling through hole and coordinate with the stud
Fixing nut counter bore structure；Be additionally provided with the insulation pouring body multiple nut fastener inserts for the low-voltage comprehensive
Close the bolt fastening connection assembled on distribution box.
The technical scheme of transformer provided by the utility model using above-mentioned low voltage outlet terminals is：A kind of transformation
Device, including the transformer body and low-voltage comprehensive distribution box being sequentially arranged along the longitudinal direction, the primary cable of transformer body lead to
The end of incoming cables for crossing low voltage outlet terminals and low-voltage comprehensive distribution box is conductively connected, and low voltage outlet terminals are assemblied in transformation including positioning
Insulator between device body and low-voltage comprehensive distribution box, outlet conductor is installed with insulator, the both ends of outlet conductor are
The corresponding clamped nipple in the end of incoming cables of primary cable, low-voltage comprehensive distribution box with transformer body, insulator be provided with
The sealing structure that transformer body, low-voltage comprehensive distribution box sealing coordinate.
The insulator has leading flank corresponding with the transformer body, also has corresponding with low-voltage comprehensive distribution box
Trailing flank, the sealing structure be correspondingly arranged on the forward and backward side of the insulator and around the outlet conductor arrange.
The outlet conductor in left-right direction successively arranged for interval have it is multiple, the sealing structure be disposed circumferentially it is all go out
On the outside of line conductor.
The insulator is the insulation pouring body with the integral structure of the outlet conductor.
It is convexly equipped with the trailing flank towards low voltage outlet terminals of the transformer body and multiple extends along the longitudinal direction
Stud, multiple studs assembling through holes corresponding with the stud are provided with the insulation pouring body, after each stud assembles through hole
Counter bore structure is provided with stomidium mouth, fixing nut of the spinning on stud is provided with counter bore structure, fixing nut is not higher than institute
State the trailing flank of insulation pouring body；Multiple nut fastener inserts, the low-voltage comprehensive distribution are additionally provided with the insulation pouring body
Case is provided with the bolt of screw-tightened corresponding with nut fastener insert connection.
The beneficial effects of the utility model are：In transformer low voltage outlet terminals provided by the utility model, insulation
Outlet conductor is set in body, insulator is provided with sealing structure to coordinate with transformer body, low-voltage comprehensive distribution box sealing, when
Low voltage outlet terminals when positioning is assemblied between transformer body, low-voltage comprehensive distribution box, be effectively ensured transformer body and
The sealing of low-voltage comprehensive distribution box, effectively avoid it is exposed caused by corrosion, power distribution station stealing the problem of, realize transformer
The totally-enclosed all insulation of low-pressure section, ensure transformer reliability service.
Further, the leading flank of insulator is corresponding with transformer body, and trailing flank is corresponding with low-voltage comprehensive distribution box, close
Seal structure is arranged on the forward and backward side of insulator, is assembled by insulator positioning in transformer body and low-voltage comprehensive distribution
When between case, form effective face sealing and coordinate, assembling is also more convenient.
Further, outlet conductor in left-right direction successively arranged for interval have it is multiple, low voltage outlet terminals can be used as one
Integral module assembles with transformer body and low-voltage comprehensive distribution box, and assembling, maintenance are more convenient, when effectively shortening assembling
Between.
Further, insulator is the insulation pouring body with the integral structure of outlet conductor, is easy to low voltage outlet terminals
Standardization, miniaturization, batch production processing.
Further, stud pair of multiple studs assembling through hole to be provided with transformer body is provided with insulation pouring body
It should assemble, also, counter bore structure is provided with fixing nut convenient for assembly, fixed insulation at the corresponding aperture of stud assembling through hole
During pour mass, it is only necessary to corresponding stud assembling, it is easy to assembly, also, fixing nut is not higher than the insulation pouring body
Trailing flank, it can effectively ensure that the trailing flank of insulation pouring body and being bonded for low-voltage comprehensive distribution box.In addition, set on insulation pouring body
There are multiple nut fastener inserts, it is convenient to set respective bolt to realize insulation pouring body and low-voltage comprehensive on low-voltage comprehensive distribution box
Close the fastening assembling of distribution box.
Brief description of the drawings
Fig. 1 is a kind of structural representation of embodiment of transformer provided by the utility model；
Fig. 2 is the exploded pictorial of transformer body, low voltage outlet terminals and low-voltage comprehensive distribution box in transformer shown in Fig. 1
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Fig. 3 is the structural representation of Fig. 2 mesolow outlet terminals.
Embodiment
Embodiment of the present utility model is described further below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
The specific embodiment of transformer provided by the utility model, as shown in Figure 1 to Figure 3, the transformation in the embodiment
Device includes bottom bracket, and bottom bracket is provided with the transformer body 1 and low-voltage comprehensive distribution box being sequentially arranged along the longitudinal direction
4, high pressure end of incoming cables 2 and shunting switch 3 are correspondingly provided with transformer body 1.
In the present embodiment, the primary cable of transformer body 1 is entered by low voltage outlet terminals 5 and low-voltage comprehensive distribution box
Line end is conductively connected, and low voltage outlet terminals 5 herein are modular construction, including positioning is assemblied in transformer body 1 and low pressure
Insulator between comprehensive distribution box 4, insulator are insulation pouring body 50 with 51 integral structure of outlet conductor, insulation pouring
Body 50 has leading flank corresponding with transformer body, also has trailing flank corresponding with low-voltage comprehensive distribution box, herein before,
Trailing flank is fitted in transformer body 1, the positioning side on low-voltage comprehensive distribution box 4 to be corresponding.It is fixed in insulation pouring body 50
There are multiple outlet conductors 51, outlet conductor 51 herein is provided with four and arranged for interval, each outlet are led successively in left-right direction
The both ends for protruding from forward and backward side arrangement of body 51 are the corresponding end extended into transformer body, low-voltage comprehensive distribution box
Sub- joint, outlet conductor two-terminal joint include the first terminal joint 511 and Second terminal joint 512, the first terminal joint 511
Extend into transformer body 1 and be conductively connected with the primary cable in transformer body 1, Second terminal joint 512 extends into
It is conductively connected in low-voltage comprehensive distribution box 4 and with the end of incoming cables in low-voltage comprehensive distribution box 4.
Be respectively equipped with forward and backward side around all outlet conductors arrange and correspondingly with transformer body, low-voltage comprehensive
The sealing structure that distribution box sealing coordinates, sealing structure specifically include recessed in respective side and surrounding all outlet conductor cloth
The sealing ring mounting groove put, sealing ring mounting groove are the long slot structure of annular, and sealing ring 54 is provided with sealing ring mounting groove.
Extend along the longitudinal direction in addition, being convexly equipped with 8 on the trailing flank towards low voltage outlet terminals of transformer body
Stud, 8 studs assembling through holes 53 corresponding with the stud, each stud assembling through hole are provided with above-mentioned insulation pouring body 50
Counter bore structure is provided with 53 rear end aperture, is provided with fixing nut of the spinning on stud in counter bore structure, fixing nut is not high
In the trailing flank of insulation pouring body.Because insulation pouring body is integrally rectangle structure, 8 stud pilot holes are substantially along insulation
The circumference of pour mass is sequentially arranged.
In addition, being additionally provided with multiple nut fastener inserts 52 in insulation pouring body, nut fastener insert 52 herein is tool
There is the axle sleeve inserts of female thread structure, screw-tightened corresponding with nut fastener insert is provided with low-voltage comprehensive distribution box 4 and is coupled
Bolt.
During assembling, the first terminal joint 511 of low voltage outlet terminals 5 is connected with the primary cable in transformer body 1, so
The leading flank of insulation pouring body 50 is correspondingly fitted on the trailing flank of transformer body 1 afterwards, and makes each stud assembling through hole 53
Assembling corresponding with the stud being preset with transformer body, corresponding fixed spiral shell is loaded in the counter bore structure of insulation pouring body 50
It is female to realize the fixing assembling of low voltage outlet terminals and transformer body.Then, the corresponding leading flank of low-voltage comprehensive distribution box 4 is made
It is fitted on the trailing flank of insulation pouring body 50, Second terminal joint 512 is stretched into low-voltage comprehensive distribution box 4, using being assemblied in
Bolt in low-voltage comprehensive distribution box 4 couples with the screw-tightened of nut fastener insert 52 being embedded with insulation pouring body 50 to incite somebody to action
Low-voltage comprehensive distribution box 4 is assembled together with the fastening of low voltage outlet terminals 5.Sealing ring on the front and back sides of insulation pouring body 50 is protected
Effective sealing of transformer body and low-voltage comprehensive distribution box is demonstrate,proved.
The low voltage outlet terminals that the present embodiment is provided efficiently solve with more than electric lead and in disorder, the outdoor fortune of low-pressure line-outgoing
The problems such as row corrosion, aging, realize power distribution station low-pressure line-outgoing nuclear interface standardizing, miniaturization, batch production processing.Greatly reduce and match somebody with somebody
The gold utensil that radio area is used, shorten power distribution station field installation time, save artificial and material cost.
In the present embodiment, insulation pouring body is specially epoxy resin poured body, and outlet conductor can specifically be added by a copper rod
Work is formed, and when specifically producing, outlet conductor can be cast in insulation pouring body jointly with nut fastener insert.
In the present embodiment, the insulator of low voltage outlet terminals is the insulation pouring body with the integral structure of outlet conductor.
In other embodiment, insulator can also use porcelain vase structure of the prior art, be used for and change as long as being provided with porcelain vase structure
The sealing structure that depressor body, low-voltage comprehensive distribution box sealing coordinate.
In the present embodiment, the sealing structure on insulator is arranged on the forward and backward side of insulator, with transformer sheet
Body, the sealing of low-voltage comprehensive distribution box forming face coordinate.In other embodiments, the sealing structure on insulator can be also arranged on
On the side face of insulator, side face sealing cooperation is formed when insulator and transformer body, low-voltage distribution integrated box are assembled,
The mounting hole of insulator grafting cooperation is arranged on transformer body, low-voltage distribution integrated box, on mounting hole and insulator side face
The sealing structure being provided with forms side face sealing and coordinated.
In the present embodiment, sealing structure includes sealing ring mounting groove and corresponding sealing ring, in other embodiments, if
If sealing ring being provided with the respective side of transformer body and low-voltage comprehensive distribution box, the forward and backward side of insulation pouring body
On sealing structure can also be the sealing top pressure region being arranged on forward and backward side, seal top pressure region and transformer body
And the respective side of low-voltage comprehensive distribution box is provided with the sealing of sealing ring top pressure and coordinated.
In the present embodiment, low voltage outlet terminals have four outlet conductors, and four outlet conductors arranged for interval successively,
In other embodiment, low voltage outlet terminals may also set up one or more outlet conductor, as long as meeting corresponding conductive
Connection request.
The utility model also provides a kind of embodiment of transformer low voltage outlet terminals, the low-pressure line-outgoing in the embodiment
Terminal is identical with the structure of above-mentioned transformer embodiments mesolow outlet terminal, will not be repeated here.
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- A kind of 1. transformer low voltage outlet terminals, it is characterised in that：Front and rear distribution including being assemblied in transformer for positioning Transformer body and low-voltage comprehensive distribution box between insulator, be installed with outlet conductor in insulator, the two of outlet conductor End is that insulator, which is provided with, to be used for and transformation for the clamped nipple corresponding with transformer body, low-voltage comprehensive distribution box The sealing structure that device body, low-voltage comprehensive distribution box sealing coordinate.
- 2. transformer low voltage outlet terminals according to claim 1, it is characterised in that：The insulator have be used for Leading flank corresponding to the transformer body, also have and be used for trailing flank corresponding with low-voltage comprehensive distribution box, the sealing knot Structure is correspondingly arranged on the forward and backward side of the insulator and arranged around the outlet conductor.
- 3. transformer low voltage outlet terminals according to claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that：The outlet conductor edge is left Arranged for interval has multiple right direction successively, and the sealing structure is disposed circumferentially on the outside of all outlet conductors.
- 4. transformer low voltage outlet terminals according to claim 3, it is characterised in that：The insulator be with it is described go out The insulation pouring body of the integral structure of line conductor.
- 5. transformer low voltage outlet terminals according to claim 4, it is characterised in that：It is provided with the insulation pouring body Multiple axial directions extend, assemble through hole for stud corresponding with default stud on the transformer body along the longitudinal direction, respectively The counter bore structure for being used for assembling the fixing nut coordinated with the stud is provided with the rear end aperture of stud assembling through hole；It is described exhausted Multiple nut fastener inserts are additionally provided with edge pour mass for fastening with the bolt assembled on the low-voltage comprehensive distribution box to join Connect.
- 6. a kind of transformer, including the transformer body and low-voltage comprehensive distribution box being sequentially arranged along the longitudinal direction, transformer sheet The primary cable of body is conductively connected by the end of incoming cables of low voltage outlet terminals and low-voltage comprehensive distribution box, it is characterised in that：Low pressure Outlet terminal includes the insulator that positioning is assemblied between transformer body and low-voltage comprehensive distribution box, is installed with out in insulator Line conductor, the both ends of outlet conductor are corresponding with the end of incoming cables of the primary cable of transformer body, low-voltage comprehensive distribution box Clamped nipple, insulator be provided with transformer body, low-voltage comprehensive distribution box sealing coordinate sealing structure.
- 7. transformer according to claim 6, it is characterised in that：The insulator has corresponding with the transformer body Leading flank, also there is trailing flank corresponding with low-voltage comprehensive distribution box, the sealing structure is correspondingly arranged in the insulator Forward and backward side on and around the outlet conductor arrange.
- 8. the transformer according to claim 6 or 7, it is characterised in that：The outlet conductor is spaced successively in left-right direction It is disposed with multiple, the sealing structure is disposed circumferentially on the outside of all outlet conductors.
- 9. transformer according to claim 8, it is characterised in that：The insulator be and the integral knot of the outlet conductor The insulation pouring body of structure.
- 10. transformer according to claim 9, it is characterised in that：The transformer body towards low voltage outlet terminals Trailing flank on be convexly equipped with multiple studs extended along the longitudinal direction, be provided with the insulation pouring body multiple with the stud pair The stud assembling through hole answered, each stud are assembled and are provided with counter bore structure at the rear end aperture of through hole, and spinning is provided with counter bore structure Fixing nut on stud, fixing nut are not higher than the trailing flank of the insulation pouring body；Also set in the insulation pouring body There are multiple nut fastener inserts, the low-voltage comprehensive distribution box couples provided with screw-tightened corresponding with the nut fastener insert Bolt.
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