EP0255483B1 - Mécanisme de commutation d'un interrupteur de protection - Google Patents

Mécanisme de commutation d'un interrupteur de protection Download PDF

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EP0255483B1
EP0255483B1 EP19870810418 EP87810418A EP0255483B1 EP 0255483 B1 EP0255483 B1 EP 0255483B1 EP 19870810418 EP19870810418 EP 19870810418 EP 87810418 A EP87810418 A EP 87810418A EP 0255483 B1 EP0255483 B1 EP 0255483B1
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switching mechanism
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H71/00—Details of the protective switches or relays covered by groups H01H73/00 - H01H83/00
    • H01H71/10—Operating or release mechanisms
    • H01H71/50—Manual reset mechanisms which may be also used for manual release
    • H01H71/52—Manual reset mechanisms which may be also used for manual release actuated by lever
    • H01H71/526—Manual reset mechanisms which may be also used for manual release actuated by lever the lever forming a toggle linkage with a second lever, the free end of which is directly and releasably engageable with a contact structure

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  • the invention relates to a switching mechanism of a circuit breaker according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Such a switching mechanism is e.g. known from DE-A-3516217.
  • a circuit breaker is described there (FIG. 1), with a pair of separable contacts 16, 18, at least one of which is movable.
  • the actuating mechanism 34 consists of a locking element 44 and an articulated lever mechanism 58.
  • the locking element 44 is rotatably mounted on the movable contact arm 36.
  • the articulated lever mechanism 58 is connected at one end to an actuating part 32, and at its other end is directly engageable with the movable contact arm 36 and with the locking element 44.
  • the movable contact arm 36 has a locking surface 72, and the locking element 44 has a locking end 82 which, together with the locking surface 72, removably catches the other end of the articulated lever mechanism 58.
  • a stop surface 75 is formed on the movable contact arm 36, which prevents movement of the other end 68 of the articulated lever mechanism 58 beyond a point at which the articulated lever mechanism 58 is partially folded over when the contacts 16, 18 are welded together.
  • the switching mechanism described above has the major disadvantage that the locking surface 72 is designed such that the resulting force of the articulated lever mechanism 58 on the movable contact arm 36 is greatest when the contacts 16 and 18 are just touching when switched on. The distance between the piston 30 of the electromagnetic switching device 26 and the movable contact arm 36 is then the smallest. If the circuit breaker is switched on while there is a short circuit on the subsequent electrical lines, a greater force is required to trigger the switch. There is therefore a risk that the switch will not trip. To prevent this, the trigger force should be small with a small trigger stroke and larger with a larger trigger stroke. The trigger stroke is to be understood as the distance between the piston 30 and the locking element 44.
  • the object of the invention is now, in a switching mechanism of the aforementioned type, to improve the interaction of the toggle lever and release lever in such a way that the circuit breaker is triggered with less force when switched on during a short circuit than with a short circuit in the switched on state.
  • This object is achieved in a switching mechanism of the above type by the features of patent claim 1.
  • the invention is based on the knowledge that only an exact coordination of the forces acting on the switching mechanism ensures an optimal function of the circuit breaker under all conditions.
  • the stroke of the impact anchor - i.e. the total kinetic energy released by the impact anchor can therefore be significantly lower than with conventional circuit breakers.
  • An additional advantage of the invention is the automatic construction of the switching mechanism.
  • the individual parts of the switching mechanism are manufactured in such a way that the circuit breaker can be manufactured in assemblies by production machines. For example, no additional guidance for the toggle lever is required in the switch housing, since it is constantly surrounded by the movable contact part.
  • the guide bracket and the guide in the bottom part of the housing ensure that the switching mechanism does not tilt even during assembly.
  • a part of a circuit breaker is shown, in which the contact parts just touch.
  • the switching mechanism 1 is housed in a housing 2.
  • the contact device of the circuit breaker consists of a movable contact part 3 and a fixed contact part 4.
  • the movable contact part 3 is pressed away from the fixed contact part 4 by a contact spring 5.
  • the contact spring 5 is a leg spring with two longer ends. One end lies directly on the narrow side of the housing 2, and the other end is guided into a hole which is located on the top of the movable contact part 3.
  • An actuator 6 - here a rocker arm - is brought into the switched-off state by a helical return spring 7.
  • the actuator 6 is connected to the movable contact part 3 via a toggle lever 8.
  • the toggle lever 8 is a U-shaped bracket, which can be designed as a variant of an almost closed rectangle, and which is guided through a slot 9 in the upper part of the movable contact part 3.
  • a release lever 10 is rotatably connected to the movable contact part 3.
  • a compression spring 11 is provided between the lower end of the release lever 10 and the movable contact part 3.
  • the trigger lever 10 is branched at the top, the right end being provided with a nose which normally holds the knee lever 8 trapped in the slot 9 at the top.
  • Approximately identical holes are located in the middle of the movable contact part 3 and the trigger lever 10.
  • One leg of a U-shaped guide bracket 12 forms the axis of rotation and is inserted through the holes.
  • the other leg is from a guide 13 is enclosed in the bottom part of the housing 2 (cf. also FIG. 1a).
  • a strand 16 connects the movable contact part 3 to the thermal release 15.
  • a stop 17 in the housing at the level of the upper end of the movable contact part 3 limits the opening of the contact.
  • Fig. 1a is a cross section of the circuit breaker along the line A-A in Fig. 1.
  • the same reference numerals have been used for the same elements.
  • the movable contact part 3 consists of two parallel parts which are connected to one another on the rear side.
  • the release lever 10 is arranged in between.
  • FIGS. 2 and 3 The same circuit breaker is shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, in the switched-on and in the switched-off state.
  • Fig. 3 the arrangement of the actuating member 6 and the toggle lever 8 is indicated by a dashed line when released. This is the case when the actuator 6 is blocked in the switched-on state and a short circuit or overcurrent occurs.
  • the kinetic energy of the impact anchor 14, which is dependent on the release stroke B, is low when the force to be overcome is small, and greater when this force is greater. This means that the circuit breaker switches off just as well when switched on during a short circuit as when a short circuit is switched on.
  • the above construction of the individual parts of the switching mechanism 1 is particularly advantageous for automatic production of the circuit breaker. Since in particular - apart from the guide 13 - no further guides are necessary in the housing, the movable contact part 3, the release lever 10, the compression spring 11, the guide bracket 12, the toggle lever 8 and the actuating member 6 can be assembled as the first assembly in production. The switching mechanism 1 constructed in this way can then be pushed into the housing 2 relatively easily. The remaining manipulations can be carried out with the housing open without any aids, since the guide bracket 12 prevents the switching mechanism 1 from being tilted by the contact spring 5.

Claims (6)

  1. Mécanisme de commutation (1) d'un disjoncteur comportant
    - un dispositif de contact constitué par une pièce de contact mobile et une pièce de contact fixe (3,4),
    - un ressort de contact (5),
    - un organe d'actionnement (6) équipé d'un ressort de rappel (7),
    - un levier de déclenchement (10), sur lequel agissent une armature battante (14) d'un électroaimant ainsi qu'un déclencheur thermique (15), et
    - un levier coudé (8), dont une extrémité est articulée sur l'organe d'actionnement (6),
    - la pièce de contact mobile (3) et le levier de déclenchement (10) prenant appui élastiquement l'un sur l'autre et formant un verrou de maintien, dans lequel l'autre extrémité du levier coudé peut être encliquetée tout en s'appuyant sur une surface d'appui du levier de déclenchement (10), et
    - la distance, qui détermine la course de déclenchement de l'armature battante (14), entre cette armature et le levier de déclenchement (10) étant réduite lorsque, lors de l'enclenchement, la pièce de contact fixe et la pièce de contact mobile viennent précisément en contact comme dans l'état entièrement enclenché,
    caractérisé en ce que
    l'angle d'appui (α), sous lequel le levier coudé (8) s'appuie, à l'état encliqueté, sur la surface d'appui du levier de déclenchement (10), étant inférieur lorsque, lors de l'enclenchement, la pièce de contact fixe (4) et la pièce de contact mobile (3) viennent précisément en contact comme dans l'état totalement enclenché.
  2. Mécanisme de commutation selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'autre extrémité du levier coudé (8) est guidée dans une fente (9) ménagée à l'extrémité supérieure de la pièce de contact mobile (3).
  3. Mécanisme de commutation selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que le levier coudé (8) est constitué par un étrier en forme de u ou d'une pièce en forme de rectangle presque fermé.
  4. Mécanisme de commutation selon l'une des revendications 1 et 2, caractérisé en ce qu'il est prévu un étrier de guidage (12), dont une branche forme l'axe de rotation de la pièce de contact mobile (30) et dont l'autre branche est enserrée par un guide (13) situé dans le boîtier.
  5. Mécanisme de commutation selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que le ressort de contact (5) est un ressort à branches, dont une extrémité s'applique contre la paroi latérale du boîtier (2) du disjoncteur et dont l'autre extrémité s'applique contre la pièce de contact mobile (3).
  6. Mécanisme de commutation selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'un ressort de pression (11) est prévu entre la pièce de contact mobile (3) et le levier de déclenchement (10).
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