EP0403358A1 - Neutral and phase circuit breaker - Google Patents

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EP0403358A1
EP0403358A1 EP90401604A EP90401604A EP0403358A1 EP 0403358 A1 EP0403358 A1 EP 0403358A1 EP 90401604 A EP90401604 A EP 90401604A EP 90401604 A EP90401604 A EP 90401604A EP 0403358 A1 EP0403358 A1 EP 0403358A1
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Jean-Marie Roiatti
Denis Deckert
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    • 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
    • H01H71/02—Housings; Casings; Bases; Mountings
    • H01H71/0207—Mounting or assembling the different parts of the circuit breaker
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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
    • H01H71/002—Details of the protective switches or relays covered by groups H01H73/00 - H01H83/00 with provision for switching the neutral conductor
    • 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
    • H01H71/02—Housings; Casings; Bases; Mountings
    • H01H71/0207—Mounting or assembling the different parts of the circuit breaker
    • H01H2071/0242—Assembling parts of a circuit breaker by using snap mounting techniques

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  • the present invention relates to a phase and neutral circuit breaker comprising, in a housing intended to be fixed on a rail, phase and neutral connection terminals, pairs of contacts, fixed and mobile, phase and neutral respectively. , arc breaking chambers respectively for phase contacts and neutral contacts, a lock-type control mechanism for manual control of movable contacts between a close position close to the fixed contacts and an open position separated from the fixed contacts and means of disjunction, in particular thermal and / or magnetic, to release the lock and move the contacts from their closed position to their open position, as well as a partition made of insulating material separating the contacts from neutral of phase contacts.
  • Phase and neutral circuit breakers of this type are known.
  • a phase and neutral circuit breaker with molded housing comprising a control mechanism arranged in the median plane, in which the mechanism simultaneously controls the pair of phase contacts and the pair of neutral contacts, said pairs being separated by an intermediate insulating partition, offset with respect to said median plane so as to confine a first chamber of pair of phase contacts and a second chamber of pair of neutral contacts, the volume of the first bedroom being superior to that of the second bedroom.
  • EP-A-0,252,786 describes a similar circuit breaker which has a central partition extending over the entire width of the device and having a first part extending in the median plane, as well as a second part offset to one of the side faces of the housing.
  • EP-A-0,259,992 also describes a phase + neutral circuit breaker with a central structural part having an insulating partition defining the phase and neutral spaces, and provided with means housing and maintaining mechanical and electrical parts, and two side trim pieces closing the casing thus formed.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a circuit breaker, the assembly of which can be practically entirely automated, so as to considerably lower its cost price.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a circuit breaker whose structure allows optimal use of internal volumes.
  • Another objective of the invention is to provide such an apparatus, the parts of which are arranged to ensure the best evacuation of the thermal fluxes in operation.
  • Yet another objective of the invention is to ensure rigorous electrical isolation of the phase and neutral circuits.
  • Another objective, again, of the invention is to develop a manufacturing and assembly process which is practically entirely automated, of this device.
  • the subject of the invention is a neutral phase + circuit breaker of the type indicated at the start, a circuit breaker which comprises a central structural part having the form of an electrically insulating partition defining, on both sides, a phase space and a neutral space, and provided with means for housing and / or holding all of the mechanical and electrical parts of the apparatus, as well as two lateral parts, for example in the form of a half-shell, capable of being fixed on either side of said structural part to delimit said spaces and close the internal volume of the apparatus, characterized in that said structural part is arranged to present, near the base, the spaces, housings and holding means receiving the disjunction means mechanical and / or thermal, the mobile phase and neutral contracts and the phase and neutral electrical circuits with their respective terminals, and far from the base, the spaces or housing of the cage arc extinction.
  • said structural part is arranged to be able to be taken over and moved from station to station, by means of displacement of an assembly-transfer machine, and thus form the movable stage. on which, at the various stations, this machine presents and mounts the majority or, preferably, all of all the elements and components of the apparatus.
  • the partition formed by the central structural part can be median to divide the device into two substantially equal spaces or, on the contrary, offset relative to the median plane.
  • it has a housing offset towards one of the lateral parts, and preferably coming into contact with this part to receive the magnetic disjunction assembly which is always quite bulky.
  • the magnetic and / or thermal disjunction means, the movable phase and neutral contacts, and the phase and neutral circuits with their respective terminals are located towards the base of the device which includes means for quick attachment to a conventional rail, the mechanism and the arc extinguishing chambers being arranged in the middle or upper part. Good cooling is thus obtained by the rail against which the base is fixed when the device is mounted in the use position.
  • the elements and components of the apparatus intended to be mounted on said central structural part acting as a plate, are grouped, before assembly , in sub-assemblies and preferably in the following ways.
  • phase side On the phase side: - a sub-assembly of terminal, thermal bimetal strip and conductive sheet with, preferably, a welded conductive braid to which the contact is already possibly welded live mobile, - a sub-assembly of terminal and magnetic circuit breaker with preferably a switching electrode, - the phase arc extinction chamber.
  • a sub-assembly of a mechanism comprising a contact carrier with a connecting rod, a pawl mounted on the contact carrier with its pawl spring and, preferably, on either side of the carrier. contacts the movable phase and neutral contacts mounted on the contact carrier and preferably already connected by the braid to the aforementioned sub-assemblies.
  • a trigger lever is mounted directly on said structural part while, preferably, the operating member is mounted with its handle and its return spring on one of the lateral parts so as to facilitate the automatic mounting of the connecting rod.
  • the remaining elements can be mounted separately, and in particular the powerful return springs can be inserted between the movable contacts and supports suitably presented by said central structural part.
  • the central structural part 1, injection molded, is seen from the neutral side in FIG. 1. Once all the parts and components have been assembled, the apparatus will be completed by the assembly, on both sides. of the structural part 1, of the lateral part or half-shell of phase 2 and of the lateral part or half-shell of neutral 3.
  • the central structural part comprises a central insulating partition 4 provided at its lower part with a recess 5, the bottom of which can be closed or have an opening 6, said bottom being intended to come to bear against the internal face of the half shell 3.
  • the structure 4 On the phase side (see FIG. 2), the structure 4 has a partition 8 substantially parallel to the base 9, in the form of a sole, of the structural part 1.
  • the recess thus forms a half-housing, completed, side phase, through the space located under the partition 8, housing receiving the magnetic circuit breaker assembly contained in its cylinder head, as will be described below.
  • the structural part 1 has a sole 15 surmounted by an assembly 16 of two barrels intended to receive assembly screws or rivets.
  • This sole 15 is interrupted at the place where the central partition 4 forms a rounded notch 17 in which the contact carrier will be mounted.
  • partitions descending 18, 19 delimiting between them two elongated downward passages.
  • the upper part of the partition 19 has, on either side of the partition 4, small recesses 20 on which will come to bear the powerful contact springs.
  • the partition 19 has, on the phase side, a notch 23 intended to guide the rod connected to the lower end of the trigger lever and capable of being actuated by the end of the thermal bimetallic strip.
  • phase and neutral spaces and the arc extinction cage housings there are two reinforcements 24, 25 that, on the phase side, the partition 8 ends in a rounded reinforcement 24 then that the recess 5, on the neutral side, ends at the same level with a rounded reinforcement 25.
  • these reinforcements 24, 25 the suitably curved parts of the fixed phase contacts, respectively neutral, will be disposed.
  • These reinforcements 24, 25 are located at a certain distance from the partitions 18 to leave a passage between the top and the bottom, allowing the passage and movement of the tails of movable contacts.
  • an elongated vertical housing 26 whose bottom has an elongated opening 27, said bottom coming, during assembly, to be applied against the face internal of the half-shell 3.
  • this housing 26 will be received and may be struggling with the thermal disjunction bimetallic strip.
  • the half-shells 2 and 3 have, in correspondence reliefs of the structural part 1, walls and complementary ribs, and in particular, in addition to complementary walls to form the aforementioned terminal housings, various retaining ribs, such as retaining ribs 10a of arc extinguishing cage, peripheral partitions such as 28a which complete the base 9 and the peripheral partitions 28 of the structural part, and additional internal partitions, in particular the partition 8a which completes the partition 8, and the partition 19a which completes the partition 19 on the phase side.
  • various retaining ribs such as retaining ribs 10a of arc extinguishing cage
  • peripheral partitions such as 28a which complete the base 9 and the peripheral partitions 28 of the structural part
  • additional internal partitions in particular the partition 8a which completes the partition 8, and the partition 19a which completes the partition 19 on the phase side.
  • the half-shell 2 has a cylindrical pivot 29 arranged to receive, pivotally, the operating member and its return spring, as well as a large upper partition 30 provided with an upper passage 31 for the passage of the handle of the operating member.
  • the structural part 1 has, in addition to the set of four barrels 16, a number of barrels arranged symmetrically on either side of the partition 4, namely the barrels 32 to 35 against which are aligned corresponding holes 32a to 35a of the half-shells 2, 3, moreover provided with holes 16a in coincidence with the barrels 16, so as to allow the positioning and assembly of the half-shells on the structural part by screwing or riveting to through the holes in the barrels using assembly screws or rivets.
  • the number of holes and barrels is greater than that which would be strictly necessary for assembly so as to allow, if necessary, to superimpose on the device according to the invention, any auxiliary device such as a relay etc.
  • a terminal-bimetal sub-assembly on the phase side, comprises the first phase terminal 36, of the usual cage terminal type, which is continued, for example in one piece, by an extension 37 oriented obliquely upward and continuing by a blade 38, the extension of which forms a conduction sheet 39 covering the phase arc quenching cage 40.
  • the branch 37 is continued, by a suitable lateral return, by a tab on which the thermal bimetal strip 41 is welded, the position can be finely adjusted by an adjustment screw 42 screwed into a lug secured to the bimetallic strip, the end of which comes to bear against a return from the upper end of the branch 37.
  • a second phase sub-assembly comprises a ferro-magnetic yoke 43 in the form of a cage and integrating, by an extension, the second phase terminal 44 with its usual cage, a disjunction coil 45 being mounted in the yoke to which it is welded by a first end 46.
  • the cylinder head has, on a face opposite to the terminal, a partially circular notch 47 around which is fixed, with the interposition of an insulating flange, a cut and folded part 48 forming the fixed contact 49 and extending in opposite direction by an arc switching electrode 50 which is housed under the lower end of the cage 40.
  • a tab 51 of the part 48, penetrating into the notch 47, is electrically connected by welding against the other end 52 of the disjunction coil 45.
  • This is mounted, in the cylinder head 43, around a cylindrical insulating part 53 in which the ferromagnetic plunger core 54 auq can slide uel is fixed a rod 55 which extends it and ends with an enlarged head 56.
  • a first neutral sub-assembly comprises the first neutral terminal 58, with its usual cage, continuing with an upward extension 59 and, after a return, by an extension 60 leading to a conduction sheet 61 coming to cap the cage. neutral arc extinction 62.
  • a second neutral sub-assembly comprises the second neutral terminal 63, with its cage, which has, after an extension 64 at right angles, the fixed neutral contact 65 continuing with a conduction sheet 66 coming to be placed under the cage 62 .
  • a subassembly of a mechanism comprises a contact carrier 67 having two lateral pivots 68 carried by two descending parallel branches 69 leaving between them a space through which extends a cylindrical spacer 70, the two branches being joined together at a certain distance above the spacer, by a flattened head 71 provided with a lumen having an inclined bearing surface 73 intended to cooperate with one of the ends of a U-shaped connecting rod 74, which end enters the light 72.
  • This sub-assembly comprises, in addition to the contact carrier, a pawl 75 pivoted by a central notch 76 on the spacer 70 between the branches 69 and having a hooking spout 77 which, suitably inclined, prevents, before the disjunction, the connecting rod 74 to escape from the thrust surface 73, this pawl 75 having a lower branch 78 intended to be actuated by the trigger lever.
  • a circular spring 79 bearing on the one hand in a hole of the pawl and on the other hand on a relief of the contact carrier, slightly pushes the pawl in the position for hooking the end of the connecting rod.
  • This sub-assembly also includes the phase contact 80 and the neutral contact 81 which, as can be seen in FIGS.
  • the device also includes the following parts: -
  • the trigger lever 89 having, at its center, a snap-on pivot 90 and determining a lower arm having a forked end 91 and an upper end 92 with two co-axial lateral fingers 93, 94.
  • the lower end 91 bears, on the face opposite to the fork which looks at the central partition 4, a hole in which can penetrate the shortest end of a rod 95 in the shape of U with unequal branches whose base, intended to be guided by the notch 23 , is extended by a second longer end situated in the movement of movement of the bimetallic strip 41.
  • An operating member 96 with its handle 97 and which is provided with a cylindrical central passage 98 by which it can be pivoted on the cylindrical pivot 29 of the half-shell 2, with the interposition of a return spring 99, this operating member having, eccentrically relative to the hole 98, another hole 100 intended to receive the corresponding end of the connecting rod 74.
  • a small cover 101 intended to close the upper part of the terminal housing 14, 14a, in order to allow access to the bimetal adjustment screw.
  • a sliding latch 102 with a spring (not shown) and sliding on moldings 103 of the half-shells 2, 3 to complete the hooking spout 104 in order to allow fast fixing and removal on a common rail.
  • Two powerful contact springs 105, 106 Two powerful contact springs 105, 106.
  • a shielding sheet 107 capable of being covered by an insulating plate 108 and two external lateral plates 109, 110 intended to cover the external faces, oriented towards the respective half-shells, spaces where the contacts move, as well as two internal lateral plates 111, 112 intended to cover the internal faces, oriented towards the partition 4, of said arc extinction cages.
  • the assembly process is carried out as follows:
  • the structural part 1, empty of any constituent, is taken care of by a means of transport of an assembly-transfer machine.
  • the machine sets up, against the central wall 4 of the part 1, the shielding sheet 107, then the insulating plate 108 then the plate 11, then the arc extinguishing cage 40 received in the same accommodation.
  • the cage housing receives the plate 112 then the neutral extinction cage 62.
  • the machine sets up the magnetic circuit breaker sub-assembly with its cylinder head and its terminal 44, the coil 45, the fixed contact 49, the core 54, the rod 55, the part 53, the cylinder head with its contents, penetrating into the recess 5, the terminal 44 being received in the half-housing 14, so that the fixed contact 49 surrounds the reinforcement 24.
  • the machine sets up the trigger 89 whose swivel fastening pivot 90 crosses the cylindrical bearing surface 22 and the longest finger 94 of which crosses the opening 21.
  • the rod 95 is put in place, the base of which is received in the notch 23 which keeps it in position.
  • the sub-assembly comprising the terminal 63 is put in place.
  • the sub-assembly comprising the contact carrier 67 with its pawl and its pawl spring.
  • the sub-assembly comprising the terminal 36, the bimetallic strip 41 and the movable contact 80, which, by its oblong hole 82, is mounted on the pivot 68 corresponding to the contact carrier.
  • the cover 101 of the device is put in place which is terminated by a specific marking, not shown.

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The neutral and phase circuit breaker, which comprises, inside a case, neutral and phase connection terminals, pairs of stationary and moving contacts, respective arc-cutoff chambers, a mechanism for manual control of the moving contacts, and circuit-breaking means, comprises a central structural part (1) offering an electrically-insulating partition (4) defining, on either side, a phase space and a neutral space, the said structural part being provided with means of housing and/or holding the assembly of mechanical and electrical parts of the apparatus, as well as two lateral parts (2, 3) able to be positioned and fixed on either side of the said structural part in order to delimit the said spaces and close up the internal volume of the apparatus. <IMAGE>

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La présente invention est relative à un disjoncteur de phase et neutre comportant, dans un boîtier destiné à être fixé sur un rail, des bornes de raccordement de phase et de neutre, des paires de contacts, fixe et mobile, de phase et de neutre respectivement, des chambres de coupure d'arc respectivement pour les contacts de phase et les contacts de neutre, un mécanisme de commande du type à serrure pour la commande manuelle des contacts mobiles entre une position de fermeture rapprochée des contacts fixes et une position d'ouverture écartée des contacts fixes et des moyens de dis­jonction, notamment thermique et/ou magnétique, pour libérer la serrure et faire passer les contacts de leur position de fermeture à leur position d'ouverture, ainsi qu'une cloison en matériau isolant séparant les contacts de neutre des con­tacts de phase.The present invention relates to a phase and neutral circuit breaker comprising, in a housing intended to be fixed on a rail, phase and neutral connection terminals, pairs of contacts, fixed and mobile, phase and neutral respectively. , arc breaking chambers respectively for phase contacts and neutral contacts, a lock-type control mechanism for manual control of movable contacts between a close position close to the fixed contacts and an open position separated from the fixed contacts and means of disjunction, in particular thermal and / or magnetic, to release the lock and move the contacts from their closed position to their open position, as well as a partition made of insulating material separating the contacts from neutral of phase contacts.

On connaît des disjoncteurs de phase et de neutre de ce type.Phase and neutral circuit breakers of this type are known.

Dans le brevet FR-A-2.167.302, on a voulu réunir, dans un boîtier plat unique, les contacts de phase et de neutre. Ces contacts sont placés au fond du boitier et sont séparés latéralement par une cloison médiane, la bobine de disjonc­tion étant placée en position supérieure dans le boîtier.In patent FR-A-2,167,302, it was desired to combine, in a single flat case, the phase and neutral contacts. These contacts are placed at the bottom of the housing and are separated laterally by a central partition, the circuit breaker being placed in the upper position in the housing.

D'après le brevet FR-A-2.485.254, on connaît également un disjoncteur de phase et neutre à boîtier moulé comprenant un mécanisme de commande disposé dans le plan médian, dans lequel le mécanisme commande simultanément la paire de con­tacts de phase et la paire de contacts de neutre, lesdites paires étant séparées par une cloison isolante intermédiaire, décalée par rapport audit plan médian de façon à confiner une première chambre de paire de contacts de phase et une deuxième chambre de paire de contacts de neutre, le volume de la première chambre étant supérieur à celui de la deuxième chambre.From patent FR-A-2,485,254, there is also known a phase and neutral circuit breaker with molded housing comprising a control mechanism arranged in the median plane, in which the mechanism simultaneously controls the pair of phase contacts and the pair of neutral contacts, said pairs being separated by an intermediate insulating partition, offset with respect to said median plane so as to confine a first chamber of pair of phase contacts and a second chamber of pair of neutral contacts, the volume of the first bedroom being superior to that of the second bedroom.

La demande de brevet européen EP-A-0.252.786 décrit un disjoncteur similaire qui présente une cloison médiane s'étendant sur toute la largeur de l'appareil et ayant une première partie s'étendant dans le plan médian, ainsi qu'une deuxième partie déportée vers l'une des faces latérales du boîtier.European patent application EP-A-0,252,786 describes a similar circuit breaker which has a central partition extending over the entire width of the device and having a first part extending in the median plane, as well as a second part offset to one of the side faces of the housing.

La demande de brevet européen EP-A-0.259.992 décrit également un disjoncteur phase + neutre avec une pièce de structure centrale présentant une cloison isolante définissant les espaces phase et neutre, et pourvue de moyens logeant et maintenant des pièces mécaniques et élec­triques, et deux pièces latérales d'habillage refermant le boîtier ainsi constitué.European patent application EP-A-0,259,992 also describes a phase + neutral circuit breaker with a central structural part having an insulating partition defining the phase and neutral spaces, and provided with means housing and maintaining mechanical and electrical parts, and two side trim pieces closing the casing thus formed.

Ces différentes réalisations permettent de placer, dans un même boîtier, des contacts de phase et de neutre et d'assurer, dans une plus ou moins large mesure, l'isolation de ces contacts entre eux.These different embodiments make it possible to place, in the same housing, phase and neutral contacts and to ensure, to a greater or lesser extent, the isolation of these contacts from each other.

Ces appareils connus sont cependant d'un montage diffi­cile et donc d'un prix de revient élevé. Par ailleurs, ils présentent des inconvénients tels qu'une mauvaise évacuation des flux thermiques qui peuvent entraîner des dilatations thermiques indésirables et limitent leurs performances.These known devices are however difficult to assemble and therefore of a high cost price. Furthermore, they have drawbacks such as poor evacuation of heat fluxes which can cause undesirable thermal expansion and limit their performance.

L'invention a pour objectif de fournir un disjoncteur dont le montage puisse être pratiquement entièrement automatisé, de façon à faire baisser considérablement son prix de revient.The object of the invention is to provide a circuit breaker, the assembly of which can be practically entirely automated, so as to considerably lower its cost price.

Un autre objectif de l'invention est de fournir un dis­joncteur dont la structure permet une utilisation optimale des volumes internes.Another object of the invention is to provide a circuit breaker whose structure allows optimal use of internal volumes.

Un autre objectif de l'invention est de fournir un tel appareil dont les parties sont agencées pour assurer la meilleure évacuation des flux thermiques en fonctionnement.Another objective of the invention is to provide such an apparatus, the parts of which are arranged to ensure the best evacuation of the thermal fluxes in operation.

Un autre objectif, encore, de l'invention est d'assurer une isolation électrique rigoureuse des circuits de phase et de neutre.Yet another objective of the invention is to ensure rigorous electrical isolation of the phase and neutral circuits.

Un autre objectif, encore, de l'invention est de mettre au point un procédé de fabrication et de montage pratique­ment entièrement automatisé, de cet appareil.Another objective, again, of the invention is to develop a manufacturing and assembly process which is practically entirely automated, of this device.

L'invention a pour objet un disjoncteur phase + neutre du type indiqué au début, disjoncteur qui comporte une pièce de structure centrale ayant une forme de cloison électriquement isolante définissant, de part et d'autre, un espace phase et un espace neutre, et pourvue de moyens de logement et/ou maintien de l'ensemble des pièces mécaniques et électriques de l'appareil, ainsi que deux pièces latérales, par exemple en forme de demi-coquille, suscepti­bles d'être fixées de part et d'autre de ladite pièce de structure pour délimiter lesdits espaces et refermer le volume interne de l'appareil, caractérisé en ce que ladite pièce de structure est agencée pour présenter, à proximité de la base, les espaces, logements et moyens de maintien recevant les moyens de disjonction mécanique et/ou thermi­que, les contrats mobiles de phase et de neutre et les circuits électriques phase et neutre avec leurs bornes respectives, et loin de la base, les espaces ou logements de cage d'extinction d'arc.The subject of the invention is a neutral phase + circuit breaker of the type indicated at the start, a circuit breaker which comprises a central structural part having the form of an electrically insulating partition defining, on both sides, a phase space and a neutral space, and provided with means for housing and / or holding all of the mechanical and electrical parts of the apparatus, as well as two lateral parts, for example in the form of a half-shell, capable of being fixed on either side of said structural part to delimit said spaces and close the internal volume of the apparatus, characterized in that said structural part is arranged to present, near the base, the spaces, housings and holding means receiving the disjunction means mechanical and / or thermal, the mobile phase and neutral contracts and the phase and neutral electrical circuits with their respective terminals, and far from the base, the spaces or housing of the cage arc extinction.

Dans une forme de réalisation préférée de l'invention, ladite pièce de structure est agencée pour pouvoir être prise en charge et déplacée de poste en poste, par des moy­ens de déplacement d'une machine de montage-transfert, et former ainsi la platine mobile sur laquelle, aux différents postes, cette machine présente et monte la majorité ou, de préférence, la totalité de tous les éléments et composants de l'appareil.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, said structural part is arranged to be able to be taken over and moved from station to station, by means of displacement of an assembly-transfer machine, and thus form the movable stage. on which, at the various stations, this machine presents and mounts the majority or, preferably, all of all the elements and components of the apparatus.

La cloison formée par la pièce de structure centrale peut être médiane pour diviser l'appareil en deux espaces sensiblement égaux ou au contraire décalée par rapport au plan médian. De préférence, elle présente un logement déporté vers l'une des pièces latérales, et venant de préférence jusqu'au contact de cette pièce pour recevoir l'ensemble de disjonction magnétique qui est toujours assez volumineux.The partition formed by the central structural part can be median to divide the device into two substantially equal spaces or, on the contrary, offset relative to the median plane. Preferably, it has a housing offset towards one of the lateral parts, and preferably coming into contact with this part to receive the magnetic disjunction assembly which is always quite bulky.

Conformément à l'invention, les moyens de disjonc­tion magnétique et/ou thermique, les contacts mobiles de phase et de neutre, et les circuits phase et neutre avec leurs bornes respectives, sont situés vers la base de l'ap­pareil qui comporte des moyens de fixation rapide sur un rail classique, le mécanisme ainsi que les chambres d'ex­tinction d'arc étant disposés en partie moyenne ou supérieu­re. On obtient ainsi un bon refroidissement par le rail contre lequel est fixée la base lorsque l'appareil est monté en position d'utilisation.According to the invention, the magnetic and / or thermal disjunction means, the movable phase and neutral contacts, and the phase and neutral circuits with their respective terminals, are located towards the base of the device which includes means for quick attachment to a conventional rail, the mechanism and the arc extinguishing chambers being arranged in the middle or upper part. Good cooling is thus obtained by the rail against which the base is fixed when the device is mounted in the use position.

Dans un mode de mise en oeuvre d'un procédé d'assemblage automatique selon l'invention, les éléments et composants de l'appareil, destinés à être montés sur ladite pièce de structure centrale faisant office de platine, sont groupés, avant le montage, en sous-ensembles et de préférence de la fa'on suivantes.In one embodiment of an automatic assembly method according to the invention, the elements and components of the apparatus, intended to be mounted on said central structural part acting as a plate, are grouped, before assembly , in sub-assemblies and preferably in the following ways.

Du côté phase :
- un sous-ensemble de borne, bilame thermique et tôle conductrice avec, de préférence, une tresse conductrice soudée à laquelle est déjà éventuellement soudé le contact mobile de phase,
- un sous-ensemble de borne et disjoncteur magnétique avec de préférence une électrode de commutation,
- la chambre d'extinction d'arc phase.On the phase side:
- a sub-assembly of terminal, thermal bimetal strip and conductive sheet with, preferably, a welded conductive braid to which the contact is already possibly welded live mobile,
- a sub-assembly of terminal and magnetic circuit breaker with preferably a switching electrode,
- the phase arc extinction chamber.

Du côté neutre :
- un sous-ensemble de borne et tole conductrice avec, de préférence, une tresse conductrice déjà soudée et à laquelle est éventuellement dèjà soudé le contact mobile de neutre,
- un sous-ensemble de borne et, de préférence, d'électrode de commutation,
- la chambre d'extinction d'arc neutre.On the neutral side:
- a sub-assembly of terminal and conductive sheet with, preferably, a conductive braid already welded and to which the movable neutral contact is possibly already welded,
- a sub-assembly of terminal and, preferably, of switching electrode,
- the neutral arc extinguishing chamber.

Il est également prévu, de préférence, un sous-ensemble de mécanisme comprenant un porte-contacts avec une bielle, un cliquet monté sur le porte-contacts avec son ressort de cliquet et, de préférence, de part et d'autre du porte-­contacts les contacts mobiles de phase et de neutre montés sur le porte-contact et de préférence déjà reliés par la tresse aux sous-ensembles précités.There is also preferably provided a sub-assembly of a mechanism comprising a contact carrier with a connecting rod, a pawl mounted on the contact carrier with its pawl spring and, preferably, on either side of the carrier. contacts the movable phase and neutral contacts mounted on the contact carrier and preferably already connected by the braid to the aforementioned sub-assemblies.

De préférence, on monte directement un levier déclencheur sur ladite pièce de structure alors que, de préférence, on monte l'organe de manoeuvre avec sa manette et son ressort de rappel sur l'une des pièces latérales de façon à faciliter le montage automatique de la bielle.Preferably, a trigger lever is mounted directly on said structural part while, preferably, the operating member is mounted with its handle and its return spring on one of the lateral parts so as to facilitate the automatic mounting of the connecting rod.

Conformément au procédé selon l'invention, les éléments restants peuvent être montés séparément, et notamment les puissants ressorts de rappel peuvent être insérés entre les contacts mobiles et des appuis opportunément présentés par ladite pièce de structure centrale.In accordance with the method according to the invention, the remaining elements can be mounted separately, and in particular the powerful return springs can be inserted between the movable contacts and supports suitably presented by said central structural part.

On peut également monter, par simple empilage, les tôles latérales de chambres d'extinction d'arc et prévoir avantageusement, entre lesdites cages et la paroi centrale, et sur l'un des côtés de ladite paroi, une tôle de blindage convenablement isolée par une plaque isolante.It is also possible to mount, by simple stacking, the lateral sheets of arc extinguishing chambers and advantageously provide, between said cages and the central wall, and on one of the sides of said wall, a shielding sheet suitably insulated by an insulating plate.

D'autres caractéristiques de l'invention apparaîtront à la lecture de la description suivante, faite à titre d'exemple non limitatif et se référant au dessin annexé dans lequel :

  • la figure 1 représente une vue éclatée des différentes pièces et composants formant l'appareil selon l'invention,
  • la figure 2 représente une vue en perspective du côté phase de la pièce de structure centrale,
  • la figure 3 représente une vue en perspective du côté neutre de la pièce de structure centrale,
  • la figure 4 représente une vue en perspective du côté phase de la pièce de structure centrale sur laquelle ont été montes les éléments et composants, à l'exception des cages d'extinction d'arc,
  • la figure 5 représente une vue similaire à la figure 4 mais vue du côté neutre,
  • la figure 6 représente une vue en perspective de la disposition spaciale relative des éléments et constituants, la pièce de structure centrale étant fictivement ôtée, per­spective vue du côté neutre,
  • la figure 7 représente une vue analogue à celle de la figure 6 vue du côté phase,
  • la figure 8 représente une vue en élévation du côté neutre de l'appareil, la pièce latérale côté neutre n'étant pas montée,
  • la figure 9 représente une vue en élévation du côté phase, la pièce latérale de côté phase n'ayant pas été montée,
  • la figure 10 représente une vue analogue à celle de la figure 8 en position de contact fermé,
  • la figure 11 représente une vue analogue à la figure 9 en position de contact fermé,
  • la figure 12 représente une vue en coupe transversale XII-XII de la figure 10,
  • la figure 13 représente une vue en coupe transversale XIII-XIII de la figure 10,
  • la figure 14 représente une vue en coupe transversale XIV-XIV de la figure 10,
  • la figure 15 représente une vue en coupe transversale XV-XV de la figure 11,
  • la figure 16 représente une vue en coupe transversale XVI-XVI de la figure 11.
Other characteristics of the invention will appear on reading the following description, given by way of nonlimiting example and referring to the appended drawing in which:
  • FIG. 1 represents an exploded view of the various parts and components forming the apparatus according to the invention,
  • FIG. 2 represents a perspective view of the phase side of the central structural part,
  • FIG. 3 represents a perspective view of the neutral side of the central structural part,
  • FIG. 4 represents a perspective view of the phase side of the central structural part on which the elements and components have been mounted, with the exception of the arc extinguishing cages,
  • FIG. 5 represents a view similar to FIG. 4 but seen from the neutral side,
  • FIG. 6 represents a perspective view of the relative spatial arrangement of the elements and constituents, the central structure part being fictitiously removed, perspective seen from the neutral side,
  • FIG. 7 represents a view similar to that of FIG. 6 seen from the phase side,
  • FIG. 8 represents an elevation view of the neutral side of the apparatus, the lateral part on the neutral side not being mounted,
  • FIG. 9 represents an elevation view of the phase side, the side part of the phase side not having been mounted,
  • FIG. 10 represents a view similar to that of FIG. 8 in the closed contact position,
  • FIG. 11 represents a view similar to FIG. 9 in the closed contact position,
  • FIG. 12 represents a cross-sectional view XII-XII of FIG. 10,
  • FIG. 13 represents a cross-sectional view XIII-XIII of FIG. 10,
  • FIG. 14 represents a cross-section view XIV-XIV of FIG. 10,
  • FIG. 15 represents a cross-sectional view XV-XV of FIG. 11,
  • FIG. 16 represents a cross-section view XVI-XVI of FIG. 11.

On se réfère à l'ensemble des figures.We refer to all of the figures.

La pièce de structure centrale 1, moulée par injection, est vue du côté neutre sur la figure 1. Un fois que toutes les pièces et composants auront été montés, l'appareil se trouvera complété par l'assemblage, de part et d'autre de la pièce de structure 1, de la pièce latérale ou demi-coquille de phase 2 et de la pièce latérale ou demi-coquille de neu­tre 3.The central structural part 1, injection molded, is seen from the neutral side in FIG. 1. Once all the parts and components have been assembled, the apparatus will be completed by the assembly, on both sides. of the structural part 1, of the lateral part or half-shell of phase 2 and of the lateral part or half-shell of neutral 3.

La pièce de structure centrale comporte une cloison isolante médiane 4 munie à sa partie inférieure d'un ren­foncement 5 dont le fond peut être fermé ou présenter une ouverture 6, ledit fond étant destiné à venir s'appliquer contre la face interne de la demi-coquille 3. Du côté phase (voir figure 2), la structure 4 présente une cloison 8 sen­siblement parallèle à la base 9, en forme de semelle, de la pièce de structure 1. Le renfoncement forme ainsi un demi-­logement, complété, côté phase, par l'espace situé sous la cloison 8, logement recevant l'ensemble de disjonction magnétique contenu dans sa culasse, comme cela sera décrit par la suite.The central structural part comprises a central insulating partition 4 provided at its lower part with a recess 5, the bottom of which can be closed or have an opening 6, said bottom being intended to come to bear against the internal face of the half shell 3. On the phase side (see FIG. 2), the structure 4 has a partition 8 substantially parallel to the base 9, in the form of a sole, of the structural part 1. The recess thus forms a half-housing, completed, side phase, through the space located under the partition 8, housing receiving the magnetic circuit breaker assembly contained in its cylinder head, as will be described below.

De part et d'autre de la cloison 4 et au-dessus du logement ainsi défini, se trouvent des reliefs nervurés 10 destinés à assurer le positionnement des cages des chambres d'extinction d'arc.On either side of the partition 4 and above the housing thus defined, there are ribbed reliefs 10 intended to ensure the positioning of the cages of the arc extinguishing chambers.

Aux deux extrémités de la pièce de structure 1 se trouvent disposés des reliefs formant deux demi-logements 11, 12 de bornes neutre et deux demi-logements 13, 14 de bornes phase, les demi-logements 13, 14 étant surélevés par rapport aux demi-logements 11 et 12 de neutre. Ces demi-­logement seront ensuite complétés par des demi-logements correspondants 11a, 12a, 13a, 14a des demi-coquilles 2, 3 de sorte que les bornes se retrouveront emprisonnées dans les logements formés par la réunion des trois pièces 1, 2, 3.At the two ends of the structural part 1 are arranged reliefs forming two half-housings 11, 12 of neutral terminals and two half-housings 13, 14 of phase terminals, the half-housings 13, 14 being raised relative to the half - neutral housings 11 and 12. These half-housings will then be completed by corresponding half-housings 11a, 12a, 13a, 14a of the half-shells 2, 3 so that the terminals will find themselves trapped in the housings formed by the union of the three parts 1, 2, 3 .

A sa partie supérieure, à l'opposé de la base 9, la pièce de structure 1 présente une semelle 15 surmontée d'un ensemble 16 de deux fûts destinés à recevoir des vis ou rivets d'assemblage. Cette semelle 15 est interrompue à l'endroit où la cloison médiane 4 forme une échancrure arrondie 17 dans laquelle sera monté le porte-contacts. En direction de la base 9, à partir de l'échancrure 17, on trouve, de part et d'autre de la cloison 4, des cloisons descendantes 18, 19 délimitant entre elles deux passages allongés vers le bas. La partie supérieure de la cloison 19 présente, de part et d'autre de la cloison 4, de petits ren­foncements 20 sur lesquels viendront prendre appui les puis­sants ressorts de contact. Plus bas dans la cloison 4, se trouve un passage traversant 21 qui permettra la traversée d'un doigt de l'extrémité supérieure du levier déclencheur.At its upper part, opposite the base 9, the structural part 1 has a sole 15 surmounted by an assembly 16 of two barrels intended to receive assembly screws or rivets. This sole 15 is interrupted at the place where the central partition 4 forms a rounded notch 17 in which the contact carrier will be mounted. In the direction of the base 9, from the notch 17, there are, on either side of the partition 4, partitions descending 18, 19 delimiting between them two elongated downward passages. The upper part of the partition 19 has, on either side of the partition 4, small recesses 20 on which will come to bear the powerful contact springs. Lower in the partition 4, there is a through passage 21 which will allow the crossing of a finger from the upper end of the trigger lever.

A une certaine distance au-dessous du passage 21 se trouve une portée cylindrique 22 dans laquelle viendra s'encliqueter, à rotation libre, le pivot de rotation du levier déclencheur. Encore plus bas, la cloison 19 présente, du côté phase, une encoche 23 destinée à guider la tringle reliée à l'extrémité inférieure du levier déclencheur et susceptible d'être actionnée par l'extrémité de la bilame thermique.At a certain distance below the passage 21 is a cylindrical surface 22 into which will snap, free rotation, the pivot of the trigger lever. Even lower, the partition 19 has, on the phase side, a notch 23 intended to guide the rod connected to the lower end of the trigger lever and capable of being actuated by the end of the thermal bimetallic strip.

Entre la partie inférieure, située au-dessus de la base 9, des espaces phase et neutre et les logements de cage d'extinction d'arc, on voit que, du côté phase, la cloison 8 se termine par un renforcement arrondi 24 alors que le ren­foncement 5, du côté neutre, se termine au même niveau par un renforcement arrondi 25. Sur ces renforcements 24, 25, viendront se disposer les parties convenablement incurvées des contacts fixes de phase, respectivement de neutre. Ces renforcements 24, 25 sont situés à une certaine distance des cloisons 18 pour laisser un passage entre le haut et le bas, permettant le passage et le débattement des queues de con­tacts mobiles.Between the lower part, located above the base 9, phase and neutral spaces and the arc extinction cage housings, it can be seen that, on the phase side, the partition 8 ends in a rounded reinforcement 24 then that the recess 5, on the neutral side, ends at the same level with a rounded reinforcement 25. On these reinforcements 24, 25, the suitably curved parts of the fixed phase contacts, respectively neutral, will be disposed. These reinforcements 24, 25 are located at a certain distance from the partitions 18 to leave a passage between the top and the bottom, allowing the passage and movement of the tails of movable contacts.

Entre la cloison 19 et l'ensemble de demi-logements de borne 11, 13, se trouve disposé un logement allongé vertical 26 dont le fond présente une ouverture allongée 27, ledit fond venant, à l'assemblage, s'appliquer contre la face interne de la demi-coquille 3. Dans ce logement 26 sera reçue et pourra se débattre la bilame de disjonction ther­mique.Between the partition 19 and the set of terminal half-housings 11, 13, there is disposed an elongated vertical housing 26 whose bottom has an elongated opening 27, said bottom coming, during assembly, to be applied against the face internal of the half-shell 3. In this housing 26 will be received and may be struggling with the thermal disjunction bimetallic strip.

Les demi-coquilles 2 et 3 présentent, en correpondance des reliefs de la pièce de structure 1, des parois et nervures complémentaires, et notamment, outre des parois complémentaires pour former les logements de bornes précités, différentes nervures de maintien, telles que des nervures de maintien 10a de cage d'extinction d'arc, des cloisons périphériques telles que 28a venant compléter la base 9 et les cloisons périphériques 28 de la pièce de structure, et des cloisons internes complémentaires, notam­ment la cloison 8a venant compléter la cloison 8, et la cloison 19a venant compléter la cloison 19 du côté phase.The half-shells 2 and 3 have, in correspondence reliefs of the structural part 1, walls and complementary ribs, and in particular, in addition to complementary walls to form the aforementioned terminal housings, various retaining ribs, such as retaining ribs 10a of arc extinguishing cage, peripheral partitions such as 28a which complete the base 9 and the peripheral partitions 28 of the structural part, and additional internal partitions, in particular the partition 8a which completes the partition 8, and the partition 19a which completes the partition 19 on the phase side.

Par ailleurs, la demi-coquille 2 présente un pivot cylindrique 29 agencé pour recevoir, à pivotement, l'organe de manoeuvre et son ressort de rappel, ainsi qu'une large cloison supérieure 30 munie d'un passage supérieur 31 pour le passage de la manette de l'organe de manoeuvre.Furthermore, the half-shell 2 has a cylindrical pivot 29 arranged to receive, pivotally, the operating member and its return spring, as well as a large upper partition 30 provided with an upper passage 31 for the passage of the handle of the operating member.

Enfin, la pièce de structure 1 présente, outre l'ensemble de quatre fûts 16, un certain nombre de fûts disposés symétriquement de part et d'autre de la cloison 4, à savoir les fûts 32 à 35 contre lesquels viennent s'aligner des trous correspondant 32a à 35a des demi-coquilles 2, 3, par ailleurs pourvues de trous 16a en coïncidence avec les fûts 16, de façon à permettre le positionnement et l'assemblage des demi-coquilles sur la pièce de structure par vissage ou rivetage à travers les trous dans les fûts à l'aide de vis ou rivets d'assemblage. Le nombre de trous et de fûts est supérieur à celui qui serait strictement nécessaire pour l'assemblage de façon à permettre, le cas échéant, de superposer à l'appareil selon l'invention, un appareil auxiliaire quelconque tel que relais etc.Finally, the structural part 1 has, in addition to the set of four barrels 16, a number of barrels arranged symmetrically on either side of the partition 4, namely the barrels 32 to 35 against which are aligned corresponding holes 32a to 35a of the half-shells 2, 3, moreover provided with holes 16a in coincidence with the barrels 16, so as to allow the positioning and assembly of the half-shells on the structural part by screwing or riveting to through the holes in the barrels using assembly screws or rivets. The number of holes and barrels is greater than that which would be strictly necessary for assembly so as to allow, if necessary, to superimpose on the device according to the invention, any auxiliary device such as a relay etc.

Les éléments et composants de l'appareil vont main­tenant être décrits, ces éléments étant de préférence préalablement assemblés à l'état de sous-ensembles comme cela va être décrit :The elements and components of the apparatus will now be described, these elements preferably being assembled beforehand in the form of sub-assemblies as will be described:

Un sous-ensemble borne-bilame, côté phase, comporte la première borne phase 36, du type borne à cage usuelle, qui se poursuit, par exemple d'un seul tenant, par un prolonge­ment 37 orienté obliquement vers le haut et se poursuivant par une lame 38 dont le prolongement forme une tôle de con­duction 39 coiffant la cage d'extinction d'arc de phase 40. La branche 37 se poursuit, par un renvoi latéral convenable, par une patte sur laquelle est soudée la bilame thermique 41 dont la position peut être finement réglée par une vis de réglage 42 vissée dans une patte solidaire de la bilame et dont l'extrémité vient s'appliquer contre un renvoi de l'extrémité supérieure de la branche 37.A terminal-bimetal sub-assembly, on the phase side, comprises the first phase terminal 36, of the usual cage terminal type, which is continued, for example in one piece, by an extension 37 oriented obliquely upward and continuing by a blade 38, the extension of which forms a conduction sheet 39 covering the phase arc quenching cage 40. The branch 37 is continued, by a suitable lateral return, by a tab on which the thermal bimetal strip 41 is welded, the position can be finely adjusted by an adjustment screw 42 screwed into a lug secured to the bimetallic strip, the end of which comes to bear against a return from the upper end of the branch 37.

Un deuxième sous-ensemble de phase comporte une culasse ferro-magnétique 43 en forme de cage et intégrant, par un prolongement, la seconde borne de phase 44 avec sa cage usuelle, une bobine de disjonction 45 étant montée dans la culasse à laquelle elle est soudée par une première extrémité 46. La culasse présente, sur une face opposée à la borne, une échancrure partiellement circulaire 47 autour de laquelle est fixée, avec interposition d'un flasque isolant, une pièce découpée et pliée 48 formant le contact fixe 49 et se prolongeant à l'opposé par une électrode de commutation d'arc 50 venant se loger sous l'extrémité inférieure de la cage 40. Une patte 51 de la pièce 48, pénétrant dans l'échancrure 47, est électriquement reliée par soudage con­tre l'autre extrémité 52 de la bobine de disjonction 45. Celle-ci est montée, dans la culasse 43, autour d'une pièce isolante cylindrique 53 dans laquelle peut coulisser le noyau plongeur ferro-magnétique 54 auquel est fixée une tige 55 qui le prolonge et se termine par une tête élargie 56. Sur l'extrémité de la pièce cylindrique 53 vient de moulage le flasque isolant 57 ouvert au centre et venant s'interposer entre la face de la culasse 43 munie de l'échancrure partiellement circulaire 47 et la pièce conduc­trice de contact fixe 48 qui présente deux pattes orientées vers le bas et susceptibles de se loger dans des guides correspondants présentés par le flasque 57, ce dernier assurant ainsi l'isolation électrique entre la culasse et la pièce 48 et le maintien du contact fixe. Un ressort de rap­pel (non représenté) ramène le noyau 54, et donc la tige 55, à la position de repos éloignée du flasque 57.A second phase sub-assembly comprises a ferro-magnetic yoke 43 in the form of a cage and integrating, by an extension, the second phase terminal 44 with its usual cage, a disjunction coil 45 being mounted in the yoke to which it is welded by a first end 46. The cylinder head has, on a face opposite to the terminal, a partially circular notch 47 around which is fixed, with the interposition of an insulating flange, a cut and folded part 48 forming the fixed contact 49 and extending in opposite direction by an arc switching electrode 50 which is housed under the lower end of the cage 40. A tab 51 of the part 48, penetrating into the notch 47, is electrically connected by welding against the other end 52 of the disjunction coil 45. This is mounted, in the cylinder head 43, around a cylindrical insulating part 53 in which the ferromagnetic plunger core 54 auq can slide uel is fixed a rod 55 which extends it and ends with an enlarged head 56. On the end of the cylindrical part 53 comes from molding the insulating flange 57 open in the center and coming to be interposed between the face of the cylinder head 43 provided of the partially circular notch 47 and the conductive fixed contact piece 48 which has two legs oriented downwards and capable of being housed in corresponding guides presented by the flange 57, the latter thus ensuring electrical insulation between the cylinder head and the part 48 and the maintenance of the fixed contact. A return spring (not shown) returns the core 54, and therefore the rod 55, in the rest position far from the flange 57.

Un premier sous-ensemble de neutre comporte la première borne de neutre 58, avec sa cage usuelle, se poursuivant par un prolongement ascendant 59 et, après un renvoi, par un prolongement 60 aboutissant à une tôle de conduction 61 venant coiffer la cage d'extinction d'arc de neutre 62.A first neutral sub-assembly comprises the first neutral terminal 58, with its usual cage, continuing with an upward extension 59 and, after a return, by an extension 60 leading to a conduction sheet 61 coming to cap the cage. neutral arc extinction 62.

Un deuxième sous-ensemble de neutre comporte la deuxième borne de neutre 63, avec sa cage, qui présente, après un prolongement 64 en équerre, le contact fixe de neu­tre 65 se poursuivant par une tôle de conduction 66 venant se disposer sous la cage 62.A second neutral sub-assembly comprises the second neutral terminal 63, with its cage, which has, after an extension 64 at right angles, the fixed neutral contact 65 continuing with a conduction sheet 66 coming to be placed under the cage 62 .

Un sous-ensemble de mécanisme comporte un porte-contact 67 présentant deux pivots latéraux 68 portés par deux branches parallèles descendantes 69 laissant entre elles un espace à travers lequel s'étend une entretoise cylindrique 70, les deux branches étant réunies, à une certaine distance au-dessus de l'entretoise, par une tête aplatie 71 munie d'une lumière présentant une surface d'appui 73 inclinée destinée à coopérer avec l'une des extrémités d'une bielle 74 en forme de U, laquelle extrémité pénètre dans la lumière 72. Ce sous-ensemble comporte, outre le porte-contacts, un cliquet 75 pivoté par une échancrure centrale 76 sur l'entretoise 70 entre les branches 69 et présentant un bec d'accrochage 77 qui, convenablement incliné, empêche, avant la disjonction, la bielle 74 de s'échapper de la surface de poussée 73, ce cliquet 75 présentant une branche inférieure 78 destinée à être actionnée par le levier déclencheur. Un ressort circulaire 79, prenant appui d'une part dans un trou du cliquet et d'autre part sur un relief du porte-contacts, repousse faiblement le cliquet en position d'accrochage de l'extrémité de bielle. Ce sous-ensemble comporte encore le contact de phase 80 et le contact de neutre 81 qui présentent, comme on le voit bien sur les figures 8 et 9, un trou oblong 82 par lequel ils sont pivotés sur les pivots respectifs 68 du porte-contacts, un prolongement supérieur 83 reçu dans une concavité de la tête 71 du porte-contacts et, en position intermédiaire entre le trou oblong 82 et la partie 84 venant s'appliquer contre le contact fixe respec­tif, un trou rectangulaire 85, alors qu'une corne d'arc 86 se dirige vers la cage d'extinction d'arc respective 40, 62. A l'extrémité inférieure de la queue de contact est chaque fois soudée une tresse conductrice souple 87, respectivement 88.A subassembly of a mechanism comprises a contact carrier 67 having two lateral pivots 68 carried by two descending parallel branches 69 leaving between them a space through which extends a cylindrical spacer 70, the two branches being joined together at a certain distance above the spacer, by a flattened head 71 provided with a lumen having an inclined bearing surface 73 intended to cooperate with one of the ends of a U-shaped connecting rod 74, which end enters the light 72. This sub-assembly comprises, in addition to the contact carrier, a pawl 75 pivoted by a central notch 76 on the spacer 70 between the branches 69 and having a hooking spout 77 which, suitably inclined, prevents, before the disjunction, the connecting rod 74 to escape from the thrust surface 73, this pawl 75 having a lower branch 78 intended to be actuated by the trigger lever. A circular spring 79, bearing on the one hand in a hole of the pawl and on the other hand on a relief of the contact carrier, slightly pushes the pawl in the position for hooking the end of the connecting rod. This sub-assembly also includes the phase contact 80 and the neutral contact 81 which, as can be seen in FIGS. 8 and 9, have an oblong hole 82 by which they are pivoted on the respective pivots 68 of the contact carrier , an upper extension 83 received in a concavity of the head 71 of the contact carrier and, in the intermediate position between the oblong hole 82 and the part 84 which comes to bear against the respective fixed contact, a rectangular hole 85, while an arcing horn 86 moves towards the respective arc extinguishing cage 40, 62. At the lower end of the contact tail is each time welded a flexible conductive braid 87, respectively 88.

L'appareil comporte encore les pièces suivantes :
- Le levier déclencheur 89 présentant, en son centre, un pivot à encliquetage 90 et déterminant un bras inférieur présentant une extrémité fourchue 91 et une extrémité supérieure 92 avec deux doigts latéraux co-axiaux 93, 94. L'extrémité inférieure 91 porte, sur la face opposée à la fourche qui regarde la cloison médiane 4, un trou dans lequel peut pénétrer l'extrémité la plus courte d'une trin­gle 95 en forme de U à branches inégales dont la base, destinée à être guidée par l'échancrure 23, se prolonge par une deuxième extrémité plus longue située dans la course de déplacement de la bilame 41.
- Un organe de manoeuvre 96 avec sa manette 97 et qui est muni d'un passage central cylindrique 98 par lequel il peut être pivoté sur le pivot cylindrique 29 de la demi-­coquille 2, avec interposition d'un ressort de rappel 99, cet organe de manoeuvre présentant, de façon excentrée par rapport au trou 98, un autre trou 100 destiné à recevoir l'extrémité correspondante de la bielle 74.
- un petit couvercle 101 destiné à venir refermer la partie supérieure du logement de borne 14, 14a, afin de per­mettre l'accès à la vis de réglage de bilame.
- un loquet coulissant 102, avec un ressort (non représenté) et venant coulisser sur des moulages 103 des demi-coquilles 2, 3 pour compléter le bec d'accrochage 104 afin de permettre la fixation et la dépose rapide sur un rail usuel.
- Deux puissants ressorts de contact 105, 106.
- Une tôle de blindage 107 susceptible d'être recouverte par une plaque isolante 108 et deux plaques latérales externes 109, 110 destinées à venir recouvrir les faces externes, orientées vers les demi-coquilles respec­tives, des espaces où se déplacent les contacts, ainsi que deux plaques latérales internes 111, 112 destinées à recouvrir les faces internes, orientées vers la cloison 4, desdites cages d'extinction d'arc.The device also includes the following parts:
- The trigger lever 89 having, at its center, a snap-on pivot 90 and determining a lower arm having a forked end 91 and an upper end 92 with two co-axial lateral fingers 93, 94. The lower end 91 bears, on the face opposite to the fork which looks at the central partition 4, a hole in which can penetrate the shortest end of a rod 95 in the shape of U with unequal branches whose base, intended to be guided by the notch 23 , is extended by a second longer end situated in the movement of movement of the bimetallic strip 41.
- An operating member 96 with its handle 97 and which is provided with a cylindrical central passage 98 by which it can be pivoted on the cylindrical pivot 29 of the half-shell 2, with the interposition of a return spring 99, this operating member having, eccentrically relative to the hole 98, another hole 100 intended to receive the corresponding end of the connecting rod 74.
- A small cover 101 intended to close the upper part of the terminal housing 14, 14a, in order to allow access to the bimetal adjustment screw.
- A sliding latch 102, with a spring (not shown) and sliding on moldings 103 of the half-shells 2, 3 to complete the hooking spout 104 in order to allow fast fixing and removal on a common rail.
- Two powerful contact springs 105, 106.
- A shielding sheet 107 capable of being covered by an insulating plate 108 and two external lateral plates 109, 110 intended to cover the external faces, oriented towards the respective half-shells, spaces where the contacts move, as well as two internal lateral plates 111, 112 intended to cover the internal faces, oriented towards the partition 4, of said arc extinction cages.

Le procédé de montage s'effectue de la façon suivante:The assembly process is carried out as follows:

Au départ, la pièce de structure 1, vide de tout con­stituant, est prise en charge par un moyen de transport d'une machine de montage-transfert.At the start, the structural part 1, empty of any constituent, is taken care of by a means of transport of an assembly-transfer machine.

A un premier poste de transfert, la machine vient met­tre en place, contre la paroi médiane 4 de la pièce 1, la tôle de blindage 107, puis la plaque isolante 108 puis la plaque 11, puis la cage d'extinction d'arc 40 reçue dans le même logement. De l'autre côté, le logement de cage reçoit la plaque 112 puis la cage d'extinction de neutre 62.At a first transfer station, the machine sets up, against the central wall 4 of the part 1, the shielding sheet 107, then the insulating plate 108 then the plate 11, then the arc extinguishing cage 40 received in the same accommodation. On the other side, the cage housing receives the plate 112 then the neutral extinction cage 62.

A un autre poste de transfert, la machine vient mettre en place le sous-ensemble de disjonction magnétique avec sa culasse et sa borne 44, la bobine 45, le contact fixe 49, le noyau 54, la tige 55, la pièce 53, la culasse avec son con­tenu, pénétrant dans le renfoncement 5, la borne 44 étant reçue dans le demi-logement 14, de sorte que le contact fixe 49 entoure le renforcement 24. Ensuite la machine met en place le déclencheur 89 dont le pivot de fixation rapide 90 traverse la portée cylindrique 22 et dont le doigt le plus long 94 traverse l'ouverture 21. Ensuite se met en place la tringle 95 dont la base est reçue dans l'encoche 23 qui la maintient en position.At another transfer station, the machine sets up the magnetic circuit breaker sub-assembly with its cylinder head and its terminal 44, the coil 45, the fixed contact 49, the core 54, the rod 55, the part 53, the cylinder head with its contents, penetrating into the recess 5, the terminal 44 being received in the half-housing 14, so that the fixed contact 49 surrounds the reinforcement 24. Then the machine sets up the trigger 89 whose swivel fastening pivot 90 crosses the cylindrical bearing surface 22 and the longest finger 94 of which crosses the opening 21. Next the rod 95 is put in place, the base of which is received in the notch 23 which keeps it in position.

Du côté neutre, on met en place le sous-ensemble comprenant la borne 63.On the neutral side, the sub-assembly comprising the terminal 63 is put in place.

Au poste suivant, on peut alors avantageusement présenter, par le haut, le sous-ensemble comprenant le porte-contact 67 avec son cliquet et son ressort de cliquet.At the next station, one can then advantageously present, from above, the sub-assembly comprising the contact carrier 67 with its pawl and its pawl spring.

Dans ce mouvement, les deux branches 69 du porte-­contacts viennent chevaucher la cloison médiane 4 et la branche inférieure 78 du cliquet se trouve disposée au voisinage et dans la trajectoire de l'extrémité supérieure du levier déclencheur 89.In this movement, the two branches 69 of the contact carrier overlap the central partition 4 and the lower branch 78 of the pawl is located in the vicinity and in the path of the upper end of the trigger lever 89.

On peut alors venir présenter, du côté phase, le sous-­ensemble comprenant la borne 36, la bilame 41 et le contact mobile 80, lequel, par son trou oblong 82, vient se monter sur le pivot 68 correspondant du porte-contacts. De l'autre côté, on fait de même avec le sous-ensemble présentant la borne 58 et le contact mobile 81 puis les plaques latérales 109, 110 qui viennent refermer les espaces où se déplacent les contacts.It is then possible to come and present, on the phase side, the sub-assembly comprising the terminal 36, the bimetallic strip 41 and the movable contact 80, which, by its oblong hole 82, is mounted on the pivot 68 corresponding to the contact carrier. On the other side, the same is done with the sub-assembly having the terminal 58 and the movable contact 81 then the side plates 109, 110 which close the spaces where the contacts move.

On vient ensuite, avec des pinces convenables, insérer, sous compression, les ressorts de pression de contact, 105, 106 entre les contacts mobiles et les portées 20.We then come, with suitable pliers, to insert, under compression, the contact pressure springs, 105, 106 between the movable contacts and the bearing surfaces 20.

Au poste suivant, on vient alors présenter la demi-­coquille 2 sur laquelle a été préalablement montée la pièce de manoeuvre 96 avec son ressort 99, sur la structure 1 de sorte que le côté phase se trouve terminé. On peut alors insérer la bielle 74, d'une part, dans le trou 100 et, d'autre part, dans la lumière 72.At the next station, we then present the half-shell 2 on which the operating part 96 has been previously mounted with its spring 99, on the structure 1 so that the phase side is finished. It is then possible to insert the connecting rod 74, on the one hand, into the hole 100 and, on the other hand, into the light 72.

Il suffit alors de venir présenter la demi-coquille 3 et de visser ou de riveter l'ensemble, puis on met en place le loquet 102 dans les reliefs 103 respectifs des pièces 2 et 3.It then suffices to come and present the half-shell 3 and to screw or rivet the assembly, then the latch 102 is placed in the respective reliefs 103 of the parts 2 and 3.

Après réglage automatique de la position de la bilame, on vient mettre en place le couvercle 101 de l'appareil qui est terminé par un marquage spécifique non représenté.After automatic adjustment of the position of the bimetallic strip, the cover 101 of the device is put in place which is terminated by a specific marking, not shown.

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1. Disjoncteur de phase et de neutre comportant, dans un boîtier dont la base est destinée à être fixée sur un rail, des bornes de raccordement de phase et de neutre, des paires de contacts fixes et mobiles, de phase et de neutre respectivement, des chambres de coupures d'arc res­pectivement pour les contacts de phase et les contacts de neutre, un mécanisme de commande du type à serrure pour la commande manuelle des contacts mobiles entre une position de fermeture rapprochée des contacts fixes et une position d'ouverture écartée des contacts fixes et des moyens de disjonction, notamment thermique et/ou magnétique, pour libérer la serrure et faire passer les contacts de leur position de fermeture à leur position d'ouverture, une pièce de structure centrale (1) présentant une cloison électriquement isolante (4) définissant, de part et d'autre, un espace phase et un espace neutre, ladite pièce de struc­ture étant pourvue de moyens de logement et/ou maintien de pièces mécaniques et électrique de l'appareil, ainsi que deux pièces latérales (2, 3) susceptibles d'être posi­tionnées et fixées de part et d'autre de ladite pièce de structure pour délimiter lesdits espaces et renfermer le volume interne de l'appareil, caractérisé en ce que ladite pièce de structure (1) est agencée pour présenter, à proxi­mité de la base, les espaces, logements et moyens de main­tien recevant les moyens de disjonction magnétique et/ou thermique, les contacts mobiles de phase et de neutre (80, 81) et les circuits électriques phase et neutre avec leurs bornes respective (36, 44, 58, 63), et loin de la base, les espaces ou logements de cage d'extinction d'arc.1. Phase and neutral circuit breaker comprising, in a housing the base of which is intended to be fixed to a rail, phase and neutral connection terminals, pairs of fixed and movable contacts, of phase and neutral respectively, arc breaking chambers respectively for phase contacts and neutral contacts, a lock type control mechanism for manual control of movable contacts between a close position close to the fixed contacts and a wide open position fixed contacts and disjunction means, in particular thermal and / or magnetic, to release the lock and move the contacts from their closed position to their open position, a central structural part (1) having an electrically insulating partition (4) defining, on both sides, a phase space and a neutral space, said structural part being provided with means for housing and / or holding parts mechanical and electrical parts of the device, as well as two lateral parts (2, 3) capable of being positioned and fixed on either side of said structural part to delimit said spaces and contain the internal volume of the device, characterized in that said structural part (1) is arranged to present, near the base, the spaces, housings and holding means receiving the magnetic and / or thermal disjunction means, the movable phase and neutral contacts ( 80, 81) and the phase and neutral electrical circuits with their respective terminals (36, 44, 58, 63), and far from the base, the spaces or housings of arc extinguishing cage. 2. Disjoncteur selon la revendication 1, caracté­risé en ce que ladite pièce de structure est agencée pour pouvoir être prise en charge et déplacée de poste en poste par des moyens de déplacement d'une machine de montage transfert et former ainsi une platine mobile sur laquelle, aux différents postes, cette machine présente et monte la majorité ou la totalité des éléments et composants de l'appareil.2. Circuit breaker according to claim 1, characterized in that said structural part is arranged to be able to be taken over and moved from station to station by means of displacement of a transfer mounting machine and thus form a mobile plate on which , at different positions, this machine presents and mounts the majority or all of the elements and components of the device. 3. Disjoncteur selon l'une des revendications 1 et 2, caractérisé en ce que les deux pièces latérales (2, 3) sont conformées sous forme de demi-coquilles.3. Circuit breaker according to one of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the two side pieces (2, 3) are shaped as half-shells. 4. Disjoncteur selon l'une quelconque des revendi­cations 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que la pièce de structure présente, du côté de sa base (9), un logement déporté vers l'une des pièces latérales pour recevoir un ensemble de disjonction magnétique.4. Circuit breaker according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the structural part has, on the side of its base (9), a housing offset towards one of the lateral parts to receive a set of magnetic circuit breaker . 5. Disjoncteur selon l'une quelconque des revendi­cations 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que les composants sont structurés, avant le montage, en sous-ensembles.5. Circuit breaker according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the components are structured, before assembly, in sub-assemblies. 6. Disjoncteur selon la revendication 5, caracté­risé en ce qu'il comporte les sous-ensembles suivants :
- du côté phase :
- un sous-ensemble de borne (36), bilame thermi­que (41) et tôle conductrice (39),
- un sous-ensemble de borne (44) et disjoncteur magnétique (43, 45),
- une chambre d'extinction d'arc de phase (40);
- du côté neutre :
- un sous-ensemble de borne (58) et tôle conduc­trice (60),
- une chambre d'extinction d'arc de neutre (62).6. Circuit breaker according to claim 5, characterized in that it comprises the following sub-assemblies:
- on the phase side:
- a terminal sub-assembly (36), thermal bimetal (41) and conductive sheet (39),
- a sub-assembly of terminal (44) and magnetic circuit breaker (43, 45),
- a phase arc extinguishing chamber (40);
- on the neutral side:
- a sub-assembly of terminal (58) and conductive sheet (60),
- a neutral arc extinguishing chamber (62). 7. Disjoncteur selon l'une quelconque des revendi­cations 5 et 6, caractérisé en ce qu'il présente un sous-en­semble de mécanisme comportant un porte-contacts (67), un cliquet (75) et un ressort de cliquet.7. A circuit breaker according to any one of claims 5 and 6, characterized in that it has a sub-assembly of mechanism comprising a contact carrier (67), a pawl (75) and a pawl spring. 8. Disjoncteur selon l'une quelconque des revendi­cations 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte un déclen­cheur (89) monté à pivotement par encliquetage rapide dans un trou (26) de la pièce de structure (1).8. Circuit breaker according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that it comprises a trip device (89) pivotally mounted by quick snap-fastening in a hole (26) in the structural part (1). 9. Disjoncteur selon l'une quelconque des revendica­tions 5 à 8, caractérisé en ce que l'une des pièces latérales (2) présente, sur un pivot (29), un ensemble d'organe d'actionnement (96) avec son ressort (99).9. Circuit breaker according to any one of claims 5 to 8, characterized in that one of the lateral parts (2) has, on a pivot (29), an actuator assembly (96) with its spring (99). 10. Disjoncteur selon l'une quelconque des revendica­tions 5 à 9, caractérisé en ce que le sous-ensemble de dis­jonction magnétique comporte, dans une culasse (43) présentant un prolongement formant une borne de phase (44), une bobine de disjonction (46) montée sur une pièce cylin­drique (53) se terminant par un flasque (57) disposé au niveau d'une encoche de la culasse pour assurer l'isolation entre une pièce de contact fixe (49) à laquelle est soudée une extrémité de la bobine et la culasse à laquelle est soudée l'autre extrémité de la bobine.10. A circuit breaker according to any one of claims 5 to 9, characterized in that the magnetic circuit breaker sub-assembly comprises, in a cylinder head (43) having an extension forming a phase terminal (44), a circuit breaker coil ( 46) mounted on a cylindrical part (53) ending in a flange (57) disposed at a notch in the cylinder head to provide insulation between a fixed contact part (49) to which one end of the coil and the yoke to which the other end of the coil is welded. 11. Disjoncteur selon l'une quelconque des revendica­tions 1 à 10, caractérisé en ce que le moyen de disjonction magnétique comporte un noyau se prolongeant par une tige (55) pourvue d'une tête (56) susceptible d'entraîner une extrémité fourchue (91) du déclencheur (89).11. A circuit breaker according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the magnetic disjunction means comprises a core extending by a rod (55) provided with a head (56) capable of driving a forked end ( 91) of the trigger (89). 12. Disjoncteur selon l'une quelconque des revendica­tions 1 à 11, caractérisé en ce que la pièce de structure présente, à des niveaux différents, des demi-logements (11, 12, 13, 14) destinés à loger les bornes.12. Circuit breaker according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the structural part has, at different levels, half-housings (11, 12, 13, 14) intended to accommodate the terminals. 13. Disjoncteur selon l'une quelconque des revendica­tions 1 à 12, caractérisé en ce que la pièce de structure présente, sur le bord supérieur de sa paroi (4) une échan­crure (17) de forme arrondie pour recevoir et faire pivoter le porte-contact (67).13. Circuit breaker according to any one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the structural part has, on the upper edge of its wall (4) a notch (17) of rounded shape to receive and rotate the holder- contact (67). 14. Disjoncteur selon l'une quelconque des revendica­tions 3 à 13, caractérisé en ce que la pièce de structure présente un deuxième logement (26), du côté neutre, dont le fond vient s'appliquer contre l'une desdites pièces latérales (3) et présentant une forme allongée pour recevoir des moyens de déclenchement thermique (41).14. A circuit breaker according to any one of claims 3 to 13, characterized in that the structural part has a second housing (26), on the neutral side, the bottom of which is applied against one of said lateral parts (3 ) and having an elongated shape for receiving thermal trigger means (41). 15. Disjoncteur selon l'une quelconque des revendica­tions 1 à 14, caractérisé en ce que ladite pièce de structure (1) présente, du côté neutre, un renfoncement (5) formant le logement des moyens de disjonction magnétique, placé du côté de la base (9) de la pièce de structure, ledit logement allongé (26) recevant les moyens de déclenchement thermique, s'étendant du côté neutre et situé à une certaine distance dudit logement des moyens de disjonction magnétique pour déterminer un espace libre à la partie supérieure duquel le renfoncement (5) présente un renforcement arrondi (25) destiné à supporter la partie de contact d'un contact fixe, ledit renfoncement (5) formant la limite inférieure d'un espace supérieur muni de reliefs ou nervures (10) per­mettant le logement et le maintien de la cage d'extinction d'arc de neutre, espace refermé par une partie de cloison (18) s'étendant depuis le haut en direction du bas, depuis une échancrure supérieure de forme arrondie (17), et délimitant un espace de mécanisme côté neutre, avec une autre cloison (19) s'étendant vers le bas et formant à sa partie supérieure une surface d'appui (20) pour un ressort de contact, la paroi intermédiaire (4) présentant, vers la partie inférieure dudit espace de mécanisme, un orifice traversant (22) pour le pivotement d'un déclencheur et, à mi-hauteur, une ouverture (21) pour le passage d'un doigt de déclencheur, ladite pièce de structure présentant, du côté phase, une paroi (8) sensiblement parallèle à sa base (9) pour délimiter la limite supérieure de l'espace comprenant le renfoncement (5) et recevant les moyens de disjonction magnétique, et former également la limite inférieure de l'espace supérieur muni de reliefs ou nervures (10) pour recevoir et maintenir la cage d'extinction d'arc de phase, ladite paroi (8) formant un renforcement arrondi (24) au-­dessus d'un espace inférieur pour former l'appui d'un con­tact fixe de phase, ledit espace de logement de cage étant délimité, d'un côté, par une paroi (18) s'étendant depuis ladite échancrure (17) vers le bas pour former, avec une partie de la paroi (19), un espace de mécanisme côté phase dans lequel débouchent lesdites ouvertures (22, 21), ladite paroi (19) présentant à sa partie supérieure une surface d'appui pour un ressort de contact côté phase et formant une des faces du logement (26) des moyens de disjonction ther­mique, ladite paroi intermédiaire (4) se prolongeant aux deux extrémités de la pièce de structure pour présenter des surfaces formant, avec un décalage respectif en hauteur, les demi-logements de bornes (11, 12, 13, 14), ladite pièce de structure étant destinée à recevoir deux demi-coquilles (2, 3) dont l'une, côté phase, présente des parois (9a, 8a, 19a, 28a, 10a) complémentaires des parois correspondantes de la pièce de structure pour la détermination et la séparation des espaces, ladite demi-coquille présentant à sa partie supérieure une paroi de sommet (30) pour coiffer la partie supérieure de la pièce de structure, ladite paroi (30) étant munie d'un passage (31) pour une manette d'organe de manoeuvre, au-dessous de laquelle s'étend un tourillon de pivotement (29) de l'organe de manoeuvre, ladite pièce de structure recevant, du côté neutre, une demi-coquille de neutre (3) présentant les mêmes parois complémentaires des parois de la pièce de structure du côté neutre, lesdites demi-coquilles présentant également des demi-logements de bornes (11a, 12a, 13a, 14a) également décalés en hauteur pour compléter les demi-logements de bornes de la pièce de structure.15. Circuit breaker according to any one of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that said piece of structure (1) has, on the neutral side, a recess (5) forming the housing of the magnetic disjunction means, placed on the side of the base (9) of the structural part, said elongated housing (26) receiving the triggering means thermal, extending on the neutral side and located at a certain distance from said housing of the magnetic disjunction means for determining a free space at the upper part of which the recess (5) has a rounded reinforcement (25) intended to support the contact part a fixed contact, said recess (5) forming the lower limit of an upper space provided with reliefs or ribs (10) allowing the housing and the maintenance of the neutral arc quenching cage, space closed by a part of a partition (18) extending from the top in the direction of the bottom, from an upper notch of rounded shape (17), and delimiting a mechanism space on the neutral side, with another partition (19) extending ve rs the bottom and forming at its upper part a bearing surface (20) for a contact spring, the intermediate wall (4) having, towards the lower part of said mechanism space, a through hole (22) for pivoting d '' a trigger and, at mid-height, an opening (21) for the passage of a trigger finger, said structural part having, on the phase side, a wall (8) substantially parallel to its base (9) to delimit the upper limit of the space comprising the recess (5) and receiving the magnetic disjunction means, and also forming the lower limit of the upper space provided with reliefs or ribs (10) for receiving and maintaining the extinction cage d phase arc, said wall (8) forming a rounded reinforcement (24) above a lower space to form the support of a fixed phase contact, said cage housing space being delimited by a side, by a wall (18) extending from said notch re (17) downwards to form, with a part of the wall (19), a phase-side mechanism space into which said openings (22, 21) open, said wall (19) having at its upper part a bearing surface for a contact spring on the phase side and forming one of the faces of the housing (26) of the thermal disjunction means, said intermediate wall (4) extending at the two ends of the structural part for presenting surfaces forming, with a respective offset in height, the terminal half-housings (11, 12, 13, 14), said structural part being intended to receive two half-shells (2, 3) of which one, on the phase side, has walls (9a, 8a, 19a, 28a, 10a) complementary to the corresponding walls of the structural part for determining and separating the spaces, said half-shell having at its upper part a wall top (30) to cover the upper part of the structural part, said wall (30) being provided with a passage (31) for a handle for an operating member, below which extends a pin of pivoting (29) of the organ of my work, said structural part receiving, on the neutral side, a neutral half-shell (3) having the same walls complementary to the walls of the structural part on the neutral side, said half-shells also having terminal half-housings ( 11a, 12a, 13a, 14a) also offset in height to complete the terminal half-housings of the structural part.
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