EP0743666A1 - Regelungsthermostat, wobei in der Sonde eine Sicherheitsvorrichtung vorgesehen ist - Google Patents

Regelungsthermostat, wobei in der Sonde eine Sicherheitsvorrichtung vorgesehen ist Download PDF

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EP0743666A1
EP0743666A1 EP96420174A EP96420174A EP0743666A1 EP 0743666 A1 EP0743666 A1 EP 0743666A1 EP 96420174 A EP96420174 A EP 96420174A EP 96420174 A EP96420174 A EP 96420174A EP 0743666 A1 EP0743666 A1 EP 0743666A1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H37/00—Thermally-actuated switches
    • H01H37/002—Thermally-actuated switches combined with protective means
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H37/00—Thermally-actuated switches
    • H01H37/02—Details
    • H01H37/32—Thermally-sensitive members
    • H01H37/46—Thermally-sensitive members actuated due to expansion or contraction of a solid
    • H01H37/48—Thermally-sensitive members actuated due to expansion or contraction of a solid with extensible rigid rods or tubes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H61/00—Electrothermal relays
    • H01H61/01—Details
    • H01H61/0107—Details making use of shape memory materials
    • H01H2061/0115—Shape memory alloy [SMA] actuator formed by coil spring
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H37/00—Thermally-actuated switches
    • H01H37/02—Details
    • H01H37/32—Thermally-sensitive members
    • H01H37/323—Thermally-sensitive members making use of shape memory materials

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  • the present invention relates to a probe thermostat intended for example for regulating the temperature of the water contained inside an electric water heater.
  • Thermostats are thermosensitive control devices with cyclic action intended to maintain the temperature between two particular values under normal operating conditions and in which an adjustment by the user can be provided.
  • Probe thermostats are electro-mechanical temperature regulation systems comprising on the one hand a metal tube with high coefficient of expansion (copper, brass) inside which is placed a metal rod with low coefficient of expansion ( invar) and on the other hand an electrical contact controlling the current to be sent to the heating resistor and actuated by the differential expansion of the two metals constituting the probe.
  • Known probe thermostats intended for pressurized electric water heaters generally include a safety device making it possible to cut off the electrical supply intended for heating the enclosure in which the probe is placed in the event of an untimely rise in temperature. inside this enclosure.
  • thermostats of this kind which are described for example in the patent 2,579,013 belonging to the Applicant and which more particularly comprise a blistering washer which deforms under the action of a determined temperature in order to actuate a slide whose movement causes the heating circuit of the enclosure in which the thermostat probe is disposed to be cut off.
  • This kind of thermostat transmits the heat of the water contained in the enclosure by conduction to the metal base of the latter's body where the blistering washer is housed.
  • the latter must be designed to deform when the temperature, at the end of the probe, inside a water heater, reaches a critical threshold in order to cut the electrical circuits.
  • a blistering washer must be provided which deforms at a temperature much lower than that of the critical threshold due to the distance between the probe tip and the thermostat base fixed against the enclosure.
  • the improvements which are the subject of the present invention aim to allow the production of a safety device acting at the end of the probe, therefore at the heart of the system to be regulated.
  • the thermostat according to the present invention comprises, near the free end of the probe and between the tube and the rod, a safety device consisting of a spring made of a shape memory alloy which acts through a spacer on a slide whose movement causes the opening of the electrical switches during an untimely rise in temperature inside the enclosure in which said probe is immersed.
  • Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the safety device according to the present invention.
  • Fig. 2 is a section showing a probe thermostat fitted with the safety device in the operating position.
  • Fig. 3 is a section similar to that of FIG. 2, but illustrating the electrical breakers open due to the expansion of the safety device during an untimely increase in temperature.
  • a probe thermostat 1 comprising a base 2 made of plastic and which carries on the one hand the control mechanism of the supply circuit of a heating system and on the other hand a metal probe 3.
  • the probe 3 comprises a tube 3 a with a high coefficient of expansion which is subject to a metal bowl 3 b comprising two diametrically opposite tabs 3 c and 3 d which are housed respectively in slots 2 a and 2 b formed in the base 2 .
  • the leg 3 c has a vertical extension 3 e , the base of which is adjacent to two wings 3 f and 3 g oriented in the same direction as the extension 3 e .
  • the wings 3 f and 3 g are flattened inside the slot 2 a so as to axially retain the bowl 3 b relative to the base 2.
  • the lug 3 d comprises two parallel pins 3 h and 3 i separated by a central groove 3 i to allow the folding of said lugs inside the slot 2 b to constitute the second attachment of the bowl 3 b relative to at base 2.
  • a metal rod 4 with a low coefficient of expansion one end of which is crimped to the tube 3 a , while the other end cooperates with an adjustment member 5.
  • the extension 3 e of the tab 3 c protrudes above the base 2 to serve as a hinge at one of the ends of an insulating amplifier lever 6 has an electrical contact 6 which is actuated by the rod 4 during temperature variations prevailing inside the enclosure in which the probe 3 is placed.
  • the latter comprises at its free end and between the tube 3 and the rod 4 has a safety device 7.
  • the device consists of a spring 7 is made of a shape memory alloy which is traversed by the rod 4.
  • the spring 7 a comes to bear on a washer 7 b itself crossed by the rod 4 and which is arranged near the crimping of the tube 3a with the rod 4. It can be provided as a variant that the spring 7 has come to bear directly against the conical part 3 k of the tube 3 a without this intervening in the proper functioning of the safety device 7.
  • a cylindrical spacer 7 c is introduced into the remaining part of the probe 3 between the tube 3 a and the metal rod 4.
  • the spacer 7 c is of a length slightly greater than that of the tube 3 a to come out into the space delimited by the bowl 3 b .
  • the spacer 7 c bears against the spring 7 a and remains free in its vertical movements inside the probe 3.
  • a slide 8 made of insulating material such as plastic, crossed by the rod 4 and which can move back and forth vertically inside an opening suitable 2 c formed in the base 2.
  • the slide 8 has a central part 8 a which is extended by two wings 8 b , 8 c diametrically opposite and integral each with a stop 8 d , 8 e extending vertically and parallel to the axis of movement of the slide 8.
  • One of the wings and more particularly that referenced 8 c comprises, near the stop 8 e, a reset finger 8 f which points towards the outside of the housing 9 shown in phantom (fig. 2 and 3).
  • each safety switch 10 and 11 is mounted on the phases of supply of electric current to the resistance of a water heater or the like, not shown.
  • the ends of the elastic blades 10 a and 11 a carry a movable contact 10 b and 11 b suitable for cooperating with a fixed contact 10 c and 11 c secured to the connection terminals 12, only one of which is shown in FIG. 2 and 3.
  • thermostat 1 results from the foregoing explanations. It is understood that the contact 6 is controlled by the amplifier lever 6 a as a function of the relative expansion of the tube 3 a with respect to the rod 4. The thermostat 1 is adjusted by the button 5.
  • the latter may carry an index moving opposite a graduation provided on the housing 9. If for any reason the temperature of the installation comes to rise abnormally, exceeding that of the minimum thermal threshold of the spring 7 a , the latter expands to move vertically upwards the spacer 7 c inside the tube 3 a .
  • the upward movement of the spacer 7 c drives in the same direction the plastic slide 8 which, by means of the stops 8 d and 8 e , lifts the elastic blades 10 a and 11 a to open the breakers of safety 10 and 11 ensuring the power cut in the heating installation.
  • the reset finger 8 f can be omitted to avoid using thermostats having undergone an untimely rise in temperature.

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EP96420174A 1995-05-19 1996-05-14 Regelungsthermostat, wobei in der Sonde eine Sicherheitsvorrichtung vorgesehen ist Expired - Lifetime EP0743666B1 (de)

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FR9506267A FR2734400B1 (fr) 1995-05-19 1995-05-19 Thermostat de regulation comportant dans la sonde un dispositif de securite
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FR2747459A1 (fr) * 1996-04-11 1997-10-17 Cotherm Sa Dispositif de chauffage et de regulation pourvu d'un systeme de securite a memoire de forme
WO2003038849A1 (en) * 2001-10-29 2003-05-08 Thermowatt S.P.A. Safety thermo-protector designed in particular for electric water boilers
FR2870985A1 (fr) * 2004-05-26 2005-12-02 Cotherm Sa Thermostat de regulation a dispositif de retenue

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US3507037A (en) * 1968-04-16 1970-04-21 Robertshaw Controls Co Method of making a thermostat tube assembly
FR2579013A1 (fr) * 1985-03-18 1986-09-19 Cotherm Sa Perfectionnements aux thermostats a tube plongeur
FR2707424A3 (fr) * 1993-04-28 1995-01-13 Lorenzi Vasco Spa Thermostat à tige pour chauffe-eau à double action de sûreté et basse inertie thermique d'intervention.
EP0651412A1 (de) * 1993-10-29 1995-05-03 MERLONI TERMOSANITARI S.p.A. Sicherheitsvorrichtung, insbesondere für einen Thermostaten mit einem Eintauchstabfühler

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US3507037A (en) * 1968-04-16 1970-04-21 Robertshaw Controls Co Method of making a thermostat tube assembly
FR2579013A1 (fr) * 1985-03-18 1986-09-19 Cotherm Sa Perfectionnements aux thermostats a tube plongeur
GB2172749A (en) * 1985-03-18 1986-09-24 Cotherm Sa Thermostat
FR2707424A3 (fr) * 1993-04-28 1995-01-13 Lorenzi Vasco Spa Thermostat à tige pour chauffe-eau à double action de sûreté et basse inertie thermique d'intervention.
EP0651412A1 (de) * 1993-10-29 1995-05-03 MERLONI TERMOSANITARI S.p.A. Sicherheitsvorrichtung, insbesondere für einen Thermostaten mit einem Eintauchstabfühler

Cited By (4)

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FR2747459A1 (fr) * 1996-04-11 1997-10-17 Cotherm Sa Dispositif de chauffage et de regulation pourvu d'un systeme de securite a memoire de forme
WO2003038849A1 (en) * 2001-10-29 2003-05-08 Thermowatt S.P.A. Safety thermo-protector designed in particular for electric water boilers
FR2870985A1 (fr) * 2004-05-26 2005-12-02 Cotherm Sa Thermostat de regulation a dispositif de retenue
WO2005119720A1 (fr) * 2004-05-26 2005-12-15 Cotherm Thermostat de regulation a dispositif de retenue

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FR2734400B1 (fr) 1997-07-25
ES2129256T3 (es) 1999-06-01
FR2734400A1 (fr) 1996-11-22
DE69601442D1 (de) 1999-03-11
IL114563A (en) 1998-10-30

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