EP1353349B1 - Interrupteur auxiliaire - Google Patents

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EP1353349B1
EP1353349B1 EP20030007506 EP03007506A EP1353349B1 EP 1353349 B1 EP1353349 B1 EP 1353349B1 EP 20030007506 EP20030007506 EP 20030007506 EP 03007506 A EP03007506 A EP 03007506A EP 1353349 B1 EP1353349 B1 EP 1353349B1
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Volker Schmitt
Klaus-Peter Dipl.-Ing. Eppe
Jürgen Christmann
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H71/00—Details of the protective switches or relays covered by groups H01H73/00 - H01H83/00
    • H01H71/10—Operating or release mechanisms
    • H01H71/12—Automatic release mechanisms with or without manual release
    • H01H71/46—Automatic release mechanisms with or without manual release having means for operating auxiliary contacts additional to the main contacts
    • H01H71/462—Automatic release mechanisms with or without manual release having means for operating auxiliary contacts additional to the main contacts housed in a separate casing, juxtaposed to and having the same general contour as the main casing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H11/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches
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  • the present invention relates to an auxiliary switch which can be attached to an installation switch, in particular an installation self-switch, according to the preamble of claim 1, a switching mechanism for use in the auxiliary switch, and an installation device.
  • Auxiliary switches are used to open and / or close auxiliary circuits, the switching state of the main contacts of an installation switch, e.g. of a self-installation switch is transmitted uniquely.
  • the auxiliary circuit is galvanically isolated from the main circuit.
  • Auxiliary switches are operated both as an auxiliary contact switch in operating mode or as a signal contact switch in operating mode.
  • auxiliary contact switch operating mode they are switched by the installation device simultaneously with its main pole, ie both when the installation device is switched manually and when the installation device triggers due to thermal overload or a short circuit, or when mounted to a residual current device (FI) during RCD tripping.
  • signal contact switch operating mode they are only switched if the installation device was triggered by its tripping device, but not with manual switching of the installation device.
  • an auxiliary switch which has at least one movable and at least a first and a second fixed contact piece, wherein the movable contact piece is attached to a contact spring and it is acted upon by an actuating device which via an actuating lever with a first and at least one release lever with at least a second coupling member cooperates.
  • this auxiliary switch is connected to the installation switch or other, parallel-mounted auxiliary switches in connection, via the first coupling member, the connection between the operating lever of the auxiliary switch and / or the operating lever further auxiliary switch and / or the manual operating member of the installation self-switch and on the at least second coupling member, the connection between the at least one release lever of the auxiliary switch and / or the one or more release levers of other auxiliary switch and / or the trigger member of the installation self-switch is made.
  • auxiliary switches under the product name "Green Electric", which can be operated either in operating mode signal contact switch or auxiliary contact switch for switching auxiliary circuits, see Product catalog Heinrich Kopp AG, 2001 ,
  • the respective operating mode is adjustable from the outside via an adjusting device in these devices, however, for adjusting the auxiliary switch must be removed from the installation equipment carrier.
  • the auxiliary switch also has a test button for checking the function of the auxiliary circuit or circuits.
  • this test button only allows a test function, ie, it can be checked only in the operating mode signal contact switch, if the movable contact can still be switched, but not in the operating mode "auxiliary contact switch", or it can only be tested in the operating mode auxiliary contact switch.
  • the test device must not be switched off when the installation device is switched on.
  • the connection between the operating lever of the installation device and the operating lever of the auxiliary switch must first be manually solved in the known auxiliary switch before the test.
  • an auxiliary switch which represents both the function "auxiliary contact switch” and “signal contact switch” in one device, wherein he has for this purpose two separate switching mechanisms, which are to be wired from the outside via separate terminal arrangements. If you want to change between the function auxiliary contact switch and signal contact switch in this auxiliary switch, the wiring must be changed by manual intervention, which causes an additional cost.
  • WO 96/28836 A discloses an auxiliary switch according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the present invention seeks to further develop an auxiliary switch and to provide an actuator for this auxiliary switch, so that the auxiliary switch both in the operating mode "auxiliary contact switch” and in the operating mode “signal contact switch” in the installed state and in any position the switch knob can be tested without the need to switch the switching contact of the main unit or the coupling between the toggle of the auxiliary switch and the manual control of the main switch must be solved, as well as to describe an installation device, which cooperates with the auxiliary switch.
  • the actuating device of the auxiliary switch according to the invention is formed of a switching mechanism which acts via a driving lever, a contact spring, so that in a first derailleur state, the movable contact piece is brought into electrical contact with one of the two fixed contact pieces, and in at least a second derailleur state of the driving lever from Rear derailleur is released again.
  • the auxiliary switch according to the invention has two test buttons, which can be actuated by hand or by means of a tool. Each of the two test buttons is assigned a derailleur state, from which by switching the test button, the rear derailleur in the other state, without affecting the position of the actuating lever.
  • the auxiliary switch is designed as a changeover switch having an access, which is connected via the contact spring with the movable contact piece and two outlets, which are connected via electrical line connectors to the first and second fixed Kontak Industriesen, wherein in electrical contact between the movable contact piece and a .der two fixed contact pieces, a first switching position and at electrical contact between the movable contact piece and the other of the two fixed contact pieces, a second switching position are set.
  • one of the two test buttons to the switching position of the movable contact piece by occupying a first, retracted position in a first switching position of the contact spring (ON position), and in a second switching position of the contact spring occupies a second position, in the it protrudes visibly out of the plane of the front housing cover (off position).
  • the adjustment for selecting the operating mode of the auxiliary switch is mounted so that it can be operated without removing the auxiliary switch from the front.
  • the rear derailleur is a mechanical rear derailleur and is formed of movable levers and / or brackets, which are mounted on housing-fixed axles, and has at least one driving lever and a transmission lever, which are mounted on a common axis and at least partially overlap.
  • At least a first and a second release lever is provided, which via coupling members can be connected to the tripping device of the installation switch, wherein one or more active approaches are formed on the release levers, which act upon actuation of the release lever on at least one other of the movable lever of the rear derailleur so that this changes its position.
  • the differently arranged release levers allow the auxiliary switch - without having to make changes to the rear derailleur - can cooperate with different installation switches, the release switch the installation switch can be designed and arranged differently.
  • the individual levers and / or brackets of the derailleur are arranged in a modular manner so that individual levers without affecting the function and the functional interaction of the other levers are removable, which can be represented by removing individual lever gearshift variants, each with different functionality are.
  • the second approach of the first trigger lever is designed to be divided perpendicular to its narrow side, whereby an additional second Operaausletteshebel is formed, which is mounted together with the first trigger lever on the same axis, wherein the second Crystalausletteshebel means of the coupling member is connectable to the trigger member of the installation switch or the release lever of another auxiliary switch and transmits the tripping on the first trigger lever when triggering the trigger of the installation switch, and wherein the first trigger lever on actuation by the second test button does not transmit its movement to the second Operaausloughhebel.
  • FIG. 1 shows a plan view of the auxiliary switch 100 with the housing open.
  • the auxiliary switch is housed in a double-shell insulating material 101, which consists of mirror-inverted shaped half-shells.
  • the dividing plane of the switch housing whose thickness corresponds for example to half the module width of the usual self-switch, runs at half the thickness parallel to the flat side of the auxiliary switch housing 101 and divides this into two equal halves, which receive the individual parts of the auxiliary switch including terminals.
  • Fig. 1 the molded in the housing groove 102, which receives a standard profile support rail (not shown) when installing the auxiliary switch in an installation distributor.
  • the groove 102 comes to rest on top, ie, on the visible front of the housing, represented by the arrow direction of reference numeral 103, are test buttons 230 and 231 below an operating lever 210 of the auxiliary switch.
  • FIG. 1 shown switching state of the auxiliary switch corresponds to the off state, the operating lever 210 is in the lower position.
  • the auxiliary switch 100 is designed as a changeover switch, which has a lower access 180, which is connected via a contact spring 113 with a movable contact piece 110, and two overhead outlets 190, via electrical line connector 120 with a first and second fixed contact piece 112 and 111 are connected.
  • a first switching position is set, which will be referred to as "on” hereinafter, and in electrical contact between the movable contact piece 110 and the first fixed contact piece 112 is a second switching position which will be hereinafter referred to as "off”.
  • the first test button 230 indicates the switching position of the movable contact piece 110 by assuming a first, retracted position in switching position "on”, in which it terminates almost flush with the front narrow side of the housing 101, and in the switching position "off", a second position occupies, in which it protrudes from the plane of the front housing cover visible, as in Fig. 1 shown.
  • the contact spring 113 is received in the illustrated embodiment in a guide lever 140.
  • the guide lever 140 has an elongated shape, it is composed of two parallel, horizontally lying end pieces, which are connected by an integrally formed at an obtuse angle central connecting web.
  • the left end piece has a bearing bush, with which it is movably mounted on a housing-fixed axis 137.
  • At the right end piece are two substantially semicircular formations, which face each other with the round side, leaving between them a gap which is slightly wider than the thickness of the contact spring 113. Between these two semi-circular projections, the contact spring 113 is movably guided.
  • the restoring force on the contact spring 113 could also be generated by the contact spring itself, for example, by the contact spring is designed as a prestressed leaf spring.
  • the active force which moves the driving lever 250 from its first to its second driving position can thereby by the restoring force of the first return spring 150, by the restoring force of the contact spring 113 or by the resetting Force of an additional spring 155, as in Fig. 1 represented, or be applied by any combination thereof.
  • the additional spring 155 in Fig. 1 consists of a bent around a housing-fixed axis 131 spring piece, which is supported at one end to a housing-fixed projection 132 and engages the other end in an attached to the driving lever 250 pocket 251a.
  • test buttons 230, 231 have longitudinally extending recesses 235 which engage longitudinally extending housing fixed guide projections 236. This ensures that the test buttons can move when actuated only in one direction perpendicular to the front of the housing.
  • the second test button 23 in Fig. 1 and 2 the lower of the two test buttons, has a test lever 232 which is formed at right angles and inside along the front housing front to the second test button 231 and can act on the rear derailleur 200, wherein the second test button 231 against the restoring force of a fourth spring 160 actuated is, that is, after pressing this test button returns to its original position.
  • This fourth spring 160 consists here of the same material as the test button itself, it is formed with its fixed end to the test button 160 and is supported with its free end on the housing-fixed projection 132 from.
  • the first test button 230 in Fig. 1 and 2 the upper test button, has at its lower end an approximately 45 ° at an angle formed Armansatz 237, at the end of a cylindrical driving lug 238 is formed, which is engageable in a corresponding slot-shaped recess 251 in the driving lever 250, thereby rotation of the Mitéeshebels 250 in a corresponding vertical lifting movement of the first test button 230, or a vertical lifting movement of the first test button 230 can be converted into a rotational movement of the driving lever 250, as in the enlarged view in FIG Fig. 2 and in Fig. 3 shown.
  • the driving lever 250 is pivoted downwards in its first driving position.
  • the entrainment approach 238 on the arm 237 of the first test button 230 is located on a right stop of the slot-shaped recess 251.
  • the driving lever 250 pivots against the Clockwise, the slot-shaped recess 251 in the driving lever 250 is thereby moved from its previously assumed position on a circular path upwards, whereby the first test button 230 is pushed up and the driving lug 238 moves in the slot-shaped recess 251 in the direction of the right-hand stop becomes.
  • the upper test button 230 indicates the respective switching state of the auxiliary switch, it thus assumes an additional function as optical switching state display.
  • This display function can be supported by the fact that the visible front side of the upper test button is highlighted in color from the housing and the lower test button 231.
  • the rear derailleur 200 is a mechanical rear derailleur and is composed of movable levers and / or brackets 250 (driving lever), 260 (transmission lever), 220 (first release lever), 225 (second release lever), 290 (pawl lever), 280 (driving bracket), 210 ( Operating lever), 300 (eccentric) is formed, which are mounted on housing-fixed axes 130, 139, 135, 137.
  • the driving lever 250 has a substantially triangular shape, wherein it has a locking lug 252, a lever projection 253, a rectangular recess 254 for receiving a second return spring 170, an oval-shaped recess 251 for receiving the driving lug 238 of the first test button 230, one vertically upwards pointing guide pin 263, as well as an upwardly extending, arc-shaped recess 255 having incorporated therein first latching projection 256.
  • the transmission lever 260 has a triangular basic shape, and has two laterally molded lugs 261a and 261b. Near the base of the triangle, it has a longitudinally extending and arcuate recess 257 with a second latching projection 265 formed therein. Near the triangle's center of gravity he has a likewise arcuate trained slot 264 which receives the guide pin 263 of the driving lever 250.
  • Carrier lever 250 and transmission lever 260 are mounted on a common housing-fixed axis 135, partially overlap and are mutually rotatable about the axis 135.
  • a relative rotation of transmission lever 260 and driving lever 250 is limited to the given by the arcuate slot 264 angle range. Due to the restoring force of the second return spring 170 in the recess 254 of the driving lever 250 clockwise and the transmission lever counterclockwise until the stop of the guide pin 263 on the upper narrow side of the elongated hole 264 is applied, whereby the preferred position of transmission lever 260 and driving lever 250 against each other is.
  • the transmission lever 260 is mounted relative to the driving lever 250 on the common axis 135 that forms between the recess 257 of the transmission lever 260 and the recess 255 of the driving lever 250 an arcuate guide channel 270 for receiving and guiding the toggle lever 281 of the driving bracket 280 ,
  • the pawl lever 290 is formed from an elongate arm, on its upper narrow side a bearing bush is formed, with which it is movably mounted in a housing-fixed axis 139 which is located near the housing front in the region of the two terminals. At the opposite end of the bearing, a detent 291 is integrally formed on the arm. On the arm of the pawl lever 290 acts the restoring force of the spring 292, which is supported with its fixed end on the housing inner wall and engages with its free end in the upper third of the arm of the ratchet lever 290.
  • the pawl lever 290 is deflected out of a position parallel to the narrow side of the housing into a position in which it forms an acute angle with the housing narrow side, whereby the latch 291 at the lower end of the arm against the latch 252 on the driving lever out is moved, and can lock with her.
  • the bearing axis 139 facing third of the elongated arm of the pawl lever 290 is formed on this at an angle of 90 °, a transverse arm, which points into the housing interior and has at its end an anvil-like widening.
  • the first trigger lever 220 is U-shaped and has a first lateral projection 221, a second lateral projection 222 and a centrally disposed bearing bush, with which it is rotatably mounted in a housing-fixed axis 130 centrally in the vicinity of the upper housing cover.
  • the second trigger lever 225 is formed as a longitudinal lever arm, which is mounted on its side facing the mounting plane end side in a housing-fixed axis near the center of the housing narrow side.
  • the first trigger lever 220 is connected via a cylindrical coupling member 212 and the second trigger lever 225 via a cylindrical coupling member 213 with the triggering device of the installation self-switch, wherein the release levers 220, 225 one or more knuckles are formed upon actuation of the trigger lever on at least another of the movable lever of the rear derailleur so that it changes its position.
  • the first trigger lever 220 via the upper end piece 261a and the lower release lever on the lower extension piece 262b on the transmission lever 260 act so that they rotate it counterclockwise.
  • the coupling members 212 and 213 are perpendicular to the plane of the drawing Fig. 2 , They are in Fig. 2 shown in a circle as a circle.
  • the eccentric 300 forming the setting device 240 for selecting the operating mode "signal contact switch” or “auxiliary contact switch” is designed as a cylinder which is rotatably mounted close to the housing-fixed axis 139 and has a laterally integrally formed, triangular guide nose.
  • the cylinder is rotated so that the guide lug points in the direction of the mounting plane, due to the proximity, the guide lug pushes the transverse arm of the pawl lever 290 in a position parallel to the housing longitudinal sides.
  • eccentric 300 of the adjustment device 240 is accessible from the front of the housing and by means of tools or manually adjustable. Thereby, the operation mode of the auxiliary switch without removing the auxiliary switch can be set from the front.
  • the actuating lever 210 is designed as a longitudinally extending arm, which is mounted centrally via a bearing bush on the housing-fixed axis 130 - together with the first trigger lever 220, but mechanically decoupled from this - rotatably. At its front side facing the housing, it has a cylindrical recess, in which both sides cylindrical coupling members 211 can be introduced and fastened by form and / or frictional engagement. About the coupling members 211 of the actuating lever is in communication with the manual actuator of the installation switch. At its lower end, the actuating lever has a cylindrical recess for receiving the driving yoke 280.
  • the follower bracket 280 is a metallic, elongated cylindrical body whose end pieces are bent L-shaped on each side, whereby a toggle lever 281 is formed on each side.
  • a toggle lever 281 is formed on each side.
  • FIGS. 1 . 2 , and 3 These toggles are perpendicular to the drawing plane and are marked by circular areas.
  • the driving bracket 280 pivoted laterally in a second, unlocked position, wherein the driving bracket 280 is freely movable in this unlocked position in the by the relative position of the two recesses on the driving and transmission lever predetermined guide groove 270 and the guide groove 270 predetermined trigonometric path can follow.
  • the driving lever 250 can move into the second driving position, releasing the contact spring upwards.
  • the pawl lever 290 is latched via its latching nose 291 with the latching lug 252 of the driving lever 250, then - independently of the position of the actuating lever 210 - by actuating at least one of the triggering levers 220, 225 the action lugs formed on the triggering lever act on the latching lug Ratchet lever 290 so that the latching is released against the restoring force of the third spring 292, wherein the action lugs on the one or more release levers 220, 225 may be formed so that the solution of the latch either coinciding with the rotational movement of the transmission lever 260 or shortly before or shortly thereafter.
  • actuation of the second test button 231 will cause it to act on at least one of the trip levers 220, 225 via the test lever 232 formed thereon Movement as in an actuation by the attached thereto coupling member 212, 213 is impressed, whereby the or on the release lever 220, 225 formed knocks on the or the lateral extensions 261 of the transmission lever 260 so acting that the transmission lever 260 about its axis 135th is rotated clockwise, which is lifted by the rotational movement of the second locking projection 265 of the transmission lever 260 so far from the knee lever 281 of the driving bracket 280, that the driving bracket 280 can escape the first locking projection 256 of the driving lever side and the driving lever 280 under the action of the active force in the second mitna can be moved.
  • the actuation of the second test button 231 triggers the same effect as the actuation of the release lever on the coup
  • the actuation of the first test button 230 causes its vertical deflection is implemented over the engaging with a recess 251 in the driving lever 250, formed on the test button 230 Armansatz 237 in a rotational movement of the driving lever 250 in the counterclockwise direction, whereby the driving lever 250 transferred from its second driving position to its first driving position and the rear derailleur 200 in its first derailleur state - as in FIG. 3 shown - is offset.
  • the second approach of the first trigger lever 220 is executed divided perpendicular to its narrow side, it is a new second approach 222a of the first trigger lever 220 is formed and an additional second Operaausletteshebel 220a.
  • the second Operaausletteshebel 220a is mounted together with the first trigger lever 220 on the same axis 130, wherein the second Operaausletteshebel 220a is connected by means of the coupling member 212 with the release member of the installation selector switch or the release lever of another auxiliary switch.
  • the second projection 222a has at its end a half-shell-shaped Anformung 222b on.
  • the end piece of the sub-trigger lever 220a is covered by the half-shell-shaped projection 222b of the second projection 222a of the first trigger lever 220. In this way, the sub-trigger lever 220a takes the trip lever 220 in a counterclockwise direction. If, on the other hand, the release lever 220 is deflected in the counterclockwise direction, for example by actuating the second test button 231, its half-shell-shaped end piece releases from the partial release lever 220a and remains in its position.
  • the sub-trip lever 220a transmits the trip motion to the first trip lever 220, but the first trip lever 220, when actuated by the second check button 231, does not transfer its motion to the second trip trigger 220a. If several auxiliary switches arranged side by side and connected to each other via their coupling members, it will now be achieved that upon actuation of the test button 231 of an auxiliary switch is not tested simultaneously on all auxiliary switches of the auxiliary circuit, but only on the device whose test button has been pressed.
  • the coupling members 212, 213 for connecting the at least two release lever with the triggering device in the installation self-switch are designed as cylindrical metal pins and releasably connected by frictional and positive connection with the release levers 220, 220a, 225, wherein they can be mounted so that the connection of the auxiliary switch 220 takes place with the installation self-switch either on the right or the left side of the auxiliary switch.
  • openings must optionally be made in the outer wall of the auxiliary switch at the appropriate place.
  • the coupling members 212, 213 for connection to the release member in the installation self-switch are particularly attachable to the auxiliary switch, that the auxiliary switch with different installation self-switches, the release members are arranged at different positions, is functionally connectable.
  • the position of the coupling member with the trigger member are located at a position corresponding to the position of the first coupling member 212 on the auxiliary switch.
  • the position of the coupling member with the trigger member may be located at a position corresponding to the position of the second coupling member 213 on the auxiliary switch, so that upon connection of the auxiliary switch with such a residual current circuit breaker, the coupling member 212 is removed.
  • the described auxiliary switch with its mechanical switching mechanism is characterized in that the individual levers and / or yokes (250, 260, 220, 225, 290, 280, 210, 240) of the rear derailleur 200 are arranged in a modular manner and interact with each other, that individual levers are removable without affecting the function and the functional interaction of the other lever, which can be represented by the removal of individual lever gear variations, each with different functionality.
  • Fig. 4 a variant of the described auxiliary switch, in which the test buttons 230, 231, the latch lever 290 and the second trigger lever 225 have been removed.
  • auxiliary switch thus has the simplified functionality "auxiliary contact switch for mounting on LS circuit breaker, without test function".
  • the auxiliary switch according to Fig. 4 represents the simplest form of an auxiliary switch. Adding approximately the first test button 230 would add the function "Check auxiliary contact switch”. Other variants are conceivable, but not explained here.

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  1. Interrupteur auxiliaire, pouvant être monté sur un interrupteur d'installation, notamment un interrupteur automatique d'installation :
    - comportant au moins une pièce de contact mobile (110) et au moins une première pièce de contact (112) et une deuxième pièce de contact (111) fixes, la pièce de contact mobile étant disposée au niveau d'un ressort de contact (113) et celui-ci étant chargé par un dispositif d'actionnement coopérant avec un premier maillon de couplage (211) par le biais d'un levier d'actionnement (210), et avec au moins un deuxième maillon de couplage (212) par le biais d'au moins un levier de déclenchement (220) ;
    - étant relié à l'interrupteur d'installation ou aux interrupteurs auxiliaires supplémentaires placés en parallèle par le biais des maillons de couplage, la liaison prévue entre le levier d'actionnement de l'interrupteur auxiliaire et/ou le levier d'actionnement des interrupteurs auxiliaires supplémentaires et/ou l'organe d'actionnement à la main de l'interrupteur d'installation étant fabriquée par le biais du premier maillon de couplage et la liaison prévue entre l'au moins un levier de déclenchement de l'interrupteur auxiliaire et/ou le ou les leviers de déclenchement des interrupteurs auxiliaires supplémentaires et/ou l'organe de déclenchement de l'interrupteur d'installation étant fabriquée par le biais de l'au moins deuxième maillon de couplage ;
    - dont le levier d'actionnement peut prendre au moins les deux positions « connecté » et « déconnecté » ;
    - pouvant être actionné au choix soit dans le mode de fonctionnement d'interrupteur de contact de signal soit dans le mode de fonctionnement d'interrupteur de contact auxiliaire pour connecter les circuits de courant auxiliaires, le mode de fonctionnement respectif pouvant être réglé de l'extérieur via un dispositif de réglage ; et
    - comportant au moins une touche de contrôle permettant de vérifier sa fonction ou la fonction du ou des circuits de courant auxiliaires ;
    caractérisé en ce que :
    - le dispositif d'actionnement de l'interrupteur auxiliaire est constitué d'un mécanisme de commutation (200) ;
    - le mécanisme de commutation charge le ressort de contact (113) par le biais du levier d'entraînement (250), de sorte que dans un premier état du mécanisme de commutation, la pièce de contact mobile (110) est amenée en contact électrique avec la deuxième pièce de contact (112) fixe et que dans au moins un deuxième état du mécanisme de commutation, le levier d'entraînement (250) est de nouveau libéré du mécanisme de commutation (200) ;
    - l'interrupteur auxiliaire (100) comporte deux touches de contrôle pouvant être actionnées à la main ou à l'aide d'un outil ; et
    - un état du mécanisme de commutation d'où sort le mécanisme de commutation passant dans l'autre état respectivement par un actionnement de la touche de contrôle est associé à chacune des deux touches de contrôle, sans que cela influence la position du levier d'actionnement (210).
  2. Interrupteur auxiliaire selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'interrupteur auxiliaire (100) prend la forme d'un alternateur comportant un accès (180) relié à la pièce de contact mobile (110) par le biais du ressort de contact (113), ainsi que deux sorties (190) reliées aux première et deuxième pièces de contact (112, 111) fixes par le biais de connecteurs de câble électrique (120), une première position de commutation étant adoptée et constatée en cas de contact électrique entre la pièce de contact mobile (110) et une des deux pièces de contact (112, 111) fixes et une deuxième position de commutation étant adoptée et constatée en cas de contact électrique entre la pièce de contact mobile (110) et l'autre des deux pièces de contact (112, 111) fixes.
  3. Interrupteur auxiliaire selon la revendication 1 et/ou 2, caractérisé en ce que la première touche de contrôle (230) affiche la position de commutation de la pièce de contact mobile (110) en ce qu'elle adopte une première position connectée, dans une première position de commutation du ressort de contact (113), et qu'elle adopte une deuxième position dans laquelle elle ressort de façon visible hors du plan du cache de carter situé du côté frontal dans une deuxième position de commutation du ressort de contact (113).
  4. Interrupteur auxiliaire selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que la pièce de contact mobile (110) est chargée par l'effet d'une force de rappel s'exerçant en direction de la première de deux pièces de contact (111) fixes.
  5. Interrupteur auxiliaire selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que dans une première position d'entraînement, le levier d'entraînement (250) agit de telle sorte sur le ressort de contact (113) que la pièce de contact mobile (110) est comprimée à l'encontre de la force de rappel sur la deuxième pièce de contact (112) fixe.
  6. Interrupteur auxiliaire selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que dans le deuxième état du mécanisme de commutation, le ressort de contact (113) comprime la pièce de contact mobile (110) contre la première pièce de contact fixe (111) sous l'effet de la force de rappel, le levier d'entraînement (250) étant déplacé de la position adoptée dans la première position d'entraînement dans une deuxième position d'entraînement sous l'influence d'une force active.
  7. Interrupteur auxiliaire selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de réglage permettant de sélectionner le mode de fonctionnement est placé de telle sorte qu'il peut être actionné depuis l'avant sans qu'il soit nécessaire de démonter l'interrupteur auxiliaire.
  8. Interrupteur auxiliaire selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le ressort de contact (113) est disposé dans un levier de guidage (140) placé de façon mobile au niveau d'un essieu (137) fixé au carter et qu'une force de rappel agit sur le ressort de contact (113) par l'effet d'un premier ressort de rappel (150).
  9. Interrupteur auxiliaire selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que le ressort de contact (113) est disposé de façon mobile dans un levier de guidage (140) au niveau d'un essieu (137) fixé au carter et que la pièce de contact mobile (110) est chargée par l'effet de la force de rappel du ressort de contact (113) en direction de la première de deux pièces de contact fixes.
  10. Interrupteur auxiliaire selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la force active est appliquée sur le levier d'entraînement (250) par le biais de la force de rappel du premier ressort de rappel (150) et/ou par le biais de la force de rappel du ressort de contact (113).
  11. Interrupteur auxiliaire selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la force active est appliquée sur le levier d'entraînement (250) par le biais de la force de rappel d'un cinquième ressort de rappel (155).
  12. Interrupteur auxiliaire selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les touches de contrôle (230, 231) possèdent des évidements (235) s'étendant en longueur en prise avec des saillies de guidage (236) fixées au carter s'étendant en longueur.
  13. Interrupteur auxiliaire selon la revendication 12, caractérisé en ce que la deuxième touche de contrôle (231) présente un levier de contrôle (232) en angle pouvant agir sur le mécanisme de commutation, la deuxième touche de contrôle (231) pouvant être actionnée à l'encontre de la force de rappel d'un quatrième ressort (160).
  14. Interrupteur auxiliaire selon la revendication 13, caractérisé en ce que le quatrième ressort (160) se compose du même matériau que la touche de contrôle elle-même et est façonné au niveau de la touche de contrôle (160).
  15. Interrupteur auxiliaire selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la première touche de contrôle (230) comporte un appendice de bras (237) formé en angle au niveau de son extrémité inférieure au niveau de l'extrémité duquel un appendice d'entraînement (238) est réalisé, lequel peut être amené en prise dans un évidement correspondant prévu dans le levier d'entraînement (250), un mouvement de rotation du levier d'entraînement (250) pouvant être converti en un mouvement de course vertical correspondant de la première touche de contrôle (230) ou un mouvement de course vertical de la première touche de contrôle (230) pouvant être converti en un mouvement de rotation du levier d'entraînement (250).
  16. Appareil d'installation, caractérisé en ce qu'un ou plusieurs interrupteurs auxiliaires (100) selon les revendications précédentes peuvent être placés en différents endroits dudit appareil, tous les interrupteurs auxiliaires prévus pouvant être actionnés simultanément et parallèlement en présence de plus d'un interrupteur auxiliaire.
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