EP1405325A1 - Appareil de connexion a verrouillage de connexion - Google Patents

Appareil de connexion a verrouillage de connexion

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EP1405325A1
EP1405325A1 EP02760086A EP02760086A EP1405325A1 EP 1405325 A1 EP1405325 A1 EP 1405325A1 EP 02760086 A EP02760086 A EP 02760086A EP 02760086 A EP02760086 A EP 02760086A EP 1405325 A1 EP1405325 A1 EP 1405325A1
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Prior art keywords
housing
switching device
receiving element
bolt
contact arm
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EP1405325B1 (fr
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Winfried Vierling
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Siemens AG
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Siemens AG
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H71/00—Details of the protective switches or relays covered by groups H01H73/00 - H01H83/00
    • H01H71/10—Operating or release mechanisms
    • H01H71/50—Manual reset mechanisms which may be also used for manual release
    • H01H71/52—Manual reset mechanisms which may be also used for manual release actuated by lever
    • H01H71/526—Manual reset mechanisms which may be also used for manual release actuated by lever the lever forming a toggle linkage with a second lever, the free end of which is directly and releasably engageable with a contact structure
    • 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
    • H01H2071/0292—Housing or frames containing grooves or slots for guiding movable parts

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a switching device with a housing and with a switching lock, which has a release lever, a pawl, a movable contact arm and a deflection axis fixed to the housing.
  • the movable contact arm is provided with a recess in which the deflection axis is arranged, and the pawl is coupled at the end to the movable contact arm by means of a bolt.
  • a switching device in particular a protective switching device, with a switch lock is used, for example, as a circuit breaker.
  • Miniature circuit breakers are overcurrent circuit breakers with a first and a second tripping device that operate on a
  • Switch lock act.
  • An electromagnetic release device acts as a quick release in the event of a short circuit.
  • a thermal bimetallic tripping device switches off in the event of permanent overloads if the affected line heats up excessively.
  • the switch lock can also be operated by means of a manually operated switching knob, which means that the respective circuit breaker can also be used to interrupt a circuit.
  • circuit breaker is from the US
  • This switching device ensures that the contact force between the two contact pieces is kept constant.
  • the constant contact force is also given with a small number of device components, which enables an inexpensive construction of the switch lock and thus of the switching device.
  • the guiding function is given by the bolt, which is slidably guided in a receiving element formed by the housing. Because of this configuration, the contours of the recess in the movable contact arm no longer produce any transverse forces caused by the deflection axis. As a result, a reduction in the contact force and an increase in the device temperature due to friction losses due to lateral force can be avoided.
  • the receiving element is advantageously designed as a molded part of the housing. This is a simple one-piece assembly given that can be manufactured as a cast or pressed part. A cost reduction in the manufacture and assembly of the individual device components is beneficial here.
  • the receiving element is designed as a separate housing part and can be arranged in a variable position in the housing. This can advantageously be adapted to different requirements of the switching device, in particular to the kinematics and the effective forces.
  • the receiving element is preferably designed as an arcuate backdrop, which has an arcuate opening.
  • the resulting movement sequence of the movable contact arm is therefore, depending on the variant of the switching device, inevitably guided and optimized.
  • the recess is advantageously designed to be open or closed, which means further savings potential and one
  • the housing advantageously consists of two housing shells, each with a receiving element, the bolt being guided on both sides. This results in high leadership stability and a precise movement sequence.
  • the housing is preferably made of insulating material.
  • the insulating properties of the insulating material are advantageous to the extent that the existing provisions on protection against accidental contact are sufficient and also cause electrical and thermal decoupling between the device components and groups.
  • FIG. 2 shows a switching device according to FIG. 1 in the contact position
  • FIG. 3 shows a switching device according to FIG. 1 in the on position.
  • the 1 shows a switching device 1 with a housing 2 and a switch lock 3 in the so-called off position AS.
  • the key switch 3 has a release lever 4, a pawl 5, a movable contact arm 6 and a deflection axis 7 fixed to the housing.
  • the contact arm 6 has an approximately mirror-inverted S-shape and is provided with a recess 8 in its component length approximately in the middle, in particular in an aspect ratio of 1: 2, in which the deflection axis 7 is arranged.
  • the recess 8 can be both open and closed and is essentially directed towards the release lever 4 with respect to the component width of the contact arm 6.
  • the recess 8 has an oversize in relation to the deflection axis 7, which makes assembly of the device components easier.
  • the recess 8 is used in conjunction with the deflection axis 7 only to hold the device components together.
  • the deflection axis 7 is largely freely arranged in the recess 8 and, if necessary, fulfills a limiting or deflecting function as a stop.
  • the pawl 5 is coupled at the end by means of a bolt 9 to a first end 10 of the contact arm 6.
  • the bolt 9 is in turn slidably guided in a receiving element 11 formed by the housing 2.
  • the receiving element 11 can also be designed as an arcuate backdrop, the receiving element 11 and possibly the backdrop likewise having an arcuate opening 12.
  • the receiving element 11 can be designed both as a molded part of the housing 2 and as a separate housing part.
  • the separate housing part can be arranged to be movable in the housing 2, so that there is a multitude of design options.
  • the pawl 5 is connected to a bracket 13, which in turn is in operative connection with a toggle roller 14.
  • the housing 2, which is possibly made of insulating material, can consist of two housing shells, each with a receiving element 11, the bolt 9 being guided on both sides.
  • the contact arm 6 has an engagement opening 15 between the recess 8 and the bolt 9 for a tension spring 16 engaging therein.
  • the tension spring 16 is also received in a receiving opening 17 of a holder 18 and is thereby preloaded.
  • the bracket 18 can be mounted or adjusted in a first angular range ⁇ such that different contact spring positions can advantageously be assigned different contact forces, as a result of which definable types of switching devices can be determined.
  • a first contact piece 20 is arranged approximately at the same height as a second contact piece 21.
  • the second contact piece 21 is placed on a fixed contact carrier 22 which is part of a structural unit which is not described in more detail here.
  • the switch lock 3 has, in addition to the deflection axis 7, the receiving element 11, which serves as a rotating and pivoting element for the movable contact arm 6.
  • the guide of the movable contact arm 6 is not given by a combination of deflection axis 7 and recess 8, but by the receiving element 11, its opening 12 and the bolt 9 guided therein. If the toggle roller 14 is actuated in the sense of a switchover from the off position AS to the so-called contact position KS according to FIG. 2, the toggle roller 14 transfers its rotational movement into a translational movement on the bracket 13.
  • the bracket 13 transmits the translation movement a pawl force Kl to the pawl 5, whereupon this causes the contact arm 6 by means of the associated bolt 9 to perform an arcuate pivoting movement. Due to the force of the tension spring 16 by means of a tension spring force K2, the release lever 4 rotates in the same way and thereby causes an increasing overlap with the pawl 5.
  • FIG. 2 shows the switching device 1 according to FIG. 1 in the contact position KS.
  • a temporary intermediate position of the switch lock 3, in which the two contact pieces touch, is referred to as the contact position KS.
  • the bolt 9 slides in the opening 12 of the receiving element 11, which represents an arcuate housing groove.
  • the A fnähmeelement 11 is arranged centrally around the deflection axis 7 of the contact arm 6.
  • the first contact piece 20 belonging to the contact arm 6 rests on the second contact piece 21 without the full contact force K3 being effective.
  • the first angular range ⁇ given by the variable holder 18 forms at a second angular range ⁇ - due to the kinematics of the switching mechanism 3 - at the point of contact of the contact pieces 20, 21.
  • Shear forces acting on the contact arm 6 are conducted via the bolt 9 into the receiving element 11 and not via the deflection axis 7 onto the inner contours of the recess 8.
  • a small radius on the pin 9 favors any friction losses that may occur.
  • Interfering transverse forces are advantageously significantly reduced, so that even with a small number of device components - ie without device components that compensate for tilting moments - there is a constant contact force K3.
  • the power Kungslinien the pawl, the tension spring and the contact Ll, L2 or L3 can no longer be arranged parallel to each other in order to keep any lateral forces that may occur.
  • FIG. 3 shows the switching device 1 according to FIG. 1 in the so-called on position ES.
  • the full contact force K3 acts on the two contact pieces 20, 21, since the pawl 5 largely overlaps and locks with the release lever 6 and the contact arm 6 thereby sets the switch lock 3 into the release position by means of the toggle lever effect.
  • An essential idea of the present idea is to shift the guidance of the movable contact arm from the recess with the deflection axis arranged therein to the bolt guided in the receiving element.

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  • Breakers (AREA)
  • Mechanisms For Operating Contacts (AREA)
  • Slide Switches (AREA)
  • Driving Mechanisms And Operating Circuits Of Arc-Extinguishing High-Tension Switches (AREA)

Abstract

Appareil de connexion (1) qui comporte un boîtier (2) et un mécanisme de verrouillage de connexion (3) comportant un levier de déclenchement (4), un cliquet (5), un bras de contact mobile (6) et un axe de déviation (7) fixé au boîtier. L'objet de la présente invention est de produire une force de contact constante (K3). A cet effet, le cliquet (5) est couplé, au niveau de son extrémité, au bras de contact mobile (6) à l'aide d'une cheville (9). Ladite cheville (9) est conçue pour être guidée coulissante dans un élément de réception (11) ménagé dans le boîtier (2).
EP02760086A 2001-07-12 2002-07-05 Appareil de commutation avec mecanisme de verrouillage Expired - Lifetime EP1405325B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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DE10133878A DE10133878B4 (de) 2001-07-12 2001-07-12 Schaltgerät mit einem Schaltschloss
DE10133878 2001-07-12
PCT/DE2002/002476 WO2003007322A1 (fr) 2001-07-12 2002-07-05 Appareil de connexion a verrouillage de connexion

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EP1405325A1 true EP1405325A1 (fr) 2004-04-07
EP1405325B1 EP1405325B1 (fr) 2004-10-13

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EP (1) EP1405325B1 (fr)
CN (1) CN1248276C (fr)
DE (2) DE10133878B4 (fr)
ES (1) ES2229167T3 (fr)
WO (1) WO2003007322A1 (fr)

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DE10133878A1 (de) 2003-01-30
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