EP1517348B1 - Elément fusible avec pieds de contact profilés et procédé de fabrication - Google Patents

Elément fusible avec pieds de contact profilés et procédé de fabrication Download PDF

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EP1517348B1
EP1517348B1 EP20030021386 EP03021386A EP1517348B1 EP 1517348 B1 EP1517348 B1 EP 1517348B1 EP 20030021386 EP20030021386 EP 20030021386 EP 03021386 A EP03021386 A EP 03021386A EP 1517348 B1 EP1517348 B1 EP 1517348B1
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Klaus Liebherr
Holger Richter
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H85/00—Protective devices in which the current flows through a part of fusible material and this current is interrupted by displacement of the fusible material when this current becomes excessive
    • H01H85/02—Details
    • H01H85/04—Fuses, i.e. expendable parts of the protective device, e.g. cartridges
    • H01H85/05—Component parts thereof
    • H01H85/143—Electrical contacts; Fastening fusible members to such contacts
    • H01H85/147—Parallel-side contacts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H69/00—Apparatus or processes for the manufacture of emergency protective devices
    • H01H69/02—Manufacture of fuses
    • H01H2069/025—Manufacture of fuses using lasers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H85/00—Protective devices in which the current flows through a part of fusible material and this current is interrupted by displacement of the fusible material when this current becomes excessive
    • H01H85/02—Details
    • H01H85/04—Fuses, i.e. expendable parts of the protective device, e.g. cartridges
    • H01H85/041—Fuses, i.e. expendable parts of the protective device, e.g. cartridges characterised by the type
    • H01H85/0411—Miniature fuses
    • H01H85/0415—Miniature fuses cartridge type
    • H01H85/0417—Miniature fuses cartridge type with parallel side contacts

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  • the invention also relates to a method for producing a fuse element in which at least two contact posts are fixed in a holder and a fusible conductor is welded to the contact post by heating with the aid of a laser beam, the laser being directed onto a side of the contact posts facing away from the fusible link ,
  • a fuse element according to the preamble of claim 1 and a method for producing electrical fuses are described in which a fusible conductor is attached to two contact posts by laser welding and the fusible conductor is flattened in the region of the junction over a longitudinal section.
  • the laser is directed to the side of the contact post, which faces away from the fusible conductor. The laser beam heats the contact post and indirectly the contact point between the fusible conductor and the contact post.
  • the flattening area of the contact post has a small material thickness, only a small amount of laser energy and short laser pulse duration is needed to make a welded joint. Due to the thin flattened shape of the contact posts, however, the mechanical stability of the hedging elements, especially in the connection region to the fusible conductor, reduced. If, on the other hand, the material thickness of the flattened contact regions is increased, then good mechanical stability is provided, but a significantly higher laser energy and / or laser pulse duration is required in order to produce a secure welded connection. In addition, the heat capacity in the region of the connection point is increased by the thicker design of the contact post and the temporal temperature profile is slower and thereby load the Schmelzleitermaterial. Welding leads to embrittlement of the fusible conductor in the connection area.
  • the flattening region of reduced material thickness occupies only part of the width of the contact post in at least one contact post, so that at least one supporting region of greater material thickness remains in addition to the flattening region.
  • Such a shaped contact post provides good mechanical stability and allows rapid and secure welding of the fusible conductor to the contact post.
  • the support region of greater material thickness gives the contact post a mechanical stability that prevents buckling or bending of the contact post.
  • conventional fuses where whole longitudinal sections are flattened from contact post over its cross-section, there is a risk that the contact post is unstable, especially in flattening.
  • even slight bending leads to a changed position or even an elongation or compression of the fuse conductor fastened to the contact post. This results in a changed turn-off of the fuse or even severe damage even damage or destruction of the fuse conductor.
  • the contact posts of the fuse element according to the invention do not change their shape and position under normal mechanical stresses to which the fuse elements are exposed, and ensure secure retention of the fuse conductor.
  • the position of the fusible conductor is stable and the shutdown of the fuse element reproducible.
  • the attachment of the fusible conductor to the contact post by laser welding is significantly improved.
  • the laser beam is directed to the respective area of the contact post in which the weld between the fusible conductor and contact post is to be formed.
  • the laser beam is directed to the side of the contact post, which faces or faces away from the fusible conductor. This point of incidence of the laser beam and also the weld lie in the flattening area with reduced material thickness. The intended weld is heated much faster in the flattening area, since the heat flow must pass through a smaller material thickness (heat flow indirectly proportional to the material thickness).
  • the temperature profile on the side facing the fusible conductor, from the location opposite the point of impact of the laser, has a substantially steeper course in the radial direction over the surface of the contact post than in the case of a contact post with an unreduced material thickness.
  • the fusible conductor extends beyond the flat region to the support region of greater material thickness.
  • the fusible conductor is in contact with the contact post in both the flattening area and the supporting area. In the laser welding process, these areas are heated to different degrees because of the underlying different material thickness.
  • the contact areas between the fusible conductor and the flattened area of the contact post are heated more strongly than the contact areas between the fusible conductor and the non-flattened support area of the contact post.
  • the fusible conductor in one area a more intense weld with the contact post enter than in another area.
  • the flattening region and the at least one support region form a support plane at least in the contact region of the fusible conductor.
  • the attachment of the fusible conductor during the manufacture of the fuse element is particularly simple.
  • the fusible conductor can be placed on the support plane of the contact post, wherein it rests evenly over the entire width of the support plane.
  • the fusible conductor rests on the contact post transversely to the longitudinal direction of the contact post. This is particularly advantageous if a further, identically formed contact post is arranged next to the first contact post, so that the contact posts point with their longitudinal axis in the same direction. A transverse to the longitudinal direction of the first contact post The fusible conductor resting on the contact post can rest in the same way on the second contact post.
  • the contact posts of the securing element are preferably fastened in a holder and the flattening area of reduced material thickness extends up to the end of the contact post facing away from the holder.
  • the bracket ensures that the contact posts are held in a fixed position to each other.
  • the holder can be used to grip the fuse element without the risk of damaging the fuse or contact posts. If the flattening area of reduced material thickness extends as far as the end of the contact post facing away from the holder, then e.g. the flattening of the contact post directly upon shortening the contact post material to the length of a contact post, e.g. with the same tool. The fusible conductor is then fastened to the end region of the contact post facing away from the holder.
  • the flattening region extends with a reduced material thickness in the middle of the contact post, so that in each case a support region of greater material thickness is formed on two longitudinal sides of the flattening region.
  • the contact posts of this fuse element are particularly stable due to the reinforced side regions.
  • the fuse element comprises a fuse wire wound around a nonconductive core.
  • this fuse element at least one turn of the fuse wire is fixed to the contact post by laser welding.
  • the fusible wire a wire core and a sheath of a material whose melting temperature is lower than that of the wire core.
  • the welding temperature is higher and both the material of the sheath and the material of the wire core are melted to make a welded joint.
  • the non-flattened areas where the fuse wire is attached to the contact post due to the lower temperature of the contact posts, only the material of the jacket is fused, but not the wire core. In these areas, for example, a solder joint between the contact post and the fusible conductor can be made, as long as the fusible conductor is coated with a solder.
  • At least two contact posts are fastened in a holder, and a fusible conductor is welded to the contact post by heating with the aid of a laser beam.
  • the laser is directed to a side remote from the fusible conductor side of the contact post, after the material thickness of at least one contact post has been reduced in at least a portion of the support area of the fusible conductor such that a thus formed support area occupies only a partial width of the contact post.
  • the reduction of the material thickness of the contact post can be done in this process already in the manufacture and shortening of the contact posts, or after the contact posts have been mounted in a holder. To take advantage of the invention, all that is needed is to ensure that the reduction in material thickness occurs before the fusible conductor is attached to the contact post by laser welding.
  • FIG. 1 shows a front view of a securing element according to the invention is shown schematically, in which two contact posts (1) in a holder (2) are attached.
  • the contact posts (1) pass through the holder (2) and protrude above and below out of this.
  • flattening areas (3) are formed in their middle areas, in which the material thickness of the contact posts (1) is reduced.
  • support areas (4) on the contact posts (1) are formed on the longitudinal sides, in which the material thickness of the contact posts is not reduced.
  • the contact posts (1) are flattened only on one side, namely in the representation in Figure 1 on the viewer side facing.
  • a fusible conductor (5) extends between the two contact posts (1) and is fixed thereto by laser welding.
  • the fusible conductor (5) has a fusible wire (6) which is wound around an insulating core (7).
  • the fusible wire (6) is formed of a central wire core, for example of a silver-copper alloy or fine silver, and a sheath of a second material, such as a tin solder. It is essential that the melting point of the sheath is at a lower temperature than the melting point of the wire core. It is possible to make a solder joint between the fusible conductor and the contact post, provided the temperature of the joint higher than the melting temperature of the cladding but lower than the melting temperature of the wire core. On the other hand, when the temperature of the joint exceeds the melting temperature of the wire core, a welded joint is produced.
  • the connection points between the fusible conductor (5) and the contact posts are arranged in the region in which the flattening regions (3) and the support regions (4) are arranged, but on the sides of the contact posts (1) facing away from the flattening regions (3).
  • FIG. 2 shows the securing element from FIG. 1 in a rear view.
  • the fusible conductor (5) rests on the contact post (1), wherein a support plane is formed in the support region of the fusible conductor.
  • FIG. 3 shows the securing element from FIG. 1 in a view from above.
  • the fusible conductor (5) rests on the contact post (1) with several windings, with the fusible conductor (5) extending beyond the flattening region (3) onto the support region (4).
  • the laser is directed to a flattening region (3) of a contact post (1).
  • the heat flow occurs from the point of impact through the material of the contact post (1) and heats the support area on which the fusible conductor (5) rests.
  • the flattened area which is heated directly by the laser, is heated by a short laser pulse to a much higher temperature than the support area (4) of the contact post (1).
  • the turns of the fusible wire (6) which lie in the Abflach Scheme on the fusible conductor, are exposed to a higher temperature and welded, while those turns which rest in the support region (4) are exposed to a lower temperature and mainly soldered.
  • the reduced thermal stress of the fuse wire (6) compared to the laser welding at a contact post without Abflach Scheme.
  • There is no embrittlement of the wetting wire (6) which always occurs when the fusible wire is heated too long or too high.
  • more than one flat area may be formed on the contact post.
  • the contact post may e.g. have multiple Abflach Schemee with different material thickness or changing Abflach Schemee and support areas.
  • the flattening areas may also gradually transition into the support areas without the material thickness being stepped at the transitions.
  • the choice of materials for the contact posts and the fusible conductor, or its wire core and sheath, are also diverse and not limited to the above materials.

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  1. Composant de fusible comportant un élément fusible (5) fixé à deux potelets de contact (1),
    l'élément fusible étant fixé aux potelets de contact par une soudure par soudage au laser, le faisceau laser étant dirigé sur les potelets de contact sur un endroit d'impact opposé à la soudure de l'élément fusible,
    chaque potelet de contact présentant une zone aplatie (3) à épaisseur de matière réduite qui contient la soudure et l'endroit d'impact,
    caractérisé par le fait
    que sur au moins potelet de contact (1), la zone aplatie (3) à épaisseur de matière réduite n'occupe qu'une partie de la largeur du potelet de contact, de sorte que près de la zone aplatie (3) reste au moins une zone de soutien (4) à plus grande épaisseur de matière.
  2. Composant de fusible selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que l'élément fusible (5) s'étend au-delà de la zone aplatie (2) sur la zone de soutien (4) à plus grande épaisseur de matière.
  3. Composant de fusible selon la revendication 2, caractérisé par le fait que la zone aplatie (3) et la zone ou les zones de soutien (4) forment un plan d'appui au moins dans la zone d'appui de l'élément fusible (5).
  4. Composant de fusible selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé par le fait que l'élément fusible (5) s'appuie sur le potelet de contact (1) perpendiculairement à la direction longitudinale de celui-ci.
  5. Composant de fusible selon la revendication 4, caractérisé par le fait que les potelets de contact (1) sont fixés dans un support (2) et la zone aplatie (3) à épaisseur de matière réduite s'étend jusqu'à l'extrémité du potelet de contact opposée à ce support.
  6. Composant de fusible selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé par le fait que la zone aplatie (3) à épaisseur de matière réduite s'étend au milieu du potelet de contact (1), de sorte que sur chacun de deux côtés longitudinaux de la zone aplatie est formée une zone de soutien (4) à plus grande épaisseur de matière.
  7. Composant de fusible selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé par le fait que la zone aplatie à épaisseur de matière réduite s'étend le long d'un côté longitudinal du potelet de contact, de sorte qu'il reste une zone de soutien sur l'autre côté longitudinal.
  8. Composant de fusible selon la revendication 7, caractérisé par le fait que les deux potelets de contact sont placés symétriquement dans le support.
  9. Composant de fusible selon l'une des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé par le fait que l'élément fusible comprend un fil fusible.
  10. Composant de fusible selon la revendication 9, caractérisé par le fait que le fil fusible est enroulé autour d'un noyau non conducteur.
  11. Composant de fusible selon l'une des revendications 9 et 10, caractérisé par le fait que le fil fusible présente une âme et une gaine constituée d'une matière dont la température de fusion est inférieure à celle de l'âme.
  12. Composant de fusible selon la revendication 11, caractérisé par le fait que le fil fusible est, après le chauffage par le laser, soudé au potelet de contact dans la zone aplatie et brasé au potelet de contact dans la zone de soutien.
  13. Procédé de fabrication d'un composant de fusible selon la revendication 1, dans lequel on fixe au moins deux potelets de contact dans un support et soude un élément fusible à ces potelets de contact par chauffage au moyen d'un faisceau laser en dirigeant le laser sur un côté des potelets de contact opposé à l'élément fusible, et avant de souder l'élément fusible, on réduit l'épaisseur de matière d'au moins un potelet de contact dans au moins une partie de la zone d'appui de l'élément fusible de façon telle qu'une zone d'appui ainsi formée n'occupe qu'une partie de la largeur du potelet de contact.
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