EP1533822A1 - Mikroschalter mit Funktionsänderung anhand der Blattfeder - Google Patents

Mikroschalter mit Funktionsänderung anhand der Blattfeder Download PDF

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EP1533822A1
EP1533822A1 EP04354030A EP04354030A EP1533822A1 EP 1533822 A1 EP1533822 A1 EP 1533822A1 EP 04354030 A EP04354030 A EP 04354030A EP 04354030 A EP04354030 A EP 04354030A EP 1533822 A1 EP1533822 A1 EP 1533822A1
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Stéphane Schneider Electric Ind. SAS Collot
Bernard Schneider Electric Ind. SAS Truchet
Christian Schneider Electric Ind. SAS Roux
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    • 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
    • H01H11/0006—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches for converting electric switches
    • H01H11/0012—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches for converting electric switches for converting normally open to normally closed switches and vice versa
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
    • H01H13/02—Details
    • H01H13/26—Snap-action arrangements depending upon deformation of elastic members
    • H01H13/36—Snap-action arrangements depending upon deformation of elastic members using flexing of blade springs
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H5/00—Snap-action arrangements, i.e. in which during a single opening operation or a single closing operation energy is first stored and then released to produce or assist the contact movement
    • H01H5/04—Energy stored by deformation of elastic members
    • H01H5/18—Energy stored by deformation of elastic members by flexing of blade springs

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  • the invention relates to a microswitch, ie a device of dimensions reduced functions providing a switching function of an electric current.
  • Microswitches are frequently used in many fields of activity using switching functions of an electric current, such as the automotive construction or household appliances. Depending on the function performed, it may be contactors which establish an electric current when actuated, from breakers that cut off an electrical current when they are operated or inverters that switch two electric currents according to whether they are in their state of rest or their actuated state.
  • the invention relates to microswitches comprising a housing consisting of a part base, from which project several electrical terminals and a part lid, not shown; housing in which is placed a breaking mechanism abrupt which provides the switching function corresponding to a contactor, to a breaker or an inverter depending on the application.
  • a microswitch according to the state of the art is by example described in DE19834888, US5181603 or EP0789373.
  • the invention therefore aims to remedy the disadvantages of microswitches according to the state of the technique, allowing for later functional differentiation in the process manufacturing, as well as a lower level of structural differentiation, thanks to a large number of common parts to devices providing the various functions.
  • the subject of the invention is an electric microswitch, comprising a housing including a lid portion and a base portion from which protrude a plurality of electrical terminals, a snap mechanism placed in the housing and comprising a conductive blade, and a pusher slidably mounted to through the portion of the housing lid so as to actuate the breaking mechanism, characterized in that the base housing portion comprises a first fixed stop intended to serve as a fulcrum for a lug on the blade so as to prevent it to establish an electrical connection with a first terminal, in that the housing part lid comprises a second fixed stop intended to serve as a fulcrum for a second lug on the blade so as to prevent it from establishing a connection with a second terminal, and in that the blade comprises means for functional parameterization cooperating with the first and second fixed stops in order to allow the microswitch to function as an inverter, breaker or contactor.
  • the functional parameterization means include a single lug or do not include a lug so that the microswitch provides the function of switch, contactor or inverter.
  • the parameterization means functional include two lugs intended to bear respectively on the first and second fixed stops, at least one of the two being removed in order to allow the microswitch to function as a contactor, as a breaker or as a inverter.
  • At least one electronic component is mounted on the surface of the microswitch according to the invention or housed inside the microswitch according to the invention, and connected electrically directly between two adjacent terminals.
  • FIG. 1 represents a first embodiment of a microswitch according to the invention.
  • the microswitch comprises a housing composed of a base part (10), from which a plurality of electrical terminals (11, 12, 14) project and a cover (20), not shown.
  • a snap mechanism is placed in the housing and provides the function of switching corresponding to a contactor, a breaker or an inverter according to the application.
  • This switching mechanism conventionally comprises a blade flexible conductor (40) having a tongue (45) subjected to prestressing substantially longitudinal. Depending on the position of the microswitch, the blade can be used to electrical connection between a terminal (11) and one of the two other terminals (12) and (14).
  • the particular structure of the microswitch shown in Figure 1 is the subject of a request a separate patent but is not limiting, the invention being able to be implemented in any type of microswitch according to the prior art.
  • the conductive blade (40) comprises a movable portion provided with one or more contact zones that may have optionally undergone a treatment of particular surface or even be equipped with reported contact parts, the zone or zones of contact being intended to come into mechanical and electrical contact with one or more fixed contacts electrically connected to the terminals (12, 14) protruding from the housing part forming base.
  • the conductive blade (40) will be provided with a zone of contact intended to establish a mechanical and electrical contact with a first fixed contact electrically connected to a first terminal (12) projecting from the housing portion forming base (10), and a contact area for mechanical and electrical contact with a second contact electrically connected to a second terminal (14).
  • the flexible blade (40) will not bear only one contact zone on one of its faces, intended to establish a mechanical contact and electrical with a fixed contact electrically connected to one of the terminals (12, 14), respectively in the rest position and the switched position of the microswitch.
  • Figures 1 to 3 show a microswitch according to the invention ensuring a breaker function.
  • the movable portion of the flexible conductive blade (40) is intended to come into mechanical and electrical contact only with a single fixed contact (72) connected electrically at one of the terminals (12).
  • the moving part the flexible conductive blade is provided with an insert contact piece (49) for to come into mechanical and electrical contact with the fixed contact (72), according to a mode of preferential embodiment. Since the flexible conductive blade (40) is not intended to establish a contact with the other terminal (14), its surface closest to the housing part forming base is neither treated nor equipped with a reported contact piece. Similarly, there is no fixed contact connected to the second terminal (14).
  • the base housing parts (10) and the housing part cover (20) are each provided with fixed stops (16, 26), and the blade flexible conductor (40) of the snap mechanism includes means for functional parameterization cooperating with the abutment (16) of the basic housing part (10) and the stop (26) of the cover housing portion (20) to allow the microswitch to function as inverter, breaker or contactor.
  • Each stop (16, 26) is intended to cooperate with a lug (41, 42) present on the conductive blade and is designed in such a way that when the lug (41, 42) bears on the abutment (16, 26), it can not there is electrical contact between the flexible conductive blade (40) and a conductive portion a terminal (14, 12) which would be close to the housing part considered (10, 20).
  • the functional parameterization means comprise two lugs (41, 42), the first (41) for cooperating with the first fixed stop (16) and the second (42) intended to cooperate with the second fixed stop (26).
  • the simultaneous presence of two pins (41, 42) would prevent the conductive blade from making contact with the terminals corresponding devices (14, 12), and the device could no longer provide function. It is why one of the pins (41, 42) of the functional parameterization means is deleted when the microswitch is to function as a breaker or as a contactor, both pins are removed if the microswitch is to function as an inverter.
  • the functional parameterization means of the device shown 1 to 4 comprise a pin (41) which bears against the fixed stop (16) of FIGS. the base housing portion (10) thereby preventing the conductive blade (40) from establishing possible electrical contact with the terminal (14).
  • the means of parameterization functional do not include a second lug (42) intended to rest on the fixed stop (26) of the cover housing part (20), so that the contact piece insert (49) on the movable portion of the flexible conductive blade (40) may be establish a mechanical and electrical contact with the fixed contact (72).
  • the microswitch in rest position thus ensures an electrical connection between the terminals (11) and (12), which connection is interrupted when the microswitch switches to the switched position.
  • the microswitch ensures well a function of breaker.
  • base housing parts (10) and cover housing parts (20) of identical shape regardless of the function ensured by the microswitch.
  • the functional differentiation is performed at the conductive blade (40) by removing one of the lugs (41, 42) in order respectively to perform the function of contactor or switch or by removing the two pins (41, 42) to ensure the function inverter.
  • Each contact area that can be treated or provided with a contact piece reported, traditionally, whether on the conductive blade (40) or on the parts fixed electrically connected to the terminals (12, 14).
  • the invention makes it possible to have a unique model of part of base housing (10) having a fixed stop (16), a single part model of cover housing (20) also having a fixed stop (26) and a model single snap mechanism having a flexible conductive blade (40) having two lugs (41, 42), the functional differentiation occurring late during the manufacturing process by removing one of the pins or the two pins of the blade conductive (40).
  • the industrialization of the product is simplified, the number of different parts is reduced and therefore the costs of managing these parts is also.
  • microswitches are generally used together with electrical or electronic components to constitute more complex functions.
  • the dimensions of the microswitches allow to mount directly the components on the surface of the housing or inside the housing, connecting them electrically at the terminals.
  • microswitches according to the prior art have bases differentiated according to the function provided. In particular, there are only two terminals protruding when the function of contactor or breaker is ensured.
  • the microswitch being connected to its application by the terminals (11 and 14) or (21 and 14) or (11 and 12) or (11, 12 and 14).
  • Figures 5a, 6a, 7a and 8a show schematically a microswitch according to the invention on which is mounted on the surface or housed inside a single component electrically connected between two adjacent terminals.
  • Figures 5b, 6b, 7b and 8b represent the corresponding electronic scheme when the component is a resistor. Note that the three terminals (11, 12, 14) are used to realize the assembly but not all of them are intended to be connected to exteriors.
  • Figures 9a and 10a serve to illustrate the possibilities of mounting on the surface or to house inside a microswitch according to the invention two electronic components.
  • the microswitch provides the function of breaker
  • Figures 11c and 12c show examples where non linear, are surface-mounted or housed inside the microswitch according to the invention.
  • Figures 5 to 12 are not naturally limiting but allow to illustrate for example the many possibilities offered by microswitches according to the invention to produce electronic circuits by surface mounting or housing internal components directly electrically connected to the adjacent terminals (11, 12, 14) since these are always present regardless of the function performed by the microswitch.

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FR0313599A FR2862808B1 (fr) 2003-11-20 2003-11-20 Minirupteur avec differenciation par la lame

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CN103762114A (zh) * 2013-11-11 2014-04-30 创乐电子实业（惠州）有限公司 一种微动开关
CN103960965A (zh) * 2013-01-28 2014-08-06 美的集团股份有限公司 电压力锅的过压保护装置和具有其的电压力锅

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US3857003A (en) * 1972-09-14 1974-12-24 Matsushita Electric Works Ltd Microswitch
EP0789373A1 (de) * 1996-02-06 1997-08-13 Saia-Burgess Electronics Limited Electrischer Schalter
DE19834888A1 (de) * 1998-08-03 2000-02-10 Ems Elektro Mechanische Schalt Mikroschalter mit Mehrfunktionsschaltzunge
FR2811470A1 (fr) * 2000-07-05 2002-01-11 Chauvin Arnoux Relais electromagnetique comportant un bloc pour le logement des organes de contact et d'un coulisseau de commande des contacts mobiles

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3857003A (en) * 1972-09-14 1974-12-24 Matsushita Electric Works Ltd Microswitch
EP0789373A1 (de) * 1996-02-06 1997-08-13 Saia-Burgess Electronics Limited Electrischer Schalter
DE19834888A1 (de) * 1998-08-03 2000-02-10 Ems Elektro Mechanische Schalt Mikroschalter mit Mehrfunktionsschaltzunge
FR2811470A1 (fr) * 2000-07-05 2002-01-11 Chauvin Arnoux Relais electromagnetique comportant un bloc pour le logement des organes de contact et d'un coulisseau de commande des contacts mobiles

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN103960965A (zh) * 2013-01-28 2014-08-06 美的集团股份有限公司 电压力锅的过压保护装置和具有其的电压力锅
CN103960965B (zh) * 2013-01-28 2016-07-06 美的集团股份有限公司 电压力锅的过压保护装置和具有其的电压力锅
CN103762114A (zh) * 2013-11-11 2014-04-30 创乐电子实业（惠州）有限公司 一种微动开关
CN103762114B (zh) * 2013-11-11 2016-09-07 仝达机电工业（惠州）有限公司 一种微动开关

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FR2862808A1 (fr) 2005-05-27
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