EP2234139B1 - Modular electrical apparatus with coupling rod to a control level of a further modular electrical apparatus - Google Patents

Modular electrical apparatus with coupling rod to a control level of a further modular electrical apparatus Download PDF

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EP2234139B1
EP2234139B1 EP09177385A EP09177385A EP2234139B1 EP 2234139 B1 EP2234139 B1 EP 2234139B1 EP 09177385 A EP09177385 A EP 09177385A EP 09177385 A EP09177385 A EP 09177385A EP 2234139 B1 EP2234139 B1 EP 2234139B1
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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
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    • H01H71/1018—Interconnected mechanisms with only external interconnections
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    • 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
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    • H01H2071/1036—Interconnected mechanisms having provisions for four or more poles

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  • the present disclosure relates to the technical field of modular electrical apparatuses.
  • modular electrical apparatuses are known, for example intended for being installed on a DIN rail, provided with a laterally protruding coupling rod.
  • Such coupling rod projects from a side of the box-shaped main body of the electrical apparatus for cooperating with a control lever of a further modular apparatus intended for being installed, in an electrical panel or in a switchboard, alongside the electrical apparatus provided with such laterally protruding coupling rod.
  • European patent application EP 1916682 describes a modular electrical apparatus that in particular is composed of an interlock device for electrical apparatuses comprising two laterally protruding coupling rods.
  • the length of the laterally protruding coupling rod is generally proportional to the size in number of modules of the modular electrical apparatus with which the electrical apparatus provided with the coupling rod is intended to cooperate.
  • the manufacturers of electrical apparatuses currently make multiple different products available, which clearly correspond to respective different product codes, which differ from one another only in that they have laterally protruding coupling rods of different lengths, based on the modular size of the electrical apparatus with which the electrical apparatuses provided with the laterally protruding coupling rod are intended to be made cooperate.
  • the modular electrical circuit breakers may for example be both of the unipolar type, for example having a size in number of modules equal to "1", thus requiring to be actuated thorough a coupling rod of relatively small length, and of the multipolar type, for example having a size in number of modules equal to "4" in the case of a quadripolar circuit breaker, thus requiring to be actuated by a coupling rod of relatively large length.
  • the movement of the control lever of a quadripolar circuit breaker theoretically is identical to that of any other circuit breaker having a smaller number of polarities, such movement requires an adequate coverage of the control lever of the circuit breaker to be actuated by the coupling rod to be guaranteed.
  • An object of the present disclosure is to provide an electrical apparatus with laterally protruding coupling rod which should be capable of overcoming the drawbacks described above with reference to the prior art.
  • Figure 1 shows, purely by way of an example, an assembled electrical kit of parts 1 comprising a first modular electrical apparatus 2, provided with a laterally protruding coupling rod 3, and further comprising a further modular electrical apparatus in the form of a quadripolar circuit breaker 4 provided with a control lever 5 movable for bringing circuit breaker 4 to an open operating status or a closed operating status.
  • the modular electrical apparatus 2 is disposed alongside and adjacent the quadripolar circuit breaker 4 and the laterally protruding coupling rod 3 is such as to operatively cooperate with the control lever 5.
  • the quadripolar circuit breaker 4 consists of four unipolar circuit breakers 6 disposed alongside and made integral to each other by a rivet system 8. Each of said unipolar circuit breakers 6 corresponds to a "DIN" module, so the quadripolar circuit breaker 4 has a width W1 corresponding to four DIN modules.
  • the control lever 5 of the quadripolar circuit breaker 4 comprises a rod 9 with an essentially C-shaped or U-shaped transversal profile which is fitted on the end portions of the four control levers of the unipolar circuit breakers 6 (not shown in the figures) and is fixed thereto, in order to allow a simultaneous actuation of such control levers.
  • control lever 5 is a lever pivotable around an axis of rotation and suitable for taking two steady angular positions, respectively corresponding to a closed operating status of circuit breaker 4 (wherein the control lever 5 is oriented upwards, as shown in figure 1 ) and to an open operating status (wherein the control lever 5 is oriented downwards).
  • the quadripolar circuit breaker 4 is such as to be fixed by a hook system 7 to a DIN rail, not shown in the figures, for allowing the installation of the quadripolar circuit breaker 4 inside a switchboard or an electrical panel.
  • the modular electrical apparatus 2 is a motor-driven actuation device suitable for allowing an operator, or a control system, to remotely control the quadripolar circuit breaker 4.
  • motor-driven actuation device 2 is similar to the motor-driven actuation device described in European patent application EP 1441376 or to that described in European patent application EP 1744428 .
  • the modular electrical apparatus 2 is not necessarily a motor-driven actuation device, for example being an interlock device, for example similar to that described in the European patent application EP 1916682 .
  • the coupling rod 3 of the motor-driven actuation device 2 laterally projects from the main body 10, 11 relative to one of the two opposite side walls 13, 14, in the example relative to the side wall 13, for cooperating with the control lever 5 of the quadripolar circuit breaker 4. It should be noted that, in other words, the coupling rod projects from the main body 10, 11 so as to protrude beyond one of said side walls 13, 14 along a direction perpendicular to said side wall 13.
  • the coupling rod 3 is pivotable around a rotation axis A1 ( figure 5 ) between two angular operating positions for moving the control lever 5 of circuit breaker 4 in one of the two steady angular positions in order to make circuit breaker 4 take the open operating status or the closed operating status.
  • the coupling rod 3 is mechanically coupled, through a mobile member 15 (turning in this example) and through a suitable linkage (per se known and not shown in the figures) to a motor housed inside the box-shaped main body 10, 11 for being moved by the same motor, for example based on a command sent by a remote operator.
  • the mobile member 15 is essentially shaped as a pivotable wheel and is housed in a protruding front portion 16 of the main body 10, 11 of the motor-driven actuation device 2.
  • the motor-driven actuation device 2 further comprises a locking system 18 for locking the coupling rod 3 in the operating configuration of figure 2 , so as to prevent an untimely actuation of the coupling rod 3, attempting to move such rod to the angular position of figure 1 , from impairing the safety of the system and of any operators.
  • the locking system for example comprises a sliding cursor 18 along a direction parallel to arrow IV, slidingly coupled to the projecting front portion 16 of the box-shaped body 10, 11 and adapted to be moved between two operating positions wherein such cursor 18 respectively allows and prevents a rotation of the pivotable member 15 and thus of the coupling rod 3.
  • a sliding cursor 18 of the type indicated above is per se known and for this reason shall not be further described.
  • the coupling rod 3 comprises a first rod segment 20 kinematically coupled with the box-shaped main body 10, 11 and a second rod segment 21 able to be removably coupled with the first rod segment 20 to allow the first rod segment 20 to be length-extended to adapt the overall length of the coupling rod 3 to the modular size of the particular electrical apparatus 4 the control device 2 is intended to be coupled with.
  • kinematically coupled means rotatably coupled.
  • the first rod segment could be slidably coupled to the main body, in thi case the kinematically coupling between the first rod segment and the main body should be intended as being a sliding coupling.
  • the first rod segment 20 laterally protrudes from the main body 10, 11, in the example it protrudes on the side of the side wall 13 in a direction substantially perpendicular to such wall.
  • the coupling rod 3 has a relatively smaller overall length, so the control device 2 can be coupled with a modular electrical apparatus 4 of relatively small modular size, whereas when the second rod segment 21 is coupled with the first rod segment 20 the coupling rod 3 has a relatively larger overall length, so the control device 2 can be coupled to a modular electrical apparatus 4 of relatively larger modular size.
  • the second rod segment is a length extension associable to the first rod segment.
  • the length of the first rod segment 20, or better of the portion thereof laterally protruding beyond the side wall 13, is substantially equal to the width of a DIN module and the overall length of the coupling rod 3, or better of the portion thereof laterally protruding beyond the side wall 13, when the second segment 21 is coupled with the first segment 20 is substantially equal to three times the width of a DIN module.
  • the control device 2 can be coupled with a modular electrical apparatus 4 of the same size as a DIN module, for example a unipolar circuit breaker, or with a modular electrical apparatus 4 of a size equal to two DIN modules, for example with a bipolar circuit breaker.
  • the control device 2 can be coupled with a modular electrical apparatus 4 of the same size as three DIN modules, for example a tripolar circuit breaker, or with a modular electrical apparatus 4 of a size equal to four DIN modules, for example with a quadripolar circuit breaker 4.
  • Figure 3 shows, by way of an example, the actuation device 2 of the kit of parts of figure 1 coupled with a bipolar modular electrical apparatus 4, totally similar to the quadripolar circuit breaker 4 of figure 1 and that differ therefrom essentially in that it has a modular size smaller than it.
  • the bipolar modular circuit breaker 4 has a modular size W3 equal to two modules.
  • the second rod segment 21 has been disconnected from the first rod segment 20, since the fist rod segment 20 has a sufficient length (in this example about equal to the width of a DIN module) for allowing the actuation of the control lever 5 by the control device 2.
  • the second rod segment 21 is made of a plastic material having a high elastic modulus value so as to ensure a high bending stiffness. More preferably, the second rod segment 21 is made from polyphthalamide reinforced with a mixed filler (mineral filler and glass fibre) or another material with similar or equivalent features in terms of elastic modulus. More preferably, the second rod segment 21 is made from polyphthalamide reinforced with a 65% of mixed filler (mineral filler and glass fibre) or another material with similar or equivalent features in terms of elastic modulus. As regards the first rod segment 20, although there are less strict requirements in terms of elastic modulus, the same material used for making the second rod segment 21 may be used.
  • the coupling rod 3 has an essentially C-shaped or U-shaped transversal profile, thus hollow, so as to define an inner coupling channel 22, 23 suitable for receiving a free end portion of the control lever 5 of circuit breaker 4 for engaging and operatively cooperating with said control lever 5.
  • inner channel 22, 23 comprises a first portion 22 made inside the first rod segment 20 and a second portion 23 made inside the second rod segment 21.
  • the coupling channel 22, 23 is a substantially continuous channel with substantially constant cross section when the first 20 and the second rod segment 21 are coupled together. It must be observed that the second rod segment when connected to the first rod segment extends the length of the coupling channel of the first rod segment thus creating a continuous longer channel having constant, or substantially constant, cross section.
  • one of the two rod segments 20, 21 is adapted to be at least partially fitted inside the other of the two rod segments.
  • the second rod segment 21 comprises a widened free end portion 24 (relative to the remaining portion 25 of such rod segment 21) and the first rod segment 20 is adapted to be at least partially axially fitted into such widened free end portion 24.
  • the widened free end portion 24 has a cross section (for example along axis A2) of larger inside and outside dimensions than the inside and outside dimensions of the cross section (for example along axis A3) of the remaining portion 24 of the second rod segment 21.
  • the inner walls of the widened free end portion 24 are counter-shaped with respect to outer walls of the first rod segment 20, so that in the engagement a shape coupling is made that allows a stable coupling between the first 20 and the second rod segment 21.
  • guide elements 26, 27 protruding/retracting counter-shaped with respect to each other such as for example at least one groove 27 and a complementary ribbing 26 suitable for being received inside the groove, are preferably provided on the outer walls of the first rod segment 20 and on the inner walls 21 of the widened portion 24.
  • two opposite ribbings 25 are provided on the outer wall of the first rod segment 20, suitable for being received in corresponding counter-shaped grooves 27 (of which only one is visible in the figures) provided inside the widened free end portion 24.
  • the snap locking elements comprise a tooth 28 that radially projects, that is to say, in radial direction, from the first rod segment 20 to be received in a respective recess 29 provided in the second rod segment 21.
  • radial direction it is meant a direction perpendicular to the axial direction A4.
  • tooth 28 projects from the second rod segment 21 and the recess is provided in the first rod segment 20.
  • a substantial portion (for example, 100% or 90% of the overall length) of the first rod segment 20 can be engaged inside the widened free end portion 23.
  • one of the two rod segments is provided on the side of the coupling channel 22, 23 with a recess 30, or with a notch, having an open side and intended to be arranged between the first 20 and the second rod segment 21 when they are coupled together.
  • recess 30 allows an easier disconnection between the two rod segments 20, 21.
  • wall 31 adjacent the open side of recess 30 is a wall with inclined plane to allow an easier insertion and centring of the screwdriver head, or of another suitable tool, inside recess 30.
  • an electrical apparatus according to the present invention is such as to solve the drawbacks mentioned above with reference to the prior art.
  • an electrical apparatus of the type described above may be coupled with electrical apparatuses having different modular widths, greatly simplifying the production/management costs of a manufacturer but also making the selection and the purchase more practical for an installer.

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