EP2497100B1 - Switch, in particular low voltage circuit breaker - Google Patents

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EP2497100B1
EP2497100B1 EP10766032.6A EP10766032A EP2497100B1 EP 2497100 B1 EP2497100 B1 EP 2497100B1 EP 10766032 A EP10766032 A EP 10766032A EP 2497100 B1 EP2497100 B1 EP 2497100B1
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  • the invention relates to a switch, in particular a circuit breaker for low voltages, according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a compact circuit breaker for low voltages trained switches are known and have to turn on and off a rocker arm as a handle.
  • an actuating device which has a remotely controllable motor drive with a spring pair.
  • the actuating device is mounted on the switch so that the rocker arm can be folded by means of an actuating element which is moved accordingly when unlatching a prestressed spring.
  • the required force is applied by the spring, which relaxes.
  • the motor drive is used, which biases the spring via a gear mechanism with connected mechanism and holds it in the clamped state via a latch.
  • Such mounted on the switch motor drives are also referred to as spring-loaded actuators.
  • the object of the invention is to make it possible for the switch to be switched on again relatively quickly after it has been switched off.
  • the solution provides that for switching on and off each a pair of springs is provided and the two spring pairs respectively are connected to each other via a bridge, that the spring pairs are supported on the opposite sides of the bridges, that the two bridges against each other slidably nested with their spring pairs arranged that the facing bridges for biasing the spring pairs are pressed apart, and that an actuating element for switching on the one bridge and an actuating element for switching off at the other bridge are arranged.
  • the solution idea is therefore to use two pairs of springs, which are simultaneously stretched by a motor drive, wherein the two verklinkbaren spring pairs (spring packs) are independently de-latched. In this case, one of the two spring pairs are provided for switching on and the other for switching off.
  • a technically simple embodiment provides that the bridges for clamping the spring pairs are pushed apart by means of a mechanism formed of two levers.
  • the simultaneous pressing apart of the two bridges can be achieved when the two levers are pressed apart by a clamping disc having on both sides of a driver, on each of which one of the levers rests.
  • the two drivers are rotatably mounted.
  • Fig. 1 shows a known switch 1, which is designed as a circuit breaker for low voltages.
  • the switch 1 has a handle 2 in the form of a rocker arm 2a (s. FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 ) on.
  • the rocker arm 2a is here folded over by means of an actuating device 3, which is mounted on the front side of the switch 1.
  • the actuator 3 each have a spring pair 4, 5 (s. 3 and 4 ) on; from spring pair 4 is in Fig. 1 only to see a coil spring 4a, which is in its relaxed state.
  • the spring pairs 4, 5 are tensioned along guides 6 and are located in a frame 7.
  • a motor drive 8 with a motor 9, a gear transmission 10 with gears 10a and clamping means 11 (s. Fig. 2 ).
  • a tensioning shaft 12 the two spring pairs 4, 5 are also manually clamped by a worm drive.
  • An OFF button 13 allows an operator to switch off the switch 1 with a tensioned spring pair 4 by hand, an ON button 14 him 1 turn on.
  • An electronic circuit ensures that the two spring pairs 4, 5 are tensioned by means of electrical control signals remotely controlled by the motor drive 8 and the switch 1 on and off again.
  • Fig. 2 only the motor drive 8 is shown, which drives a clamping plate 15 via the motor 9 and the transmission 10.
  • the clamping plate 15 has on both flat sides opposite one another each driver 16, which are each rotatably mounted on an axis 17 via a needle bearing.
  • On the outside of the cylindrical driver 16 is in each case the inside of one of two outwardly bent levers 18, which are rotatably mounted on a common axis 19. If the clamping disk 15 moves in the direction of the arrow 20, then the two levers 18 are simultaneously pushed away from one another.
  • the arrow 21 points in Fig. 2 the direction of movement of the free end 22 of the upper lever 18 at; the free end 23 of the lower lever 18 then simultaneously moves down in the opposite direction.
  • Fig. 3 are the two spring pairs 4, 5 shown in the tensioned state without the frame 7, the sake of clarity because the two levers 18 have been omitted.
  • the springs 4 a, 5 a of the two spring pairs 4, 5 are connected to each other via a bridge 24, 25.
  • the free end 22 of the (upper) lever 18 engages in a receiving opening 26 of the bridge 24.
  • the receiving opening 27 for the free end 23 of the (lower) lever 18 is in Fig. 3 not visible; it is behind an angle lever 28 and is covered by this.
  • the upper end 29 of the angle lever 28 is locked in a slotted guide 30, whereby the spring pair 5 is latched.
  • a double lever 32 is locked with a slotted guide 33 of the bridge 24 and the spring pair 4 latched in this way.
  • the spring pairs 4, 5 are based on each of the opposite sides of the bridges 24, 25 from. Both bridges 24, 25 can move undisturbed along the guides 6, ie they are against each other slidably arranged, nested here in one another. Of course, it could also be provided that both pass each other.
  • a slider 34 By pressure, a slider 34 can be moved in the direction of the arrow 35 against the lower end of the double lever 32 and unlatch the upper bridge 24 with the springs 5a, so that the bridge 24 based on Fig. 3 moves down and presses the protruding rocker arm 2a down to its OFF position.
  • a pulling force on the slider 36 in the direction of the arrow 37 causes an independent unlatching of the lower bridge 25, which then moves upward and pushes the rocker arm 2a with the edge 38 upwards in its ON position.
  • the edge 38 acts here as an actuator 38a; the edge 39 on the bridge 24 is its actuator 39a.
  • Fig. 4 the actuator 3 is shown after unlatching of the bridge 24 and thus of the spring pair 4 to turn off the switch 1.
  • the switch 1 is turned off and the spring pair 5 is in the tensioned state. In itself, the switch 1 could therefore be switched on again immediately.
  • the spring constants of the springs 4a, 5a are of different sizes, the difference being chosen so that switching on of the switch 1 is always possible only when the state of the switch-off spring pair 4 is tensioned. Therefore, the switch-on spring pair 5 has a smaller spring constant than the switch-off pair of springs 4, so that the switch 1 turned off with the help of the switch-off pair spring 4, but the off switch 1 can not be turned on again by the switch-spring pair 5 , The actuator 3 in Fig. 4 can not be turned on again in the state shown, since the springs 4a are weaker than the springs 5a. Only after both spring pairs 4, 5 are re-tensioned, a renewed switching is possible.
  • Switching off the switch 1 can be done at any time and even without operating voltage, since the force of the switch-off spring pair 4 is so strong that it overcomes the counterforce of the spring assembly 5 when you turn off.
  • Fig. 5 shows the mechanical connection between the OFF button 13, the slider 34 and the double lever 32 and the ON button 14, the slider 36 and the angle lever 28.
  • the mechanically actuated by an operator OFF button 13 presses the slider 34 via a Pivot member 40 against the double lever 32, which unlatches the upper bridge 24 with the springs 5a, which moves the rocker arm 2a down to its OFF position. This thus makes it possible for an operator to switch off the switch 1 with a tensioned spring pair 4 by hand.
  • the on-button 14 causes the slider 36 is pulled to the right via a pivot member 41, whereby the angle lever 28 pivots, which unlatches the lower bridge 25 with the springs 4a, which moves the rocker arm 2a up to its on position ,
  • the pivoting elements 40, 41 are pivoted in the remote control case of electro-magnetic devices 42, 43, the switch 1 on or off.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Schalter, insbesondere einen Leistungsschalter für Niederspannungen, gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1.The invention relates to a switch, in particular a circuit breaker for low voltages, according to the preamble of claim 1.

Als Kompakt-Leistungsschalter für Niederspannungen ausgebildete Schalter sind bekannt und weisen zum Ein- und Ausschalten einen Kipphebel als Handhabe auf. Um den Schalter auch ferngesteuert ausschalten zu können, wird er mit einer Betätigungseinrichtung versehen, die einen fernsteuerbaren MotorAntrieb mit einem Federpaar aufweist. Die Betätigungseinrichtung ist dabei so am Schalter montiert, dass der Kipphebel mittels eines Betätigungselements umgelegt werden kann, das bei Entklinkung einer vorgespannten Feder entsprechend bewegt wird. Die erforderliche Kraft wird von der Feder aufgebracht, die sich dabei entspannt. Zum Spannen der Feder dient der Motor-Antrieb, der die Feder über ein Getriebe mit nach geschalteter Mechanik spannt und über eine Verklinkung im gespannten Zustand hält. Derartige auf den Schalter montierte Motor-Antriebe werden auch als Federspeicher-Antriebe bezeichnet.As a compact circuit breaker for low voltages trained switches are known and have to turn on and off a rocker arm as a handle. To be able to switch off the switch remotely, it is provided with an actuating device which has a remotely controllable motor drive with a spring pair. The actuating device is mounted on the switch so that the rocker arm can be folded by means of an actuating element which is moved accordingly when unlatching a prestressed spring. The required force is applied by the spring, which relaxes. To tension the spring, the motor drive is used, which biases the spring via a gear mechanism with connected mechanism and holds it in the clamped state via a latch. Such mounted on the switch motor drives are also referred to as spring-loaded actuators.

In der US3097275 wird ein elektrischer Schalter offenbart mit einem Energie-Speicher Mechanismus zum schnellen Öffnen und Schießen des elektrischen Schalters.In the US3097275 An electric switch is disclosed having an energy storage mechanism for quickly opening and firing the electrical switch.

Die Aufgabe der Erfindung besteht darin, zu ermöglichen, dass der Schalter nach dem Ausschalten relativ schnell wieder einschaltbar ist.The object of the invention is to make it possible for the switch to be switched on again relatively quickly after it has been switched off.

Die Aufgabe wird durch die Merkmale des Anspruchs 1 gelöst; die Unteransprüche stellen vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen dar.The object is solved by the features of claim 1; the dependent claims represent advantageous embodiments.

Die Lösung sieht vor, dass zum Ein- und Ausschalten jeweils ein Federpaar vorgesehen ist und die beiden Federpaare jeweils über eine Brücke miteinander verbunden sind, dass die Federpaare sich jeweils auf den einander abgewandten Seiten der Brücken abstützen, dass die beiden Brücken gegeneinander verschieblich mit ihren Federpaaren ineinandergeschachtelt angeordnet sind, dass die einander zugewandten Brücken zum Spannen der Federpaare auseinandergedrückt werden, und dass ein Betätigungselement zum Einschalten an der einen Brücke und ein Betätigungselement zum Ausschalten an der anderen Brücke angeordnet sind. Die Lösungsidee besteht also darin, zwei Federpaare zu verwenden, die von einem Motor-Antrieb gleichzeitig gespannt werden, wobei die beiden verklinkbaren Federpaare (Federpakete) unabhängig voneinander entklinkbar sind. Dabei sind eines der beiden Federpaare zum Einschalten und das andere zum Ausschalten vorgesehen.The solution provides that for switching on and off each a pair of springs is provided and the two spring pairs respectively are connected to each other via a bridge, that the spring pairs are supported on the opposite sides of the bridges, that the two bridges against each other slidably nested with their spring pairs arranged that the facing bridges for biasing the spring pairs are pressed apart, and that an actuating element for switching on the one bridge and an actuating element for switching off at the other bridge are arranged. The solution idea is therefore to use two pairs of springs, which are simultaneously stretched by a motor drive, wherein the two verklinkbaren spring pairs (spring packs) are independently de-latched. In this case, one of the two spring pairs are provided for switching on and the other for switching off.

Eine technisch einfache Ausführung sieht vor, dass die Brücken zum Spannen der Federpaare mittels einer aus zwei Hebeln gebildeten Mechanik auseinandergedrückt werden.A technically simple embodiment provides that the bridges for clamping the spring pairs are pushed apart by means of a mechanism formed of two levers.

Das gleichzeitige Auseinanderdrücken der beiden Brücken lässt sich erreichen, wenn die beiden Hebel von einer Spannscheibe auseinandergedrückt werden, die auf beiden Seiten einen Mitnehmer aufweist, auf dem jeweils einer der Hebel aufliegt.The simultaneous pressing apart of the two bridges can be achieved when the two levers are pressed apart by a clamping disc having on both sides of a driver, on each of which one of the levers rests.

Um die Gegenkräfte beim Spannen der beiden Federpaare klein zu halten, wird vorgeschlagen, dass die beiden Mitnehmer drehgelagert sind.In order to keep the opposing forces when tensioning the two spring pairs small, it is proposed that the two drivers are rotatably mounted.

Eine besonders kompakte Ausführung ergibt sich, wenn die Federpaare ineinandergeschachtelt angeordnet sind.A particularly compact design results when the spring pairs are arranged nested.

Eine Notabschaltung ist auch bei Stromausfall sichergestellt, wenn das Federpaar zum Einschalten eine kleinere Federkonstante als das Federpaar zum Ausschalten aufweist, derart, dass, insbesondere von Hand, der eingeschaltete Schalter jeweils mit Hilfe des Ausschalt-Federpaars ausgeschaltet aber der ausgeschaltete Schalter nicht durch das Einschalt-Federpaar wieder eingeschaltet werden kann. Die Anordnung der Federpakete ist also so gestaltet, dass eine (NOT-)Ausschaltung des Leistungsschalters jederzeit möglich ist. Technisch einfach ist es, wenn die Betätigungselemente als an den Brücken ausgebildete Kanten ausgebildet sind.An emergency shutdown is ensured even in case of power failure, when the spring pair to turn on a smaller spring constant than the spring pair to turn off, such that, in particular by hand, the switch turned off each with the help of the turn-off spring pair but the off switch not by switching Spring pair can be switched on again. The arrangement of the spring assemblies is thus designed so that an (EMERGENCY) disconnection of the circuit breaker is possible at any time. It is technically simple if the actuating elements are designed as formed on the bridges edges.

Die Erfindung wird nachfolgend anhand einer Zeichnung näher beschrieben. Es zeigen

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einen Schalter mit Betätigungseinrichtung zum ferngesteuert Ein- und Ausschalten,
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a switch with actuator for remotely turning on and off,
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the motor drive of the actuator according to Fig. 1 .
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the actuator according to Fig. 1 with tensioned spring pairs without frame,
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the actuator according to Fig. 1 after switching off the switch and
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the coupling of the ON and OFF buttons.

Fig. 1 zeigt einen bekannten Schalter 1, der als Leistungsschalter für Niederspannungen ausgelegt ist. Zum Ein- und Ausschalten weist der Schalter 1 eine Handhabe 2 in Form eines Kipphebels 2a (s. Fig. 3 und Fig. 4) auf. Der Kipphebel 2a wird hier mittels einer Betätigungseinrichtung 3 umgelegt, die auf der Vorderseite des Schalter 1 montiert ist. Zum Ein- und Ausschalten weist die Betätigungseinrichtung 3 jeweils ein Federpaar 4, 5 (s. Fig. 3 und 4) auf; vom Federpaar 4 ist in Fig. 1 lediglich eine Schraubenfeder 4a zu sehen, die sich in ihrem entspannten Zustand befindet. Die Federpaare 4, 5 sind entlang von Führungen 6 spannbar und befinden sich in einem Rahmen 7. Zum Spannen dient ein Motor-Antrieb 8 mit einem Motor 9, einem Zahnradgetriebe 10 mit Zahnrädern 10a und Spannmitteln 11 (s. Fig. 2). Über eine Spannwelle 12 können die beiden Federpaare 4, 5 auch händisch mittels eines Schneckenantriebs gespannt werden. Ein AUS-Taster 13 ermöglicht es einer Bedienperson, den Schalter 1 bei gespanntem Federpaar 4 von Hand ausschalten, ein EIN-Taster 14 ihn 1 einzuschalten. Fig. 1 shows a known switch 1, which is designed as a circuit breaker for low voltages. For switching on and off, the switch 1 has a handle 2 in the form of a rocker arm 2a (s. FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 ) on. The rocker arm 2a is here folded over by means of an actuating device 3, which is mounted on the front side of the switch 1. To turn on and off, the actuator 3 each have a spring pair 4, 5 (s. 3 and 4 ) on; from spring pair 4 is in Fig. 1 only to see a coil spring 4a, which is in its relaxed state. The spring pairs 4, 5 are tensioned along guides 6 and are located in a frame 7. For clamping, a motor drive 8 with a motor 9, a gear transmission 10 with gears 10a and clamping means 11 (s. Fig. 2 ). About a tensioning shaft 12, the two spring pairs 4, 5 are also manually clamped by a worm drive. An OFF button 13 allows an operator to switch off the switch 1 with a tensioned spring pair 4 by hand, an ON button 14 him 1 turn on.

Eine nicht gezeigte elektronische Schaltung sorgt dafür, dass die beiden Federpaare 4, 5 mittels elektrischer Steuersignale ferngesteuert durch den Motor-Antrieb 8 gespannt werden und der Schalter 1 ein- als auch wieder ausgeschaltet werden kann.An electronic circuit, not shown, ensures that the two spring pairs 4, 5 are tensioned by means of electrical control signals remotely controlled by the motor drive 8 and the switch 1 on and off again.

In Fig. 2 ist nur der Motor-Antrieb 8 gezeigt, der eine Spannscheibe 15 über den Motor 9 und das Getriebe 10 antreibt. Die Spannscheibe 15 weist auf beiden Flachseiten einander gegenüberliegend jeweils Mitnehmer 16 auf, die jeweils auf einer Achse 17 über ein Nadellager drehgelagert sind. Auf der Außenseite der zylindrischen Mitnehmer 16 liegt jeweils die Innenseite eines von zwei nach außen gebogenen Hebeln 18 auf, die auf einer gemeinsamen Achse 19 drehgelagert sind. Bewegt sich die Spannscheibe 15 in Richtung des Pfeils 20, so werden die beiden Hebel 18 gleichzeitig voneinander weggedrückt. Der Pfeil 21 zeigt in Fig. 2 die Bewegungsrichtung des freien Endes 22 des oberen Hebels 18 an; das freie Ende 23 des unteren Hebels 18 bewegt sich dann gleichzeitig nach unten in die entgegen gesetzte Richtung.In Fig. 2 only the motor drive 8 is shown, which drives a clamping plate 15 via the motor 9 and the transmission 10. The clamping plate 15 has on both flat sides opposite one another each driver 16, which are each rotatably mounted on an axis 17 via a needle bearing. On the outside of the cylindrical driver 16 is in each case the inside of one of two outwardly bent levers 18, which are rotatably mounted on a common axis 19. If the clamping disk 15 moves in the direction of the arrow 20, then the two levers 18 are simultaneously pushed away from one another. The arrow 21 points in Fig. 2 the direction of movement of the free end 22 of the upper lever 18 at; the free end 23 of the lower lever 18 then simultaneously moves down in the opposite direction.

In Fig. 3 sind die beiden Federpaare 4, 5 im gespannten Zustand ohne den Rahmen 7 gezeigt, wobei der besseren Übersicht wegen die beiden Hebel 18 weggelassen wurden. Die Federn 4a, 5a der beiden Federpaare 4, 5 sind jeweils über eine Brücke 24, 25 miteinander verbunden. Dabei greift das freie Ende 22 des (oberen) Hebels 18 in eine Aufnahmeöffnung 26 der Brücke 24 ein. Die Aufnahmeöffnung 27 für das freie Ende 23 des (unteren) Hebels 18 ist in Fig. 3 nicht sichtbar; sie befindet sich hinter einem Winkelhebel 28 und wird von diesem verdeckt. Das obere Ende 29 des Winkelhebels 28 ist in einer Kulissenführung 30 verrastet, wodurch das Federpaar 5 verklinkt ist. Analog ist das Ende 31 eines Doppelhebels 32 mit einer Kulissenführung 33 der Brücke 24 verrastet und das Federpaar 4 auf diese Weise verklinkt. Wie Fig. 3 zeigt, stützen sich die Federpaare 4, 5 jeweils auf den einander abgewandten Seiten der Brücken 24, 25 ab. Beide Brücken 24, 25 können sich entlang der Führungen 6 ungestört bewegen, d.h. sie sind gegeneinander verschieblich angeordnet, hier ineinander geschachtelt. Selbstverständlich könnte auch vorgesehen sein, dass sich beide aneinander vorbeibewegen.In Fig. 3 are the two spring pairs 4, 5 shown in the tensioned state without the frame 7, the sake of clarity because the two levers 18 have been omitted. The springs 4 a, 5 a of the two spring pairs 4, 5 are connected to each other via a bridge 24, 25. In this case, the free end 22 of the (upper) lever 18 engages in a receiving opening 26 of the bridge 24. The receiving opening 27 for the free end 23 of the (lower) lever 18 is in Fig. 3 not visible; it is behind an angle lever 28 and is covered by this. The upper end 29 of the angle lever 28 is locked in a slotted guide 30, whereby the spring pair 5 is latched. Similarly, the end 31 of a double lever 32 is locked with a slotted guide 33 of the bridge 24 and the spring pair 4 latched in this way. As Fig. 3 shows, the spring pairs 4, 5 are based on each of the opposite sides of the bridges 24, 25 from. Both bridges 24, 25 can move undisturbed along the guides 6, ie they are against each other slidably arranged, nested here in one another. Of course, it could also be provided that both pass each other.

Durch Druck lässt sich ein Schieber 34 in Richtung des Pfeils 35 gegen das untere Ende des Doppelhebels 32 verschieben und die obere Brücke 24 mit den Federn 5a entklinken, so dass sich die Brücke 24 bezogen auf Fig. 3 nach unten bewegt und den vorstehenden Kipphebel 2a nach unten in seine AUS-Stellung drückt. Eine Zugkraft auf den Schieber 36 in Richtung des Pfeils 37 bewirkt eine davon unabhängige Entklinkung der unteren Brücke 25, die sich dann nach oben bewegt und den Kipphebel 2a mit der Kante 38 nach oben in seine EIN-Stellung drückt. Die Kante 38 wirkt hier als Betätigungselement 38a; die Kante 39 an der Brücke 24 ist dessen Betätigungselement 39a.By pressure, a slider 34 can be moved in the direction of the arrow 35 against the lower end of the double lever 32 and unlatch the upper bridge 24 with the springs 5a, so that the bridge 24 based on Fig. 3 moves down and presses the protruding rocker arm 2a down to its OFF position. A pulling force on the slider 36 in the direction of the arrow 37 causes an independent unlatching of the lower bridge 25, which then moves upward and pushes the rocker arm 2a with the edge 38 upwards in its ON position. The edge 38 acts here as an actuator 38a; the edge 39 on the bridge 24 is its actuator 39a.

In Fig. 4 ist die Betätigungseinrichtung 3 nach Entklinken der Brücke 24 und damit des Federpaars 4 zum Ausschalten des Schalters 1 gezeigt. Der Schalter 1 ist ausgeschaltet und das Federpaar 5 befindet sich im gespannten Zustand. An sich könnte der Schalter 1 also sofort wieder eingeschaltet werden.In Fig. 4 the actuator 3 is shown after unlatching of the bridge 24 and thus of the spring pair 4 to turn off the switch 1. The switch 1 is turned off and the spring pair 5 is in the tensioned state. In itself, the switch 1 could therefore be switched on again immediately.

Die Federkonstanten der Federn 4a, 5a sind unterschiedlich groß, wobei der Unterschied so gewählt ist, dass ein Einschalten des Schalters 1 immer nur bei gespanntem Zustand des Ausschalt-Federpaars 4 möglich ist. Deshalb weist das Einschalt-Federpaar 5 eine kleinere Federkonstante als das Ausschalt-Federpaar 4 auf, so dass der eingeschaltete Schalter 1 zwar mit Hilfe des Ausschalt-Federpaars 4 ausgeschaltet, aber der ausgeschaltete Schalter 1 nicht durch das Einschalt-Federpaar 5 wieder eingeschaltet werden kann. Die Betätigungseinrichtung 3 in Fig. 4 lässt sich in dem gezeigten Zustand zunächst nicht wieder einschalten, da die Federn 4a schwächer als die Federn 5a sind. Erst nachdem beide Federpaare 4, 5 neu gespannt sind, ist ein erneutes Einschalten möglich.The spring constants of the springs 4a, 5a are of different sizes, the difference being chosen so that switching on of the switch 1 is always possible only when the state of the switch-off spring pair 4 is tensioned. Therefore, the switch-on spring pair 5 has a smaller spring constant than the switch-off pair of springs 4, so that the switch 1 turned off with the help of the switch-off pair spring 4, but the off switch 1 can not be turned on again by the switch-spring pair 5 , The actuator 3 in Fig. 4 can not be turned on again in the state shown, since the springs 4a are weaker than the springs 5a. Only after both spring pairs 4, 5 are re-tensioned, a renewed switching is possible.

Ein Ausschalten des Schalters 1 kann jederzeit und sogar ohne Betriebsspannung erfolgen, da die Kraft des Ausschalt-Federpaars 4 so stark ist, das sie beim Ausschalten die Gegenkraft des Federpaketes 5 überwindet.Switching off the switch 1 can be done at any time and even without operating voltage, since the force of the switch-off spring pair 4 is so strong that it overcomes the counterforce of the spring assembly 5 when you turn off.

Fig. 5 zeigt die mechanische Verbindung zwischen dem AUS-Taster 13, dem Schieber 34 und dem Doppelhebel 32 als auch dem EIN-Taster 14, dem Schieber 36 und dem Winkelhebel 28. Der mechanisch von einer Bedienperson betätigte AUS-Taster 13 drückt den Schieber 34 über ein Schwenkelement 40 gegen den Doppelhebel 32, der die obere Brücke 24 mit den Federn 5a entklinkt, die den Kipphebel 2a nach unten in seine AUS-Stellung bewegt. Dies ermöglicht es also einer Bedienperson, den Schalter 1 bei gespanntem Federpaar 4 von Hand auszuschalten. Fig. 5 shows the mechanical connection between the OFF button 13, the slider 34 and the double lever 32 and the ON button 14, the slider 36 and the angle lever 28. The mechanically actuated by an operator OFF button 13 presses the slider 34 via a Pivot member 40 against the double lever 32, which unlatches the upper bridge 24 with the springs 5a, which moves the rocker arm 2a down to its OFF position. This thus makes it possible for an operator to switch off the switch 1 with a tensioned spring pair 4 by hand.

Entsprechend bewirkt der Ein-Taster 14, dass der Schieber 36 über ein Schwenkelement 41 nach rechts gezogen wird, wodurch der Winkelhebel 28 verschwenkt, der die untere Brücke 25 mit den Federn 4a entklinkt, die den Kipphebel 2a nach oben in seine Ein-Stellung bewegt.Accordingly, the on-button 14 causes the slider 36 is pulled to the right via a pivot member 41, whereby the angle lever 28 pivots, which unlatches the lower bridge 25 with the springs 4a, which moves the rocker arm 2a up to its on position ,

Die Schwenkelemente 40, 41 werden im Fernsteuerungsfall von elektro-magnetischen Einrichtungen 42, 43 verschwenkt, die den Schalter 1 ein- bzw. auszuschalten.The pivoting elements 40, 41 are pivoted in the remote control case of electro-magnetic devices 42, 43, the switch 1 on or off.

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  1. Switch (1), in particular a power switch for low voltages, which for turning on and off has an actuator (2),
    having an actuating device (3) that is located on the actuator (2) side on the switch (1) and which at least turns the switch (1) on, in particular remotely controlled by means of electric control signals,
    with the actuating device (3) having a motor drive (8) which by way of a gear (10) that actuates a mechanical system tensions at least one spring (4a or 5a) which is held in the tensioned state by a latch, and with the latch unlatching for actuating the actuator (2) and the actuator (2) being swivelled by the at least one spring (4a or 5a) as it detensions by means of an actuating element (38a, 39a),
    wherein two spring pairs (4, 5) are provided, one pair for turning on and the other for turning off, and the two spring pairs (4, 5) are connected to each other in each case via a bridge (24, 25),
    wherein the spring pairs (4, 5) are supported in each case on the sides of the bridges (24, 25) facing away from each other, wherein the two bridges (24, 25) are arranged displaceably relative to each other,
    wherein the mutually facing bridges (24, 25) are pushed apart to tension the spring pairs (4, 5), and
    wherein an actuating element (39a) for turning on is arranged on one bridge (25) and an actuating element (38a) for turning off is arranged on the other bridge (24).
  2. Switch according to claim 1,
    characterised in that
    the bridges (24, 25) are pushed apart for tensioning the spring pairs (4, 5) by means of a mechanical system formed from two levers (18).
  3. Switch according to claim 2,
    characterised in that
    the two levers (18) are pushed apart by a strain washer (15) having on both sides a driver (16) on which in each case a lever (18) rests.
  4. Switch according to claim 3,
    characterised in that
    the two drivers (16) are pivotably mounted.
  5. Switch according to one of claims 1 - 4,
    characterised in that
    the spring pairs (4, 5) are arranged nested one inside the other.
  6. Switch according to claim 5,
    characterised in that
    the spring pair (5) for turning on has a smaller spring constant than the spring pair (4) for turning off such that, particularly by hand, the turned-on switch (1) can be turned off in each case with the aid of the turn-off spring pair (4) but the turned-off switch (1) cannot be turned on again by means of the turn-on spring pair (5).
  7. Switch according to one of claims 1 - 6,
    characterised in that
    the actuating elements (38a, 39a) are edges embodied on the bridges (24, 25).
  8. Switch according to one of claims 1 - 7,
    characterised in that
    the actuator (2) is embodied as a rocker lever (2a).
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