EP2811498B1 - Ein Schalter, insbesondere ein Batterietrennschalter für Fahrzeuge - Google Patents

Ein Schalter, insbesondere ein Batterietrennschalter für Fahrzeuge Download PDF

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EP2811498B1
EP2811498B1 EP14160644.2A EP14160644A EP2811498B1 EP 2811498 B1 EP2811498 B1 EP 2811498B1 EP 14160644 A EP14160644 A EP 14160644A EP 2811498 B1 EP2811498 B1 EP 2811498B1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H3/00—Mechanisms for operating contacts
    • H01H3/02—Operating parts, i.e. for operating driving mechanism by a mechanical force external to the switch
    • H01H3/022—Emergency operating parts, e.g. for stop-switch in dangerous conditions
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H19/00—Switches operated by an operating part which is rotatable about a longitudinal axis thereof and which is acted upon directly by a solid body external to the switch, e.g. by a hand
    • H01H19/54—Switches operated by an operating part which is rotatable about a longitudinal axis thereof and which is acted upon directly by a solid body external to the switch, e.g. by a hand the operating part having at least five or an unspecified number of operative positions
    • H01H19/60—Angularly-movable actuating part carrying no contacts
    • H01H19/62—Contacts actuated by radial cams
    • H01H19/626—Contacts actuated by radial cams actuating bridging contacts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H1/00—Contacts
    • H01H1/12—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage
    • H01H1/14—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage by abutting
    • H01H1/20—Bridging contacts
    • H01H1/2025—Bridging contacts comprising two-parallel bridges
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H1/00—Contacts
    • H01H1/50—Means for increasing contact pressure, preventing vibration of contacts, holding contacts together after engagement, or biasing contacts to the open position
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H19/00—Switches operated by an operating part which is rotatable about a longitudinal axis thereof and which is acted upon directly by a solid body external to the switch, e.g. by a hand
    • H01H19/02—Details
    • H01H19/10—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
    • H01H19/14—Operating parts, e.g. turn knob
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H25/00—Switches with compound movement of handle or other operating part
    • H01H25/06—Operating part movable both angularly and rectilinearly, the rectilinear movement being along the axis of angular movement
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H3/00—Mechanisms for operating contacts
    • H01H3/02—Operating parts, i.e. for operating driving mechanism by a mechanical force external to the switch
    • H01H3/20—Operating parts, i.e. for operating driving mechanism by a mechanical force external to the switch wherein an auxiliary movement thereof, or of an attachment thereto, is necessary before the main movement is possible or effective, e.g. for unlatching, for coupling
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H3/00—Mechanisms for operating contacts
    • H01H3/32—Driving mechanisms, i.e. for transmitting driving force to the contacts
    • H01H3/42—Driving mechanisms, i.e. for transmitting driving force to the contacts using cam or eccentric
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H9/00—Details of switching devices, not covered by groups H01H1/00 - H01H7/00
    • H01H9/20—Interlocking, locking, or latching mechanisms
    • H01H9/28—Interlocking, locking, or latching mechanisms for locking switch parts by a key or equivalent removable member
    • H01H9/281—Interlocking, locking, or latching mechanisms for locking switch parts by a key or equivalent removable member making use of a padlock
    • H01H9/282—Interlocking, locking, or latching mechanisms for locking switch parts by a key or equivalent removable member making use of a padlock and a separate part mounted or mountable on the switch assembly and movable between an unlocking position and a locking position where it can be secured by the padlock
    • H01H9/283—Interlocking, locking, or latching mechanisms for locking switch parts by a key or equivalent removable member making use of a padlock and a separate part mounted or mountable on the switch assembly and movable between an unlocking position and a locking position where it can be secured by the padlock the part being removable

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  • the present invention relates to a switch, in particular of the type intended for use as a battery cutout switch in electrical systems on board vehicles, boats, etc.
  • Battery cutout switches are usually used for selectively connecting a load, or rather the electrical system on board a vehicle, to a power source, or rather the vehicle battery.
  • Switches of this type generally have a housing carrying two or more fixed electrical contacts and a contact-holder body carrying at least one movable electrical contact cooperating with the fixed contacts and movable between an open contacts position and a closed contacts position.
  • Battery cutout switches are usually equipped with a handle rotatable between an open position and a closed position, which cooperates with the contact-holder body to move it from the open contacts position towards the closed contacts position.
  • the handle can be removed to ensure that the switch remains in the open position, for example during maintenance operations.
  • the handle is non-removable, and other systems are provided for locking the handle in the open position.
  • the present invention aims to provide a battery cutout switch that is easily configurable as a switch with a removable handle or as a switch with a non-removable handle
  • this object is achieved by a switch having the characteristics forming the subject of Claim 1.
  • numeral 10 indicates a switch according to the present invention, intended to be used, in particular, as a battery cutout switch for vehicles, boats, etc.
  • the switch 10 comprises a housing 12 of plastic material including a base 14 and a cover 16.
  • the cover 16 is attached to the base 14, for example by means of screws 18.
  • a gasket 20 may be arranged between the cover 16 and the base 14, a gasket 20 may be arranged.
  • the switch 10 comprises two pairs of fixed electrical contacts 22.
  • Each fixed contact 22 has the shape of a pin with an enlarged head and a threaded shank.
  • the shanks of the fixed contacts 22 extend through respective holes in the base 14 and are attached to the base 14 by means of respective nuts 24.
  • respective O-rings 26 can be arranged on the shanks of the fixed contacts 22.
  • a contact-holder body 28 is mounted within the housing 12.
  • the contact-holder body 28 is movable relative to the housing 12 along a longitudinal axis A.
  • a rectilinear guide is provided, for guiding the contact-holder body 28 along the rectilinear direction A.
  • the guide can be formed by ribs projecting from the inner walls of the base 14 and between which the side edges of the contact-holder body 28 are engaged, in a drawer-like manner.
  • the contact-holder body 28 carries at least one movable electrical contact.
  • the contact-holder body 28 has two through-openings 30 in which two movable electrical contacts 32 are housed, each of which cooperates with a pair of fixed contacts 22.
  • Each movable electrical contact 32 has the shape of an elongated metal plate, with a central portion and two side portions that protrude from opposite sides of the contact-holder body 28.
  • the movable contacts 32 are retained by the contact-holder body 28 by means of respective springs 34, 36.
  • the springs 34 are arranged coaxially within the springs 36 to increase the stiffness of the elastic connection between the movable contacts 32 and the contact-holder body 28.
  • the springs 34, 36 act between the central portion of the respective movable contact 32 and an upper wall of the opening 30, and elastically press the movable electrical contacts 32 against the lower wall of the respective opening 30.
  • the side portions of the movable electrical contacts 32 that protrude from opposite sides of the contact-holder body 28 are facing the heads of a respective pair of fixed contacts 22.
  • the contact-holder body 28 is movable along the longitudinal direction A between a closed contacts position, in which the two movable electrical contacts 32 are pressed against the heads of the fixed electrical contacts 22, and an open contacts position, in which the movable electrical contacts 32 are detached from the fixed electrical contacts 22.
  • Elastic means are provided to push the contact-holder body 28 towards the open contacts position.
  • these elastic means are formed by a pair of compression coil springs 38 acting between the bottom wall of the base 14 and a pair of side protrusions 40 of the contact-holder body 28.
  • the cover 16 of the housing 12 has an integral tubular neck 42, coaxial to the longitudinal axis A.
  • a control handle 44 is mounted on the tubular neck 42 in a rotatable manner about the longitudinal axis A.
  • the handle 44 has a shaft 46 inserted within the tubular neck 42 and a handgrip 48 projecting from the upper edge of the tubular neck 42.
  • the handle 44 has a collar 50 provided on the shaft 46 at the base of the handgrip 48. On the collar 50, a pair of O-rings 52 is arranged, which form a seal on the inner surface of the tubular neck 42.
  • the shaft 46 of the handle 44 has at least one first control member 54 and at least one second control member 56.
  • the control members 54, 56 are formed by pin-shaped elements projecting in a radial direction from the side wall of the shaft 46.
  • two first control members 54 and two second control members 56 are provided.
  • Each control member 54, 56 is offset by 180° with respect to the counterpart control member.
  • the second control members 56 are spaced apart in the direction of the longitudinal axis A with respect to the first control members 54.
  • the tubular neck 42 of the cover 16 has a shoulder 58 projecting radially inward from the side wall of the neck 42.
  • the collar 50 of the handle 44 rests on the upper surface of the shoulder 58.
  • the shoulder 58 has a hole 60 through which the shaft 46 extends with clearance.
  • the hole 60 has two openings 62 through which the engagement members 54, 56 can pass, during the insertion/extraction of the handle 44 in the direction of the longitudinal axis A. The insertion/ extraction of the handle 44 is only possible when the control members 54, 56 are aligned with the openings 62 of the shoulder 58.
  • the first control members 54 When the handle 44 is inserted into the neck 42, the first control members 54 are located below the shoulder 58. When the first control members 54 are angularly offset with respect to the openings 62 of the shoulder 58, the extraction of the handle 44 is not possible because the first control members 54 interfere with the lower wall of the shoulder 58.
  • the handle 44 is rotatable about the axis A relative to the housing 12 between an open position and a closed position.
  • the insertion/extraction position of the handle 44 in which the stop members 54, 56 are aligned with the openings 62 of the shoulder 58, is angularly offset with respect to the work angle of the handle 44 between the open position and the closed position.
  • the insertion/extraction position of the handle 44 is rotated by -40° with respect to the open position.
  • the closed position is rotated by +90° with respect to the open position.
  • the handle 44 rotates between the open position and the closed position, and vice versa, the first engagement members 54 are angularly offset with respect to the openings 62 of the shoulder 58, and prevent the extraction of the handle 44.
  • the handle 44 is therefore free to rotate about the longitudinal axis A, with respect to the housing 12, between the open position and the closed position, but is constrained at the housing 12 in the direction of the longitudinal axis A.
  • the switch 10 comprises a cam 64 fixed with respect to the contact-holder body 28.
  • the cam 64 can be a separate component fixed to the contact-holder body 28, or can be integrally formed within the contact-holder body 28.
  • the cam 64 comprises an outer tubular wall 66 within which the shaft portion 46 of the handle 44 carrying the control members 54, 56 extends.
  • the cam 64 has at least one inclined ramp 68 projecting radially inward from the side wall 66.
  • the cam 64 has two inclined ramps 68 cooperating with respective control members 54, 56.
  • the first and second control members 54, 56 are arranged, respectively, above and below the respective inclined ramp 68.
  • the rotation of the handle 44 between the open position and the closed position controls the movement of the contact-holder body 28, from the open contacts position to the closed contacts position, by means of the control members 54 and the inclined ramps 68 of the cam 64.
  • the springs 38 push the contact-holder body 28 toward the open contacts position.
  • the second control members 56 act by dragging the contact-holder body 28 into the open contacts position in the case wherein the movable electrical contacts 32 remain stuck to the fixed electrical contacts due to incrustations, microwelding or the like.
  • the handle 44 is held in a stable position in the open position, and the closed position, thanks to the engagement of the first control members 54 in respective notches formed in the lower ends and upper ends of the respective inclined ramps 68.
  • the switch 10 includes a stop member 70, which has the purpose of limiting the angular stroke of the handle 44 about the axis A.
  • the stop member 70 can be fixed to the handle 44 in a first position (removable handle position) or in a second position (non-removable handle position).
  • the handle 44 is free to rotate about the axis A by an angle between -40° and +90° relative to the reference position (open position).
  • the handle 44 can rotate about the axis A by an angle between 0 and 90° relative to the reference position.
  • the stop member 70 is inserted in a seat 72 formed on the upper part of the handle 44.
  • the stop member 70 is fixed to the handle 44 by means of a screw 74 which extends through a hole 76 of the stop member 70, and is screwed into a hole 78 formed in the shaft 46 of the handle 44.
  • the two positions of the stop member 70, relative to the handle 44, are rotated by 180° relative to one another about the axis A.
  • the stop member 70 has a first abutment element 80 and a second abutment element 82.
  • the abutment elements 80, 82 are asymmetric to each other.
  • the neck 42 of the cover 16 has a fixed abutment element 84, which cooperates with the abutment elements 80, 82 of the stop member 70.
  • the fixed abutment element 84 is formed by an integral projection of the upper edge of the neck 42.
  • the fixed abutment element 84 has a first and a second abutment surface 86, 88.
  • the stop member 70 and the fixed abutment element 84 define two stroke-end positions of the handle 44 relative to the housing 12.
  • the two stroke-end positions are angularly spaced between each other by 130°.
  • the stroke-end positions are angularly spaced between each other by 90°.
  • Figures 4 , 5 and 6 show the configuration in which the stop member 70 is fixed to the handle 44 in the removable handle position.
  • the first stroke-end position corresponds to the position of insertion/extraction of the handle 44.
  • the first abutment element 80 of the stop member 70 is in abutment with the first abutment surface 86 of the fixed abutment element 84.
  • the control members 54, 56 of the handle 44 are aligned with the openings 62 of the collar 58 and the handle 44 can be inserted or withdrawn in the direction of the longitudinal axis A.
  • Figure 5 shows the handle in the open position. In this position, there is no contact between the stop member 70 and the fixed abutment element 84.
  • Figure 6 shows the handle 44 in the closed position.
  • the second abutment element 82 of the stop member 70 is in contact with the second abutment surface 88 of the fixed abutment element 84.
  • the stop member 70 prevents a further rotation of the handle 44 in the clockwise direction.
  • FIGS 7 and 8 show the configuration in which the stop member 70 is fixed to the handle 44 in the non-removable handle position.
  • Figure 7 shows the handle 44 in the open position.
  • the second abutment element 82 of the stop member 70 is in contact with the first abutment surface 86 of the fixed abutment element 84.
  • the stop member 70 prevents a further rotation of the handle 44 in a counterclockwise direction and prevents the handle 44 reaching the insertion/extraction position. Therefore, the handle 44 can only rotate between the open position and the closed position and cannot be removed.
  • Figure 8 shows the handle 44 in the closed position.
  • the first abutment element 80 of the stop member 70 is in contact with the second abutment surface 88 of the fixed abutment element 84, and prevents a further rotation of the handle 44 in the clockwise direction.
  • the switch 10 can be fitted with a cap 90 which can be applied to the upper end of the neck 42 after the extraction of the handle, to prevent the entrance of dust, water, dirt, or the like, to the inside of the housing 12.
  • the cap 90 can be connected to a flexible strip 92 provided at the opposite end with a ring 94 fitted on the neck 42.
  • the flexible strip 92 can be equipped with a circular projection on which the cap 90 engages in the position where it is not used, so as to avoid contaminants collecting inside the cap 90.

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  • Battery Mounting, Suspending (AREA)
  • Charge And Discharge Circuits For Batteries Or The Like (AREA)

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  1. Schalter, insbesondere ein Batterietrennschalter für Fahrzeuge und dergleichen, umfassend:
    - ein Gehäuse (12), das zumindest ein Paar von festen elektrischen Kontakten (22) trägt,
    - einen Kontakthalterkörper (28), der zumindest einen bewegbaren elektrischen Kontakt (32) trägt und zwischen einer offenen Kontaktstellung und einer geschlossenen Kontaktstellung bewegbar ist, und
    - einen Griff (44), der relativ zu dem Gehäuse (12) drehbar ist um eine Längsachse (A) zwischen einer Einsatz-/Entnahmestellung, in der der Griff (44) aus dem Gehäuse (12) mit einer Bewegung in Richtung der Längsachse (A) entfernt werden kann, einer offenen Stellung, die der offenen Kontaktstellung des Kontakthalterkörpers (28) entspricht, und einer geschlossenen Stellung, die der geschlossenen Kontaktstellung des Kontakthalterkörpers (28) entspricht, wobei der Griff (44) in jeder von der Einsatz-/Entnahmestellung abweichenden Stellung in Bezug auf das Gehäuse (12) axial eingeschränkt ist,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass er ein an dem Griff (44) in einer entfernbaren Griffstellung oder in einer nicht entfernbaren Griffstellung anbringbares Stoppglied (70) umfasst, wobei das Stoppglied (70) ein erstes und ein zweites Stoßelement (80, 82) aufweist, die mit Stoßflächen (86, 88) eines festen Stoßelements (84) zusammenwirken, um das Hubende der Winkelbewegung des Griffs (44) zu bilden, wobei, wenn das Stoppglied (70) an dem Griff (44) in der entfernbaren Griffstellung angebracht ist, der Griff (44) relativ zu dem Gehäuse (12) zwischen der Einsatz-/Entnahmestellung, der offenen Stellung und der geschlossenen Stellung drehbar ist, und wenn das Stoppglied (70) an dem Griff (44) in der nicht entfernbaren Griffstellung angebracht ist, das Stoppglied (70) die Winkelbewegung des Griffs (44) zwischen der offenen Stellung und der geschlossenen Stellung begrenzt.
  2. Schalter nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Stoppglied (70) in einen Sitz (72) eingesetzt ist, der an einem oberen Teil des Griffs (44) ausgebildet ist.
  3. Schalter nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das feste Stoßelement (84) durch einen Vorsprung gebildet ist, der sich von einem oberen Rand eines rohrförmigen Halses (42) des Gehäuses (12) aus erstreckt.
  4. Schalter nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der rohrförmige Hals (42) eine innere Schulter (58) aufweist, die mit Öffnungen (62) versehen ist, welche den Durchtritt hervorstehender Stellglieder (54, 56) des Griffs (44) in die Einsatz-/Entnahmestellung erlauben.
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