EP2851917B1 - Positionsschalter - Google Patents

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EP2851917B1
EP2851917B1 EP14177485.1A EP14177485A EP2851917B1 EP 2851917 B1 EP2851917 B1 EP 2851917B1 EP 14177485 A EP14177485 A EP 14177485A EP 2851917 B1 EP2851917 B1 EP 2851917B1
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Nicolas Charollais
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H21/00—Switches operated by an operating part in the form of a pivotable member acted upon directly by a solid body, e.g. by a hand
    • H01H21/02—Details
    • 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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H21/00—Switches operated by an operating part in the form of a pivotable member acted upon directly by a solid body, e.g. by a hand
    • H01H21/02—Details
    • H01H21/18—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
    • H01H21/22—Operating parts, e.g. handle
    • H01H21/24—Operating parts, e.g. handle biased to return to normal position upon removal of operating force
    • H01H21/28—Operating parts, e.g. handle biased to return to normal position upon removal of operating force adapted for actuation at a limit or other predetermined position in the path of a body, the relative movement of switch and body being primarily for a purpose other than the actuation of the switch, e.g. door switch, limit switch, floor-levelling switch of a lift
    • H01H21/285—Operating parts, e.g. handle biased to return to normal position upon removal of operating force adapted for actuation at a limit or other predetermined position in the path of a body, the relative movement of switch and body being primarily for a purpose other than the actuation of the switch, e.g. door switch, limit switch, floor-levelling switch of a lift having an operating arm actuated by the movement of the body and mounted on an axis converting its rotating movement into a rectilinear switch activating 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
    • H01H3/16—Operating parts, i.e. for operating driving mechanism by a mechanical force external to the switch adapted for actuation at a limit or other predetermined position in the path of a body, the relative movement of switch and body being primarily for a purpose other than the actuation of the switch, e.g. for a door switch, a limit switch, a floor-levelling switch of a lift
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2221/00—Actuators
    • H01H2221/032—Actuators adjustable

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  • the present invention relates to the field of sensors, more precisely sensors of the mechanical position switch type.
  • a position switch comprises a body, generally of parallelepipedal shape, and a removable and orientable head fixed on the body.
  • the body comprises a switching device and the head carries actuating means arranged to cooperate with the switching device.
  • the actuating means comprise an actuating member such as for example a lever or a pusher.
  • the detection of a movement of an object is performed by mechanical actuation of the actuating member.
  • a position switch is fixed on a support (or frame) and positioned so that its actuator is in the path of the object whose displacement is to be detected.
  • the contact between the object and the head is the source of strong constraints on the head. These constraints are sometimes higher than the recommendations of the manufacturer.
  • the head may have to withstand forces of up to 50N pusher version and 0.50 N.M lever version.
  • the body and the head must be made in two separate parts.
  • this two-part architecture weakens the position switch, the head can break relative to the body when the applied stresses are too important or unsuitable.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a position switch having an architecture that can withstand the high stresses likely to be applied on its head.
  • the first passages comprise grooves made on the head, perpendicular to the main axis.
  • the second passages comprise orifices made on the head, perpendicular to the main axis.
  • the fasteners comprise two screws, each being inserted into one of the first two passages or in one of the two second passages.
  • the two screws are secured to each other by means of a spacer.
  • the fastening elements comprise a jumper having two free ends each being inserted in one of the first two passages or in one of the two second passages.
  • the actuating means comprise an actuating member formed of a pivoting lever, an axial movement pusher, or a flexible rod.
  • the head and the body comprise complementary positioning elements arranged to allow the head to take said several angular positions distinct from the body.
  • the switching device is attached to the head.
  • a position switch as shown in the accompanying figures, comprises a body 1, preferably of parallelepiped shape.
  • the body thus comprises an upper face, a lower face and four lateral faces, defined with respect to a main axis (X).
  • X main axis
  • the cross section of the body 1 is square.
  • the position switch has an output connector 10 for connection to a cable.
  • the position switch also comprises a head 2 attached to the upper face of the body 1.
  • the head 2 is removable relative to the body 1.
  • the body and the head comprise complementary positioning and assembly elements.
  • the positioning elements comprise for example four pads 20 made on the head transversely to the assembly plane and arranged to cooperate with four complementary recesses made on the upper face of the body 1 of the switch.
  • the assembly elements comprise, for example, screws 3 which are inserted through the lower face of the body 1 and through the body in the axial direction, the end of each screw being housed in an orifice 26 of the head 2 ( figure 9 ).
  • the assembly screws 3 pass through the body 1 in the axial direction, for example by following two opposite lateral edges of said body 1.
  • the body 1 encloses an electric switching device 4 ( figure 9 ) and the head 2 comprises actuating means (not visible in the figures) arranged to cooperate with the switching device 4.
  • the switching device 4 is first attached to the head 2 before being covered by the body 1.
  • Specific hooking means 27 are provided under the head 2 to hook the switching device 4.
  • the means of actuation comprise an actuating member such as for example a lever 21, a pusher or a flexible rod operable mechanically by displacement of an object. The movement of the actuator causes a change of state of the switching device. An electrical signal is transmitted by the switch when the switching device 4 is in the closed state.
  • the actuating member consists of a lever 21 actuatable in rotation by an object.
  • This lever 21 is fixed on an axis of rotation housed in the head and perpendicular to the main axis.
  • a cam mechanism is arranged in the head 2 to transform the rotational movement of the axis of rotation into an axial translation movement of a pusher, translational movement which controls the switching device 4.
  • the head 2 is removable relative to the body 1 by unscrewing the assembly screws 3.
  • the head 2 can thus be easily replaced.
  • the symmetrical configuration of the body 1 and positioning elements allows the head 2 to take different angular positions around the main axis (X).
  • the positioning elements being four in number and distributed in square, the head can thus take four distinct angular positions around the main axis (X), offset from each other by an angle of 90 °.
  • a greater number of positioning elements staggered together at a constant pitch would allow the head to take more than four distinct angular positions.
  • the fixing of the switch on a support S is carried out only by the head 2.
  • the position switch comprises fixing means arranged to fix the switch on the support S by its head only.
  • the body 1 is therefore free of fixing means on the support.
  • the fastening means may be various. Examples are given in the accompanying figures and described below.
  • the head 2 has at least two separate bearing planes and said fixing means are arranged to fix the head 2 in abutment against the support S according to one or other of its two bearing planes .
  • the head 2 is oriented in the same way with respect to the body 1.
  • the position switch is intended to be fixed on the support by a first support plane and on the figure 3 , the position switch is intended to be fixed on the support via a second support plane, separate from the first support plane.
  • the fixing means are arranged to allow attachment of the head along four separate support planes. Said support planes are defined by the shape of the cross section of the head. In the accompanying figures, the cross section forming a quadrilateral, the head thus has four separate support planes, offset from each other by 90 °.
  • the fixing means comprise transverse passages made on the head and fastening elements coming into said passages to assemble the head 2 on the support S.
  • first passages are made in a first transverse direction, perpendicular to the first bearing plane
  • second passages are made in a second transverse direction, perpendicular to the second bearing plane.
  • the first passages consist for example of two grooves 22 parallel and symmetrical with respect to the main axis.
  • the second passages consist of two orifices 23 parallel and symmetrical with respect to the main axis (X).
  • the two orifices 23 are thus drilled along the other two parallel sides of the head.
  • the first passages consist of two parallel and symmetrical orifices 220, replacing the two grooves 22.
  • the second passages also consist of two orifices 230 parallel and symmetrical with respect to the main axis (X).
  • the fastening means also comprise fastening elements such as for example two screws 24, independent or interconnected, or a jumper 25 with two free ends, said fasteners being adapted to fit into the first passages or the second passages of the head to fix the position switch on its support S.
  • the figure 5 shows a solution in which two screws 24 are secured together by a spacer 240 and are inserted in two passages of the head 2.
  • the figure 6 shows another solution employing a jumper 25 to fit into two passages of the head 2. Of course, any other fastener could be used.
  • the fastening means are thus made in two distinct non-parallel transverse directions so as to fix the head 2 on the support S according to its two support planes defined above.
  • the head can thus be fixed on its support in four support planes, parallel in pairs.
  • the four support planes follow the four lateral faces of the body of the switch.
  • the head 2 is first fixed on the support S by the fixing means, then the switching device 4 is fixed to the head (as shown in FIG. figure 9 ). The switching device 4 is then wired and then covered by the body 1.
  • the solution for fixing the position switch by the head 2 makes it possible to reinforce the robustness of the switch while preserving the previous advantages, such as the possibility of giving the head distinct orientations with respect to the object to be detected. .
  • the body 1 can be detached from the head to be replaced or reoriented relative to the head 2.

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Claims (10)

  1. Positionsschalter, umfassend:
    - einen Körper (1), der entlang einer Hauptachse (X) erstellt ist und eine Schaltvorrichtung enthält,
    - einen Kopf (2), der abnehmbar ist und in Bezug auf den Körper (1) derart ausrichtbar ist, um mehrere verschiedene Winkelpositionen um die Hauptachse (X) einzunehmen, wobei der Kopf (2) Betätigungsmittel aufweist, die angeordnet sind, um auf die Schaltvorrichtung einzuwirken,
    - Befestigungsmittel des Positionsschalters an einem Träger (S),
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass:
    - die Befestigungsmittel nur auf dem Kopf (2) des Positionsschalters angeordnet sind,
    - der Kopf (2) mindestens zwei verschiedene Anlageebenen aufweist, wobei die Befestigungsmittel angeordnet sind, um den Kopf in Anlage gegen den Träger gemäß der einen oder anderen seiner zwei Anlageebenen zu befestigen.
  2. Positionsschalter nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Befestigungsmittel Folgendes aufweisen:
    - zwei erste Durchgänge, die auf dem Kopf (2) entlang einer ersten transversalen Richtung erstellt sind, und zwei zweite Durchgänge, die auf dem Kopf entlang einer zweiten transversalen Richtung erstellt sind,
    - Befestigungselemente, die angeordnet sind, um in die zwei ersten Durchgänge eingefügt zu werden, um den Kopf (2) in Anlage gegen den Träger (S) entlang seiner ersten Anlageebene zu befestigen oder um in die zwei zweiten Durchgänge eingefügt zu werden, um den Kopf (2) in Anlage gegen den Träger entlang seiner zweiten Anlageebene zu befestigen.
  3. Positionsschalter nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die ersten Durchgänge Kehlen (22) aufweisen, die an dem Kopf senkrecht zu der Hauptachse (X) erstellt sind.
  4. Positionsschalter nach Anspruch 2 oder 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die zweiten Durchgänge Löcher (23) aufweisen, die an dem Kopf (2) senkrecht zu der Hauptachse (X) erstellt sind.
  5. Positionsschalter nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Befestigungselemente zwei Schrauben (24) aufweisen, die jeweils in einen der zwei ersten Durchgänge oder in einen der zwei zweiten Durchgänge eingefügt werden.
  6. Positionsschalter nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die zwei Schrauben (24) mit Hilfe eines Stegs (240) miteinander fest verbunden sind.
  7. Positionsschalter nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Befestigungselemente eine Brücke (25) aufweisen, die zwei freie Enden aufweist, die jeweils in einen der zwei ersten Durchgänge oder in einen der zwei zweiten Durchgänge eingefügt werden.
  8. Positionsschalter nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Betätigungsmittel ein Betätigungsorgan aufweisen, das aus einem Schwenkhebel (21), aus einem Drücker mit axialer Bewegung oder einem biegsamen Schaft gebildet ist.
  9. Positionsschalter nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Kopf (2) und der Körper (1) komplementäre Positionierelemente (20) aufweisen, die angeordnet sind, um dem Kopf (2) zu ermöglichen, die mehreren verschiedenen Winkelpositionen in Bezug auf den Körper (1) einzunehmen.
  10. Positionsschalter nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Schaltvorrichtung an dem Kopf (2) befestigt ist.
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