EP3218912A1 - Rotating contact apparatus for a switch - Google Patents

Rotating contact apparatus for a switch

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EP3218912A1
EP3218912A1 EP15790577.9A EP15790577A EP3218912A1 EP 3218912 A1 EP3218912 A1 EP 3218912A1 EP 15790577 A EP15790577 A EP 15790577A EP 3218912 A1 EP3218912 A1 EP 3218912A1
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housing
bridge
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Louis A.G.M. HEMMER
Hans-Jürgen Sduntzig
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Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd
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    • 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
    • H01H19/04—Cases; Covers
    • 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
    • H01H1/2041—Rotating bridge
    • H01H1/205—Details concerning the elastic mounting of the rotating bridge in the rotor
    • 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
    • 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
    • H01H3/40—Driving mechanisms, i.e. for transmitting driving force to the contacts using friction, toothed, or screw-and-nut gearing
    • 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
    • H01H9/08—Arrangements to facilitate replacement of a switch, e.g. cartridge housing
    • 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
    • H01H1/2041—Rotating bridge
    • H01H1/2058—Rotating bridge being assembled in a cassette, which can be placed as a complete unit into a circuit breaker
    • 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
    • H01H19/64—Encased switches adapted for ganged operation when assembled in a line with identical switches, e.g. stacked switches

Definitions

  • Rotary contact device for a switch The invention relates to a rotating contact device for a switch.
  • circuit breakers double contact devices with parallel contacts are often used to increase the contact force during a high current flow and thereby prevent contacts lift and there is a break in contact. Furthermore, especially in circuit breakers for high currents long opening distances for the contacts are required, for example, to facilitate the erasure of arcing occurring at the contact opening. However, long contact opening distances often require large switch housings. By a rotating contact device, the space requirement due to a large opening distance can be at least reduced slightly.
  • a switch having a rotary contactor is known, for example, from US Patent Publication US2014 / 0091062A1.
  • a rotary contact device having the features of the preamble of claim 1 is known from US Pat. No. 5,945,650. Further rotary contact devices are known from US Pat. No. 3,632,935, International Publication WO 2014 / 170528A1 and German Laid-Open Application DE 10 201 1077 883 A1. However, the known from these publications rotating contact device are sometimes quite bulky and therefore require a relatively large amount of space.
  • the object of the present invention is now to present a more compact rotary contact device for a switch.
  • An embodiment of the invention relates to a rotary contact device for a switch with a contactor housing and a contact housing, a bearing provided in the contactor housing bearing for the contact housing, wherein the contact housing is rotatably mounted in the bearing about an axis of rotation, a contact housing mounted in the bearing and with this rotating contact bridge, each having at its ends a receptacle for a fixed mating contact, wherein the receptacles protrude from corresponding openings of the contact housing so far that they come into engagement with the stationary mating contacts upon rotation of the contact housing and an electrical contact between the stationary mating contacts over the contact bridge arise can, and at least one spring clip, which is arranged between the contact housing and the contact bridge such that the contact bridge in the contact housing in approximately perpendicular to the plane of rotation the contact device is resiliently mounted.
  • the contact housing according to the invention is approximately cylindrical and has on its lateral surface at least partially a gear portion, and the contactor housing has an opening through which the gear portion protrudes, so that the contact housing via a in the Gear portion engaging gear (a non-contact device mechanism) can be placed in a rotational movement to open or close the contacts between the fixed mating contacts and the recordings.
  • the rotating contact device can be made more compact, since the contactor housing may be formed with the bearing for the contact housing approximately cuboid, and the mechanism for rotating the contact housing can on a narrow side of the cuboidal contactor housing may be disposed over the rotating contactor such that the total extent of the rotating contactor with a drive mechanism in the axis of rotation may be substantially smaller as compared to the extent perpendicular to the axis of rotation.
  • the present invention provides in particular by the arrangement of the gear portion of the Outer surface of the cylindrically shaped contact housing the ability to make much more compact rotary contact devices, in which a drive mechanism can be arranged above the contact devices, which in addition the extension of the entire assembly in the axis of rotation substantially less precipitates than rotating contact devices with before or after in the rotation axis arranged drive mechanism.
  • the contactor housing may comprise two housing half-shells
  • the bearing may be formed in at least one of the two housing half-shells
  • at least one of the two housing half shells may have the opening for the gear section of the contact housing on a side approximately perpendicular to the axis of rotation.
  • the contact housing may have two almost identically shaped housing shells, each having plug-in connections and a bearing for the contact bridge and the at least one spring clip for mounting the contact housing. As a result, the assembly of the contact device is facilitated.
  • the contact bridge may have an approximately rectangular shaped central part, on the short sides of each a receptacle for a fixed counter-contact is provided.
  • the contact bridge can be made in one piece from sheet metal, for example by punching.
  • the receptacles for the stationary mating contacts can each be designed as claw-shaped mating contact receiving parts and each aligned such that their opposite jaws are in different planes that are parallel to the plane of rotation of the contact device.
  • Another embodiment of the invention relates to a rotary switch with a rotary contact device according to the invention and as described herein. Further advantages and possible applications of the present invention will become apparent from the following description in conjunction with the embodiments illustrated in the drawings.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a rotary switch with a rotary contact device according to the invention
  • Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a partial section through the rotary switch of Fig. 1;
  • FIG. 3 and 4 are perspective views of another partial section through the rotary switch of Fig. 1, which is in an off position ( Figure 3) and in a closed position ( Figure 4) ..; and FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of a section through the contact housing of the rotary switch of FIG. 1.
  • the contact device 10 has in its contactor housing 100, which consists of two housing Half shells 100a and 100b is composed, an opening 102 in the front housing half-shell 100 a for moving the contact apparatus of the device 10. Through the opening protrudes a gear portion 148 through which a gear (not shown) mechanism of the contact apparatus can be set in a rotational movement to open the contacts of the contactor or close.
  • the front housing half shell 100a has - as can be seen in Fig. 1 - also on an opening in which a shaft of the rotatable about a rotation axis 18 contact apparatus can be mounted.
  • Fig. 2 shows the internal structure of the contact device 10 of the rotary switch 12: iin the rear housing half shell 100b of the contactor housing 100, a bearing 16 is provided for a contact housing 14 of the rotatable contact apparatus of the contact device 10.
  • the approximately cylindrical shaped contact housing 14 is rotatably mounted in the bearing 16 of the housing 100 about the axis of rotation 18.
  • a bearing for the contact housing 14 may be provided in the front housing half shell 100a.
  • the front housing half shell 100a may be at least partially identical to the rear housing half shell 100b.
  • Fig. 3 shows the internal structure of the contact housing 14, which - as shown in Fig. 5 - two in particular identical, made of an electrically insulating plastic housing shells 140 and 142, which can be plugged together via connectors 144 and 146 to the housing 14. Between the two mated shells 140 and 142, a bearing for an electrically conductive contact bridge 20 is provided, which serves for electrically connecting the two contact terminals 120 and 122. At least one spring clip 30 is disposed between the contact bridge 20 and one of the housing shells 140 and 142, whereby the contact bridge 20 is mounted resiliently approximately perpendicular to the plane of rotation of the contact device 10 and the contact housing 14.
  • the spring clamp is primarily used to compensate for tolerances, such as manufacturing tolerances of the rotating contact device 10 and tolerances by plastic deformation of the rotating contact device 10, which may occur during operation.
  • the contact bridge 20 has, as can be seen in FIGS. 3 and 4, an approximately rectangular shaped middle part, on the short sides of each a claw-shaped receiving part 22, 24 is provided for the fixed mating contacts 26, 28.
  • the receiving parts 22, 24 are in this case aligned such that their opposite jaws are located in different planes, which are parallel to the plane of rotation of the contact device.
  • the claw-shaped receiving parts 22, 24 are pushed over the respective stationary mating contacts 26, 28 (as shown in Fig. 4), so that the mating contacts 26, 28 are located between the jaws of the receiving parts 22, 24.
  • the claw-shaped receiving parts 22, 24 are in this case dimensioned and shaped so that it comes with an inserted into them fixed counter-contact 26, 28 to an electrical contact and with the fixed mating contacts 26, 28 electrically connected contact terminals 120, 122 via the contact bridge 20th are electrically connected.
  • the engagement of the fixed mating contacts 26, 28 in the claw-shaped receiving parts 22, 24 is also facilitated by the at least one spring clip 30 and a blade-shaped formation of the fixed mating contacts 26, 28.

Abstract

The invention relates to a rotating contact apparatus (10) for a switch (12), having a contact apparatus housing (100) and a contact housing (14), a bearing (16) for the contact housing which is provided in the contact apparatus housing (100), wherein the contact housing is mounted in the bearing in a manner rotatable about an axis of rotation (18), a contact bridge (20) which is mounted in the contact housing, rotates with the latter and has, at each of the ends thereof, a receptacle (22, 24) for a stationary mating contact (26, 28), wherein the receptacles protrude from corresponding openings in the contact housing to such an extent that the receptacles engage with the stationary mating contacts during rotation of the contact housing and electrical contact may be produced between the stationary mating contacts via the contact bridge, and at least one spring terminal (30) which is arranged between the contact housing and the contact bridge in such a manner that the contact bridge is resiliently mounted in the contact housing approximately perpendicular to the rotational plane of the contact apparatus. According to the invention, the contact housing (14) is approximately cylindrical and at least partially has, on the lateral surface thereof, a gearwheel section (148), and the contact apparatus housing (100) has an opening (102) through which the gearwheel section (148) projects, with the result that the contact housing (14) can be caused to carry out a rotational movement for opening or closing the contacts between the stationary mating contacts (26, 28) and the receptacles (22, 24) via a gearwheel engaging in the gearwheel section (148).

Description

Rotierende Kontaktvorrichtung für einen Schalter Die Erfindung betrifft eine rotierende Kontaktvorrichtung für einen Schalter.  Rotary contact device for a switch The invention relates to a rotating contact device for a switch.
Für Schalter, insbesondere Leistungsschalter werden häufig Doppel kontaktvorrichtungen mit parallelen Kontakten eingesetzt, um die Kontaktkraft während eines hohen Stromflusses zu vergrößern und dadurch zu vermeiden, dass Kontakte abheben und es zu einer Kontaktunterbrechung kommt. Weiterhin sind vor allem bei Leistungsschaltern für hohe Ströme lange Öffnungsstrecken für die Kontakte erforderlich, beispielsweise um das Löschen von beim Kontaktöffnen auftretenden Lichtbögen zu erleichtern. Lange Kontakt-Öffnungsstrecken bedingen jedoch häufig große Schaltergehäuse. Durch eine rotierende Kontaktvorrichtung kann der Platzbedarf aufgrund einer großen Öffnungsstrecke zumindest etwas reduziert werden. Ein Schalter mit einer rotierenden Kontaktvorrichtung ist beispielsweise aus der US-Patentveröffentlichung US2014/0091062A1 bekannt. For switches, especially circuit breakers double contact devices with parallel contacts are often used to increase the contact force during a high current flow and thereby prevent contacts lift and there is a break in contact. Furthermore, especially in circuit breakers for high currents long opening distances for the contacts are required, for example, to facilitate the erasure of arcing occurring at the contact opening. However, long contact opening distances often require large switch housings. By a rotating contact device, the space requirement due to a large opening distance can be at least reduced slightly. A switch having a rotary contactor is known, for example, from US Patent Publication US2014 / 0091062A1.
Eine rotierende Kontaktvorrichtung mit den Merkmalen des Oberbegriffs von Anspruch 1 ist auf der US-Patentschrift US 5,945,650 bekannt. Weitere rotierende Kontaktvorrichtungen sind aus der US-Patentschrift US 3,632,935, der internationalen Veröffentlichung WO 2014/170528A1 und der deutschen Offenlegungsschrift DE 10 201 1 077 883 A1 bekannt. Die aus diesen Veröffentlichungen bekannten rotierenden Kontaktvorrichtung sind allerdings teilweise recht voluminös und benötigen daher einen relativ großen Bauraum. A rotary contact device having the features of the preamble of claim 1 is known from US Pat. No. 5,945,650. Further rotary contact devices are known from US Pat. No. 3,632,935, International Publication WO 2014 / 170528A1 and German Laid-Open Application DE 10 201 1077 883 A1. However, the known from these publications rotating contact device are sometimes quite bulky and therefore require a relatively large amount of space.
Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung ist es nun, eine kompaktere rotierende Kontaktvorrichtung für einen Schalter vorzustellen. The object of the present invention is now to present a more compact rotary contact device for a switch.
Diese Aufgabe wird durch die Gegenstände der unabhängigen Ansprüche gelöst. Weitere Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung sind Gegenstand der abhängigen Ansprüche. Eine Ausführungsform der Erfindung betrifft eine rotierende Kontaktvorrichtung für einen Schalter mit einem Kontaktvorrichtungsgehäuse und einem Kontaktgehäuse, einem im Kontaktvorrichtungsgehäuse vorgesehenen Lager für das Kontaktgehäuse, wobei das Kontaktgehäuse in dem Lager um eine Rotationsachse drehbar gelagert ist, einer im Kontaktgehäuse gelagerten und mit diesem rotierenden Kontaktbrücke, die an ihren Enden jeweils eine Aufnahme für einen feststehenden Gegenkontakt aufweist, wobei die Aufnahmen aus entsprechenden Öffnungen des Kontaktgehäuses soweit herausragen, dass sie mit den feststehenden Gegenkontakten bei einer Rotation des Kontaktgehäuses in Eingriff kommen und ein elektrischer Kontakt zwischen den feststehenden Gegenkontakten über die Kontaktbrücke entstehen kann, und mindestens einer Federklemme, die zwischen dem Kontaktgehäuse und der Kontaktbrücke derart angeordnet ist, dass die Kontaktbrücke im Kontaktgehäuse in etwa senkrecht zur Rotationsebene der Kontaktvorrichtung federnd gelagert ist. Um eine kompaktere Bauform dieser rotierenden Kontaktvorrichtung zu ermöglichen, ist erfindungsgemäß das Kontaktgehäuse etwa zylinderförmige ausgebildet und weist an seiner Mantelfläche zumindest teilweise einen Zahnradabschnitt auf, und das Kontaktvorrichtungsgehäuse weist eine Öffnung auf, durch die der Zahnradabschnitt ragt, so dass das Kontaktgehäuse über ein in den Zahnradabschnitt eingreifendes Zahnrad (eines nicht zur Kontaktvorrichtung gehörenden Mechanismus) in eine Drehbewegung zum Öffnen oder zum Schließen der Kontakte zwischen den feststehenden Gegenkontakten und den Aufnahmen versetzt werden kann. Dadurch, dass ein Zahnradabschnitt an der Mantelfläche des zylinderförmig ausgebildeten Kontaktgehäuses vorgesehen ist, kann die rotierende Kontaktvorrichtung kompakter ausgebildet werden, da das Kontaktvorrichtungsgehäuse mit dem Lager für das Kontaktgehäuse etwa quaderförmig ausgebildet sein kann, und der Mechanismus zum Drehen des Kontaktgehäuses kann an einer schmalen Seite des quaderförmigen Kontaktvorrichtungsgehäuses über der rotierenden Kontaktvorrichtung angeordnet sein, so dass die gesamte Ausdehnung der rotierenden Kontaktvorrichtung mit einem Antriebs-Mechanismus in der Rotationsachse im Vergleich zur Ausdehnung senkrecht zur Rotationsachse wesentlich kleiner sein kann. Kurz zusammengefasst schafft die vorliegende Erfindung insbesondere durch die Anordnung des Zahnradabschnitts an der Mantelfläche des zylinderförmig ausgebildeten Kontaktgehäuses die Möglichkeit, wesentlich kompaktere rotierende Kontaktvorrichtungen zu gestalten, bei denen ein Antriebs-Mechanismus oberhalb der Kontaktvorrichtungen angeordnet werden kann, wodurch zusätzlich die Erstreckung der gesamten Anordnung in der Rotationsachse wesentlich geringer ausfällt als bei rotierenden Kontaktvorrichtungen mit davor oder dahinter in der Rotationsachse angeordnetem Antriebs-Mechanismus. This object is solved by the subject matters of the independent claims. Further embodiments of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims. An embodiment of the invention relates to a rotary contact device for a switch with a contactor housing and a contact housing, a bearing provided in the contactor housing bearing for the contact housing, wherein the contact housing is rotatably mounted in the bearing about an axis of rotation, a contact housing mounted in the bearing and with this rotating contact bridge, each having at its ends a receptacle for a fixed mating contact, wherein the receptacles protrude from corresponding openings of the contact housing so far that they come into engagement with the stationary mating contacts upon rotation of the contact housing and an electrical contact between the stationary mating contacts over the contact bridge arise can, and at least one spring clip, which is arranged between the contact housing and the contact bridge such that the contact bridge in the contact housing in approximately perpendicular to the plane of rotation the contact device is resiliently mounted. In order to enable a more compact design of this rotating contact device, the contact housing according to the invention is approximately cylindrical and has on its lateral surface at least partially a gear portion, and the contactor housing has an opening through which the gear portion protrudes, so that the contact housing via a in the Gear portion engaging gear (a non-contact device mechanism) can be placed in a rotational movement to open or close the contacts between the fixed mating contacts and the recordings. Characterized in that a gear portion is provided on the lateral surface of the cylindrical contact housing, the rotating contact device can be made more compact, since the contactor housing may be formed with the bearing for the contact housing approximately cuboid, and the mechanism for rotating the contact housing can on a narrow side of the cuboidal contactor housing may be disposed over the rotating contactor such that the total extent of the rotating contactor with a drive mechanism in the axis of rotation may be substantially smaller as compared to the extent perpendicular to the axis of rotation. In short, the present invention provides in particular by the arrangement of the gear portion of the Outer surface of the cylindrically shaped contact housing the ability to make much more compact rotary contact devices, in which a drive mechanism can be arranged above the contact devices, which in addition the extension of the entire assembly in the axis of rotation substantially less precipitates than rotating contact devices with before or after in the rotation axis arranged drive mechanism.
Insbesondere kann das Kontaktvorrichtungsgehäuse zwei Gehäuse-Halbschalen aufweisen, das Lager kann in zumindest einer der beiden Gehäuse-Halbschalen ausgebildet sein, und zumindest eine der beiden Gehäuse-Halbschalen kann an einer etwa senkrecht zur Rotationsachse befindlichen Seite die Öffnung für den Zahnradabschnitt des Kontaktgehäuses aufweisen. Hierdurch wird ein kompaktes und technisch mit geringem Aufwand zu realisierendes Kontaktvorrichtungsgehäuse geschaffen. In particular, the contactor housing may comprise two housing half-shells, the bearing may be formed in at least one of the two housing half-shells, and at least one of the two housing half shells may have the opening for the gear section of the contact housing on a side approximately perpendicular to the axis of rotation. As a result, a compact and technically feasible with little effort contact device housing is created.
Das Kontaktgehäuse kann zwei nahezu identisch geformte Gehäuseschalen aufweisen, die zum Montieren des Kontaktgehäuses jeweils Steckverbindungen und ein Lager für die Kontaktbrücke und die mindestens eine Federklemme aufweisen. Hierdurch wird der Zusammenbau der Kontaktvorrichtung erleichtert. The contact housing may have two almost identically shaped housing shells, each having plug-in connections and a bearing for the contact bridge and the at least one spring clip for mounting the contact housing. As a result, the assembly of the contact device is facilitated.
Die Kontaktbrücke kann ein etwa rechteckförmig ausgebildetes Mittelteil aufweisen, an dessen kurzen Seiten jeweils eine Aufnahme für einen feststehenden Gegenkontakt vorgesehen ist. Insbesondere kann die Kontaktbrücke einstückig aus Metallblech hergestellt sein, beispielsweise durch Stanzen. The contact bridge may have an approximately rectangular shaped central part, on the short sides of each a receptacle for a fixed counter-contact is provided. In particular, the contact bridge can be made in one piece from sheet metal, for example by punching.
Die Aufnahmen für die feststehenden Gegenkontakte können jeweils als klauenförmige Gegenkontakt-Aufnahmeteile ausgebildet und jeweils derart ausgerichtet sein, dass sich ihre gegenüberliegenden Klauen in verschieden Ebenen befinden, die parallel zur Rotationsebene der Kontaktvorrichtung liegen. The receptacles for the stationary mating contacts can each be designed as claw-shaped mating contact receiving parts and each aligned such that their opposite jaws are in different planes that are parallel to the plane of rotation of the contact device.
Eine weitere Ausführungsform der Erfindung betrifft einen Drehschalter mit einer rotierenden Kontaktvorrichtung nach der Erfindung und wie hierin beschrieben. Weitere Vorteile und Anwendungsmöglichkeiten der vorliegenden Erfindung ergeben sich aus der nachfolgenden Beschreibung in Verbindung mit den in den Zeichnungen dargestellten Ausführungsbeispielen. Another embodiment of the invention relates to a rotary switch with a rotary contact device according to the invention and as described herein. Further advantages and possible applications of the present invention will become apparent from the following description in conjunction with the embodiments illustrated in the drawings.
In der Beschreibung, in den Ansprüchen, in der Zusammenfassung und in den Zeichnungen werden die in der hinten angeführten Liste der Bezugszeichen verwendeten Begriffe und zugeordneten Bezugszeichen verwendet. In the description, in the claims, in the abstract and in the drawings, the terms and associated reference numerals used in the list of reference numerals recited below are used.
Die Zeichnungen zeigen in The drawings show in
Fig. 1 eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Ausführungsbeispiels eines Drehschalters mit einer rotierenden Kontaktvorrichtung gemäß der Erfindung; Fig. 2 eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Teilschnitts durch den Drehschalter von Fig. 1 ; Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a rotary switch with a rotary contact device according to the invention; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a partial section through the rotary switch of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 und 4 perspektivische Ansichten eines weiteren Teilschnitts durch den Drehschalter von Fig. 1 , der sich in einer Ausschaltstellung (Fig. 3) und in einer Einschaltstellung (Fig. 4) befindet; und Fig. 5 eine perspektivische Ansicht Schnitts durch das Kontaktgehäuse des Drehschalters von Fig. 1 . 3 and 4 are perspective views of another partial section through the rotary switch of Fig. 1, which is in an off position (Figure 3) and in a closed position (Figure 4) ..; and FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of a section through the contact housing of the rotary switch of FIG. 1.
In der folgenden Beschreibung können gleiche, funktional gleiche und funktional zusammenhängende Elemente mit den gleichen Bezugszeichen versehen sein. Absolute Werte sind im Folgenden nur beispielhaft angegeben und sind nicht als die Erfindung einschränkend zu verstehen. In the following description, identical, functionally identical and functionally connected elements may be provided with the same reference numerals. Absolute values are given below by way of example only and are not to be construed as limiting the invention.
Fig. 1 zeigt einen Drehschalter 12 mit zwei Kontaktanschlüssen 120 und 122 zur Befestigung von Zuleitungen und einer rotierenden Kontaktvorrichtung 10 zum Schließen und Unterbrechen einer elektrischen Verbindung der beiden Kontaktanschlüsse 120 und 122. Die Kontaktvorrichtung 10 weist in ihrem Kontaktvorrichtungsgehäuse 100, das aus zwei Gehäuse-Halbschalen 100a und 100b zusammengesetzt ist, eine Öffnung 102 in der vorderen Gehäuse-Halbschale 100a zum Bewegen des Kontaktapparates der Vorrichtung 10 auf. Durch die Öffnung ragt ein Zahnradabschnitt 148, über den mit einem Zahnrad eines (nicht dargestellten) Mechanismus der Kontaktapparat in eine Drehbewegung versetzt werden kann, um die Kontakte des Kontaktapparates zu öffnen oder zu schließen. Die vordere Gehäuse-Halbschale 100a weist - wie in Fig. 1 erkennbar ist - zudem eine Öffnung auf, in der eine Welle des um eine Rotationsachse 18 drehbaren Kontaktapparates gelagert sein kann. 1 shows a rotary switch 12 with two contact terminals 120 and 122 for fastening supply lines and a rotating contact device 10 for closing and interrupting an electrical connection of the two contact terminals 120 and 122. The contact device 10 has in its contactor housing 100, which consists of two housing Half shells 100a and 100b is composed, an opening 102 in the front housing half-shell 100 a for moving the contact apparatus of the device 10. Through the opening protrudes a gear portion 148 through which a gear (not shown) mechanism of the contact apparatus can be set in a rotational movement to open the contacts of the contactor or close. The front housing half shell 100a has - as can be seen in Fig. 1 - also on an opening in which a shaft of the rotatable about a rotation axis 18 contact apparatus can be mounted.
Fig. 2 zeigt den inneren Aufbau der Kontaktvorrichtung 10 des Drehschalters 12: iin der hinteren Gehäuse-Halbschale 100b des Kontaktvorrichtungsgehäuses 100 ist ein Lager 16 für ein Kontaktgehäuse 14 des drehbaren Kontaktapparates der Kontaktvorrichtung 10 vorgesehen. Das etwa zylinderförmig geformte Kontaktgehäuses 14 ist in dem Lager 16 des Gehäuses 100 um die Rotationsachse 18 drehbar gelagert. In der vorderen Gehäuse-Halbschale 100a kann zusätzlich ein Lager für das Kontaktgehäuse 14 vorgesehen sein. Insofern kann die vordere Gehäuse-Halbschale 100a zumindest teilweise identisch wie die hintere Gehäuse- Halbschale 100b ausgebildet sein. Fig. 2 shows the internal structure of the contact device 10 of the rotary switch 12: iin the rear housing half shell 100b of the contactor housing 100, a bearing 16 is provided for a contact housing 14 of the rotatable contact apparatus of the contact device 10. The approximately cylindrical shaped contact housing 14 is rotatably mounted in the bearing 16 of the housing 100 about the axis of rotation 18. In addition, a bearing for the contact housing 14 may be provided in the front housing half shell 100a. In this respect, the front housing half shell 100a may be at least partially identical to the rear housing half shell 100b.
Fig. 3 zeigt den inneren Aufbau des Kontaktgehäuses 14, das - wie in Fig. 5 gezeigt - zwei insbesondere identische, aus einem elektrisch isolierenden Kunststoff hergestellte Gehäuseschalen 140 und 142 aufweist, die über Steckverbindungen 144 und 146 zum Gehäuse 14 zusammengesteckt werden können. Zwischen den beiden zusammengesteckten Schalen 140 und 142 ist ein Lager für eine elektrisch leitende Kontaktbrücke 20 vorgesehen, die zum elektrischen Verbinden der beiden Kontaktanschlüsse 120 und 122 dient. Mindestens eine Federklemme 30 ist zwischen der Kontaktbrücke 20 und einer der Gehäuseschalen 140 bzw. 142 angeordnet, wodurch die Kontaktbrücke 20 in etwa senkrecht zur Rotationsebene der Kontaktvorrichtung 10 und des Kontaktgehäuses 14 federnd gelagert ist. Die Federklemme dient vor allem dazu Toleranzen auszugleichen, wie beispielsweise Fertigungstoleranzen der rotierenden Kontaktvorrichtung 10 und Toleranzen durch plastische Verformung der rotierenden Kontaktvorrichtung 10, die im Betrieb auftreten können. Die Kontaktbrücke 20 weist, wie in Fig. 3 und 4 zu erkennen ist, ein etwa rechteckförmig ausgebildetes Mittelteil auf, an dessen kurzen Seiten jeweils ein klauenförmig ausgebildetes Aufnahmeteil 22, 24 für die feststehenden Gegenkontakte 26, 28 vorgesehen ist. Die Aufnahmeteile 22, 24 sind hierbei derart ausgerichtet, dass sich ihre gegenüberliegenden Klauen in verschieden Ebenen befinden, die parallel zur Rotationsebene der Kontaktvorrichtung liegen. Fig. 3 shows the internal structure of the contact housing 14, which - as shown in Fig. 5 - two in particular identical, made of an electrically insulating plastic housing shells 140 and 142, which can be plugged together via connectors 144 and 146 to the housing 14. Between the two mated shells 140 and 142, a bearing for an electrically conductive contact bridge 20 is provided, which serves for electrically connecting the two contact terminals 120 and 122. At least one spring clip 30 is disposed between the contact bridge 20 and one of the housing shells 140 and 142, whereby the contact bridge 20 is mounted resiliently approximately perpendicular to the plane of rotation of the contact device 10 and the contact housing 14. The spring clamp is primarily used to compensate for tolerances, such as manufacturing tolerances of the rotating contact device 10 and tolerances by plastic deformation of the rotating contact device 10, which may occur during operation. The contact bridge 20 has, as can be seen in FIGS. 3 and 4, an approximately rectangular shaped middle part, on the short sides of each a claw-shaped receiving part 22, 24 is provided for the fixed mating contacts 26, 28. The receiving parts 22, 24 are in this case aligned such that their opposite jaws are located in different planes, which are parallel to the plane of rotation of the contact device.
Durch Drehen des Kontaktgehäuses 14 über den durch die Öffnung 102 ragenden Zahnradabschnitt 148 von einer Ausschaltstellung (Fig. 3) in eine Einschaltstellung (Fig. 4) des Drehschalters 12 werden die klauenförmig ausgebildeten Aufnahmeteile 22, 24 über die jeweiligen feststehenden Gegenkontakte 26, 28 geschoben (wie in Fig. 4 gezeigt), so dass sich die Gegenkontakte 26, 28 zwischen den Klauen der Aufnahmeteile 22, 24 befinden. Die klauenförmig ausgebildeten Aufnahmeteile 22, 24 sind hierbei derart bemessen und geformt, dass es mit einem in sie eingeschobenen feststehenden Gegenkontakt 26, 28 zu einem elektrischen Kontakt kommt und die mit den feststehenden Gegenkontakten 26, 28 elektrische verbundenen Kontaktanschlüsse 120, 122 über die Kontaktbrücke 20 elektrisch verbunden sind. Das Eingreifen der feststehenden Gegenkontakte 26, 28 in die klauenförmig ausgebildeten Aufnahmeteile 22, 24 wird zudem durch die mindestens eine Federklemme 30 und eine klingenförmige Ausformung der feststehenden Gegenkontakte 26, 28 erleichtert. By turning the contact housing 14 over the gear section 148 protruding through the opening 102 from an open position (FIG. 3) to a closed position (FIG. 4) of the rotary switch 12, the claw-shaped receiving parts 22, 24 are pushed over the respective stationary mating contacts 26, 28 (as shown in Fig. 4), so that the mating contacts 26, 28 are located between the jaws of the receiving parts 22, 24. The claw-shaped receiving parts 22, 24 are in this case dimensioned and shaped so that it comes with an inserted into them fixed counter-contact 26, 28 to an electrical contact and with the fixed mating contacts 26, 28 electrically connected contact terminals 120, 122 via the contact bridge 20th are electrically connected. The engagement of the fixed mating contacts 26, 28 in the claw-shaped receiving parts 22, 24 is also facilitated by the at least one spring clip 30 and a blade-shaped formation of the fixed mating contacts 26, 28.
Bezugszeichen reference numeral
10 rotierende Kontaktvorrichtung 10 rotating contact device
100 Kontaktvorrichtungsgehäuse 100 contactor housing
00a vordere Gehäuse-Halbschale des Kontaktvorrichtungsgehäuses 100 00a front housing half shell of the contactor housing 100th
100b hintere Gehäuse-Halbschale des Kontaktvorrichtungsgehäuses 100102100b rear housing half shell of the contactor housing 100102
Antriebsöffnung drive opening
12 Drehschalter  12 rotary switches
120 Kontaktanschluss  120 contact connection
122 Kontaktanschluss  122 contact connection
14 Kontaktgehäuse  14 contact housing
140 Kontaktgehäuseschale  140 contact housing shell
142 Kontaktgehäuseschale  142 contact housing shell
144 Gehäuseschale-Steckverbindung  144 housing shell connector
146 Gehäuseschale-Steckverbindung  146 housing shell connector
148 Zahnradabschnitt  148 gear section
16 Kontaktgehäuse-Lager  16 contact housing bearings
18 Kontaktgehäuse-Rotationsachse  18 contact housing rotation axis
20 Kontaktbrücke  20 contact bridge
22 klauenförmiges Gegenkontakt-Aufnahmeteil  22 claw-shaped mating contact receiving part
24 klauenförmiges Gegenkontakt-Aufnahmeteil  24 claw-shaped mating contact receiving part
26 feststehender Gegenkontakt  26 fixed counter contact
28 feststehender Gegenkontakt  28 fixed counter contact
30 Federklemme  30 spring clamp

Claims

Ansprüche claims
1 . Rotierende Kontaktvorrichtung (10) für einen Schalter (12) mit einem Kontaktvorrichtungsgehäuse (100) und einem Kontaktgehäuse (14), einem im Kontaktvorrichtungsgehäuse (100) vorgesehenen Lager (16) für das Kontaktgehäuse, wobei das Kontaktgehäuse in dem Lager um eine Rotationsachse (18) drehbar gelagert ist, einer im Kontaktgehäuse gelagerten und mit diesem rotierenden Kontaktbrücke (20), die an ihren Enden jeweils eine Aufnahme (22, 24) für einen feststehenden 1 . A rotary contactor (10) for a switch (12) comprising a contactor housing (100) and a contact housing (14), a contact housing (16) for the contact housing, the contact housing being mounted in the bearing about an axis of rotation (18 ) is rotatably mounted, one in the contact housing mounted and rotating with this contact bridge (20), at their ends in each case a receptacle (22, 24) for a fixed
Gegenkontakt (26, 28) aufweist, wobei die Aufnahmen aus  Counter contact (26, 28), wherein the recordings
entsprechenden Öffnungen des Kontaktgehäuses soweit herausragen, dass sie mit den feststehenden Gegenkontakten bei einer Rotation des Kontaktgehäuses in Eingriff kommen und ein elektrischer Kontakt zwischen den feststehenden Gegenkontakten über die Kontaktbrücke entstehen kann, und mindestens einer Federklemme (30), die zwischen dem Kontaktgehäuse und der Kontaktbrücke derart angeordnet ist, dass die Kontaktbrücke im Kontaktgehäuse in etwa senkrecht zur Rotationsebene der Kontaktvorrichtung federnd gelagert ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Kontaktgehäuse (14) etwa zylinderförmige ausgebildet ist und an seiner Mantelfläche zumindest teilweise einen Zahnradabschnitt (148) aufweist, und das Kontaktvorrichtungsgehäuse (100) eine Öffnung (102) aufweist, durch die der Zahnradabschnitt (148) ragt, so dass das Kontaktgehäuse (14) über ein in den Zahnradabschnitt (148) eingreifendes Zahnrad in eine Drehbewegung zum Öffnen oder zum Schließen der Kontakte zwischen den feststehenden Gegenkontakten (26, 28) und den Aufnahmen (22, 24) versetzt werden kann.  corresponding openings of the contact housing protrude so far that they come into contact with the fixed mating contacts in a rotation of the contact housing and an electrical contact between the stationary mating contacts can arise via the contact bridge, and at least one spring clip (30) between the contact housing and the contact bridge is arranged such that the contact bridge is resiliently mounted in the contact housing approximately perpendicular to the plane of rotation of the contact device, characterized in that the contact housing (14) is approximately cylindrical and on its lateral surface at least partially a gear portion (148), and the contactor housing ( 100) has an opening (102) through which the gear portion (148) protrudes, so that the contact housing (14) via a in the gear portion (148) engaging gear in a rotary movement for opening or closing the contacts between the fests tehenden mating contacts (26, 28) and the receptacles (22, 24) can be offset.
2. Kontaktvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Kontaktvorrichtungsgehäuse (100) zwei Gehäuse-Halbschalen (100a, 100b) aufweist, das Lager (16) in zumindest einer der beiden Gehäuse-Halbschalen (100b) ausgebildet ist und zumindest eine der beiden Gehäuse-Halbschalen (100a) an einer etwa senkrecht zur Rotationsachse (18) befindlichen Seite die Öffnung (102) für den Zahnradabschnitt (148) des Kontaktgehäuses (14) aufweist. 2. Contact device according to claim 1, characterized in that the contact device housing (100) has two housing half-shells (100a, 100b), the bearing (16) in at least one of the two housing half-shells (100b) is formed and at least one of has two housing half-shells (100a) on an approximately perpendicular to the axis of rotation (18) located side of the opening (102) for the gear portion (148) of the contact housing (14).
3. Kontaktvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Kontaktgehäuse (14) zwei nahezu identisch geformte 3. Contact device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the contact housing (14) has two almost identically shaped
Gehäuseschalen (140, 142) aufweist, die zum Montieren des  Housing shells (140, 142) for mounting the
Kontaktgehäuses jeweils Steckverbindungen (144, 146) und ein Lager für die Kontaktbrücke und die mindestens eine Federklemme  Contact housing each plug (144, 146) and a bearing for the contact bridge and the at least one spring clip
aufweisen.  exhibit.
Kontaktvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 , 2 oder 3, dadurch Contact device according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized
gekennzeichnet, dass die Kontaktbrücke ein etwa rechteckförmig ausgebildetes Mittelteil aufweist, an dessen kurzen Seiten jeweils eine Aufnahme für einen feststehenden Gegenkontakt (22, 24) vorgesehen ist. 5. Kontaktvorrichtung nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die characterized in that the contact bridge has an approximately rectangular shaped central part, on whose short sides in each case a receptacle for a fixed mating contact (22, 24) is provided. 5. Contact device according to claim 4, characterized in that the
Aufnahmen für die feststehenden Gegenkontakte jeweils als Recordings for the fixed mating contacts each as
klauenförmige Gegenkontakt-Aufnahmeteile (22, 24) ausgebildet und jeweils derart ausgerichtet sind, dass sich ihre gegenüberliegenden Klauen in verschieden Ebenen befinden, die parallel zur  claw-shaped mating contact receiving parts (22, 24) are formed and each aligned such that their opposite jaws are in different planes, parallel to
Rotationsebene der Kontaktvorrichtung liegen.  Rotation level of the contact device lie.
6. Drehschalter (12) mit einer rotierenden Kontaktvorrichtung (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche. 6. rotary switch (12) with a rotating contact device (10) according to one of the preceding claims.
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