EP3396694B1 - Circuit breaker - Google Patents

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EP3396694B1
EP3396694B1 EP16877451.1A EP16877451A EP3396694B1 EP 3396694 B1 EP3396694 B1 EP 3396694B1 EP 16877451 A EP16877451 A EP 16877451A EP 3396694 B1 EP3396694 B1 EP 3396694B1
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Huahua JIANG
Yingchuan ZHENG
Cheng Lin
Hongwei XIAO
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Zhejiang Chint Electrics Co Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H71/00—Details of the protective switches or relays covered by groups H01H73/00 - H01H83/00
    • H01H71/08—Terminals; Connections
    • 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
    • H01H9/02—Bases, casings, or covers
    • H01H9/0264—Protective covers for terminals

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  • the present invention relates to the field of low-voltage apparatuses, and in particular, to a circuit breaker.
  • Circuit breakers are of an important part of the electrical industry and have been widely used. When a circuit operates normally, the circuit breaker can achieve the functions of power failure, power supply and circuit conversion, etc., by powering on/off the circuit for supplying power. When the circuit is under overload, voltage loss, undervoltage or short circuit failure, the circuit breaker can automatically power off the circuit, to avoid the harms to the safety of the staff and the normal operation of the equipment caused by the circuit failure.
  • the existing circuit breaker needs to be provided with an enclosure therein for protection of a circuit board to provide electromagnetic shielding protection for the circuit board. However, the existing enclosure is time-consuming and effort-consuming in assembly, resulting in cumbersome manufacturing processes and higher manufacturing cost for the circuit breaker.
  • utility model DE 203 18 855 U1 discloses a connection module for low-voltage circuit breakers, which is connected to the main housing of the circuit breaker, and different types of conductors are connected to the circuit breaker through an additional terminal compartments.
  • This is an additional insulation connection module that needs to be connected to the main housing of the circuit breaker, it is more complicated to assemble the seat, and the production cost is higher.
  • a bottom wall 10 of the connection module is provided with a breakaway wall portion 11. After the breakaway wall portion 11 is removed, a complicated wiring structure needs to be installed for limit cooperation, which is used to support different wiring types and has a complicated structure.
  • An objective of the present invention is to overcome the defects of the prior art and provide a circuit breaker which is simple in structure, high in reliability and convenient to assemble.
  • a ring-shaped fourth counterbore 34 is also provided between the first counterbore 31 and the second counterbore 32 for facilitating the shedding of the boss 3a.
  • the base 1 further comprises a third counterbore 33 provided in the front surface of the end to be wired, a connecting part 3b is formed between the third counterbore 33 and the second counterbore 32, the first counterbore 31 is provided in the third counterbore 33, and a step surface is formed between the third counterbore 33 and the first counterbore 31.
  • the ring-shaped fourth counterbore 34 is provided in the third counterbore 33 for facilitating the shedding of the boss 3a, and the fourth counterbore 34 is positioned in the root of the step surface between the third counterbore 33 and the first counterbore 31.
  • the lug boss 3a between the first counterbore 31 and the second counterbore 32 has a wall thickness of 0.75 mm-1.0 mm.
  • an axial cross section of the second counterbore 32 is in a " " shape, and a height of the lug boss 3a is lower than an in-bore height of the second counterbore 32.
  • an axial cross section of the lug boss 3a is in the shape of an isosceles trapezoid whose diameter gradually decreases from the front surface to the back surface of the end to be wired of the base 1.
  • an axial cross section of the first counterbore 31 is in the shape of an isosceles trapezoid whose diameter gradually decreases from the front surface to the back surface of the end to be wired of the base 1.
  • a cross section of the first counterbore 31 perpendicular to the axial direction is circular, a cross section of the second counterbore 32 perpendicular to the axial direction is ring-shaped, and the first counterbore 31 and the second counterbore 32 are coaxial; a cross section of the third counterbore 33 perpendicular to the axial direction is circular, and the third counterbore 33 and the first counterbore 31 are coaxial; a cross section of the fourth counterbore 34 perpendicular to the axial direction is ring-shaped, and the fourth counterbore 34 and the third counterbore 33 are coaxial.
  • the inner diameter R 2 of the outer wall of the second counterbore 32 is greater than the inner diameter r 3 of the third counterbore 33, and the outer diameter r 2 of the inner wall of the second counterbore 32 is smaller than the inner diameter r 3 of the third counterbore 33; the inner diameter R 4 of the outer wall of the fourth counterbore 34 is equal to the inner diameter r 1 of the first counterbore 31, and the outer diameter r 4 of the inner wall of the fourth counterbore 34 is greater than the inner diameter r 1 of the first counterbore.
  • the first counterbore 31 is formed in the front surface of the end to be wired of the base 1 and the ring-shaped second counterbore 32 is formed in the bottom surface of the end to be wired of the base 1, wherein the hollow lug boss 3a is formed between the first counterbore 31 and the second counterbore 32.
  • the lug boss 3a is used for performing electric insulation on the terminal screw.
  • the circuit breaker is used for wiring on the back of the board, the lug boss 3a falls off by means of an external force, and the terminal screw is placed in the second counterbore 32 to perform electric insulation. Therefore, the circuit breaker of the present invention has the characteristics of compact structure and low production cost, can also reduce the stock preparation during working, and also has a better insulation effect.
  • circuit breaker of the present invention The specific embodiments of a circuit breaker of the present invention are further described below with reference to the embodiments shown in Figs. 1 to 6 .
  • the circuit breaker of the present invention is not limited to the description of the following embodiments.
  • a circuit breaker comprises a base 1 and a cover plate, wherein the cover plate is provided on the base 1 to form a housing of the circuit breaker.
  • the circuit breaker further comprises a contact system, a tripping system, an operating mechanism, a wiring device and a circuit board module which are arranged in the base 1.
  • the contact system is connected with the operating mechanism.
  • the operating mechanism drives a movable contact of the contact system to swing to be in contact with and separated from a static contact to realize power-on and power-off of the circuit.
  • the tripping system is connected between the contact system and the wiring device to avoid the harms caused by faults.
  • a circuit board enclosure 2 which has a cuboid structure and is provided as a modularized protection structure and an electromagnetic shielding structure of a circuit board is provided in the base 1, and a cavity 22 for accommodating a circuit board module of the circuit breaker is provided in the enclosure.
  • the circuit breaker of the present invention by providing the circuit board enclosure 2 around the circuit board module, the damage to the circuit board module during installation or debugging can be avoided, and the electromagnetic shielding protection of the circuit board module can also be implemented, so that the working performance of the circuit breaker is more stable.
  • a dovetail rib 21 having a lug boss structure is provided outside the sidewall of the circuit board enclosure 2, a dovetail groove 11 which has the same shape as the dovetail rib 21 and is matched with the dovetail rib 21 to each other is formed inside the sidewall of the base 1, and the circuit board enclosure 2 is internally connected and fixed to the inner side of the sidewall of the base 1 by plugging the dovetail rib 21 to the dovetail groove 11.
  • the circuit board enclosure 2 is fixed by plugging the dovetail rib 21 into the dovetail groove 11, such that the assembly of the circuit board enclosure 2 is facilitated.
  • the number of screw holes formed in a bottom plate of the base 1 may be reduced, and the production cost of the circuit breaker can also be reduced while the mechanical strength of the base 1 is improved.
  • a groove opening of the dovetail groove 11 is oriented horizontally, wherein the dovetail groove 11 is open on the side close to the upper edge of the sidewall of the base 1 so as to push the dovetail rib 21 from this side into the dovetail groove 11 and close this side by the sidewall of a cover plate mounted above the base 1.
  • the circuit board enclosure 2 is internally connected and fixed in the base 1 through close fitting of the surfaceconnection between the dovetail rib 21 and the dovetail groove 11, and the circuit board module is covered within the cavity 22 of the circuit board enclosure 2.
  • the dovetail rib 21 is aligned with the dovetail groove 11, and the cavity 22 of the circuit board enclosure 2 is aligned with the circuit board module in the base 1, the circuit board enclosure 2 is pushed to the base 1 from the top to bottom, such that the dovetail rib 21 is plugged into the dovetail groove 11 to cooperate with each other.
  • the circuit board enclosure 2 is sleeved around the circuit board module.
  • the cases where the dovetail groove 11 is designed on the circuit board enclosure and the dovetail rib 21 is provided on the sidewall of the base 1 belong to an equivalent solution of the present embodiment, and the same objective can also be achieved.
  • the cross-sectional shapes of the dovetail rib 21 and the dovetail groove 11 in the horizontal direction of the bottom plate of the base 1 both adopt an isosceles trapezoidal structure, so that the dovetail rib 21 and the dovetail groove 11 have the advantages of being more convenient in processing and low in precision requirement.
  • the dovetail rib 21 and the dovetail groove 11 can be stressed more uniformly, and the operation is more reliable and the lifetime is longer.
  • the cross-sectional shapes of the dovetail rib 21 and the dovetail groove 11 in the horizontal direction of the bottom plate of the base 1 can also adopt other trapezoidal or trapezoid-like structures, such as a cross-shaped structure or a T-type structure, which will not be specifically limited here.
  • dovetail ribs 21 there may be a plurality of dovetail ribs 21 outside the sidewall of the circuit board enclosure 2.
  • two dovetail ribs 21 may be provided outside the sidewall of the circuit board enclosure 2 side by side along the horizontal direction of the bottom plate of the base 1.
  • dovetail grooves 11 having the same number as the dovetail ribs 21 are provided on the upper edge outside the sidewall of the base 1.
  • a plurality of dovetail grooves 11 not corresponding to the dovetail ribs 21 one by one may be pre-arranged on the upper edge inside the sidewall of the base 1, and a dovetail groove 11 which is matched with the plurality of dovetail ribs 21 is provided inside the sidewall of the base 1.
  • a dovetail groove 11 which is matched with the plurality of dovetail ribs 21 is provided inside the sidewall of the base 1.
  • the circuit board enclosure 2 is of a square structure, for example, a cube or a cuboid, and one side of the circuit board enclosure 2 is open outwardly to form a cavity 22 inside for accommodating a circuit board module.
  • the dovetail groove 11 and the base plate of the base 1 There is a certain distance between the dovetail groove 11 and the base plate of the base 1, and the dovetail rib 21 and the circuit board enclosure 2 are integrally formed. Therefore, it is possible to ensure that the circuit board enclosure 2 is more firmly fixed inside the sidewall of the base 1 to provide a better protection effect.
  • the circuit board enclosure 2 can be internally connected to the inner side of the sidewall of the base 1 more stably.
  • a firstdovetail groove and a second dovetail groove are symmetrically provided on the upper edge inside the sidewall of the base 1 of the circuit breaker and the lower edge inside the sidewall of the cover plate of the circuit breaker, respectively.
  • the cover plate covers the base 1, groove openings of the first dovetail groove and the second dovetail groove are connected to each other.
  • the shape of the dovetail rib 21 is the same as the overall shape of the space in the groove when the first dovetail groove and the second dovetail groove are connected, and at the same time are matched with the first dovetail groove and the second dovetail groove, respectively.
  • the stability of the circuit board enclosure 2 in the base 1 can be improved, and the dovetail rib 21 on the circuit board enclosure 2 can also play guiding and pre-positioning roles when the cover plate is mounted.
  • the number of the dovetail ribs 21 and the dovetail grooves 11 will not be specifically limited here.
  • Figs. 4 to 6 illustrate a wiring assembly structure on the base of the circuit breaker of the present invention.
  • a first counterbore 31 is formed in the front surface of the end to be wired of the base 1
  • a ring-shaped second counterbore 32 is formed in the bottom surface of the end to be wired of the base 1 wherein a hollow lug boss 3a is formed between the first counterbore 31 and the second counterbore 32, and the first counterbore 31 is located on the lug boss 3a.
  • a terminal screw is placed in the first counterbore 31 for performing electric insulation.
  • the circuit breaker of the present invention can meet the wiring requirements in front of and on the back of the board at the same time.
  • the circuit breaker of the present invention also has the advantages of reducing the cost and facilitating the assembly and is also advantageous to reduce the stock preparation.
  • the first counterbore 31 has a structure in which an axial cross section is circular.
  • the ring-shaped second counterbore 32 is provided on the bottom surface of the base 1 in a manner of facing the first counterbore 31 and surrounds the outside of the circumferential wall of the first counterbore 31.
  • the lug boss 3a for accommodating and insulating a terminal screw is formed between the first counterbore 31 and the second counterbore 32.
  • the second counterbore 32 has a ring-shaped cross section in the horizontal section and a " " cross section in the axial direction, and the height of the lug boss 3a is lower than the in-bore height of the second counterbore 32, so that the lug boss 3a can be prevented from falling off due to improper operation during installation or debugging.
  • a ring-shaped fourth counterbore 34 is further provided between the first counterbore 31 and the second counterbore 32 for facilitating the shedding of the boss 3a.
  • the base 1 further comprises a circular third counterbore 33 provided in the front surface of the end to be wired, the first counterbore 31 is provided in the third counterbore 33,and a step surface between the third counterbore 33 and the first counterbore 31 is used for accommodating a terminal nut.
  • the fourth counterbore 34 is provided in the third counterbore and is positioned in the root of the step surface between the third counterbore 34 and the first counterbore 31.
  • the above-mentioned counterbores all circular counterbores arranged coaxially.
  • the third counterbore 33 adopts a regular hexagonal shape whose axial cross section is matched with the terminal nut, which will not be specifically limited herein.
  • a cross section of the first counterbore 31 perpendicular to the axial direction is circular
  • a cross section of the second counterbore 32 perpendicular to the axial direction is ring-shaped
  • the first counterbore 31 and the second counterbore 32 are coaxial
  • a cross section of the third counterbore 33 perpendicular to the axial direction is circular
  • the third counterbore 33 and the first counterbore 31 are coaxial
  • a cross section of the fourth counterbore 34 perpendicular to the axial direction is ring-shaped, and the fourth counterbore 34 and the third counterbore 33 are coaxial.
  • the inner diameter R 2 of the outer wall of the second counterbore 32 is greater than the inner diameter r 3 of the third counterbore 33, and the outer diameter r 2 of the inner wall of the second counterbore 32 is smaller than the inner diameter r 3 of the third counterbore 33, and therefore it is possible to ensure that the connecting part 3b having a reasonable structure is formed between the second counterbore 32 and the third counterbore 33.
  • the inner diameter R 4 of the outer wall of the fourth counterbore 34 is equal to the inner diameter r 1 of the first counterbore 31, and the outer diameter r 4 of the inner wall of the fourth counterbore 34 is greater than the inner diameter r 1 of the first counterbore, and therefore the fourth counterbore 34 can take a better protection effect when the first counterbore 31 falls off.
  • the lug boss 3b in the present embodiment has a wall thickness of 0.75 mm to 1.00 mm. Therefore, the insulation performance of the lug boss 3a can be ensured while the weight of the circuit breaker is lightened.
  • An axial cross section of the lug boss 3a is in the shape of an isosceles trapezoid whose diameter gradually decreases from the front surface to the back surface of the end to be wired of the base 1, such that the lug boss 3a can be knocked off conveniently.
  • An axial cross section of the first counterbore 31 is in the shape of an isosceles trapezoid whose diameter gradually decreases from the front surface to the back surface of the end to be wired of the base 1.

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