JP2008034146A - Electromagnetic tripper for circuit breaker - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electromagnetic tripper for a circuit breaker which can increase the operation startup current of a driving member without changing a biasing spring. <P>SOLUTION: An electromagnetic tripper 28 has a coil 29, a coil frame 32, a fixed iron core 34 attached to one end side in the axial direction of the coil frame 32, a driving member arranged within the coil frame 32 to freely move forward and backward in the axial direction, and a biasing spring 35 for biasing the driving member to the direction separating from the fixed iron core 34. The driving member includes a movable iron core 33, and a spacer 38 which is formed with non-magnetic materials and is attached to the surface side of the fixed iron core 34 located at the movable iron core 33; and forces a contact 6 to open by releasing a latching state of a tripper member 55, when the movable iron core 33 is sucked into the fixed iron core 34 due to overcurrent. The position where the spacer 38 attached to the movable iron core 33 comes in contact with the biasing spring 35 is the same as the position where the other driving member formed with magnetic materials in its entirety comes in contact with the biasing spring 35. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electromagnetic trip device for a circuit breaker.

  Conventionally, the contact part inserted in the energizing circuit between the power source and the load, and the force for opening the contact part at normal time when the contact part is closed and no overcurrent flows in the contact part are stored. There has been provided a circuit breaker including a tripping member that forcibly opens a contact portion by a force accumulated in a normal state when the locked state is released and the locked state is released (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

The circuit breaker disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes a coil to be inserted into an energizing circuit, a cylindrical coil frame around which the coil is wound, and a fixed iron core attached to one end side in the axial direction of the coil frame. A driving member that is disposed inside the coil frame so as to be movable back and forth in the axial direction and is driven by electromagnetic attraction generated between the fixed iron core and a driving member interposed between the fixed iron core and the driving member. And an urging spring that urges the actuator in a direction away from the fixed iron core, and when the drive member is attracted to the fixed iron core by an overcurrent flowing through the energizing circuit, the drive member releases the locked state of the tripping member. An electromagnetic trip device that forcibly opens the contact portion is used.
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-44735 (see paragraph numbers [0013]-[0017] and FIG. 1)

  In the conventional electromagnetic tripping device described above, the operation start current of the drive member, that is, the load current when forcibly opening the contact portion is determined by the spring force of the biasing spring. In order to prevent the electromagnetic tripping device from malfunctioning even when a motor is used, it is necessary to increase the spring force of the biasing spring that biases the drive member in the direction away from the fixed iron core.

  However, if the spring force of the biasing spring is increased, the number of turns of the biasing spring must be increased or the wire diameter must be increased, which increases the external dimensions of the electromagnetic trip device and designs the entire circuit breaker. There was a problem that had to be changed.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an electromagnetic trip device for a circuit breaker that can increase an operation start current of a drive member without changing a biasing spring. It is to provide.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention of claim 1 is characterized in that a contact part inserted into an energization circuit between a power source and a load and a normal state in which no overcurrent flows through the contact part in a closed state of the contact part. A circuit breaker provided with a tripping member for storing a force in the direction of opening the contact portion to set the locked state and releasing the locked state when the locked state is released. A coil inserted into a current-carrying circuit, a cylindrical coil frame around which the coil is wound, a fixed iron core attached to one end of the coil frame in the axial direction, and advancing and retreating in the axial direction inside the coil frame A drive member that is freely arranged and is driven by electromagnetic attraction generated between the fixed iron core and a drive member that is interposed between the fixed iron core and the drive member to urge the drive member in a direction away from the fixed iron core. An urging spring, overcurrent flows through the energizing circuit, and the drive member An electromagnetic trip device for a circuit breaker that releases a latching state of a tripping member by a driving member and forcibly opens a contact portion when driven by a fixed iron core, and the driving member is sucked by a stationary iron core A movable iron core and a spacer formed of a nonmagnetic material and attached to the surface of the movable iron core facing the fixed iron core, and a contact position where the spacer attached to the movable iron core abuts against the biasing spring. The other drive member, which is entirely made of a magnetic material, is the same as the contact position where the drive member contacts the biasing spring.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, one of the movable iron core and the spacer is provided with an engaging convex portion projecting toward the other, and the other of the movable iron core and the spacer is engaged with the convex protrusion. It is characterized in that an engaging concave portion is provided in which the portion engages with the concave and convex portions.

  According to the invention of claim 1, since the spacer formed of the nonmagnetic material is attached to the surface of the movable iron core facing the fixed iron core, compared to the case where the entire drive member is formed of the magnetic material. The electromagnetic attractive force acting on the drive member can be reduced, and as a result, the operation start current of the drive member can be increased. Therefore, when a circuit breaker is used for a load having a large starting current such as a motor, it is possible to prevent the electromagnetic trip device from malfunctioning due to the starting current. Moreover, the contact position where the spacer mounted on the movable iron core contacts the biasing spring is the same as the contact position where the other drive member formed entirely of a magnetic material contacts the biasing spring. Without changing components such as a biasing spring other than the drive member, the operation start current of the drive member can be increased, and a load with a large start current such as a motor can be easily handled.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the distance between the fixed iron core and the movable iron core can be adjusted by adjusting the protruding amount of the engaging convex portion and the depth of the engaging concave portion. There is an effect that fine adjustment of the operation start current can be easily performed.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a circuit breaker using an electromagnetic trip device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the electromagnetic trip device.

  A circuit breaker to which an electromagnetic trip device according to the present invention is applied is disposed inside a distribution board together with a main breaker as a branch breaker, for example, and releases heat when an overcurrent or a short-circuit current flows through each branch circuit. Operation or electromagnetic release operation is performed to protect the branch circuit. In the following description, for the sake of convenience, the vertical and horizontal directions are defined in the direction shown in FIG. 3A, and the lower side in FIG. 3B will be described as the front side and the upper side as the rear side. It is arrange | positioned inside a distribution board so that the left-right direction in Fig.3 (a) may follow an up-down direction.

  The body 1 of the circuit breaker A has a horizontally long rectangular parallelepiped shape, and as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the body 2 and the cover 3 which are halves divided in the thickness direction (front-rear direction) are combined. Configured. Then, in the body 1, the contact portion 6, which is composed of the movable contact 4 and the fixed contact 5, is inserted into the energization circuit between the power source and the load, and the contact portion 6 is opened and closed according to the opening / closing operation of the handle 7. When the contact mechanism 6 is closed and the contact section 6 is closed, no overcurrent flows in the contact section 6. In normal times, the movable contact 4 accumulates a force in a direction away from the fixed contact 5, and the contact section 6 has an overcurrent. Is provided with a tripping member 55 that releases the force accumulated during normal operation and forcibly opens the contact portion 6.

  The body 2 and the cover 3 are formed in a box shape with a single-side opening with the central portion on the upper surface side projecting upward by an insulating synthetic resin such as nylon resin, for example, at the opening edge of the body 2 and the cover 3. Each has four sets of assembly holes 2a and 3a. Thus, after the body 2 and the cover 3 are combined so that the inner surfaces face each other, and the rivets 11 are inserted into the assembly holes 2a and 3a of each set, the body 2 and the cover 3 are fixed and the body 1 Will be configured. The center of the upper surface of the body 2 and the cover 3 protrudes upward as compared with the left and right sides. U-shaped square grooves 2b and 3b serving as the opening 1a for the handle 7 and the display member 52 are formed on the surface of the convex portion. U-shaped square grooves 2e and 3e are formed as opening windows 1b. Further, the right side surfaces of the body 2 and the cover 3 are U-shaped square grooves that serve as openings into which wiring members such as electric wires and bus bars on the power supply side are inserted (only the angular groove 2c of the body 2 is shown in FIG. 1). The left side surfaces of the body 2 and the cover 3 are formed with U-shaped square grooves 2d and 3d, which are openings into which wiring members such as load-side electric wires and bus bars are inserted, respectively. A slider 12 is attached to the lower part of the container body 1 so as to be movable in the left-right direction of the container body 1, and a flange of a mounting rail 90 (see FIG. 4) such as a DIN rail disposed inside the distribution board. By locking the slider 12 to the portion 91, the container 1 is attached to the mounting rail 90.

  The power source side terminal portion 13 and the load side terminal portion 14 are accommodated in both sides in the longitudinal direction of the vessel body 1. The power supply side terminal portion 13 is formed by bending a sheet metal into a cylindrical shape having a square cross section, and has a terminal fitting 15 having a screw hole 15a on the upper surface, and a tightening screw 16 screwed into the screw hole 15a of the terminal fitting 15. And a power supply side terminal 17. The power source side terminal 17 is formed in a U shape when viewed from the front side, and has an insertion hole 17a through which the tightening screw 16 is inserted into the upper piece, and a terminal through which the lower piece is inserted into the terminal fitting 15 It is part 17b. Further, the power supply side terminal 17 includes a fixed contact plate 17c extending downward from the tip of the upper piece and having the fixed contact 5 fixed to an intermediate portion thereof, and a conductive arc is provided on the lower side of the fixed contact plate 17c. A travel plate 18 is connected. The arc traveling plate 18 has a narrow width extending from the lower side portion of the fixed contact plate 17c in the direction of the electromagnetic force acting on the arc (left obliquely downward) by the interaction with the magnetic field generated around the movable contact 4. An arc traveling portion 18a and a rectangular plate-shaped main portion 18b projecting along the bottom surface of the container 1 from the lower end of the arc traveling portion 18a are provided. The arc traveling plate 18 can extend the arc generated when the contact portion 6 is opened toward the lower surface of the container 1, and the arc is extinguished by the arc extinguishing grid 19 disposed on the upper side of the main portion 18 b. It is like that. Note that iron pieces 25 for increasing the magnetic field generated around the contact portion 6 are arranged on the front and rear sides of the contact portion 6 via the inner case 26, respectively. Insulating sheets 27 are arranged before and after the arc extinguishing grid 19, respectively. Further, an insulating sheet 27 is disposed between a coil 29 and a support plate 23 described later on the upper side of the arc extinguishing grid 19, and an insulating sheet 27 is disposed between the arc traveling plate 18 and the bottom surfaces of the body 2 and the cover 3 on the lower side. Are arranged (see FIG. 4).

  The load side terminal portion 14 includes a terminal fitting 15 and a tightening screw 16 as well as the power source side terminal portion 13 and also includes a load side terminal 20. The load side terminal 20 is formed in a U shape when viewed from the front side, and a center piece is inserted into the terminal fitting 15 with both side pieces facing upward. Further, the right side piece of the load side terminal 20 is electrically connected to the lower end (fixed end) of the long and narrow bimetal 22 via a flexible electric wire 21 having flexibility such as a braided wire. The intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the bimetal 22 is connected to one end of the coil 29 through the flexible electric wire 30, and the other end of the coil 29 is electrically connected to the movable contact 47 through the flexible electric wire 31. . Thus, in a state where the movable contact 4 and the fixed contact 5 of the movable contact 47 are closed, the power supply side terminal portion 13 -the contact portion 6 -the movable contact 47 -the coil 29 -the bimetal 22 -the load side terminal portion. A main electric circuit through which a current flows through a path 14 is formed.

  Here, an arcuate groove constituting the tool insertion hole 1c is formed in a portion facing the tightening screw 16 at the opening edge of the upper surface of the body 2 and the cover 3 (see FIGS. 3 and 4). The tightening screw 16 is restricted from moving in the vertical direction inside the body 1, and when the tightening screw 16 is rotated by a screwdriver (not shown) inserted through the tool insertion hole 1c, the tightening screw 16 is inserted into the screw hole 15a. The terminal fitting 15 into which 16 is screwed up is raised or lowered. Therefore, when the tightening screw 16 is rotated in the direction in which the terminal fitting 15 rises, the terminal fitting 15 moves upward, and the terminal portion 17b of the power supply side terminal 17 or the center piece of the load side terminal 20 and the lower side of the terminal fitting 15 A wiring member is press-connected between the piece 15b.

  Next, the handle 7 and the opening / closing mechanism 8 will be described. The handle 7 includes a cylindrical main body 7a that is rotatably supported via a handle shaft 40 that is bridged along the thickness direction (front-rear direction) of the main body 1 inside the main body 1, and a main body 7a. Projecting from the upper surface (one side in the short direction) of the container body 1 to the outside of the container body 1, and the container body on the lower right peripheral surface of the main body section 7a 1 is integrally provided with a projecting portion 7c projecting toward the inside of 1, and is urged in the off direction (counterclockwise in FIG. 4) by a handle return spring 41 made of a torsion coil spring. In addition, an operation knob 42 is attached to the operation portion 7b protruding to the outside of the body 1.

  The opening / closing mechanism 8 includes links 44, 44, a contact holder 46, a contact pressure spring 49, a display member 52, an urging spring 53, and the like as main components. The links 44 and 44 are formed in the same shape, and one end side is mutually connected so that the 1st and 2nd arm parts 44a and 44b may cross | intersect diagonally, and it is formed in the L-shape. And the connection part of both arm part 44a, 44b is rotatably supported by the container 1 via the axis | shaft 45 in the longitudinal direction one side (right side) of the container 1, and the arm 44a is the longitudinal direction of the container 1. On the other side (left side) in the direction, the arm portion 44b extends in the other side (lower side) in the lateral direction of the body 1 respectively. The arm portion 44a of the link 44 is formed with a long hole 44c extending along the extending direction of the arm portion 44a and into which the connecting shaft 43 pivotally attached to the protruding portion 7c of the handle 7 is loosely inserted. Of the side edges along the extending direction of the long hole 44c, the contact edge 6 is closed on the side edge (lower edge) far from the rotation center of the main body 7a (see FIGS. 8 and 9). On the other side in the short direction of the body 1 in a position closer to the off position (right side) where the connecting shaft 43 is located in the open state (see FIGS. 4 and 5) than the on position where the connecting shaft 43 is located. A notch 44d that is recessed (lower side) is formed. The other arm portion 44b is formed with a round hole 44e through which a connecting shaft 48 for connecting the contact holder 46 and the movable contact 47 to the links 44, 44 is inserted. Here, the longitudinal direction of the container body 1 means the left-right direction (the left-right direction in FIG. 4) that is the arrangement direction of the power-side terminal portion 13 and the load-side terminal portion 14. Moreover, the short direction of the container 1 is a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction and the thickness direction (width direction), and means the up and down direction (up and down in FIG. 4) when the longitudinal direction is viewed as the left and right direction. Yes.

  The movable contact 47 is composed of halves 47a and 47b that are divided into two in the front-rear direction of the vessel body 1, and both halves 47a, 47b are formed in a symmetrical shape with respect to the intermediate surface in the front-rear direction. A shaft hole 47c through which the connecting shaft 48 is inserted is penetrated in the middle portion in the vertical direction of each half body 47a, 47b, and the movable contact 4 is integrally formed at the lower end thereof. On the other hand, a protruding piece 47d extends toward the left side at the upper end of the movable contact 47, and a riding-up portion 47e that protrudes while being bent obliquely upward to the right is formed at the upper edge of the protruding piece 47d. Yes. Both halves 47a and 47b are curved in a direction in which the lower sides of the shaft hole 47c are separated from each other. When the halves 47a and 47b are overlapped with each other, a space that can be formed into the curved portions will be described later. The engaging pin 36 is inserted.

  The contact holder 46 includes a central piece 46a having an insertion hole 46b through which a right end of a latch member 54, which will be described later, is inserted, and side pieces 46c that protrude rightward from both side edges in the front-rear direction of the central piece 46a. Each side piece 46c is formed with an insertion hole 46d through which the connecting shaft 48 is inserted. The contact pressure spring 49 that applies contact pressure to the contact portion 6 is formed in a shape in which one end sides of a pair of torsion coil springs are connected to each other. The contact portion abuts against the central piece 46a of the contact holder 46, and The other end side of the torsion coil spring is locked to the movable contact 47. Further, the body 1 is bent by the side piece 46 c in a state where the contact portion 6 is closed, and the opening that gives the contact holder 46 a restoring force in the direction in which the movable contact 4 separates from the fixed contact 5. A spring 51 is attached.

  The display member 52 is for displaying the on / off state of the contact portion 6, and as shown in FIG. 5, a cylindrical main portion 52a that is rotatably supported together with the link 44 via a shaft 45, A display part 52b provided on the upper surface side of the part 52a, and an arcuate contact part 52c that protrudes from the right side of the main part 52a (the part on the other side in the longitudinal direction of the body 1) and has a distal end curved downward. ing. The display portion 52b has the highest amount of protrusion upward at the center in the left-right direction, and includes two display surfaces 52d and 52e that are inclined obliquely downward from the center to both sides. Here, the left display surface 52d is for off display, and the right display surface 52e is for on display, so that the on / off state can be discriminated by the colors, characters, etc. of the respective display surfaces 52d and 52e. The present contact state can be determined by exposing any display surface from the opening window 1b of the container 1. The display member 52 is urged in the OFF display direction (clockwise in FIG. 5) by a return spring 53 made of a torsion coil spring.

  Thus, the opening / closing mechanism 8 is formed in a shape in which the movable contact 47, the cylindrical spacer 50, and one end sides of a pair of torsion coil springs are connected to each other between both side pieces 46c of the contact holder 46. The contact pressure spring 49 and the pair of links 44, 44 are disposed, the insertion hole 46d of each side piece 46c, the center hole of the spacer 50, the center hole of the coil portion of the contact pressure spring 49, and the movable contactor By inserting the connecting shaft 48 through the shaft hole 47c of the 47 and the round hole 44e of the link 44, the link 44 and the movable contact 47 are pivotally attached to the contact holder 46 so as to be rotatable within a predetermined angle range. The In this manner, with the contact holder 46 holding the link 44 and the movable contact 47, the central portion of the link 44 is pivotally supported on the container body 1 by the shaft 45, and the length of the link 44 is further increased. The handle 7 and the contact holder 46 are connected via the link 44 by inserting the connecting shaft 43 through the hole 44 c and the insertion hole provided in the protrusion 7 c of the handle 7. In the contact pressure spring 49, a portion connecting the pair of torsion coil springs abuts on the central piece 46a of the contact holder 46, and the other end side of the torsion coil spring is locked to the center portion of the movable contact 47. When the movable contact 47 rotates clockwise around the connecting shaft 48, a spring return force in a direction to rotate the movable contact 47 counterclockwise is applied to the movable contact 47.

  Next, the forced opening mechanism unit 9 will be described. The forced opening mechanism 9 includes a bimetal 22, an electromagnetic trip device (electromagnet device) 28, a latch member 54, a trip member 55, etc. as main components, and when an overcurrent exceeding the rated current flows through the contact portion 6. When a large current such as a short circuit current that is much larger than the current value at which the contact portion 6 is forcibly opened and the current value at which the heat release function is activated flows to the contact portion 6 And an electromagnetic release function that forcibly opens the circuit.

  The lower end of the bimetal 22 is fixed to a left side piece of a U-shaped support plate 23 in which both side edges in the left-right direction of the sheet metal are bent upward. The right piece of the support plate 23 is connected to a vertical piece of a conductive L-shaped arc traveling plate 24 on which a horizontal piece is placed above the arc extinguishing grid 19. It arrange | positions in parallel with the horizontal piece of the traveling plate 24 with the clearance gap. A narrow protruding piece 23a protrudes upward from the upper edge of the left piece of the support plate 23, and an adjusting screw 57 is disposed opposite to the protruding piece 23a. The adjusting screw 57 is screwed into a screw hole of a holding piece 58 fitted in a groove provided on the inner surface of the container 1, and the tip thereof faces the protruding piece 23 a. Therefore, by adjusting the screwing amount of the adjusting screw 57 and pressing the protruding piece 23a with the tip of the adjusting screw 57, the protruding piece 23a is bent in the left-right direction, and the position of the upper end (free end) of the bimetal 22 Can be moved in the left-right direction, and the current value when the bimetal 22 is bent and the forced opening mechanism portion 9 performs a trip operation can be adjusted.

  An electromagnetic trip device 28 is placed on the central piece of the support plate 23. The electromagnetic trip device 28 has one end connected to the free end of the bimetal 22 via the flexible wire 30 and the other end electrically connected to the movable contact 47 via the flexible wire 31, A coil 29 inserted in a current-carrying electrical path, a cylindrical coil frame 32 around which the coil 29 is wound, and a movable iron core (plunger) 33 that is disposed inside the coil frame 32 so as to be movable back and forth in the axial direction. And the synthetic iron attached to one surface of the movable iron core 33 (the surface facing the fixed iron core 34) attached to the opening on one end side (the tripping member 55 side) of the coil frame 32. A spacer 38 made of metal, a coil spring 35 (biasing spring) that is interposed between the movable iron core 33 and the fixed iron core 34 and presses the movable iron core 33 away from the fixed iron core 34, and the other surface of the movable iron core 33. (Surface opposite to the fixed iron core 34 And a drive pin 37 movably inserted in an insertion hole 34a passing through the fixed iron core 34 in the axial direction, and a left-right direction. The side edges of the coil 29 are bent downward, and the yoke 39 is provided to cover the left and right sides and the upper side of the coil 29.

  Here, the movable iron core 33 is provided with a columnar engagement convex portion 33 a projecting toward the spacer 38 on the surface facing the spacer 38. On the other hand, the spacer 38 is made of a non-magnetic material, and a cylindrical convex portion 38a inserted through the center of the urging spring 35 protrudes from the surface on the urging spring 35 side, and the surface on the movable iron core 33 side. An engaging recess 38b is provided in the engaging projection 33a. Thus, by engaging the engaging convex portion 33a and the engaging concave portion 38b with the concave and convex portions, the spacer 38 is attached to the movable iron core 33, and the movable iron core 33 and the spacer 38 constitute a driving member. .

  A slit 39a is formed in the yoke 39 from the right piece to the center piece, and the engagement pin 36 protrudes rightward through the slit 39a. A plate-like spring member 61 is disposed below the central piece of the yoke 39, and an elastic spring piece 61a formed by cutting and raising a part of the spring member 61 protrudes upward through the slit 39a. When the coil 29 is energized, an attractive force is generated between the movable iron core 33 and the fixed iron core 34 so as to reduce the magnetic resistance of the magnetic path passing through the fixed iron core 34 -the yoke 39 -the movable iron core 33. When a large current such as a short-circuit current flows in the main circuit, the movable iron core 33 moves toward the fixed iron core 34 against the spring force of the biasing spring 35 and is pushed by the movable iron core 33. The drive pin 37 pushes the protruding piece 23a of the tripping member 55 leftward and rotates the tripping member 55 clockwise about the shaft 59, thereby releasing the engagement of the latch member 54 and moving the movable core. The large-diameter portion 36 a of the engagement pin 36 attached to 33 is brought into contact with the movable contact 47 and rotates the movable contact 47 clockwise about the connecting shaft 48.

  The latch member 54 is an iron (SPCC) part and is formed in a long and narrow bar shape, and an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction is pivotally supported on the container body 1 via a shaft 56. Further, a concave groove 54a that engages with the contact holder 46 is formed on the upper edge of the latch member 54 on one end side (right side) in the longitudinal direction. A protruding portion 54b is formed so as to protrude from the surface. On the other hand, a latching projection 54 c that latches with the tripping member 55 is provided on the other end side (left side) in the longitudinal direction of the latch member 54.

  The tripping member 55 includes a main body portion 55a that is pivotally supported on the container body 1 via a shaft 59, and an extending piece that protrudes downward from the main body portion 55a and has a distal end portion opposed to the drive pin 37. 55b, and a locking portion 55c that locks with the locking projection 54c of the latch member 54 is provided on the lower edge of the main body 55a. The tripping member 55 is biased counterclockwise about the shaft 59 by the return spring 60, and the contact portion 6 is opened by locking the locking portion 55c with the locking projection 54c of the latch member 54. The latch member 54 is latched in a state where the directional force is accumulated.

  Next, the operation of the circuit breaker will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5 show the open state (off state) of the contact portion 6, and the handle 7 receives the spring force of the handle return spring 41 until the operation portion 7b contacts the left end of the opening 1a. It rotates counterclockwise in the figure. Further, the connecting shaft 43 that connects the handle 7 and the link 44 moves to the right end (off position) in the elongated hole 44c provided in the arm portion 44a, and rotates freely on the arm portion 44b according to the rotation of the link 44. The supported movable contact 47 moves to the left in the figure, and the movable contact 4 of the movable contact 47 is separated from the fixed contact 5. That is, the power supply side terminal portion 13 and the load side terminal portion 14 are in a non-conductive state (off state). In the off state, the riding-up portion 47 e provided on the upper end side of the movable contact 47 is in contact with the vicinity of the base of the contact portion 52 c provided on the display member 52, and the display member 52 is caused by the spring force of the return spring 53. Since it rotates clockwise in the figure, the display surface 52d on the left side is exposed from the opening window 1b of the container 1, and the OFF state is displayed.

  From this OFF state, when the operation knob 42 is operated to rotate the handle 7 clockwise in the figure against the spring force of the handle return spring 41, the connecting shaft 43 provided on the protruding portion 7c of the handle 7 becomes a long hole. 44c moves to the left, and the lower edge of the long hole 44c is pressed downward by the connecting shaft 43, so the link 44 rotates counterclockwise around the shaft 45 and is movable as the link 44 rotates. The contact 47 moves to the right side in the figure. 6 and 7, when the operation portion 7b of the handle 7 moves to a substantially intermediate position between the off position and the on position, the movable contact 47 moves to a position where the movable contact 4 contacts the fixed contact 5. To do. Here, while the handle 7 is rotated from the off position shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 to the position shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the movable contact 4 is not in contact with the fixed contact 5, and the contact pressure by the contact pressure spring 49. Therefore, the handle 7 can be operated with a small force.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the operation knob 42 is pushed to the right in the drawing against the spring force of the handle return spring 41 and the contact pressure spring 49 until the operation portion 7b comes into contact with the right end of the opening 1a. When the handle 7 is rotated clockwise in the drawing, the connecting shaft 43 moves to the left end (on position) in the long hole 44c, and the link 44 rotates clockwise in the drawing according to the movement of the connecting shaft 43. The contact holder 46 supported by the arm portion 44b of the link 44 moves to the right side in the figure. During this time, the movable contact 4 provided on one end side of the movable contact 47 is in contact with the fixed contact 5, so that the movable contact 47 rotates clockwise in the figure around the connecting shaft 48, and the contact pressure is accordingly increased. Since the spring 49 is bent, the movable contact 4 is pressed against the fixed contact 5 by the spring return force of the contact pressure spring 49. That is, contact pressure is applied to the contact portion 6 by the contact pressure spring 49. In this state, the power supply side terminal portion 13 and the load side terminal portion 14 are in a conductive state (ON state). When the handle 7 is rotated from the contact start position of the contact portion 6 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 to the on position shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the ride-up portion 47 e provided on the upper end side of the movable contact 47 becomes a display member. 52, the main part 52a rotates counterclockwise in the figure against the urging force of the return spring 53. As shown in FIG. In the ON position, the lower end of the contact portion 52c is in a state of riding on the top of the riding portion 47e, and the display surface 52e for ON display moves to a position facing the opening window 1b. The ON state of the part 6 can be easily grasped. When the handle 7 is rotated to the ON position, the connecting shaft 43 that connects the handle 7 and the link 44 moves to the opposite side (left side in FIG. 8) beyond the line connecting the handle shaft 40 and the shaft 48. Therefore, a spring force such as the opening spring 51 acts in a direction to urge the handle 7 in the ON direction, and the handle 7 is held in the ON position.

  When the operation knob 42 is operated from the on state shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 to rotate the handle 7 in the off direction (counterclockwise in the figure), the connecting shaft 43 provided on the protruding portion 7c of the handle 7 becomes a long hole. 44c moves to the right in the figure, and the link 44 rotates clockwise in the figure. Therefore, the movable contact 47 supported by the contact holder 46 together with the link 44 moves to the left in the figure, and the movable contact 4 is fixed to the fixed contact 5. Break away from. When the connecting shaft 43 that connects the handle 7 and the link 44 moves to the opposite side (the right side in FIG. 4) beyond the line connecting the handle shaft 40 and the shaft 48, the spring force of the handle return spring 41 is reached. In response to this, the handle 7 rapidly rotates in the off direction, and enters the off state shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, and the handle 7 is held in the off position. At this time, the riding-up portion 47e of the movable contactor 47 moves to the left side in the figure while being in sliding contact with the lower inclined surface of the contact portion 52c, so that the display member 52 receives the return force of the return spring 53 in the drawing. The display surface 52d for off display is exposed from the opening window 1b at the off position shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 by rotating clockwise.

  Next, the operation of the forced opening mechanism 9 when an abnormal current flows through the contact 6 will be described. When a large current such as a short circuit current flows through the contact 6 due to a short circuit accident in the ON state shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a large current flows through the coil 29, and the movable iron core 33 and the fixed iron core 34 The movable iron core 33 moves in a direction approaching the fixed iron core 34 against the spring force of the urging spring 35 (see FIGS. 10 and 11). At this time, the drive pin 37 pushed by the movable iron core 33 protrudes to the left side through the insertion hole 34a of the fixed iron core 34 and presses the protruding piece 23a of the releasing member 55 leftward. By rotating clockwise in the figure in the center, the engagement state between the tripping member 55 and the latch member 54 is released. When the engagement between the tripping member 55 and the latch member 54 is released, the latch member 54 receives the spring force of the elastic spring piece 29a, rotates clockwise about the shaft 56, and contacts the concave groove 54a of the latch member 54. Since the engagement with the center piece 46a of the child holder 46 is disengaged, the contact holder 46 rotates clockwise around the connecting shaft 48 in response to the spring force of the contact pressure spring 49 or the opening spring 51, and movable contact is also possible. The child 47 rotates clockwise in the figure, and the movable contact 4 is separated from the fixed contact 5. In addition, the engaging pin 36 moves to the left in the drawing together with the movable iron core 33, and the lower end side of the movable contact 47 is pressed to the left by the large diameter portion 36a of the engaging pin 36. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of contact welding by tripping over time. 10 and 11 show a state immediately after the forced opening mechanism portion 9 performs electromagnetic release operation and forcibly opens the contact portion 6, and thereafter the spring force of the handle return spring 41, the return spring 60, etc. is applied. In response, the opening / closing mechanism 8 and the forced opening mechanism 9 return to the OFF state shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, so that the contact 6 can be closed again by turning on the handle 7 after recovery. .

  Here, in the electromagnetic trip device 28 of the present embodiment, the spacer 38 made of a nonmagnetic material is attached to the movable iron core 33 on the side facing the fixed iron core 34. Therefore, the movable iron core 33 and the spacer 38 are attached. As compared with the case where the entire drive member made of magnetic material is made of a magnetic material, the electromagnetic attractive force acting on the drive member can be reduced, and as a result, the operation start current of the drive member can be increased. Therefore, when the circuit breaker is used for a load having a large starting current such as a motor, it is possible to prevent the electromagnetic trip device 28 from malfunctioning due to the starting current. In addition, the contact position at which the spacer 38 mounted on the movable iron core 33 contacts the biasing spring 35 is set to be the same as the contact position at which another drive member made entirely of a magnetic material contacts the biasing spring 35. Therefore, it is possible to increase the operation start current of the drive member without changing components such as the biasing spring 35 other than the drive member, and it is possible to easily cope with a load having a large start current such as a motor. it can. Moreover, since the distance between the fixed iron core 34 and the movable iron core 33 can be adjusted by adjusting the protruding amount of the engaging convex portion 33a and the depth of the engaging concave portion 38b, the operation start current of the driving member can be adjusted. Can be easily fine-tuned. In this embodiment, the engaging convex portion 33a is provided on the movable iron core 33 side and the engaging concave portion 38b is provided on the spacer 38 side. However, the engaging concave portion is provided on the movable iron core 33 and the engaging convex portion is provided on the spacer 38. May be provided.

  In addition, when an overcurrent exceeding the rated current flows through the contact portion 6 in the ON state shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 (the operating current of the thermal release function), the bimetal 22 is bent and tripped on the upper end side of the bimetal 22 Since the upper portion of the member 55 is pressed rightward, the tripping member 55 rotates clockwise about the shaft 59, and the engagement between the tripping member 55 and the latch member 54 is released. At this time, the latch member 54 receives the spring force of the elastic spring piece 29a, rotates clockwise around the shaft 56, and the engagement between the concave groove 54a of the latch member 54 and the central piece 46a of the contact holder 46 is released. Therefore, the contact holder 46 is rotated clockwise around the connecting shaft 48 in response to the spring force of the contact pressure spring 49 and the opening spring 51, and the movable contact 47 is rotated clockwise in the figure, thereby moving the movable contact. 4 is released from the fixed contact 5. Even when the forcible opening mechanism 9 performs the thermal release operation and forcibly opens the contact 6, the opening / closing mechanism 8 and the receiving mechanism 41 receive the spring force of the handle return spring 41 and the return spring 60 in the same manner as described above. Since the forced opening mechanism 9 returns to the off state shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the contact 6 can be closed again by turning on the handle 7 after recovery.

  It should be noted that a wide variety of different embodiments can be configured without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to a specific embodiment.

It is a disassembled perspective view of the circuit breaker using the electromagnetic trip device of this embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view of an electromagnetic trip apparatus same as the above. The circuit breaker using the electromagnetic trip apparatus same as the above is shown, (a) is a front view, and (b) is a top view. It is a side view of the state which showed the OFF state of the circuit breaker same as the above, and removed the cover. It is a side view of the state which showed the OFF state of the circuit breaker same as the above, and removed the cover and the link. It is the side view of the state which showed the state in the middle of switching from off to on of the circuit breaker same as the above, and removed the cover. It is the side view of the state which shows the state in the middle of switching from OFF of the circuit breaker same as the above, and removed the cover and the link. It is a side view of the state which showed the ON state of the circuit breaker same as the above, and removed the cover. It is a side view of the state which showed the ON state of the circuit breaker same as the above, and removed the cover and the link. It is a side view of the state which showed the trip state of the circuit breaker same as the above, and removed the cover. It is a side view of the state which showed the trip state of the circuit breaker same as the above, and removed the cover and the link.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Body 4 Movable contact 5 Fixed contact 6 Contact part 28 Electromagnetic trip device 29 Coil 32 Coil frame 33 Movable iron core (drive member)
34 Fixed iron core 35 Biasing spring 38 Spacer (drive member)
55 Tripping member

Claims (2)

The contact part inserted in the current path between the power supply and the load, and the contact part is closed and the contact part is in a locked state, storing the force in the direction to open the contact part at normal times when no overcurrent flows through the contact part When the locked state is released, it is used for a circuit breaker provided in the body with a tripping member that forcibly opens the contact portion by the force accumulated at the normal time,
A coil inserted into the energizing circuit, a cylindrical coil frame around which the coil is wound, a fixed iron core attached to one end of the coil frame in the axial direction, and freely movable forward and backward in the axial direction inside the coil frame A drive member that is disposed and driven by an electromagnetic attraction generated between the fixed iron core and a biasing member that is interposed between the fixed iron core and the drive member to urge the drive member in a direction away from the fixed iron core. A circuit breaker that includes a spring and forcibly opens the contact portion by releasing the locking state of the tripping member by the driving member when an overcurrent flows through the energizing circuit and the driving member is attracted to the fixed iron core. A tripping device,
The drive member includes a movable iron core that is attracted by a fixed iron core, and a spacer that is formed of a nonmagnetic material and is attached to a surface of the movable iron core facing the fixed iron core, and a spacer attached to the movable iron core is provided. An electromagnetic trip device for a circuit breaker, characterized in that the contact position that contacts the biasing spring is the same as the contact position where another drive member made entirely of a magnetic material contacts the biasing spring. .   One of the movable iron core and the spacer is provided with an engaging convex portion that protrudes toward the other, and the other of the movable iron core and the spacer is provided with an engaging concave portion that engages with the engaging convex portion. The electromagnetic trip device for a circuit breaker according to claim 1.

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