JP2009099405A - Plug-in circuit breaker - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a plug-in circuit breaker of high contact reliability with the small number of components, excellent assembling workability, and with a plug-in terminal hardly deformed. <P>SOLUTION: In the plug-in circuit breaker made by screw-connecting a plug-in adapter to a circuit breaker body equipped with a screw-connecting terminal, the plug-in adapter incorporates a plug-in terminal to which either of a plurality of bus bars is plug-in connected and a plug holder mechanically connected with the circuit breaker body in a plug case, with a pair of integrally formed convex parts formed at the plug-in terminal, and a plug-in terminal mounting part made of an opening for supporting the plug-in terminal loosely insertion-coupled with the convex part in free rotation in a direction crossing the bus bars formed at the plug holder, and at the same time, the plug-in terminal and the circuit breaker body are electrically connected by a shunt conductor. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a circuit breaker, and more particularly to a plug-in circuit breaker.

  In general, a conventional circuit breaker attaches a hooking claw made of an elastic metal provided on a circuit breaker mounting plate to a locking hole provided below a rear end of a plug-in circuit breaker using its elasticity. is there. However, since the attachment to the circuit breaker mounting plate is performed while inserting the plug-in terminal into the bus bar, the rear end side of the plug-in circuit breaker is pressed from above the circuit breaker mounting plate, The plug-in terminal is fitted to the bus bar so as to bend obliquely from above. For this reason, an unreasonable load is applied to the plug-in terminal, and there is a risk of causing deformation due to deformation.

  On the other hand, there is known a plug-in terminal portion configured such that the plug-in terminal slides and rotates in order to prevent deformation of the plug-in terminal due to a shift or inclination of the height position of the bus bar to be connected. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP 2000-2222997 (page 3, left column, lines 34-45, FIGS. 1-3)

  In the plug-in terminal portion shown in Patent Document 1, the guide portion is provided in a slit shape on the conductive member, and the terminal provided with a guide projection penetrating the guide portion and the conductive member are connected by a spring member. , Slidably and pivotably connected along the guide portion, but an additional spring member must be provided for connecting the terminal and the conductive member, and the terminal is slidable. In order to be able to rotate, there is a problem that assembly work is difficult because it must be pressed by a spring member.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and requires a small number of required parts, an easy assembly operation, a plug-in terminal that is not easily deformed, and a plug-in with high contact reliability. The purpose is to obtain a circuit breaker.

  A plug-in circuit breaker according to the present invention is formed by screw-connecting a plug-in adapter to a circuit breaker body having a screw connection terminal, and the plug-in adapter is inserted into any of a plurality of bus bars. A plug case to be connected and a plug holder to be mechanically connected to the circuit breaker body are built in the plug case, and the plug terminal includes a pair of convex portions formed integrally, and the plug Each of the holders is formed with a plug-in terminal mounting portion having an opening that freely fits with the convex portion and rotatably supports the plug-in terminal in a direction orthogonal to the bus bar. The circuit breaker body is electrically connected by a shunt conductor.

  The present invention has good assembly workability, and even when the plug-in terminal is fitted to the bus bar so as to be inclined from the upper side (or the lower side), the plug-in terminal is not easily deformed, and the plug-in with high contact reliability is provided. The circuit breaker can be realized with a small number of parts, can be easily assembled, and can be provided at low cost.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
1-4 is a figure for demonstrating the plug-in circuit breaker based on Embodiment 1 of this invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a plug-in circuit breaker, FIG. 2 is the disassembled perspective view, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a plug-in adapter that is a part of a plug-in circuit breaker, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of FIG. 1, (a) is before insertion of the bus bar, and (b) is a bus bar and plug. It shows the contact state with the IN terminal. As shown in FIG. 1, the plug-in circuit breaker 300 includes a circuit breaker body 200 and a plug-in adapter 100. On the front surface of the plug-in adapter 100, insertion grooves 11 to 13 into which bus bars are inserted are arranged in parallel at equal intervals. The plug-in adapter 100 is screwed to the screw connection terminal 203 of the circuit breaker body 200 shown in FIG.

  The plug-in adapter 100 includes a plug case 1, a plug-in terminal unit 50 accommodated therein, and a plug holder 2 that supports the plug-in terminal unit 50. As shown in FIG. 3, the plug-in terminal unit 50 includes a plug-in terminal 3 that is plugged into one of the bus bars 91 to 93, a shunt terminal 4 that is screwed to the circuit breaker body 200, A shunt conductor 5 that connects the plug-in terminal 3 and the shunt terminal 4 is included. The shunt conductor 5 uses a flexible copper stranded wire in this example, but is not limited to this, and is not limited to a copper stranded wire as long as it is a flexible conductor.

  3 and 4, the plug case 1 is formed of a synthetic resin material in a substantially box shape, insertion grooves 11 to 13 through which the bus bars 91 to 93 are inserted are formed on the front surface, and the plug holder 2 is formed on the rear surface. An opening 16 is provided for mounting. At least one hole 19 that connects the opening 16 and the insertion grooves 11 to 13 is formed in each insertion groove, and a plug-in terminal 3 to be described later is disposed facing the hole 19. Further, the plug case 1 is formed with a horizontal partition wall 14 for isolating the plug-in terminal 3 disposed in the plug case 1. Moreover, the vertical partition 15 for isolating the plug-in terminal part 50 of an adjacent pole is formed. Furthermore, the vertical partition 15 is formed with an engaging projection 17 for locking the plug holder 2 for positioning and fixing the plug-in terminal portion 50 corresponding to the screw connection terminal 203 of each pole of the circuit breaker body 200. Yes.

  The plug-in terminal 3 is a conductive plate having a spring property and is formed in a substantially bowl shape. Convex portions 36 are integrally formed on both sides of the portion. The receiving edge receives and contacts the bus bars 91-93.

  The plug holder 2 is made of a metal plate having a substantially U-shaped cross section, and engages with the engaging protrusions 17 of the plug case 1 on both sides of the U-shape (two opposite sides consisting of vertical portions in FIG. 3). An engaging convex portion 31 is formed. In addition, the plug-in terminal mounting portion 32 can be selectively mounted at a position corresponding to the height of each of the bus bars 91 to 93 at a position substantially parallel to the engagement convex portion 31. To 34 are provided. Further, a connection portion 35 for screwing and fixing to the circuit breaker 200 is formed on the substantially U-shaped bottom surface (one side consisting of a vertical portion in FIG. 3).

The plug-in terminal mounting portions 32 to 34 are rectangular opening holes. In any of the plug-in terminal mounting portions 32 to 34 formed of the opening holes,
The protrusion 36 of the plug-in terminal 3 is inserted, and the plug-in terminal 3 is positioned and held by the plug holder 2. The relationship between the plug-in terminal mounting portions 32 to 34 and the convex portion 36 is such that the convex portion 36 has sufficient clearance in the vertical plug-in terminal mounting portions 32 to 34 in the vertical and horizontal directions, or at least in the vertical direction. (Gap) is formed. Accordingly, the plug-in terminal 3 is positioned and held in the plug holder 2 with the convex portion 36 as an axis so that the receiving edge of the plug-in terminal 3 can rotate in the vertical direction, that is, in the direction orthogonal to the insertion grooves 11 to 13. It will be.

  As is apparent from FIG. 4, the receiving blade opening of the plug-in terminal 3 into which the bus bar 91 to 93 is inserted is formed of a metal wire to increase the contact force between the plug-in terminal 3 and the bus bar 91 to 93. Although the auxiliary spring 6 is attached, the auxiliary spring 6 is not essential, and may not be used as long as a desired contact pressure can be obtained only by the plug-in terminal 3.

  The shunt terminal 4 is provided with a flexible shunt conductor 5 for electrically connecting the plug-in terminal 3 into which the busbars 91 to 93 are inserted and connected to the circuit breaker body 200, and the plug holder The circuit breaker body 200 is screwed to the screw connection terminal 203 with the connection screw 204 together with the two connection portions 35.

  According to the first embodiment configured as described above, since the plug-in terminal 3 is positioned and held in the plug holder 2 so as to be rotatable, as shown in FIG. The plug-in terminals 3 are not easily deformed even when they are fitted to the bus bars 91 to 93 so as to be twisted obliquely from above (or obliquely below), and high contact reliability can be obtained.

  Further, when the plug-in terminal 3 is attached to the plug holder 2, it can be selectively attached to any of the plug-in terminal attachment portions 32 to 34, so that the plug-in terminal 3 is connected to any of the bus bars 91 to 93. Even in the case of plug-in connection, the plug-in terminal portion 50 can be the same component, and a separate component is not required for attaching the plug-in terminal 3 and the plug holder 2. That is, since the spring member disclosed in Patent Document 1 is not required, the number of parts is small, the cost is low, and the assembly workability is good. Needless to say, the shunt conductor 5 has the same length that is necessary and sufficient for this configuration.

  Further, the plug-in terminal mounting portions 32 to 34 are not limited to the rectangular shape as in the present embodiment, and may be any shape that can hold the plug-in terminal 3 in a rotatable manner.

  Here, in the first embodiment, since at least one hole 19 is provided for each of the insertion grooves 11 to 13, depending on the pole, the hole 19 is located at any of the upper, middle, and lower sides, for example, In the example of FIG. 2, the right side is provided in the upper side, the middle side in the middle, and the left side in the lower side. In other words, in the first embodiment, if the position of the hole 19 is changed, for example, if the right is down, the inside is up, and the left is inside, a dedicated plug case is required. .

  Further, since the plug-in terminal 3 is positioned and fixed by the plug holder 2 regardless of the plug case 1, the plug case 2 is partially melted for some reason, for example, by forming the plug holder 2 from a metal material. Even in the case where the plug-in terminal 3 is attached, the attachment position of the plug-in terminal 3 does not change, so that high contact reliability and safety can be obtained.

  Further, if the connection portion 35 of the plug holder 2 is formed with a round hole, even if the connection screw 204 connecting the plug-in adapter 100 and the circuit breaker body 200 is accidentally loosened, it is completely removed. Since the plug-in adapter 100 and the circuit breaker body 200 are not separated unless the connection screw 204 is removed, for example, when the plug-in circuit breaker 300 attached to the bus bar 91 to 93 is removed from the bus bar, the plug Only the circuit breaker body 200 is not detached while the in-adapter 100 is fitted to the bus bars 91 to 93, and high safety can be obtained. That is, referring to FIG. 3, the state where the shunt terminal 4 in the charged state is exposed while the bus bars 91 to 93 are covered with the plug case 1 is avoided.

  Further, if the plug holder 2 is made of, for example, a copper material and the shunt conductor 5 from the plug-in terminal 3 is not connected to the shunt terminal 4 but is connected to the plug holder 2, the shunt terminal 4 becomes unnecessary. The score can be reduced.

  In addition, the shape of the shunt conductor 5 that connects the plug-in terminal 3 and the shunt terminal 4 is not particularly specified, and may be any shape that does not hinder the rotation of the plug terminal 3. If the plug-in terminal 3 and the shunt terminal 4 can be electrically connected, it is not necessary to use a flexible copper stranded wire. For example, an elastic metal plate may be used.

  In the first embodiment, one tripolar plug case 1 is used, but three monopolar plug cases may be used.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b). As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, in the second embodiment, the terminal cover 7 that covers the connection screw 204 that connects the plug-in adapter 100 and the circuit breaker body 200 is provided. . Other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment. The components common to the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  The terminal cover 7 is made of resin, for example, bent on both sides, and laser printed 8 or a sticker nameplate is pasted on the upper surface to indicate which bus bar each pole of the plug-in circuit breaker is connected to. ing. The terminal cover 7 is attached by fitting a bent portion into a mounting groove 18 (see FIGS. 2 and 5B) provided in the upper part of the plug case 1.

  According to the second embodiment, the terminal cover 7 is attached to the attachment groove 18 formed on the upper surface of the plug case 1, and the connection screw 204 connecting the plug-in adapter 100 and the circuit breaker body 200 is covered. By accidentally loosening the connection screw 204, it is possible to prevent the plug-in terminal portion 50 from being displaced from the normal position and impairing the contact reliability of the plug-in terminal 3. In addition, since the connection screw 204 is not accidentally touched, safety is improved.

  Furthermore, since it is possible to perform laser printing 8 or sticker nameplate pasting on the upper surface of the terminal cover 7, by displaying which bus bar each pole of the plug-in circuit breaker is connected to, The connection state can be easily discriminated, and it is possible to prevent mistakes in the wiring connection of the circuit breaker body 200, and the production efficiency is improved by automating laser printing.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, one terminal cover 7 may cover the connection screw 204, or as shown in FIG. 5B, the terminal cover 7 covers the connection screw 204 individually for each pole. Three covers 7a, 7b and 7c may be used.

  Further, when the connection screws 204 are individually covered with the terminal cover 7, the connection determination can be further facilitated by changing the colors of the individual terminal covers 7 a, 7 b, and 7 c.

  Furthermore, the terminal cover 7 can be integrated with the plug case 1 by providing a space where the screw fastening jig can be inserted on the upper surface of the terminal cover 7. Thus, safety can be further enhanced without loosening the connection screw 204. That is, if a hole through which a driver passes is provided and the hole is closed (sealed) with a name plate, for example, the screw 204 is not loosened unless the seal is released.

  Except for the above-described operation, the operation is the same as that of the first embodiment. By adding the above-described operation to the operation of the first embodiment, the contact reliability can be further improved in addition to the features of the first embodiment.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
A third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b). As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, in the third embodiment, exhaust ports 41 and 42 are provided in the plug-in adapter 100 and / or the terminal cover 7, respectively. The plug-in adapter 100 is provided with exhaust ports 42 at the bottom of the plug case 1 in this case for three poles. On the other hand, the terminal cover 7 is also provided with exhaust holes 41 for three poles. Other configurations are the same as those in the first and second embodiments. Components common to the first and second embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the circuit breaker body 200 is provided with an upper exhaust port 201 and a lower exhaust port 202 so as to exhaust soot and the like at the time of interruption. According to the third embodiment, by providing the exhaust port 42 in the lower part of the plug-in adapter 100 and the exhaust port 41 in the terminal cover 7, exhaust from the upper exhaust port 201 is mainly performed from the exhaust port 41. By exhausting mainly the exhaust from the lower exhaust port 202 from the exhaust port 42, the soot discharged from the circuit breaker body 200 is prevented from staying in the plug-in adapter 100, and the plug-in terminal 3 is contacted. It can prevent impairing reliability. Further, since the exhaust can be efficiently performed, it is not necessary to newly manufacture a circuit breaker in which the position of the exhaust port is changed for mounting the plug-in adapter 100 without affecting the shut-off performance.

  Except for the above-described operation, the operation is the same as that of the first embodiment and the second embodiment. By adding the above operation to the operation of the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the first embodiment and / or the second embodiment. In addition to this feature, contact reliability can be further improved.

Embodiment 4 FIG.
A fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 (a) and 7 (b). As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, in the fourth embodiment, the screw connection terminals 203 of each pole of the circuit breaker body 200 can face the insertion grooves 11 to 13 of the plug case 1, respectively. Holes 21 to 23 communicating with the opening 16 are formed in all of the characteristic portions. Other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment. The components common to the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  According to the fourth embodiment, the holes 21 to 23 communicating with the opening 16 are formed in all the insertion grooves 11 to 13 where the screw connection terminals 203 of the respective poles of the circuit breaker main body 200 respectively face. Since the plug-in terminal 3 can be connected to any bus bar, the plug-in terminal 3 can also be arranged as shown in FIG. It is not necessary to manufacture several types of plug cases having different positions of the holes 19 communicating with the, and the number of parts can be reduced.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 8A, if the insulating lid 9 is attached to a place where the plug-in terminal 3 is not disposed, it is possible to prevent the internal parts of the plug case 1 from being accidentally touched. In addition, the appearance is improved because the internal parts are not visible.

  Except for the above-described operation, the operation is the same as that of the first embodiment. By adding the above-described operation to the operation of the first embodiment, the contact reliability can be further improved in addition to the features of the first embodiment.

  In the above description, the case where the present invention is used for a three-pole circuit breaker has been described. Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to a multi-pole circuit breaker other than three-pole circuit breaker.

1 is a perspective view of a plug-in circuit breaker according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the plug-in circuit breaker shown in FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the plug-in adapter used for the plug-in circuit breaker shown in FIG. It is principal part sectional drawing of the plug-in circuit breaker shown in FIG. 1, (a) is before insertion of a bus-bar, (b) shows the contact state of a bus-bar and a plug-in terminal, respectively. It is a perspective view of the plug-in circuit breaker which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is the side view (a) and front view (b) of the plug-in circuit breaker which concern on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is the side view (a) and front view (b) of the plug-in circuit breaker which concern on Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is the side view (a) and front view (b) of the plug-in circuit breaker which concern on Embodiment 4 of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Plug case,
2 Plug holder,
3 Plug-in terminals,
4 Shunt terminal,
5 Shunt conductor,
6 Auxiliary spring,
7 Terminal cover, 7a-7c Terminal cover,
8 Laser printing,
9 Insulation lid,
11-13 insertion groove,
14 Horizontal bulkhead,
15 Vertical bulkhead,
16 opening,
17 engaging convex part,
18 Mounting groove,
19 holes,
21-23 holes,
31 engaging convex part,
32-34 plug-in terminal mounting part,
35 connections,
36 convex part,
41, 42 exhaust port,
50 plug-in terminal,
91-93 busbar,
100 plug-in adapter,
200 Circuit breaker body,
201, 202 exhaust port,
203 screw connection terminal,
204 connection screw,
300 Plug-in circuit breaker.

Claims (6)

  In a plug-in circuit breaker formed by screw-connecting a plug-in adapter to a circuit breaker body having a screw connection terminal, the plug-in adapter includes a plug-in terminal into which any one of a plurality of bus bars is inserted and connected. A plug holder mechanically connected to the circuit breaker body is built in the plug case of the plug-in adapter, and a pair of convex portions formed integrally with the plug-in terminal are provided on the plug holder. Forms a plug-in terminal mounting portion having an opening that freely fits with the convex portion and rotatably supports the plug-in terminal in a direction orthogonal to the bus bar, and disconnects the plug-in terminal from the circuit. A plug-in circuit breaker characterized in that the device body is electrically connected by a shunt conductor.   2. The plug according to claim 1, wherein the plug holder is provided with a plurality of plug-in terminal mounting portions so that the plug-in terminals can be selectively mounted and supported according to the positions of the plurality of bus bars. In-circuit breaker.   The plug-in circuit breaker according to claim 1, wherein the plug holder is made of metal.   2. The plug-in circuit breaker according to claim 1, wherein the plug case is provided with a terminal cover that covers a connection screw that connects the plug-in adapter and the circuit breaker body.   The plug-in circuit breaker according to claim 4, wherein an exhaust port is provided in the plug case and the terminal cover.   In the insertion groove of the plug case, a hole in which the plug-in terminal can be disposed is formed in all the places where the screw connection terminals of each pole of the circuit breaker body may face each other. The plug-in circuit breaker according to claim 1.

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