JP2010198958A - Electromagnetic relay and control device using it - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a downsized electromagnetic relay and a control device using it. <P>SOLUTION: In the electromagnetic relay 1 equipped with a pair each of 'a' contacts 2 and b contacts 3 to be commonly driven by a card 8 displacing in sliding, and further, the two pairs of contacts 2, 3 arrayed in a direction crossing a sliding direction of the card 8 (an arrow mark 82 direction as well as its opposite direction), with an insulating barrier rib 46 extended in the sliding direction of the card 8 in between to have the two pairs of contacts 2, 3 zoned, the insulating barrier rib 46 is set in extension from its outside end 46c toward an 'a' contact 2 side with a movable contact terminal 22 set inward so as to surround the 'a' contact 2, and the card 8 above, in correspondence to the extended part 46d, has an overhung part cut off sticking out of the movable contact terminal 22 with an arm part 88 at the 'a' contact 2 side so that it is made shorter by a distance L than an arm part 89 at the b contact side 3 at the opposite. Therefore, insulation can be secured even if the relays are downsized into the 'a, b' pair each. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electromagnetic relay and a control device using the same, and more particularly to the so-called safety relay.

  The safety relay is configured to drive contacts having opposite open / close states, that is, a NO (normally open (a)) contact and an NC (normally closed (b)) contact with a common electromagnet, armature and card. When one contact is welded, the card does not move, and therefore the other contact does not open and close, and the welding of the one contact can be detected by the other contact. Therefore, such a safety relay has high safety and is used in combination with a plurality of stages in a control device for controlling a machine tool or the like, and safety measures are taken.

  Such a safety relay has been realized so far by, for example, four contacts as shown in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 by the applicant, for example, 3a1b, 2a2b, or 1a3b, or shown in Patent Document 3 by the applicant. Such six contacts, for example, 5a1b and 3a3b have been realized. These are used in categories 3 and 4 of ISO 13849-1.

  However, there are cases where such many contacts are not required as in category 2 of ISO 13849-1. For example, as shown in Patent Document 4, an example of two contacts has been proposed. However, according to Patent Document 4, in order to make two contacts out of the four contacts 3a1b or 2a2b, the coil side is left, that is, two contacts are formed by 1a1b or 2a.

International Publication No. 06-006557 Pamphlet JP 2000-257882 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-196381 JP-A-11-339624

  FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of the relay of Patent Document 4, FIG. 6 is a horizontal sectional view, and FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along section line VII-VII in FIGS. From FIG. 7 showing a part of the card 101 cut out, this relay 102 seems to have 1a1b contact points (a contact point is indicated by reference numeral 103 and b contact point is indicated by reference numeral 104). In order to secure an insulation distance between the b contacts, the support 105 is configured as shown in FIGS. According to this, the spaces 103 a and 104 a for accommodating the contacts 103 and 104 are separated by the insulating partition 106.

Here, the insulation distance is defined in IEC606664-1. According to this, the spatial distance is determined by the “pollution degree” and the “overvoltage category”, and the creepage distance is determined by the “pollution degree” and the “CTI value” of the material. For example, a calculation method of the spatial distance and creepage distance in the case of a 1a1b contact in a slim type safety relay that complies with the safety relay standard required by EN50205 that defines a contact gap at the time of forced guide or contact welding will be described.
(1) The safety relay is in an overvoltage category III due to the use environment, and the generated impact voltage is defined as AC 4000 V from the table of IEC606664-1.
(2) The NO contact and the NC contact are used as high pressure and low pressure, respectively (possibly), and are therefore reinforced insulation.
(3) The contamination degree of the safety relay 1a1b is 3.
(4) The CTI value of the material used is III.

  From the above, the insulation distance at the time of reinforced insulation is 5.5 mm and the creepage distance is 8.0 mm from the table of IEC606664-1.

  Therefore, in the case of Patent Document 4, when the two contacts are constituted by 2a, basic insulation can be used, and the support 105 shown in FIG. 8 can be used. However, in the case of the 1a1b contact that realizes a safety relay as compared with the 2a contact that is less frequently used, the reinforced insulation is used for the support 105 as shown in FIG. As shown by reference numeral 107, the insulating partition wall 106 has an outer end that extends in a direction away from each other so as to surround each of the contacts 103 and 104, thereby ensuring the insulation distance. There is. Therefore, the relay using the support shown in FIG. 9 is longer than the relay using the support shown in FIG. In addition, although the example of the minimum 1a1b contact was demonstrated, said problem is when a and b contact of mutually different polarity are arrange | positioned along with the insulating partition like 3a1b and 5a1b. Arise.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an electromagnetic relay that can be further miniaturized and a control device using the same in a relay in which contacts of different polarities are arranged with an insulating partition interposed therebetween.

  The electromagnetic relay of the present invention is provided with at least one set of contacts that are in opposite contact states, each of the contacts comprising a fixed contact and a movable contact facing each other, and the card that is slid and displaced by an armature. When the movable contact is engaged, the movable contact is bent and deformed to come in contact with or away from the fixed contact, and the two contact points in opposite contact states are separated from the armature. In the electromagnetic relay in which the card is slid in the direction intersecting with the sliding direction and an insulating partition is provided between them, the electromagnetic contact is realized in order to realize the opposite contact state. On the contact side on which a movable contact is provided on the inner side of the relay, the insulating partition that partitions the two sets of contacts extends from the outer end so as to surround the contact, and further, the car But at inner side in contact side of the movable contact is provided in said electromagnetic relay, characterized in that the overhang is shortened.

  According to said structure, it implement | achieves as what is called a safety relay etc., and it has at least 1 set of the normally open and normally closed which become a mutually opposite contact state, ie, a contact of a, b, and each said contact is mutually opposed The movable contact engages with a card that is slid and displaced by an armature driven by an electromagnet, and the movable contact is curved and deformed to contact or separate from the fixed contact. The two sets of contacts that are in contact states opposite to each other are arranged at the end of the card spaced apart from the armature, and arranged side by side in the direction intersecting the slide direction of the card (1a1b, 3a1b, 5a1b, etc. An electromagnetic relay in which a set of b-contact and a-contact is arranged apart from the armature, and an insulating partition extending in the sliding direction of the card is disposed between them. Oite, in order to realize the contact state of the reverse to the another, with respect to the fixed contacts, the movable contact will be provided on the one side and the other side of the sliding direction of the card. Therefore, among the contacts, the insulating partition partitioning the two sets of contacts on the contact side where the movable contact is provided on the inner side of the electromagnetic relay so as to surround the contact from the outer end. Corresponding to this, the card is shortened by notching an overhanging portion protruding from the movable contact on the contact side.

  Therefore, even if the insulating partition is extended from between the two sets of contacts that are in the contact state opposite to each other, the a contact and the b contact may be arranged side by side across the insulating partition. Insulation can be ensured by ensuring a spatial distance between different poles. Also, the extension of the insulating partition is not performed so as to surround each of the two sets of contacts, but only on the contact side where the movable contact is provided on the inner side, and only in the region where the insulating partition is extended, Since the card is cut out, an increase in size due to the extension of the insulating partition can be suppressed. In this way, even when contacts having different polarities are arranged with an insulating partition interposed therebetween, a small-sized safety relay having sufficient performance can be realized.

  Moreover, in the electromagnetic relay of this invention, the said contact is a safety relay of 1a1b structure, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  According to the above configuration, if the contact is a 1a1b configuration, the relay itself is originally small, the effect of shortening the overall length due to the notch of the card is great, and further, the safety relay is required to have high insulation performance. Is preferred.

  Furthermore, the control device of the present invention uses the above-described electromagnetic relay.

  According to said structure, this control apparatus can be reduced in size by using said electromagnetic relay as a safety relay for the control apparatus which controls a machine tool, a line, etc.

  As described above, the electromagnetic relay of the present invention is realized as a so-called safety relay or the like, and includes at least one set of contacts a and b, each contact being separated from the armature, and intersecting the card sliding direction. In the electromagnetic relays arranged side by side, the insulating partition provided between the contacts is extended so as to be wound around the contact side where the movable contact is provided on the inner side. On the contact side, the overhanging part protruding from the movable contact is cut out and shortened.

  Therefore, even in a relay in which the a contact and the b contact are arranged side by side with an insulating partition interposed therebetween, it is possible to secure a spatial distance between different poles to ensure insulation, An increase in size due to extension can be suppressed, and a safety relay having a small size and sufficient performance can be realized.

  Furthermore, as described above, the control device of the present invention uses the electromagnetic relay as a safety relay.

  Therefore, the control device can be reduced in size.

1 is an exploded perspective view of an electromagnetic relay according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the assembly state of FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view of FIG. 2. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view for demonstrating operation | movement of the said electromagnetic relay. 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a typical prior art relay. FIG. 6 is a horizontal sectional view of FIG. 5. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view seen from the cut surface line VII-VII of FIG. 5 and FIG. It is a perspective view which shows one structural example of the support body (base) in the relay shown in the said FIGS. It is a perspective view which shows the other structural example of the support body (base) in the relay shown in the said FIGS.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, the vertical direction will be described with reference to FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an electromagnetic relay 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an assembled state thereof, and FIG. 3 is a plan view of FIG. The electromagnetic relay 1 is a safety relay having a minimum contact configuration including one a (normally open: NO) contact 2 and one b (normally closed: NC) contact 3. Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience, the arrangement direction of the contacts 2 and 3 is defined as the left-right direction. The electromagnetic relay 1 generally includes a body 4, an electromagnet block 5, an armature block 6, a return spring 7, a card 8, a cover 9, and the contacts 2 and 3. .

  The body 4 is made of a molded product such as PBT having insulating properties and flame retardancy, and has a longitudinal base 41 on which one end of the electromagnet block 5 is mounted, and a pair standing upright at a substantially central portion of the base 41. Side walls 42, 43, a connecting member 44 that connects and reinforces the side walls 42, 43 to the electromagnet block 5 side, an insulating partition 45 that connects the side walls 2, 43 to the contacts 2, 3 side, and the insulating partition 45 is provided with an insulating partition wall 46 extending from the center of 45 and partitioning the contacts 2 and 3, and a terminal block 47 for holding the contacts 2 and 3 on the other end side of the base 41. The armature block 6 and the return spring 7 are accommodated in a region defined by the side walls 42 and 43 and the insulating partition wall 45, and the terminals 21 and 22; And the card 8 slides and displaces on the insulating partition wall 45.

  FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the electromagnetic relay 1. The cover 9 is omitted. According to FIG. 4, the structures of the electromagnet block 5 and the armature block 6 are clear. According to this, the electromagnet block 5 includes a coil 51, a spool 52 around which the coil 51 is wound, an iron core 53 having a substantially L-shaped yoke 54, 55 inserted into the center hole of the spool 52, A pair of coil terminals 56 erected on a flange portion 52a on the lower side of the spool 52 are provided. Each end of the coil 51 is connected to the upper side of each coil terminal 56, and the lower side is press-fitted into the base 41 and protrudes to the outside as a terminal.

  The armature block 6 includes a sub-card 61 made of a plastic product, a movable plate 62 made of soft iron, and a permanent magnet 63 having a rectangular parallelepiped shape. The movable plate 62 is formed in a rectangular flat plate shape and bonded to the sub card 61. The permanent magnet 63 is fixed to the surface of the movable plate 62. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a pair of pins 64 are erected on both the left and right side surfaces of the sub card 61, and these pins 64 fit into holes 48 formed in the side walls 42 and 43 of the base 41, respectively. Thus, the armature block 6 is held so as to be swingable and displaceable in the arrow 69 and the opposite direction. When the armature block 6 is attached to the base 41, the upper end portion of the movable plate 62 faces the upper yoke 54 of the electromagnet block 5 and the lower end portion faces the lower yoke 55 of the electromagnet block 5. A tongue piece 65 extends from the upper end portion of the sub card 61, and the tongue piece 65 engages with an engagement hole 81 formed in the card 8. Displacement driving in the opposite direction is possible.

  The return spring 7 is formed in a substantially Y shape as shown in FIG. 1 by punching and bending a thin metal plate having elasticity, and a lower end 71 whose rigidity is enhanced by folding (overlapping) is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the base 41 is press-fitted between the armature block 6 and the insulating partition 45, and the tip portions 75 and 76 of the bifurcated upper end portions 73 and 74 are inserted into the return spring holes 83 and 84 of the card 8. Thus, the card 8 is resiliently biased in a direction opposite to the arrow 82 and so as not to cause rotation in the yaw direction indicated by the arrow 85.

  The contacts 2 and 3 include a pair of fixed contact terminals 21 and 31 and movable contact terminals 22 and 32. These terminals 21, 22; 31, 32 are formed by punching a thin metal plate having elasticity and bent in a crank shape in a side view, and are movable among the bent parts 21 a, 22 a; 31 a, 32 a. The contact terminals 22 and 32 are doubled by folding the metal plate in order to increase rigidity. Then, on the other end side of the base 41, the bent portions 21a, 22a; 31a, 32a are press-fitted into mounting grooves 49 formed on both sides, and further fixed with an adhesive, whereby the terminals 21, 22 are inserted. The rotation of the 31 and 32 in the yaw direction 85 is suppressed, and they are implanted so as to face each other in parallel. The lower ends 21b, 22b; 31b, 32b of these terminals 21, 22; 31, 32 become relay terminals by projecting from the base 41, and the upper arms 21c, 22c; 31c, 32c having elasticity The contact members 21d, 22d; 31d, 32d are fixed by caulking.

  In order to give the fixed contact terminals 21 and 31 rigidity, ribs 21e and 31e are formed in the lower portions of the contact members 21d and 31d in the upper arm portions 21c and 22c. These contact members 21d, 22d; 31d, 32d are configured to be in contact with each other in a substantially parallel manner by generating a deflection due to the pressing of 32 at the base end portion on the base 41 side. On the other hand, in the upper arm portions 22c and 32c of the movable contact terminals 22 and 32, slits 22e and 32e are formed in the portion on the base 41 side so that they are easily bent. The slits 22e and 32e need not be provided. And in the storage space of the contacts 2 and 3 partitioned by the insulating partition wall 46, the contact members 21d and 22d; 31d and 32d that are in contact with each other are opened (separated), and the contact gap is 0.5 mm at the time of welding. In order to ensure the above, and in order to prevent a short circuit when the return spring 7 is broken, an insulating partition 40 for separation is provided upright from the base 41 between the terminals 21, 22;

  When the coil 51 is not energized, the card 8 is displaced in the direction of the electromagnet block 5, that is, in the direction opposite to the arrow 82 by the elastic force of the return spring 7. The fixed contact terminal 21 and the movable contact terminal 32, and the movable contact terminal 22 and the fixed contact terminal 31 are disposed on a line that is displaced and orthogonal to the sliding direction. In addition, on the b (normally closed: NC) contact 3 side, the fixed contact terminal 31 is arranged inward and the movable contact terminal 32 is arranged on the outside, and on the contrary, on the a (normally open: NO) contact 2 side, it is movable. The contact terminal 22 is disposed inward and the fixed contact terminal 21 is disposed outward, and the distal ends of the upper arm portions 22c and 32c of the movable contact terminals 22 and 32 are engaged with the engagement holes 86 and 87 of the card 8. Tongue pieces 22f and 32f.

  The card 8 is generally formed in a U-shape, and the engagement hole 81 and the pair of left and right return spring holes 83 and 84 for the sub card 61 are connected to the U-shaped connecting portion 80 in a pair of left and right. The locking holes 86 and 87 are formed on the U-shaped arm portions 88 and 89 side. As described above, the card 8 is mounted and supported by the tongue piece 65 of the sub card 61, the tip portions 75 and 76 of the return spring 7, and the tongue pieces 22f and 32f of the movable contact terminals 22 and 32. And the height of the upper end surface 45a of the insulating partition 45 is a droop formed from the inner facing surfaces 88c, 89c of the arm portions 88, 89 so as not to come into contact with the back surfaces on the base end side of the arm portions 88, 89. The height of the step surface 46a formed on the upper end side of the insulating partition wall 46 is set so as not to contact the lower end surfaces 88b and 89b of the pieces 88a and 89a.

  Further, the following two points are performed as the guide for the slide displacement. First, the upper end portion 46b of the insulating partition wall 46 is sandwiched between the hanging pieces 88a and 89a, and is formed by hanging from the top plate 91 of the cover 9 between the inner facing surfaces 88c and 89c of the arm portions 88 and 89. The guide 91a is sandwiched. Next, the lower end surface 91b of the guide 91a fits into stepped portions 88d and 89d generated by forming the hanging pieces 88a and 89a on the inner facing surfaces 88c and 89c of the arm portions 88 and 89, respectively.

  The cover 9 is made of a transparent resin molded product such as paris carbonate so that the open / closed state of the contact members 21d, 22d; 31d, 32d can be confirmed, and is formed in a box shape with the bottom open, as shown in FIG. Each part is put on the body 4 as shown in the figure and is covered from above, and the inner peripheral surface at the lower end is bonded to the base 41.

  In the electromagnetic relay 1 configured as described above, when the coil 51 is in a non-energized state, as shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 4 (a), the contact force is generated by the elastic force of the return spring 7 through the card 8. The pole block 6 is biased in the direction of the arrow 69, whereby the card 8 is slid in the direction opposite to the direction of the arrow 82, that is, the electromagnet block 5, and the movable contact terminal that is hooked by the card 8. 22 and 32 are also bent and deformed in the direction opposite to the direction of the arrow 82, that is, the electromagnet block 5 side. As a result, the b (NC) contact 3 side is conducted and the a (NO) contact 2 side is shut off.

  In contrast, in the energized state of the coil 51, the armature block 6 is opposite to the direction of the arrow 69 against the elastic force of the return spring 7 via the card 8, as shown in FIG. The card 8 is slid in the direction of the arrow 82, that is, opposite to the electromagnet block 5, and the movable contact terminals 22 and 32 hooked by the card 8 are also in the direction of the arrow 82. That is, it is bent and deformed on the side opposite to the electromagnet block 5. As a result, the b (NC) contact 3 side is cut off and the a (NO) contact 2 side is conducted.

  It should be noted that in this embodiment, the card 8 is provided with one set of the a (NO) contact 2 and the b (NC) contact 3 that are in the contact state opposite to each other as described above. Driven in common, two sets of contacts 2 and 3 are arranged in a direction orthogonal to the sliding direction of the card 8 (the direction of the arrow 82 and the opposite direction), and the sliding of the card 8 is between them. When the insulating partition wall 46 extending in the direction is disposed and the two pairs of contacts 2 and 3 are partitioned, the insulating partition wall 46 is provided with the movable contact terminal 22 on the inner side from the outer end 46c. On the a contact 2 side, the card 8 has an extending portion 46d extending so as to surround the a contact 2, and the card 8 has an arm portion 88 on the a contact 2 side and a movable contact terminal. Is the overhang that protrudes from 22 cut out? Te, as compared with the arm portions 89 of the opposite contact b 3 side is that only been shortened distance L.

  Therefore, even if it is a relay of one set of a and b, the space distance between different poles can be ensured and insulation can be ensured. That is, the spatial distance from the contact member 32d of the movable contact terminal 32 to the contact member 21d of the fixed contact terminal 21 is, as shown by reference numeral L1 in FIG. In contrast to the short distance that only passes through the outer end 46c of 46, by providing the extended portion 46d, as shown by the reference symbol L2, the extended length extends around the extended portion 46d. Distance. Here, the cover 9 made of a resin molded product such as transparent polycarbonate is not recognized as a flame retardant material by the standard and does not contribute to insulation, but the insulating partition wall of the body 4 made of a material having insulating properties and flame retardant properties. 46 and the extending portion 46d contribute to insulation, and the spatial distance is as described above.

  Of course, the use of the insulating partition wall 107 extended on the respective sides of the a and b contacts 103 and 104 as shown in FIG. However, the standard of IEC606664-1 can be sufficiently satisfied even if the extending portion 46d is provided only on one side as in the present embodiment. Then, the arm portion 88 of the card 8 is shortened so as to correspond to the extended portion 46d on only one side thereof, so that the length L3 of the electromagnetic relay 1 is substantially not provided with the extended portion 46d. Can be equal. In this way, it is possible to steadily realize downsizing by reducing the number of contacts to a minimum while ensuring sufficient performance.

  In the case of the safety relay having the 1a1b configuration as described above, if the contact is the 1a1b configuration, the relay itself is originally small, and the effect of shortening the length L3 due to the notch of the card 8 is great. Since the high insulation performance as described above is required, it is preferable, but the present invention has two sets of contacts a and b which are in mutually opposite contact states such as 3a1b and 5a1b, and have different polarities. If the set of the contacts a and b is separated from the armature block 6 (at the outer end) and is arranged side by side in the crossing direction (left and right direction) with the sliding direction of the card 8, the effect is exhibited. be able to. For example, in the case of 3a1b, the left and right sides of the electromagnet block 5 are a contact points, but the outer side is a and b contact points. Moreover, the shortening of the arm portion 88 of the card 8 is not necessarily limited to the a (NO) contact side for the extension of the extension portion 46d. In other words, the card 8 may be on the outside with no excitation (regardless of whether the card 8 is pushed out or retracted with no excitation), and the contact operation of a and b is realized by the slide displacement of the common card 8. In doing so, the insulating partition 46 is wound around the side where the movable contact is provided, and the card 8 is shortened.

  By using such a safety relay for a control device that controls a machine tool, a line, or the like, the control device can be reduced in size, which is preferable.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electromagnetic relay 2 a (normally open: NO) contact 3 b (normally closed: NC) contact 21, 31 Fixed contact terminal 22, 32 Movable contact terminal 21c, 22c; 31c, 32c Upper arm part 21d, 22d; 31d, 32d Contact Member 21e, 31e Rib 22e, 32e Slit 4 Body 40, 45, 46 Insulating partition 41 Base 46c Extension part 47 Terminal block 5 Electromagnet block 51 Coil 52 Spool 53 Iron core 54, 55 Yoke 6 Armature block 61 Sub card 62 Movable plate 63 Permanent magnet 65 Tongue piece 7 Return spring 8 Card 80 Connecting part 81 Engagement hole 83, 84 Return spring hole 86, 87 Locking hole 88, 89 Arm part 88a, 89a Drooping piece 9 Cover 91 Top plate 91a Guide

Claims (3)

At least one set of contacts in opposite contact states is provided, each contact comprising a fixed contact and a movable contact facing each other, and the movable contact is engaged with a card that is slid and displaced by the armature. And the movable contact is bent and deformed to contact with or separate from the fixed contact, and the two contact points in opposite contact states are at the end of the card separated from the armature, and the sliding direction of the card Are arranged side by side in the crossing direction, and an electromagnetic relay in which an insulating partition is arranged between them,
In realizing the contact state opposite to each other, on the contact side where a movable contact is provided on the inner side of the electromagnetic relay, the insulating partition wall that partitions the two sets of contacts from the outer end, Extending around the contacts,
Further, the card is a contact side where a movable contact is provided on the inner side of the electromagnetic relay, and an overhang portion is shortened.   2. The electromagnetic relay according to claim 1, wherein the contact point is a safety relay having a 1a1b configuration.   A control device using the electromagnetic relay according to claim 1.

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