JP2011081921A - Terminal structure of circuit breaker - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a terminal structure of a circuit breaker having a selection-type terminal device, in which grasp of a connection state of bus bars to a plurality of circuit breakers and voltages supplied from the bus bars to the circuit breakers is easily carried out from a front face side of the circuit breakers, and further, without the need of tools at the time of switching of a connection state, and hardly generating misconception of a connection bus bar or supply voltage for an operator. <P>SOLUTION: The terminal structure is provided with a first operation part switching on and off an electric path and a second operation part changing at least a position of a terminal part on a front surface of a body of the circuit breaker. When a terminal part changing its position by the second operation part is to be a selective terminal part, the selective terminal part has connection positions with the bus bars at two sites, one nearer to one of the side surfaces and the other nearer to the other side surface in a parallel arrangement direction of the body of the circuit breaker. The selective terminal part is displaced through a displacing direction reverse means to displace the terminal part to an opposite direction from the direction for displacing the second operation part between the respective connection positions. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a circuit breaker that is electrically connected to a bus provided in a distribution board, and more specifically, has a selective terminal device that selectively connects a bus required for connection among buses of each phase. Related to circuit breaker.

As an example of selectively connecting the circuit breaker terminal device and the busbar,
For example, as in Patent Literature 1 and Patent Literature 2, there is a device in which a switching device that selectively switches a bus connected to a terminal of a circuit breaker is provided on the bus.

In Patent Document 1, as shown in FIG. 14, bus bars (reference numerals 1, 2, and 3 in Patent Document 1) that form a main electric circuit and bus bar feet connected to terminals of a circuit breaker (Patent Document 1) 1 is provided with a switching device between the reference numerals 101, 301, 601 and the like. This switching device is provided in a hole of a long hole (reference number 602 of patent document 1) and a switching piece (reference number 8 of patent document 1) provided in a connection bar (reference number 6 of patent document 1) constituting the switching device. The position of the switching screw (reference numeral 7 in Patent Document 1) penetrated together is moved to one end or the other end of the elongated hole to select a conductor to be conducted, and the conductor connected to the terminal of the circuit breaker is switched to change the circuit. The voltage supplied to the circuit breaker is changed.

In Patent Document 2, as shown in FIG. 15, as in Patent Document 1, a bus bar (reference numerals 11, 12, and 13 of Patent Document 2) that forms a main electric circuit and a bus bar connected to a terminal of a circuit breaker Between the connecting portions (reference numerals 1301, 2001, etc. of Patent Document 2). And a screw (reference numeral 17 of patent document 2) which penetrates both a long hole provided in a feed plate (reference numeral 20 of patent document 2) and a cylindrical conductor (reference numeral 18 of patent document 2) constituting the switching device. Is moved to one end or the other end of the elongated hole, the conductor to be conducted is selected, the bus bar connected to the terminal of the circuit breaker is switched, and the voltage supplied to the circuit breaker is changed.

JP-A-9-271108 JP 2002-135912 A

In the case where the above-described switching device that selectively switches the bus connected to the terminal of the circuit breaker is provided on the bus side, there are the following problems. The switching unit in the switching device will be described with reference to FIG. 16 schematically showing. However, when attention is paid to the screw heads located in the slot portions representing the switching state, (a) The arrangement is regular and it is possible to grasp at a glance which of the external conductors is connected to the circuit breaker. Here, with respect to (b) showing the case where the connection is switched for a part of the conductors, the way of arranging the screw heads located on the right side in the figure is different from the way of arranging the other screw heads on the left side and the central part. By looking at the condition, it can be understood that the selected conductor has changed. However, for (c), which shows the case where connections are switched for many conductors, the arrangement of the screw heads varies widely and overall is irregular, and it is very clear which conductor is connected to the circuit breaker. It will be difficult.

For this reason, when only a part of the external conductors to be connected is changed, it is easy to determine which conductor is connected to the circuit breaker, but the number of conductors whose connection has been changed As the number increases, it becomes difficult to grasp, and there is a possibility that misunderstandings are likely to occur for those who work, when making a connection or checking after connection. In addition, it is difficult to grasp the voltage supplied to the circuit breaker easily, and when a wrong conductor is selected and connected to the circuit breaker, an unnecessary voltage is supplied to the load-side circuit. In such a case, there is a risk of damage to the load-side wiring and electrical equipment. Further, since it is necessary to switch a large number of screws, improvement in workability is desired.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems,
Even when the busbar is selectively connected by the terminal device in the circuit breaker or after the busbar is connected to the terminal device, which circuit breaker selects which bus for the multiple circuit breakers. It is easy to grasp directly from the front side of the circuit breaker,
Furthermore, when switching the connection state, no tools are required and workability can be improved.
The voltage selectively applied to the circuit breaker can be clearly grasped according to the position of the terminal device,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a terminal structure for a circuit breaker having a selective terminal device that is unlikely to cause misidentification of a connection bus or supply voltage for a worker.

The terminal structure of the circuit breaker according to the present invention is configured to solve the above-described problems,
The circuit breaker body
A front surface provided with a first operation section for turning on and off the electric circuit;
A back surface facing the front surface, which is a mounting surface to the distribution board;
While having a side surface adjacent to the front surface and the back surface and forming a substantially box shape,
A plurality of terminal portions containing terminals for receiving or feeding electricity from the busbar of the distribution board on the side surface of the container body;
A second operation part for changing the position of at least one of the terminal parts on the front surface of the container body;
When the terminal portion whose position is changed by the second operation portion is a selection terminal portion,
The selection terminal portion is
To select and connect a specific bus from the buses that can be connected to the circuit breaker,
When the parallel direction of circuit breakers is the width direction,
In the width direction, the connection position with the busbar is provided at two locations near one side and the other side, and is continuously movable between the respective connection positions.
The selection terminal portion is
The terminal structure of the circuit breaker is formed by moving through the moving direction reversing means for moving the terminal portion in the direction opposite to the moving direction of the second operation portion when facing from the front side. Good.

According to such a configuration,
When the position of the terminal portion is moved from the front side of the container, the operator can easily grasp the position of the selected terminal portion accurately because the second operation portion and the selection terminal portion are interlocked with each other.

The terminal structure of the circuit breaker according to the present invention is on the front side of the container body.
A voltage display unit is provided for displaying a voltage value supplied to the circuit breaker by connecting the terminal unit to the bus at each connection position of the terminal unit,
While the voltage display part at the connection position of the selection terminal part is displayed on the front side and is visible from the front side,
The voltage display part on the side where the terminal part is not located may be configured to be hidden by the second operation part so as to be invisible from the front side.

According to such a configuration,
The connection position of the terminal section connected to the busbar with respect to the body and the position of the voltage display section for displaying the supply voltage can be matched to one side and the other side in the width direction of the body. Therefore, it is possible to provide a terminal structure for a circuit breaker that is less likely to cause misidentification of a connection bus or a supply voltage, and has high wiring check workability. In addition, when facing the power supply side terminal part of the circuit breaker from the front side, it is possible to visually confirm the difference between the buses to be connected as the difference in voltage display provided on the front surface of the body, that is, the difference in terminal position. Yes, even when the terminal device and bus are selectively connected, or after connecting the terminal device and bus, which circuit breaker selects which bus to connect to multiple circuit breakers It is easy to understand directly what is being done. As the voltage display part can be used as the voltage display part on the front side of the terminal part of the body, which is not concealed by the second operation part, it is easy to see and causes the connection bus and supply voltage to be mistaken for the operator. Therefore, it is possible to provide a circuit breaker terminal structure that is difficult to be made and has high wiring confirmation workability.

Moreover, the terminal structure of the circuit breaker according to the present invention includes the moving direction reversing means,
Racks respectively provided on the terminal part side of the second operation part and the second operation part side of the terminal part;
You may comprise as a characteristic that it comprised by arrange | positioning the pinion pivotally supported by the container between these racks.

According to such a configuration,
The trajectory of the movement in the width direction of the container necessary for the movement of the terminal part can be generated by sliding the movement in the width direction of the container also in the second operation part. The moving directions of the operating portions can be opposite to each other by the action of the pinion. That is, the operator can conceal the voltage display portion on the side where the terminal portion is not located by the second operation portion itself by sliding the second operation portion in the width direction. Since it becomes impossible, the terminal structure of a circuit breaker with high wiring confirmation workability can be provided, which makes it difficult to cause misidentification of connection buses and supply voltage.

The terminal structure of the circuit breaker according to the present invention is as follows:
The moving direction reversing means is
The second operation part is constituted by a lever pivotally supported near the front surface of the vessel body and provided to be rotatable in the width direction of the vessel body,
You may comprise as an operation part which provided the action part engaged with the said terminal part in the edge part of the extension part extended from the pivotal support part of this lever to the back side of the body.

According to such a configuration, the trajectory of the movement in the width direction of the container necessary for the movement of the terminal portion can be created by operating the second operation portion formed of a lever in the width direction, and the terminal The moving direction of the part and the second operation part can be opposite to each other by the action part. That is, the operator conceals the voltage display part on the side where the terminal part is not located by the second operation part itself by rotating the second operation part in the width direction around the pivotal support part. Therefore, the terminal structure of the circuit breaker having a high wiring check workability can be provided.

As described above, according to the present invention, even when the busbar is selectively connected by the terminal device in the circuit breaker, or even after the terminal device and the busbar are connected, for the plurality of circuit breakers, It is easy to grasp directly from the front side of the circuit breaker which circuit breaker is selected and which busbar is connected, and further, it is possible to improve workability by eliminating the need for tools when switching the connection state,
The voltage selectively applied to the circuit breaker can be clearly grasped according to the position of the terminal device,
It is possible to provide a circuit breaker terminal structure having a selectable terminal device that is unlikely to cause misidentification of a connection bus or supply voltage for a worker.

The external appearance perspective view of the circuit breaker which shows 1st Embodiment is shown. The internal block diagram of the circuit breaker which concerns on the same embodiment is shown. The selection terminal part of the circuit breaker concerning the embodiment is shown. The terminal of the circuit breaker concerning the embodiment is shown. The 2nd operation part concerning the embodiment is shown. The figure which combines the 2nd operation part which concerns on the same embodiment, a moving direction inversion means, and a selection terminal part is shown. The figure which combined the 2nd operation part which concerns on the same embodiment, the moving direction inversion means, and the selection terminal part with the body of a circuit breaker is shown. Each connection position of the selection terminal part concerning the embodiment is shown. The external appearance perspective view of the terminal structure of the circuit breaker which shows 2nd Embodiment is shown. The external appearance perspective view of the terminal structure of the circuit breaker which shows another example is shown. The external appearance perspective view of the terminal structure of the circuit breaker which shows another example is shown. The external appearance perspective view of the terminal structure of the circuit breaker which shows another example is shown. An external view when a plurality of circuit breakers are provided is shown. The figure showing the conventional connection state is shown. The figure showing the conventional connection state is shown. The figure which switched in several places in the conventional connection state is shown.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
(First embodiment)
First, the configuration of the circuit breaker according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
The circuit breaker 1 according to the first embodiment is used for a single-phase three-wire commercial electric circuit. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the circuit breaker is configured by overlapping cases 101a and 101b divided in the width direction when the direction in which the circuit breaker 1 is provided is the width direction. It has a box-shaped vessel.
And in the vessel,
Power supply side terminal portions 102A and 102B connected to conductors of respective poles for supplying power to the circuit breaker 1,
Load side terminal portions 103A and 103B connected to conductors of each pole for supplying power to the load side of the circuit breaker 1 are provided,
These power supply side terminal portions 102A, 102B and the load side terminal portions 103A, 103B are interposed in the main conductors of the respective electrodes that electrically connect, and the power contacts and the load side are electrically connected to each other. ,
A movable contact fixed to each of the fixed contacts and a movable contact that is detachably opposed to each other;
An opening and closing mechanism for opening and closing these movable contacts;
A handle 104 that is connected to the opening / closing mechanism by a link and operates the opening / closing mechanism from the outside of the container body to be a first operation unit for turning on and off the electric circuit is disposed.

Next, the power supply side terminal portions 102A and 102B will be described.
The power supply side terminal portions 102A and 102B are
The surface on which the operation part of the body is provided is the front surface a, the surface facing the front surface a that is the mounting surface to the distribution board is the back surface b, and the surfaces adjacent to the front surface a and the back surface b are adjacent to each other. When it is set as the side surface c, it is provided at one end of the side surface c in the longitudinal direction of the container so as to be sandwiched between the cases 101a and 101b.

Of the power supply side terminal portions, 102A is a terminal portion (referred to as a fixed terminal portion) that is fixedly disposed on the body, and 102B is located within one side of the body in the width direction and closer to one side and from the other side. It is a terminal portion (referred to as a selection terminal portion) disposed in a hollow portion provided on the side surface of the container so that reciprocation can be continuously performed between places. The selection terminal unit is moved by a moving direction reversing unit that interlocks a second operation unit 105 and a selection terminal unit 102B, which will be described later.

(Selection terminal structure)
On the power source side of the container body, three busbars L1, L2 are provided in advance in the distribution board so as to correspond to the positions of the fixedly arranged terminal portion 102A and the movably provided terminal portion 102B. , N connecting portions are arranged, the fixed terminal portion 102A is connected to the bus L2, the selection terminal portion 102B is connected to the bus L1 in one position, and the bus in the other position. N is connected. When the selection terminal portion 102B is connected to the bus L1, a voltage of 200V is applied to the circuit breaker 1, and when the selection terminal portion 102B is connected to the bus N, the circuit breaker 1 is 100V. Is applied.

In addition, in order to adjust the phase balance of the single-phase three-wire system, when the fixed terminal portion 102A is connected to the bus L1, the selection terminal portion 102B is connected to the bus L2 in one position and is connected to the other position. In this case, it is connected to the bus N. When the selection terminal portion 102B is connected to the bus L2, a voltage of 200V is applied to the circuit breaker 1, and when the selection terminal portion 102B is connected to the bus N, the circuit breaker 1 A voltage of 100V is applied.

3 and 4 show the selection terminal portion 102B and the blade receiver 102B3 accommodated in the selection terminal portion 102B. The fixed terminal portion 102A and the selection terminal portion 102B each have a blade holder formed in a shape in which a substantially U-shaped tip portion having a substantially virtue-shaped cross section is narrowed as a terminal for connection to the bus bar. Stored. 3 and 4 show the selection terminal portion 102B and the blade receiver 102B3 accommodated in the selection terminal portion 102B. The blade holder sandwiches the bus bar at the narrowed portion and supplies power to the load side.

The selection terminal portion 102B is configured as a non-charging portion whose outer shell is not electrically connected to the blade receiver 102B1. A rack 102B1 provided with a plurality of teeth is formed on the front side of the outer shell, and plays a role of transmitting an operation of a second operation unit 105 described later to the selection terminal unit 102B. In addition, a long rib 102B2 is provided in the width direction on the back side of the outer shell, and the rib 102B2 is fitted to the groove portion 101c provided on the body side so that the selection terminal portion 102B is in the width direction. Acts as a guide when reciprocating.

Next, the second operation unit 105 that reciprocates the selection terminal unit 102B in the width direction of the container will be described.
A second operation unit 105 for reciprocating the selection terminal unit 102B in the width direction of the container is provided on the front side of the container. The second operation unit 105 includes a rectangular base formed in a size approximately half the length in the width direction of the container, a gripping unit 105a provided on the front side of the base, And a rack 105b provided with a plurality of teeth provided on the back side. The rack 105b is formed at the end of the long rib 105b1 formed on the base so as to be wider than the rib 105b1, and the second operating portion 105 is fitted and attached to the opening 101b3 provided in the body. At the same time, it functions as a guide part for moving in the width direction, and also serves as a retaining part to the front side.

On the back side of the base, the front side of the body of the circuit breaker 1 is supplied to the circuit breaker 1 in the width direction of the body according to the connection position with the bus bar of the selection terminal portion 102B. A voltage display unit 107 for displaying a voltage value is provided.
The voltage display unit 107 displays a character of 100 V, which is the first supply voltage, from the approximate center to one side surface, and from the approximate center to the other side surface. The character of 200V which is the supply voltage is displayed.

When the second operation unit 105 moves in the width direction of the container, the second operation unit 105 continuously reciprocates between two positions near one side and the other side of the container. Then, at each of the positions near one side and the other side, the voltage display unit 107 located on the back side of the base, that is, the side where the selection terminal unit 102B is not located is located by the base. The voltage display 107 provided on the front surface a side of the container is concealed. The voltage display unit located on the back surface of the base is hidden by the base and cannot be seen from the front side, and the voltage display unit located on the portion not hidden by the base is visible from the front side.

Next, the pinion 106 that links the second operation unit 105 and the selection terminal unit 102B will be described.
The pinion 106 is formed by providing a plurality of teeth around the shaft 106a. The teeth are engaged with the rack 105b provided on the second operation unit 105 and the rack 105b provided on the second operation unit 105 so as to mesh with the rack 102B1 provided on the selection terminal unit 102B. It arrange | positions so that it may be located between the racks 102B1 provided in the selection terminal part 102B. The pinion 106 is disposed near the front surface of the body of the circuit breaker, with a shaft 106a pivotally supported by a bearing portion 101d formed by recessing a part of the body.

FIG. 7 shows a partial cross-sectional view of the arrangement of the second operation unit 105, the pinion 106, and the selection terminal unit 102B on the container.
As shown in FIG. 7, a pinion 106 is disposed between the second operation unit 105 and the selection terminal unit 102b, and the pinion 106 is pivotally supported by the racks 105b and 102B1 and the body so as to be rotatable. The teeth mesh.

Next, the case where the position of the selection terminal unit 102B is moved by operating the second operation unit 105 will be described with reference to FIG.
For example, FIGS. 8A and 8B show a case where the bus L2 is connected to the fixed terminal portion 102A and the bus N is connected to the selection terminal portion 102B, and FIG. A case where the bus L2 is connected to the terminal portion 102A and the bus L1 is connected to the selection terminal portion 102B is shown.

First, FIG. 8A shows the case where the bus L2 is connected to the fixed terminal portion 102A and the bus N is connected to the selection terminal portion 102B, so the voltage value supplied to the circuit breaker is 100V. Become. A character of 100 V is displayed on the voltage display unit 107 on the front side where the selection terminal unit 102B is located.

Next, in this state, when the second operation unit 105 is started to slide from the initial position to the other side surface in the drawing, a rack 105b and a pinion 106 provided on the back side of the second operation unit 105 are started. The pinion begins to rotate counterclockwise in the figure due to the meshing of the teeth. At the same time, the force is transmitted to the rack 102B1 provided on the front side of the selection terminal portion 102B meshing with the teeth of the pinion 106, and the second operation portion 105 moves in the direction opposite to the sliding direction. start. Since the rack and pinion teeth have a one-to-one correspondence, the amount of movement of the second operation unit 105 and the amount of movement of the selection terminal unit 102B are the same, and the second operation unit 105 is moved to the other side. When the movement is completed, the selection terminal portion 102B is also moved from the initial position to the other side surface (FIGS. 8C and 8D).

In this state, since the bus L2 is connected to the fixed terminal portion 102A and the bus L1 is connected to the selection terminal portion 102B, the voltage value supplied to the circuit breaker is 200V. On the front side where the selection terminal portion 102B is located, the voltage display portion 107 on the side where the selection terminal portion 102B is not located is hidden by the base of the second operation portion 105, and the voltage display portion on the side where the selection terminal portion 102B is located. 107 appears. In this case, the voltage display unit 107 displays 200V characters.

Since the second operation unit 105 and the selection terminal unit 102B are interlocked with each other in this way, the selection terminal unit 102B is moved in a direction opposite to the direction in which the second operation unit 105 is slid, The operator can easily grasp the position of the selection terminal portion accurately, and at one position where the selection terminal portion 102B is connected to the bus, the display of the voltage value supplied to the circuit breaker can always be exposed on the front side. .
Since the voltage supplied to the circuit breaker at the other position is configured to be concealed by being located on the back side of the second operation unit 105, the connection is made when the terminal unit is faced from the front side of the body. The difference in the bus to be used can be visually confirmed as the difference in voltage display provided on the front surface of the body, that is, the difference in the terminal position. When the terminal device and the bus are selectively connected, the terminal device and the bus Even after connection, it is easy to directly grasp which circuit breaker is selected and which bus is connected. As the voltage display part can be used as the voltage display part on the front side of the terminal part of the body, which is not concealed by the second operation part, it is easy to see and causes the connection bus and supply voltage to be mistaken for the operator. Therefore, it is possible to provide a circuit breaker terminal structure that is difficult to be made and has high wiring confirmation workability.

Note that the blade holder of the selection terminal and the main conductor inside the circuit breaker are connected by a stranded wire, so that there is a margin for the amount of movement so as not to interfere with the continuous movement in the width direction. It is said that the length.

Further, the voltage display in the voltage display unit may be performed by color-coding at the substantially central portion in the width direction of the body, or by describing the type of busbar to be connected in addition to the display by characters. . In order to identify the power supply voltage, the color classification may be configured such that red and white, red and black have different hues, and lightness and saturation are different. Also, the bus types may be displayed as L1, N, or a combination of color coding and character display.

Further, as indicated by 108 in FIG. 8, when the second operation unit 105 is moved in the width direction on the front side of the power supply side terminal unit of the container, the rear side of the second operation unit 105 The protrusions 108 may be provided so as to contact and elastically get over. Accordingly, when the second operation unit 105 is moved from one position to the other position, an appropriate click feeling can be obtained by overcoming the convex part 108, and the operator can select visually and tactilely. It can be recognized that the terminal portion 102B has been switched.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, the terminal structure of the circuit breaker according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
The difference from the first embodiment is that in the first embodiment, the second operation unit is selected indirectly via the pinion by the sliding engagement of the second operation unit and the meshing of the rack and the pinion. It was a form to move the terminal part,
In the second embodiment, the second operation part is constituted by a lever pivotally supported on the body, and the end of the lever is directly applied to the selection terminal part to move the selection terminal part. This is the point of the form (called lever type).

In the present embodiment, the lever 205 serving as the second operation portion is provided with a bearing portion 205a that is substantially the rotation center of the lever 205, and one side extending from the shaft portion 205a is defined as the lever gripping portion 205e. The other side extended from the bearing part 205a is comprised as the action part 205b which acts on the selection terminal part 102B.

The shaft portion 205a of the lever is fitted to a bearing portion 101d provided on the front side of the device body of the circuit breaker and is pivotally supported by the device body so as to be rotatable in the width direction of the device body.

The lever action portion 205b is formed with a shaft portion in the same direction as the shaft direction of the bearing portion 205a, and is fitted to a bearing portion 102Bb provided on the front side of the selection terminal portion 102B. The bearing portion 102B4 is provided with an opening that can absorb the amount of displacement in the direction from the front side to the back side of the body in the movement locus of the shaft portion 205.
When the lever 205 is rotated in the width direction of the container, the selection terminal portion 102B moves in the width direction of the container in conjunction with the movement. The movement of the selection terminal portion 102B is linear in the width direction of the vessel, and the rotation locus of the lever is on an arc. However, the bearing portion 102B4 apparently causes the action portion 205b and the bearing portion 102B4 of the selection terminal portion 102B. The length between and expands and contracts, making the rotational movement linear.

Further, voltage display portions 205c and 205d for displaying a voltage value supplied to the circuit breaker are provided on both surfaces of the grip portion 205e of the lever 205. When the terminal part is faced from the front side of the circuit breaker, in addition to the voltage display part displayed on the front face on the side where the selection terminal part 102B is located, Since the same voltage can be displayed over almost the entire width direction, the voltage can be displayed in a wider area than in the first embodiment, making it difficult to misidentify the connection bus and supply voltage, and check the wiring. It is possible to provide a circuit breaker terminal structure having high performance.

Note that the voltage display portion provided on the lever 205 may or may not be provided as necessary as long as the voltage display provided on the front side of the container is sufficient. Further, the display of the voltage display units 205c and 205d may be performed by applying a color combined with the color of the voltage display unit 107 provided on the front surface of the container in addition to the voltage value. In this case, according to the supply voltage to the circuit breaker, the same color is applied over a wide area over the entire width direction of the device body, so that the visibility is further increased for the operator. It becomes.

(Other form 1)
Next, a terminal structure of a circuit breaker according to another embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
The difference between the first and second embodiments is that these embodiments are configured as a pair of the second operation unit and the selection terminal unit,
In this embodiment, the second operation unit and the selection terminal unit are configured as a single unit, and the selection terminal unit is configured to move by rotating the second operation unit (referred to as a rotary type). .

In this embodiment, the portion serving as the base of the second operation unit 105 in the first embodiment and the selection terminal unit 102B are arranged in the same direction as the direction from the front side to the back side of the body of the circuit breaker. By connecting with a columnar member 305a in the direction and rotating around the columnar member 305a, the position of the base in the width direction of the vessel body and the position of the selection terminal portion are interchanged.

In this embodiment, the selection terminal portion integrated with the second operation portion provided in this way is 305, the base portion and the selection terminal portion are arranged in the diameter direction of the columnar member 305a, When the columnar member 305a is rotated, the positional relationship between the second operation member 105 and the selection terminal portion 102B shown in the first embodiment is maintained.

In the body of the circuit breaker, a part of the body is recessed so that the columnar member 305a is disposed at a substantially central portion in the width direction of the body. A columnar member receiving portion 101e configured by providing a communicating hole portion is formed, and the selection terminal portion 305 integrated with the second operation portion is rotatably held.

On the front side of the columnar member 305a, a grip portion 305b for rotating the selection terminal portion 305 integrated with the second operation portion is formed. The grip portion 305b is provided with a knob formed of a linear rib so that the operator can turn it by hand. In addition, the grip portion may be formed in a minus shape or may be formed in a plus shape so that it can be rotated using a general tool such as a screwdriver.

As in the first embodiment, the selection terminal portion in this embodiment includes a blade holder 102b3. When the selection terminal portion is rotated, the position reaches the position (b) from the position (a) in FIG. 1 through the position (c) with the columnar member as the rotation center. Since the selection terminal portion 305 rotates 180 degrees, it is included in the selection terminal portion so that the opening portions of the blade holder 102B3 face each other.

By rotating the selection terminal unit 305 integrated with the second operation unit, the direction of the selection terminal unit changes by 180 degrees at the connection position with each bus bar. For this reason, the blade receiver accommodated in the selection terminal portion has the two tip portions directed in opposite directions so that the tip portion of the blade support faces the bus bar regardless of the orientation of the selection terminal portion. Contained. A lead wire for connecting the main conductor of the circuit breaker and the blade support is provided on the back side of the columnar member 305a for connection.

In addition, a hole 101h that escapes the movement locus of the lead wire and the blade holder is provided on the back side of the portion where the selection terminal portion of the vessel is located, and the front side of the vessel corresponds to the base. A protruding portion 101f formed in a protruding shape that regulates the rotation start position and the end position of the selection terminal portion 305 is provided in contact with the portion to be selected.

In this embodiment, the selection terminal portion 305 is integrally formed. However, the selection terminal portion 305 may be formed as a divided member for processing, and may be provided to be combined later.

Since the circuit breaker terminal is configured in this way, the number of parts of the terminal portion can be reduced, and the terminal can be selectively connected by a terminal device in the circuit breaker while reducing the cost. Even after connecting the device and the busbar, it is possible to grasp directly from the front side of the circuit breaker which circuit breaker is selected and connected to multiple circuit breakers. Easy,
Furthermore, when switching the connection state, no tools are required and workability can be improved.
The voltage selectively applied to the circuit breaker can be clearly grasped according to the position of the terminal device,
It is possible to provide a circuit breaker terminal structure having a selectable terminal device that is unlikely to cause misidentification of a connection bus or supply voltage for a worker.

(Other form 2)
Next, a terminal structure of a circuit breaker according to another embodiment of the moving direction inverting means will be described with reference to FIG.
The difference from the first embodiment is that the moving direction reversing means is replaced with a rack / pinion, and in this embodiment, the moving direction reversing means is configured using a thin plate-like elastic member, and the elastic member is the second member. The operation terminal and the selection terminal part are fixed, and the selection terminal part is pushed and pulled according to the operation of the second operation part, and the position is changed (referred to as belt type). ).

In this embodiment, projections 105b2 and 101B2 are provided on the back side of the second operation unit 105 and the front side of the selection terminal unit, respectively, and a transmission member configured using a thin plate-like elastic member is bent into a substantially U shape. In this state, the protrusions are fitted into holes provided at both ends of the transmission member, and the operation force of the second operation unit 105 is transmitted to the selection terminal unit 102B.

The portion bent in the substantially U-shape is driven by using a gap between a protrusion 101a5 provided on the container and a recess into which the protrusion is fitted in a loosely fitted state as a guide portion. The thin plate-like elastic member may be made of a resin material such as polyethylene sheet (for example, naphthalate) or polycarbonate that can be bent, or made of an elastic metal material such as phosphor bronze. Also good. In addition, a string-like member is arranged from both sides of the protrusion 105b2 provided in the second operation part to the protrusion 101B2, and the operation of the second operation member 105 is performed using either one of the string-like members. It may be configured to transmit to the selection terminal portion 102B by pulling. The string-like member may be configured using a resin material such as nylon thread or a metal material such as steel wire.

By configuring the moving direction reversing means in this way, the drive portion can be reduced and the moving direction reversing means can be configured with a simple configuration, so that the cost can be reduced.

(Other form 3)
Next, a terminal structure of a circuit breaker according to another embodiment of the moving direction reversing means will be described with reference to FIG.
The difference from the above-described example 1 is that the lever 205 is used instead of a link (referred to as a link type).
In this embodiment, the link 306 is formed by using the relationship between the action portion 205b of the lever 205 and the bearing portion 102B4 of the selection terminal portion 102B also for the second operation portion.

A part of the link 306 is provided with a shaft part 306a serving as a rotation center of the link 306, and both end parts extending from the shaft part 306a are respectively selected to act on the second operation part. This is configured as an action portion 306b that acts on the terminal portion 102B.

The shaft portion 306a of the link 306 is fitted to a bearing portion 101g provided in the body of the circuit breaker, and is pivotally supported by the body so as to be rotatable in the width direction of the body.
Further, the bearing portion 105c in the second operation portion is fitted into a groove portion 101b provided in the vessel body, and the groove portion 101h serves as a guide portion for movement of the second operation portion 105 in the width direction of the vessel body. .

The action portions 306b and 306c of the link 306 are formed in the same direction as the axial direction of the shaft portion 306a, and the bearing portion 102B5 provided on the front side of the selection terminal portion 102B and the second operation portion 105 are provided. It fits in the bearing part 105c provided in the back side. The bearings 102B5 and 105c are provided with openings to such an extent that the displacement in the direction from the front side to the back side of the body in the movement locus of the shafts 306b and 306c can be absorbed. In the second operation unit 105, as shown in the cross-section of the main part shown in FIG. 14 (f), a recess 105d is formed in the second operation unit 105 to absorb the displacement.

When the second operation part 105 is moved in one width direction of the container, the selection terminal part 102B is moved in the other width direction of the container through the link 306 in conjunction with the movement.

Thus, the moving direction reversing means can also be configured by using a link.

In any of these forms, the selection terminal portion is moved from one position to the other position in the width direction of the body by operating the second operation portion. Any of the rack and pinion type, lever type, belt type, and link type used as the moving direction reversing means has a member arrangement for transmitting the operation of the second operation unit to the selection terminal unit. Although it is performed from the front side to the back side, the moving direction reversing means can also be configured by performing these arrangements from the power supply side terminal side of the device body to the load side terminal side.

In the rack and pinion type, the pinion shaft 106a is arranged in the front-rear direction of the body, the direction of meshing is changed by 90 degrees, and the rack formation direction in the second operation portion and the selection terminal portion is changed. The configuration may be changed by 90 degrees.

In the lever type, the axial direction of the shaft portion 205b of the lever is changed by 90 degrees so as to be the front-rear direction of the body, and the opening direction of the bearing portion 102B4 in the selection terminal portion is also changed by 90 degrees. Good.

In the belt type, the plate pressure direction of the thin elastic member may be changed by 90 degrees, and the support direction of the elastic member in the second operation member and the support direction in the selection terminal portion may be changed by 90 degrees.

In the link type, the axial direction of each axis of the link is changed by 90 degrees so as to be in the front-rear direction of the body, and the opening direction is also in the bearing portion 105c in the second operation portion and the bearing portion 102B5 in the selection terminal portion. May be changed by 90 degrees.

Moreover, although the voltage display part 107 mentioned above showed the example which performed the display by a character and a color, depending on the installation place of the distribution board by which a circuit breaker is arrange | positioned, it may be installed in a dim place. is there. For this reason, in view of the possibility that the position of the voltage display unit and the second operation unit may be clearly unclear to the operator, the conductor inside the body on the selection terminal unit 102B side in the circuit breaker 1 Light emitting means for obtaining power from the conductor inside the container on the fixed terminal portion 102A side is arranged in the container so that the position of the voltage display part and the second operation part can be easily recognized by light emission of the light emitting means. It may be configured.

For example, as shown in FIG. 15, the light emitting means 400 is arranged on the protrusion wall surface A where the handle 104 located on the front side is provided with respect to the second operation unit 105 arranged on the front side of the container. Then, the light emitting means 400 is configured to illuminate the power supply terminal side of the container. Thereby, even in a dim place, the second operation unit 105 and the power supply display unit 107 are illuminated by the light emitting means 400, thereby improving visibility.

The light emitting means 400 obtains electric power from the conductor inside the container on the selection terminal portion 102B side and the conductor inside the container on the fixed terminal portion 102A side. Provided. An inexpensive LED may be used as the light emitting means.

In addition, since the voltage supplied to the circuit breaker changes depending on the position of the selection terminal portion 102B, a constant current circuit is provided so that the light emitting means 400 is not destroyed due to a difference in supply voltage, and the light emitting means is always provided. May be configured to emit light.

Moreover, you may comprise so that LED which supplies an electric current according to the voltage provided with two or more light emission means according to the voltage supplied to a circuit breaker may be changed. By changing the light emission color of the LED, for example, a circuit may be provided so that a white LED emits light when the voltage is 100V and a red LED emits light when the voltage is 200V.

In addition, the voltage display unit 107 is configured to have transparency, and a light emitting means is provided on the back side of the voltage display unit 107 so that the front side is illuminated from the back side. It may be configured such that the color can be clearly seen from the front side.

For example, the voltage display unit 107 may be formed of a resin sheet having light permeability.

In addition to the operation of the second operation part, the selection terminal part 102B itself disposed in the hollow part of the container is pushed by hand in the width direction from the outside of the container. In the case of moving or rotating, the selection terminal portion 102B can be rotated so as to be pulled out to the side connected to the busbar of the body and moved in a different position.
It should be noted that, by operating the selection terminal unit itself, the position of the selection terminal unit can be changed for convenience, and the operability is further increased.

FIG. 12 shows a diagram in which a plurality of circuit breakers according to the first embodiment are provided.
In any case, the type of bus connected to the circuit breaker and the supplied voltage can be clearly identified from the front side of the circuit breaker by the position of the selection terminal portion.
In this way, for each circuit breaker, in addition to easy identification of the type of bus to be connected and the magnitude of the supplied voltage, any circuit breaker can be used even when multiple circuit breakers are installed side by side. It is easy to know directly which bus is selected and connected, and how much voltage is supplied to which circuit breaker.

The present invention can be applied to a normal circuit breaker provided in a distribution board, and can be applied to, for example, a three-pole circuit breaker in addition to a two-pole circuit breaker. When a plurality of the common terminal portions and the selection terminal portions are provided, the selection terminal portions move in the width direction of the container body in addition to the form in which each selection terminal portion moves in the width direction of the container body. The moving direction may be formed so as to move in an oblique direction so as to be displaced from the front side to the back side of the container. In addition, the second operation unit is configured to conceal the voltage display unit and the communication hole on the back side of the base, but the second operation unit is not used as an operation unit, but in the second operation unit. The gripping part may be omitted and used as a concealing part (lid), and the selection terminal part may be moved by gripping the selection terminal part itself.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Circuit breaker 101a Case 101b Case 101b3 Opening part 101c Groove part 101d Bearing part 101e Columnar member receiving part 101f Projection part 101g Bearing part 101h Groove part 101i Hole part 102 Power supply side terminal part 102A Fixed terminal part 102A1 Conductor 102B Selection terminal part 102B1 Rack 102B2 Rib 102B3 Blade holder 102B5 Bearing portion 103 Load side terminal portion 104 Handle 105 Operation portion 105a Holding portion 105b Rack 105b1 Rib 105c Bearing portion 106 Pinion 106a Shaft 107 Voltage display portion 108 Protruding portion 201d Shaft portion 205 Lever 205a Lever bearing portion 205b Action Part 205c Voltage display part 205d Voltage display part 205e Lever gripping part 305 Selection terminal part 305a integrated with the second operation part Columnar member 305b Grasping part 306a Shaft part 306b Part 306c shaft portion

Claims (4)

The circuit breaker body
A front surface provided with a first operation section for turning on and off the electric circuit;
A back surface facing the front surface, which is a mounting surface to the distribution board;
While having a side surface adjacent to the front surface and the back surface and forming a substantially box shape,

A plurality of terminal portions containing terminals for receiving or feeding electricity from the busbar of the distribution board on the side surface of the container body;
A second operation part for changing the position of at least one of the terminal parts on the front surface of the container body;

When the terminal portion whose position is changed by the second operation portion is a selection terminal portion,
The selection terminal portion is
To select and connect a specific bus from the buses that can be connected to the circuit breaker,
When the parallel direction of circuit breakers is the width direction,
In the width direction, the connection position with the busbar is provided at two locations near one side and the other side, and is continuously movable between the respective connection positions.

The selection terminal portion is
When facing from the front,
A circuit breaker terminal structure, wherein the terminal structure is moved via a moving direction reversing means for moving a terminal portion in a direction opposite to a direction in which the second operating portion is moved.

On the front side of the vessel,
A voltage display unit is provided for displaying a voltage value supplied to the circuit breaker by connecting the terminal unit to the bus at each connection position of the terminal unit,
While the voltage display part at the connection position of the selection terminal part is displayed on the front side and is visible from the front side,
2. The circuit breaker terminal structure according to claim 1, wherein the voltage display portion on the side where the terminal portion is not located is concealed by the second operation portion so as to be invisible from the front side.
The moving direction reversing means is
Racks respectively provided on the terminal part side of the second operation part and the second operation part side of the terminal part;
3. The circuit breaker terminal structure according to claim 2, wherein the circuit breaker has a pinion provided between the racks.
The moving direction reversing means is
The second operation part is constituted by a lever pivotally supported near the front surface of the vessel body and provided to be rotatable in the width direction of the vessel body,
3. The circuit according to claim 2, wherein an action portion that engages with the terminal portion is provided at an end portion of the extension portion that extends from the pivot portion of the lever toward the back side of the body. Circuit breaker terminal structure.

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