JP2011124016A - Electromagnetic actuator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an electromagnetic actuator in which a magnetic resistance in an open circuit state is suppressed and an operation current in a closed circuit operation is reduced. <P>SOLUTION: The electromagnetic actuator includes a yoke 1 for forming a magnetic path, an armature 2 which moves in the yoke 1 in free movement, a solenoid coil 3 which increases and decreases magnetic flux of the yoke 1, and an operating rod 4 of non-magnetic material fixed to the armature 2. The yoke 1 is constituted of an inner periphery 1a in which the operating rod 4 penetrates and which contacts and separates from the operating rod 4 side of the armature 2, an outer periphery 1b which is connected to the inner periphery 1a, a side 1c which is connected to the outer periphery 1b and is in proximity with the side of the armature 2, and a bottom 1d which is connected to the side 1c and is in contact and separation with the anti-operation rod side of the armature 2 and defines the opening circuit position of the armature 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electromagnetic actuator for opening / closing a switch, and more particularly to an electromagnetic actuator capable of suppressing an operation current.

  Conventionally, in the opening / closing operation of a switch such as a vacuum circuit breaker, a solenoid operation type electromagnetic actuator that can greatly reduce the number of parts has been used instead of the electric spring operation method (for example, patents) Reference 1).

  As shown in FIG. 4, this type of electromagnetic actuator includes a yoke 1 that forms a magnetic path, an armature 2 that moves movably in the yoke 1, a solenoid coil 3 that increases or decreases the magnetic flux in the yoke 1, and an armature. 2, a non-magnetic operating rod 4 fixed to 2, a non-magnetic guide 5 for linearly moving the armature 2, and a non-magnetic stopper plate 6 that determines the opening position of the armature 2. Yes. In the figure, the left shows the open state of the vacuum valve connected to the operating rod 4, and the right shows the closed state.

  Here, the yoke 1 is penetrated by the operating rod 4 and is connected to the inner peripheral portion 1a that is in contact with and separated from the armature 2, the outer peripheral portion 1b that is connected to the inner peripheral portion 1a, and the outer peripheral portion 1c. And a side surface portion 1c provided with a guide 5 in the vicinity thereof. In the open circuit state, a gap g1 of several to several tens of mm is formed between the inner peripheral portion 1a and the armature 2 in which the armature 2 moves. Further, a gap g2 of several millimeters or less is formed between the side surface portion 1c and the armature 2 so that the armature 2 does not contact.

JP 2002-270423 A (4th page, FIG. 1)

  The above conventional electromagnetic actuator has the following problems. When the closing command is input in the open circuit state, the solenoid coil 3 is excited, and a magnetic flux is generated in the path of armature 2 → gap g1 → inner peripheral part 1a → outer peripheral part 1b → side face part 1c → gap g2 → armature 2. Then, the armature 2 moves in the upward direction in the drawing direction in which the gap g1 is shortened, and the vacuum valve can be closed.

  However, in the magnetic circuit in the open state, the gap g1 and the gap g2 exist, the magnetic resistance is large, and in order to obtain a predetermined operation force, the excitation current of the solenoid coil 3, that is, the operation current for closing the circuit is increased. Had to do. In the case of opening the circuit, a latch part that holds a closed state provided outside the electromagnetic actuator (not shown) is opened, and the opening operation is performed by the spring force of the opening spring.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide an electromagnetic actuator capable of reducing the magnetic resistance in the open circuit state and suppressing the operation current during the closing operation.

  To achieve the above object, an electromagnetic actuator according to the present invention comprises a yoke for forming a magnetic path, an armature that moves movably in the yoke, a solenoid coil that increases or decreases the magnetic flux of the yoke, and the armature A non-magnetic operating rod fixed to the arm, and the yoke is connected to the inner peripheral portion through which the operating rod penetrates, and an inner peripheral portion contacting and separating from the operating rod side of the armature An outer peripheral part, a side part connected to the outer peripheral part, a side part close to the side face of the armature, a side part connected to the side part, and a contact position with the counter-operation rod side of the armature, and an open position of the armature It is comprised by the bottom part which defines this.

  According to the present invention, since the magnetic resistance of the magnetic circuit in the open circuit state is reduced, a strong operating force can be obtained during the closing operation, and the operating current can be suppressed.

Sectional drawing which shows the structure of the electromagnetic actuator which concerns on Example 1 of this invention. The figure explaining operation | movement of the electromagnetic actuator which concerns on Example 1 of this invention. Sectional drawing which shows the structure of the electromagnetic actuator which concerns on Example 2 of this invention. Sectional drawing which shows the structure of the conventional electromagnetic actuator.

  A bypass circuit is provided in the gap g2 formed in the magnetic circuit during the closing operation of the switch to reduce the magnetic resistance. Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  First, an electromagnetic actuator according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing the configuration of the electromagnetic actuator according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the electromagnetic actuator according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In addition, in each figure, the same code | symbol was attached | subjected about the component similar to the past. Further, the left side in the drawing shows an open circuit state, and the right side in the drawing shows a closed circuit state.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the electromagnetic actuator includes a cylindrical yoke 1 that forms a magnetic path, a columnar armature 2 that moves movably in the yoke 1, and a solenoid coil 3 that increases and decreases the magnetic flux in the yoke 1. And a non-magnetic operating rod 4 fixed to the armature 2 and a non-magnetic guide 5 for linearly moving the armature 2. The operation rod 4 outside the yoke 1 is connected to a vacuum valve having a pair of contact points that are not shown in the figure.

  Here, the yoke 1 is penetrated by the operating rod 4 and is connected to the inner peripheral portion 1a that is in contact with and separated from the armature 2, the outer peripheral portion 1b that is connected to the inner peripheral portion 1a, and the outer peripheral portion 1c. The side surface portion 1c is provided with a guide 5 in the vicinity thereof, and the bottom portion 1d is connected to the side surface portion 1c and contacts and separates from the armature 2. The armature 2 that contacts and separates from the inner peripheral portion 1a is the operation rod 4 side in the upper part of the figure, and the armature 2 that contacts and separates from the bottom part 1d is the counter operation rod 4 side of the lower part of the figure. The area of the bottom 1d that is in contact with and away from the armature 2 is larger than the area that the inner periphery 1a is in and away from. Further, the position of the inner surface of the bottom 1d determines the opening position of the armature 2.

  In the open circuit state, a gap g1 of several to several tens of mm is formed between the inner peripheral portion 1a and the armature 2 in which the armature 2 moves. The gap g1 corresponds to the opening distance of the vacuum valve. Further, a gap g2 of several millimeters or less is formed between the side surface portion 1c and the armature 2 so that the armature 2 does not contact.

  Next, the aspect of the magnetic flux when the closing command is input in the open circuit state will be described with reference to FIG.

  When the solenoid coil 3 is excited, as shown by the dotted line on the left in the figure, the armature 2 → gap g1 → inner peripheral part 1a → outer peripheral part 1b → side face part 1c → gap g2 → armature 2 and armature 2 → gap g1 → inner circumference. Magnetic flux is generated in the path of the portion 1a → the outer peripheral portion 1b → the side surface portion 1c → the bottom portion 1d → the armature 2. The magnetic flux is more in the path from the side face 1c to the bottom 1d than in the path from the side face 1c to the gap g2.

  This is because, in the path passing from the side surface portion 1c to the bottom portion 1d, the gap g2 having a large magnetic resistance is not interposed, the contact / separation area with the armature 2 is large, and the magnetic resistance is small. For this reason, a large operating force can be obtained with a small operating current, and the armature 2 can be moved upward in the direction of shrinking the gap g1.

  At the start of the operation of the armature 2, the frictional force is also a static friction because it operates from a stationary state, and a large operating force is required. However, since most of the magnetic flux is a path passing from the side surface portion 1c to the bottom portion 1d, the magnetic resistance is small and a large operating force can be obtained.

  When the armature 2 moves and approaches the closed state, as shown by the dotted line on the right in the figure, the gap between the bottom 1d and the armature 2 becomes a gap corresponding to the gap g1, and the magnetic resistance increases, so most of the magnetic flux passes through the gap g2. It becomes like this. When the closing is completed, the solenoid coil 3 is de-energized and the closed state is maintained by a latch portion provided outside the electromagnetic actuator (not shown). In addition, when opening a circuit, a latch part is open | released and circuit opening operation is performed with the spring force of an open circuit spring.

  According to the electromagnetic actuator of the first embodiment, in the open circuit state, the armature 2 on the counter-operation rod 4 side is brought into contact with the bottom 1d constituting the yoke 1, so that the magnetic resistance can be reduced and small. A large operating force can be obtained with the operating current, and the closing operation of the switch can be performed.

  Next, an electromagnetic actuator according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the configuration of the electromagnetic actuator according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that a permanent magnet is provided. In FIG. 3, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a permanent magnet 7 is provided in the inner peripheral portion 1 a constituting the yoke 1. The permanent magnet 7 attracts the armature 2 in a closed state and maintains this state.

  According to the electromagnetic actuator of the second embodiment, even when the permanent magnet 7 holds the closed state, the operation current for closing from the open state can be reduced.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Yoke 1a Inner peripheral part 1b Outer peripheral part 1c Side surface part 1d Bottom part 2 Armature 3 Solenoid coil 4 Operation rod 5 Guide 6 Stopper plate 7 Permanent magnet

Claims (3)

A yoke for forming a magnetic path;
An armature movably moving in the yoke;
A solenoid coil for increasing or decreasing the magnetic flux of the yoke;
A non-magnetic operating rod fixed to the armature,
The yoke has an inner peripheral portion through which the operation rod penetrates and which is in contact with and away from the operation rod side of the armature;
An outer periphery connected to the inner periphery;
A side part connected to the outer peripheral part and close to the side face of the armature;
An electromagnetic actuator comprising: a bottom portion that is connected to the side surface portion, contacts and separates from the counter-operation rod side of the armature, and defines an open position of the armature.   2. The electromagnetic actuator according to claim 1, wherein an area in which the armature and the bottom portion are in contact with and separated from each other is larger than an area in which the armature and the inner peripheral portion are in contact with and separated from each other.   The electromagnetic actuator according to claim 1, wherein a permanent magnet is provided in the inner peripheral portion.

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