JP5145709B2 - Circuit breaker - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a circuit breaker having a handle operation suppressing function for holding an operation handle of a circuit breaker housed in a distribution board in an open circuit state or a closed circuit state and preventing an unnecessary operation. .

In addition, a handle lock device is attached to the knob of the operation handle of the circuit breaker and the lock cover is configured to be hooked to the opening edge of the case cover, or a padlock is combined with another part of the lock cover. Some are designed to be hung. (For example, see Patent Document 1)

Further, there are a handle cap for fitting the handle lock device to the operation handle, and a handle cap formed by a pin separate from the handle cap. (For example, see Patent Document 2)

JP-A-9-270224 JP-A-10-241541

In the first background art, it takes time to attach to the circuit breaker, and when attaching to the operation handle, the U-shaped lock cover is expanded and locked to the outside of the knob. Because it is made of a flexible plastic molded product with flexibility, it cannot secure sufficient strength, and it can be easily detached from the handle by applying a slight external force when it is not locked. There was a problem in reliability and reliability.

In the second background art, when the lock pin and the handle cap are formed separately, the step of inserting the handle cap into the operation handle and the operation handle and the handle cap are integrated with the lock pin. Since the process to make is performed in a separate process, there is a problem that the work is complicated.

Therefore, the object of the present invention was made in view of the problems described above,
In the handle operation restrained state, the handle lock device is not removed from the handle by the application of an external force, and the handle operation restrained state is not lost. Another object of the present invention is to provide a circuit breaker that can reliably suppress the steering operation.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the circuit breaker is opened or closed by acting on the contact opening / closing mechanism of the circuit breaker from the opening provided in the body constituting the outline of the circuit breaker. In the circuit breaker configured to project the grip portion of the operation handle member, the circuit handle includes a mounted portion that allows the grip portion to be attached to and detached from the operation handle member when the circuit is opened and closed. By removing the gripping part from the operation handle member in the open or closed state of the circuit breaker, unnecessary circuit opening or closing operation of the circuit breaker is prevented, while the position of the attached part is a power source from the opening hole. The circuit breaker is in the open or closed state with the gripping part removed. There is obtained by providing a circuit breaker is characterized in that a structure can be confirmed.

As a result, the circuit breaker cannot be easily operated by removing the gripping part after the circuit breaker is desired to be held, that is, after being opened or closed. It is possible to provide a circuit breaker that can suppress unnecessary operations.

Further, in place of the grip portion, a dedicated jig for performing an opening operation or a closing operation is provided so as to be detachable from the operation handle member, and when performing the opening operation or the closing operation of the circuit breaker, the dedicated operation is performed. A jig is attached and operated. After the operation, when the circuit breaker is opened or closed, the circuit breaker is removed from the operation handle member to perform unnecessary opening or closing operation of the circuit breaker. On the other hand, the circuit breaker can be opened or closed with the gripping part removed by visually confirming whether the position of the attached part is located on the power supply side or the load side from the opening hole. It is possible to provide a circuit breaker characterized by having a configuration in which it can be confirmed which of the circuit breakers is.

As a result, the circuit breaker can be configured so that the circuit breaker can be operated only by a dedicated jig, and therefore, it is possible to provide a circuit breaker capable of reliably suppressing unnecessary operations. Is.

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A circuit breaker may be provided by providing a hole closing member that closes the opening when the gripping part or the dedicated jig is removed.

Accordingly, since the opening hole is blocked by the hole closing member, it is possible to provide a circuit breaker capable of preventing unnecessary operation into the vessel body and more reliably suppressing unnecessary operation. is there.

Further, the hole closing member is formed by extending a part of the container so as to be flexible, and is opened when the gripping part or the dedicated jig is attached to operate the circuit breaker. A circuit breaker may be provided that is closed when the gripping part or the dedicated jig is removed.

As a result, the possibility of losing the hole closing member can be reduced as compared with the case where the hole closing member is provided as a separate body, and unnecessary operations inside the vessel body can be prevented and more reliably used. The circuit breaker which can perform operation suppression can be provided.

According to the present invention, there is an effect that it is possible to provide a circuit breaker that can surely suppress the steering operation while facilitating the operation for setting the steering operation suppression state.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is an external view of a circuit breaker 1 showing a first embodiment of the present invention.
In the circuit breaker 1, an opening hole 102 is formed in the body 101 constituting the outer shell, and an operation for opening or closing the contact opening / closing mechanism by acting on the contact opening / closing mechanism of the circuit breaker 1 from the opening hole 102. The handle member 103 is provided so as to be exposed, and the operation handle member 103 is configured such that a grip portion 104 is detachably provided.

One end of the vessel body 101 is provided with a power supply side terminal portion 11 connected to a bus provided on the distribution board and supplied with power, and the other end portion is provided with a load side terminal portion for supplying power to the load side. 12 is provided. In addition, a tripping device is provided within the vessel body 101 to act on the contact opening / closing mechanism to release the contact opening / closing mechanism and open the contact when an overcurrent occurs in the circuit. .

The operation handle member 103 is provided in the container body 101 so as to be rotatable between an open state or a closed state of the contact opening / closing mechanism. In this embodiment, the operation handle member 103 is connected to the load side terminal portion 12 from the load side terminal portion 12. The contact opening / closing mechanism is closed when rotated in the direction of the power supply side terminal portion 11, and the contact opening / closing mechanism is opened when rotated in the direction of the load side terminal portion 12 from the power supply side terminal portion 11. It is the composition to do.

The operation handle member 103 is formed with a mounted portion 1031 to which the mounting portion 1041 of the grip portion 104 is mounted when facing the opening hole 102 of the circuit breaker 1. The mounting portion 1041 and the mounted portion 1031 have a corresponding relationship, such as a screw type, a fitting type, a clamping type, and the like that can be operated by attaching the gripping portion 104 to the operation handle member 103. It has become.

The operation method of the circuit breaker 1 is as follows. When operating the circuit breaker 1, first, the grip portion 104 is attached to the operation handle member 103. Next, the circuit breaker 1 is opened or closed by holding the grip 104 so that the circuit breaker 1 is in a desired state, that is, an open state or a closed state. Then, after the operation is performed, the grip portion 104 is detached from the operation handle member 103. As a result, the circuit breaker 1 can be operated only when necessary, and as a result, unnecessary handle operation can be suppressed. The removed grip 104 is stored by a manager who is in a position to manage the operation of the circuit breaker, such as an electrician, so that unnecessary handle operations can be suppressed more reliably.

In the closed state, when an overcurrent is generated in the circuit and the circuit is to be interrupted, the contact opening / closing mechanism is released by the tripping device inside the container body 101 to open the contact. At this time, the operation handle member 103 is also rotated in conjunction with the operation of the contact opening / closing mechanism. In order to confirm whether the circuit breaker 1 is in the open circuit state or the closed circuit state, the position of the mounted portion 1031 provided on the operation handle member 103 is positioned on the power source side or on the load side. It can be determined by visually confirming whether or not to do.

Next, a second embodiment of the circuit breaker according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

In the second embodiment, a dedicated jig 2 is provided in place of the grip portion 104 in the circuit breaker 1 of the first embodiment. At the end of the dedicated jig 2, a mounting portion 201 is provided so as to be attachable to a mounted portion 1031 provided on the operation handle member 103.

As in the first embodiment, the attachment portion 201 and the attached portion 1031 have a corresponding relationship. The attaching portion 201 and the attached portion 1031 are attached to the operation handle member 103 such as a screw type, a fitting type, and a clamping type, and the dedicated jig 2 is attached to the operation handle member 103. It is good also as a structure which can be operated by covering.

When operating the circuit breaker 1, first, the dedicated jig 2 is attached to the operation handle member 103. Next, the circuit breaker 1 is opened or closed by holding the dedicated jig 2 so that the circuit breaker 1 is in a desired state, that is, an open state or a closed state. . After the operation, the dedicated jig 2 is removed from the operation handle member 103. As a result, the circuit breaker 1 can be operated only when necessary, and as a result, unnecessary handle operation can be suppressed. The removed dedicated jig 2 is stored by a manager who is in a position to manage the operation of the circuit breaker, such as an electrician, so that unnecessary handle operations can be suppressed more reliably. .

Next, a third embodiment of the circuit breaker of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

In the third embodiment, the circuit breaker 1 is configured by providing a hole closing member 3 so as to cover the opening hole 102 of the body 101.

The hole closing member 3 is formed in a substantially thin plate shape, and a cover portion is formed in a substantially central portion, and an end hooked on the power supply side edge portion of the opening hole 102 so as to be attachable to the opening hole 102. A portion 303 and a protrusion 302 that hooks on the load side edge of the opening hole 102 are formed. The hole closing member 3 is attached by first hooking the protrusion 302 on the load side edge of the opening hole 102 and then pushing the end 303 so as to hook on the power supply side edge. It is attached and fixed by the elasticity of the hole closing member 3 itself.

By attaching the hole closing member 3 to the opening hole 102 after the circuit breaker 1 is operated, the circuit breaker 1 is explicitly recognized as a circuit breaker that should not be operated. Therefore, it is possible to more reliably suppress unnecessary handle operation.

Furthermore, the surface of the hole closing member 3 may be explicitly configured as a circuit breaker that should not be operated, such as “operation prohibited”. Thereby, an unnecessary handle operation can be suppressed more reliably.

In addition, the thin plate-like hole closing member 3 is made of an elastic body so that it can be bent, and the open / closed state of the circuit breaker 1 is described on both the front and back surfaces of the hole closing member 3. The circuit breaker status is always ON ”, the other side is“ circuit breaker status always OFF ”, etc., and appropriate descriptions are given according to the ON / OFF status of the circuit breaker that prohibits operation. By selecting and mounting the bending direction so that it is on the front side, it is possible to grasp at a time whether the circuit breaker is prohibited to operate and whether the circuit breaker is on or off. It may be possible to provide a circuit breaker with good visibility and workability.

Next, a fourth embodiment of the circuit breaker according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

In the fourth embodiment, in the circuit breaker 1, the hole closing member 3 that covers the opening hole 102 is integrally formed by extending a part of the body 101. As shown in FIG. 4, a thin plate-like hole closing member 3 is integrally formed in the direction from the power supply side edge of the opening hole 102 to the load side, and is provided with flexibility so as to cover the opening hole 102. It is configured to be able to take a state of an open state in which the opening hole 102 is exposed.

The end of the hole closing member 3 is provided with a protrusion for catching and engaging with the load side end edge of the opening hole 102. Thereby, when it is in the closed state to suppress the handle operation, it cannot be easily returned to the open state, and the unnecessary handle operation can be suppressed more reliably. In addition, since the hole closing member 103 is formed integrally with the container body 101, there is no possibility that the hole closing member 103 will be lost while the handle operation is suppressed, and a circuit breaker with good workability is provided. can do.

Next, a fifth embodiment of the circuit breaker of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

The fifth embodiment is a circuit breaker having an early insertion structure in which an operation handle of the circuit breaker 10 is configured to act on a handle receiving member 105 which is a part of a contact opening / closing mechanism. A dedicated jig 2 is detachably provided on the member.

At the end of the dedicated jig 2, a mounting portion 201 is provided so that it can be attached to a mounting portion 1051 provided on the handle receiving member 105. As in the second embodiment, the mounting portion 201 and the covered portion are attached. The attachment portions 1051 have a relationship corresponding to each other. The attaching portion 201 and the attached portion 1031 are attached to the operation handle member 103 such as a screw type, a fitting type, and a clamping type, and the dedicated jig 2 is attached to the operation handle member 103. It is good also as a structure which can be operated by covering.

When operating the circuit breaker 10, first, the dedicated jig 2 is attached to the handle receiving member 105. Next, the circuit breaker 10 is opened or closed with the dedicated jig 2 so that the circuit breaker 10 is in a desired state, that is, an open state or a closed state. . After the operation, the dedicated jig 2 is removed from the handle receiving member 105. Thereby, the circuit breaker 10 can be operated only when necessary, and as a result, unnecessary handle operation can be suppressed. The removed dedicated jig 2 is stored by a manager who is in a position to manage the operation of the circuit breaker, such as an electrician, so that unnecessary handle operations can be suppressed more reliably. .

As described above, according to the circuit breaker 1 of the present invention, the operation for suppressing the handle operation is easy, and there is no risk of losing the removed gripping part or the dedicated jig. It is possible to provide a circuit breaker that can suppress steering operation.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, and can be freely improved and modified as necessary without departing from the spirit of the invention. Regarding the extending direction of the hole closing member 3 formed in the opening hole, in addition to the configuration in which the opening side is extended from the power supply side edge of the opening hole 102 described in the fourth embodiment, the opening hole It is good also as a structure extended in the direction of the power supply side from the load side edge part of 102, and extended in the juxtaposition direction of the circuit breaker 1 from the left side surface or right side edge part of this opening hole 102 It is good also as the structure made to do.

In addition, the material of the hole closing member 3 described in the third embodiment may be formed using a metal in addition to a resin material.

In addition to the cylindrical shape described in the embodiment, the shape of the dedicated jig 2 may be configured by applying various shapes such as a rectangular shape and a shape that is easy to grip.

The handle operation suppressing member according to the present invention can be applied to a circuit breaker housed in a distribution board in place of a conventional handle lock device.

It is an external view of the circuit breaker of a 1st Example. It is an external view of the circuit breaker of a 2nd Example. It is an external view of the circuit breaker of a 3rd Example. It is an external view of the circuit breaker of a 4th Example. It is an external view of the circuit breaker of a 5th Example. It is an example of the first background art. It is an example of the second background art.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Circuit breaker 101 Body 102 Opening hole 103 Operation handle member 1031 Attached part 104 Grip part 1041 Attached part 105 Handle receiving member 1051 Attached part 10 Circuit breaker 11 Power supply side terminal part 12 Load side terminal part 2 Dedicated jig 201 Attachment part 3 Hole closing member 301 Cover part 302 Projection 303 End part

Claims (4)

In the circuit breaker grip of the operating handle member is arranged to protrude to an open circuit or closed circuit acts on the contact switching mechanism of the circuit breaker from an opening hole provided in the device body constituting an outer shell of a circuit breaker The operating handle is configured to be attached to the operating handle member so that the gripping part can be attached to and detached from the operating handle member both when the circuit breaker is open and when the circuit handle is opened or closed. By removing from the member, while preventing unnecessary circuit opening or closing operation of the circuit breaker ,
The circuit breaker is in an open circuit state or a closed circuit state with the gripping portion removed by visually confirming whether the position of the mounted portion is located on the power source side or the load side from the opening hole. A circuit breaker characterized in that it can be confirmed . In place of the grip portion, a dedicated jig for performing an opening operation or a closing operation is provided so as to be detachable from the operation handle member, and when performing the opening operation or the closing operation of the circuit breaker, the dedicated jig is used. After the operation, the circuit breaker is prevented from being unnecessarily opened or closed by removing the dedicated jig from the operation handle member in the open or closed state of the circuit breaker. on the other hand,
The circuit breaker is in an open circuit state or a closed circuit state with the gripping part removed by visually confirming whether the position of the mounted part is located on the power supply side or the load side from the opening hole. 2. The circuit breaker according to claim 1, wherein the circuit breaker can be confirmed . Wherein when the grip portion or removed the special tool, the circuit breaker according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the provision of the hole closing member closes the opening hole. The hole closing member extends a part of the container so as to be flexible, and is opened when the gripping part or the dedicated jig is attached to operate the circuit breaker. The circuit breaker according to claim 3 , wherein the circuit breaker is closed when the gripping part or the dedicated jig is removed.

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