JPH052979A - Circuit breaker - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To maintain the strength of each bulkhead for separating the contacts of poles. even though a shock is applied to bulkheads when an open/close mechanism is in operation, and prevent unstableness in the operation by fitting a receptacle table in notches for wiring provided in the bulkheads. CONSTITUTION:A circuit breaker concerned is composed of a body 11, a front cover 12 to be put over an opening at the front of the body 11 and a rear cover 13 to be put over an opening at the rear of the body, The body 11 is provided with two parallel bulkheads 14, 14, and an installation space for three poles is set off. The bulkheads 14, 14 are furnished with notches 28 for wirings of an electromagnetic drawout element, movable contact piece, and zero-phase current transformer, wherein reinforcement is made by fitting a receptacle table 15 after installing of an open/close mechanism. Accordingly, collision with bulkhead 14 is made when a cross bar rotates, when the shock due to collision will never cause unstable operation of the open/close mechanism even though the bulkheads 14 are divided with the notches 28 owing to fitting of this receptacle table 15.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a circuit breaker, and more particularly to a circuit breaker having a zero-phase current transformer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a circuit breaker having a multi-pole structure, generally, a partition wall is provided for separating each pole in the body to separate the poles. A cutout must be made in the bulkhead to allow wiring to reach the phase current transformer.

[0003]

At this time, in the structure in which the cutoff opening / closing mechanism is supported by the partition wall and the body is to be impacted during operation, the partition wall is notched. Since the strength is reduced depending on the part, it may not be able to withstand this shock, and the operation of the shutoff opening / closing mechanism may become unstable.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a circuit breaker having a body structure capable of withstanding impact.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, however, a container is provided with a partition wall for separating contact portions of a plurality of poles, and the partition wall is divided by a wiring notch,
The feature is that the pedestal is fitted in the notch. According to the invention, the presence of the cradle increases the strength of the partition.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the illustrated embodiment. This is a circuit breaker for opening and closing three poles by a single breaking and opening / closing mechanism 3. As shown in FIG.
1, a front cover 12 that covers the front opening of the body 11, and a back cover 1 that covers the rear opening of the body 11.
3 and 3 form a body, and two parallel partition walls 14, 14 are formed in the body 11 to secure a mounting space for three poles. However, the partition walls 14 and 14 here are divided not by traversing the body 11 but by forming a notch 28 in the middle thereof.

A terminal 16 having a fixed contact 20 is attached to one end of the body 11, and a terminal 17 is attached to the other end. In this terminal 17, as shown in FIG.
Movable contacts 40 each having a movable contact are connected to each other via the electromagnetic trip element 5. Each movable contact 40 is attached to the crossbar 4 which is rotatably supported by the portion of the groove 19 formed in the partition wall 14. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 41 is a shaft on which the movable contact 40 is attached to the crossbar 4, and 42 is a contact pressure spring for urging the movable contact 40. The shut-off opening / closing mechanism 3 including the handle 30 supports the frame between the partition wall 14 and the front cover 12, and rotates the crossbar 4 during operation. The movable contact 40 simultaneously opens and closes the connection with the fixed contact 20.

Here, the electromagnetic trip element 5 and the movable contact 40
The wiring connecting between and is connected to the zero-phase current transformer 6, and because of this wiring, the notch 28 is formed in the partition wall 14. The notch 28 is reinforced by fitting the pedestal 15 after the shutoff opening / closing mechanism 3 is assembled. The crossbar 4 collides with the partition wall 14 during its rotation. Although the partition wall 14 here is divided by the cutout portion 28, since the pedestal 15 is fitted, the crossbar 4 collides with it. The shock does not destabilize the operation of the shutoff opening / closing mechanism 3.

Further, the zero-phase current transformer 6 is disposed on the back cover 13 side of the body 11, but the substrate 60 on which the circuit for amplifying the output of the zero-phase current transformer 6 is mounted is Figure 3
As shown in FIG. 3, the storage chamber 22 is formed between the bottom surface of the body 11 and the back cover 13. The storage chamber 22 is separated from the contact portion by a bottom wall 23 formed in the body 11 so that an arc generated at the contact portion does not reach the storage chamber 22. In particular, since the groove 18 for attaching the circuit breaker to the DIN rail is formed on the back surface of the back cover 13,
Since the passage leading to the storage chamber 22 is narrowed, the arc is more difficult to reach the storage chamber 22.

The slide bar 8 arranged on the back cover 13 has a drive projection 45 formed on the cross bar 4.
By being slid by the spring 80, the auxiliary switch 81 is pressed in the direction orthogonal to the sliding direction to open / close the auxiliary switch 81 as shown in FIG. Since the sliding direction of the slide bar 8 (rotational direction of the crossbar 4) and the driving direction of the auxiliary switch 81 are orthogonal to each other, stable operation of the auxiliary switch 81 can be obtained.

This circuit breaker is used when the electromagnetic trip element 5 operates to attract the amateur 50, and when the zero-phase current transformer 6 is used.
When the solenoid 65 that operates with the output of, or the solenoid 65 operates by pressing the test button 66,
The operation rod 31 provided in the shutoff opening / closing mechanism 3 is rotationally driven by these, and as a result, a tripping operation is performed by which the crossbar 4 is rotated by the shutoff opening / closing mechanism 3.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 8, an auxiliary switch 39 driven by a driving projection 38 provided on the actuating rod 31 is attached to the pedestal 15.

[0013]

As described above, in the present invention, although the partition wall is divided by the wiring notch, the strength of the partition is maintained because the pedestal is fitted in the notch. Therefore, even if an impact is transmitted to the partition wall during the operation of the shutoff opening / closing mechanism, the operation of the shutoff opening / closing mechanism is not made unstable.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a container.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a shutoff opening / closing mechanism.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view.

FIG. 4 is a front view with a front cover removed.

FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional view.

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional view.

7 (a) and (b) are partial front views showing the movement of the slide bar.

FIG. 8 is a vertical cross-sectional view of another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

14 partitions 15 cradle 28 Notch

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A container is provided with a partition wall for separating contact portions of a plurality of poles, and the partition wall is divided by a wiring notch, wherein a pedestal is fitted in the notch. And circuit breaker. 2. The circuit breaker according to claim 1, wherein the cradle serves as a mount for the auxiliary switch.