JPH0664986B2 - Circuit breaker - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a circuit breaker.

[Background technology]

An abnormal current, for example, a conventional example (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 57-196440) for extinguishing an arc by inserting a shielding plate for extinguishing the arc between the movable contact and the fixed contact when a short circuit occurs
Shown in the figure. That is, 100 is a movable contactor, 101 is a shield plate, 102 is a fixed contact, 103 is a movable contact, 104 is an opening / closing / trip means, and 105 is a biasing force of the shield plate 101 in the direction having the movable contact 103 and the fixed contact 102. The spring 106 is a case.

In this circuit breaker, the arc generated between the movable contact 103 and the fixed contact 102 is narrowed down by the shield plate 101, and a high arc voltage can be generated and interrupted.

However, if the gap between the shielding plate 101 and the case is large, the arc migrates to the gap and the arc voltage drops.

[Object of the Invention]

An object of the present invention is to provide a circuit breaker capable of maintaining a high arc voltage.

[Disclosure of Invention]

The circuit breaker of the present invention includes a fixed contact having a fixed contact, a movable contact having a movable contact that opens and closes the fixed contact, and a movable handle that opens and closes with a handle and detects an abnormal current of a load. An opening / closing means for tripping the movable contact in association with the operation of the detecting section, and an electromagnet for detecting an abnormal current of the load,
An arc extinguishing shield that is driven by the electromagnet to enter between the movable contact and the fixed contact in a direction perpendicular to the opening and closing direction of the movable contact, and the intrusion between the movable contact and the fixed contact. The case is provided with a block having a groove in which a front end portion of the shield plate in the entering direction and both side portions thereof engage.

According to the configuration of the present invention, since the tip end portion and both side portions of the shield plate that have entered between the fixed contact and the movable contact engage with the groove, the gap between the case and the shield plate becomes extremely small. For this reason, the diameter of the arc can be narrowed to obtain a high arc voltage, so that the arc current can be rapidly limited and interrupted. Further, since the block having the groove is attached to the case, by selecting a material having a high current limiting effect for the arc for the block, the cost can be reduced as compared with the case of selecting for the case.

Embodiment A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8. That is, this circuit breaker has a fixed contact 2 having a fixed contact 1, a movable contact 4 having a movable contact 3 which opens and closes with respect to the fixed contact 1, and a movable handle 4 which opens and closes the movable contact 4. Along with the operation of the detection unit for detecting the abnormal current of the load, the opening / closing / trip means 8 for tripping and opening the movable contact 4, the electromagnet 5 for detecting the abnormal current of the load, and the driving by this electromagnet 5 The shield plate 9 for extinguishing the arc, which enters between the movable contact 3 and the fixed contact 1 in a direction perpendicular to the opening / closing direction of the movable contact, and the movable contact 3 and the fixed contact 1
Block 1 having grooves 10a to 10c with which the front end of the shield plate 9 entering between
It has a case 10 with a 0 ″ attached.

In FIG. 1, the case 10 is formed of a thermosetting resin such as phenol resin, has an opening (not shown) for assembling components on its side surface (direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 1), and has one pole. It has the configuration of. Cover of case 10 with opening 1
0'is closed. In the case of forming a circuit breaker having a plurality of poles, the cases 10 are arranged in parallel and connected by inserting caulking pins (not shown) into the connecting holes 13. 11
Is a load side terminal provided at one end of the case 10, 12 is a power supply side terminal provided at the other end of the case 10, and 14 is a case mounting groove.

The opening / closing / trip means 8 includes a handle 6 and a frame.
15, an operation link 19, an actuating shaft 20, a movable frame 30, a latch link 23, a trip link 24, an opening spring 42, the detecting section using the electromagnet 5 as an embodiment, and an actuating link 35.
It consists of and. The frame 15 is held in the case 10. The handle 6 is rotatably provided on the upper end portion of the frame 15 in FIG. 1 by a fixed shaft 16, a part of which is exposed through a handle hole 17 on the upper surface of the case 10, and a reset protrusion 68 is formed inside the case 10. is doing. A movable shaft 18 is provided at an inner end portion of the handle 6, one end of an operation link 19 is connected to the movable shaft 18, and an operation shaft 20 is connected to the other end. Further, a handle return spring 22 having a pulling action is suspended between the movable shaft 18 and a spring receiver 21 provided at a position below the handle 6 of the frame 15, and the handle 6 is attached so as to be in the neutral posture shown in FIG. I am energetic. Latch link 23 on the fixed shaft 16
Has its upper end rotatably connected, and the operating shaft 20 slidably contacts one side surface of the lower end of the latch link 23. A trip link (24) is rotatably provided by a fixed shaft (25) on a frame (15) at a position opposite to the operating shaft (20) of the latch link (23).

The trip link 24 includes a latch portion 24a at the tip, a short-circuit response portion 27 at an intermediate portion, an overcurrent response portion 26 extending above the fixed shaft 25, and a return spring 28. A winding portion of the return spring 28 is supported by the fixed shaft 25, one end of which is engaged with the overcurrent response portion 26 and the other end of which is engaged with the frame 15, and the trip link 24 is rotated clockwise in FIG. It is biased and positioned by a stopper (not shown) provided on the frame 15 at the position shown in FIG. In this state, the latch portion 24a is in a latched state in which the lower end portion of the latch link 23 is abutted and locked, and the latch link 23 is regulated so as not to rotate counterclockwise around the fixed shaft 16.

A pair of guides 29 are provided on the side wall of the case 10 below the operation link 19, and a movable frame 30 is guided between the guides 29 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction in FIG. A bearing recess 31 (see FIG. 5) is formed at the upper end of the movable frame 30, so that the operating recess 20 can be engaged with the bearing recess 31 in a state that prevents the operating shaft 20 from moving downward.

The electromagnet 5 is of a plunger type, and has a movable part 7 as a plunger, a coil cylinder 33 having the movable part 7 therein, a yoke 40 extending over both ends of the coil cylinder 33, and a coil cylinder inside the yoke 40. Coil 32 wound around 33, fixed iron core 41 facing movable part 7 in coil cylinder 33, and movable part 7
And a fixed spring 41 and a return spring (not shown) interposed therebetween. The yoke 40 is fixed to the frame 15 below the trip link 24. The movable part 7 is provided with a movable rod 7a which penetrates the fixed iron core 41 integrally or separately,
A compulsory opening portion 7b is provided in the middle of the movable rod 7a, and a brim-shaped engaging portion 34 is provided at the upper end of the movable portion 7. The engaging portion 34 is operated by the electromagnet 5 so that the trip link 24 Short-circuit response part 27
Are opposed to engage each other.

The operation link 35 is rotatably held in the case 10 by a fixed shaft 36 below the movable rod 7a. This working link 35
Has an L-shape and has a fixed shaft 36 at the bending portion which is the center of rotation, and extends the first arm 35a and the second arm 35b from the bending portion in the radial direction, and the second arm 35b is the first arm 35b. It is formed longer than the arm 35a. Further, the winding portion of the return spring 37 is hooked on the fixed shaft 36, one end of the return spring 37 is locked to the surface of the case 10, the other end is locked to the operation link 35, and the operation link 35 is urged clockwise. , The spring action causes the movable rod 7 to move with the first arm 35a of the operating link 35.
The lower end of a is pressed upward, and the step of the movable part 7 becomes the coil tube 33.
It is positioned by being locked to the inner step of the upper end of the. A return spring (not shown) of the electromagnet 5 may be used as the return springs 28 and 37.

The electromagnet 5 detects a short circuit current by setting a spring force of a return spring (not shown), but a bimetal 38 is provided in the case 10 to detect an overcurrent. The base end portion of the bimetal 38 is fixed to the negative mating side terminal 11, a gap adjusting screw 39 is provided at the tip end thereof, and the tip end of the gap adjusting screw 39 faces the overcurrent response portion 26.

The movable contactor 4 is supported in a state in which an intermediate portion thereof is biased upward by an opening spring 42, the movable contact 3 is fixed to a front end portion thereof, and a rear end portion 43a thereof faces the forced opening portion 7b. The curved portion 43 of the rear end portion 43a is the yoke 40 which is the lower end of the electromagnet 5.
The lower end of the movable frame 30 is connected to the movable frame 3 between the opening spring 42 and the movable contact 3 by a shaft 30a.
With 0, the movable contact 4 is pressed in the direction in which the movable contact 3 contacts the fixed contact 1. With this configuration, when the rear end portion 43a of the movable contactor 4 is pressed by the movable rod 7a, the opening spring 42 is compressed around the movable frame 30 as a fulcrum and rotated in the counterclockwise direction, whereby the opening / closing operation is performed. be able to. The opening spring 42 has a larger spring force than the handle return spring 22.

The shield plate 9 is formed of an insulating member, is slidably supported in a guide groove 46 formed in the case 10 as shown in FIG. 2, and has a tip portion between the fixed contact 1 and the movable contact 3. It is located on the side and has an engaging hole 47 at the rear end, and the second arm 35b of the operating link 35 is engaged with the engaging hole 47. A notch 65 is formed at the rear end of the shield plate 9 to pass the movable rod 7a. The shield plate 9 is actuated by a return spring 37.
35 is pulled and it is located in the retracted position shown in FIG. When the movable rod 7a moves downward by the operation of the electromagnet 5 and presses the operating link 35 against the return spring 37, the operating link 35 rotates counterclockwise and the other end 35b advances the shield plate 9. The shield plate 9 is operated so that the tip of the shield plate 9 is located between the movable contact 3 and the fixed contact 1 to shield them from each other.

The operation of the shield plate 9 is performed after the movable contact 4 is forcibly opened. Therefore, the operation timing is set such that the movable contactor 4 is first forcibly opened by the operation of the movable portion 7 of the electromagnet 5, and then the shield plate 9 is operated. Open and close
The trip operation of the trip means 8 is also performed after the movable contact 4 is forcibly opened, but in consideration of the operation delay of the link mechanism, the latch link 23 is first tripped by the electromagnet 5 and then moved by the forcibly opening portion 7b. Timing is set such that the rear end portion 43a of the contactor 4 is pressed, whereby the load applied to the movable portion 7 can be reduced.

The block 10 ″ is formed of a material having a high anti-tracking property, for example, thermosetting polyester, and is fitted into the recesses 46 ′ formed on the main body side of the case 10 and the cover 10 ′ side, and by closing the cover 10 ′. The grooves 10a to 10c of the block 10 "are engaged with the front end portion and both side portions of the shield plate 9 in a state of having entered between the movable contact 3 and the fixed contact 1 of the shield plate 9. In this case, half of the groove 10a and half of the groove 10b are formed on the cover 10 'side. In this way, the arc during opening is narrowed down between the shield plate 9 and the grooves 10a to 10c,
It maintains a high arc voltage. Further, an exhaust hole 10d is formed at the bottom of the groove 10b so that the gas pressure in the groove 10b is not increased when the shield plate 9 enters the groove 10b.

The fixed contactor 2 is a means for opening / closing and tripping the case 10.
Is arranged on the lower side of the partition plate 66 for partitioning the lower side thereof, and the fixed contact 1 is passed through a notch 67 formed in the partition plate 66 and faces the opening / closing / trip means 8 side. The fixed contact 1
The base end portion of the fixed contactor 2 having the end portion has an extension portion 49 that extends partway toward the rear end portion of the movable contactor 4.
As a result, when a current flows between the movable contact 4 and the fixed contact 2 while the movable contact 3 and the fixed contact 1 are in contact with each other, an electromagnetic repulsive force is generated, and in the case of an abnormal current, the electromagnetic repulsive force is large. In order to push up the movable contact 3,
The movable contact 3 is opened by compressing 42 and assists the forced opening operation by the electromagnet 5. The base end portion of the fixed contactor 2 extends from the extending portion 49 to the opposite side via the horizontal U-shaped bending portion 50, and the opposite side extending portion 44 has the curved portion 45 at the middle portion. Case
It is rotatably supported by being engaged with a fixed shaft 48 provided at 10, and a spring 56 is provided closer to the base end 49 ′ side than the fixed shaft 48 so as to urge the fixed contact 1 away from the movable contact 3. Along with
The base end portion 49 'is held in a fixed state by the plunger 51 of the polar electromagnet 50.

The polarized electromagnet 50 is provided for connecting a remote control control and a tire circuit to have a timer function, and includes a plunger 51, a coil frame 55 around which a coil 52 is wound, yokes 53, 54, and yokes 53, 54. Permanent magnet 69 interposed between
(The magnetic poles are represented by N and S), and the first armature 51a of the plunger 51 contacts the yoke 53 and the second armature 51b.
The stable state is shown in FIG. The base end 49 ′ of the fixed contact 2 is engaged with the groove 57 of the protruding portion of the plunger 51, and the fixed contact 1 is held in the fixed state as the fixed contact 1 by the holding force of the permanent magnet 69 via the plunger 51. To be done. When the coil 52 of the polarized electromagnetic force 50 is energized, the plunger 51 moves to the opposite side by excitation, and the fixed contact 2 rotates clockwise about the fixed shaft 48, so that the fixed contact 1 moves to the movable contact 2 Separate from.

In order to form an internal electric circuit of this circuit breaker, it is possible to connect between the bimetal 38 and the coil 32 of the electromagnet 5, between the coil 32 and the movable contact 4, and between the fixed contact 2 and the power supply side terminal 12, respectively. Tow wires 57-59 are connected. Therefore, when viewed from the load-side terminal 11 side, the internal circuit is the load-side terminal 11
→ Bimetal 38 → Flexible wire 57 → Coil 32 → Flexible wire
58 → movable contact 4 → movable contact 3 → fixed contact 1 → fixed contact 2 → flexible electric wire 59 → terminal 12 on the power supply side.

Incidentally, 60 is an energization indicator lamp whose example is a light emitting diode connected to the coil 52 of the polarized electromagnet 50 to display the energization state, and 61 is a window 62 of the case 10 corresponding to the energization indicator lamp 60.
The translucent display plate provided on the, 63 is the gap adjusting screw 39
The cover plate is provided on the window 64 of the case 10 corresponding to.

The operation of this circuit breaker will be described. That is, FIG. 1 shows the circuit breaker in the ON state, and FIG. 3 shows the OFF state. When the handle 6 is tilted counterclockwise from the OFF state to the state shown in FIG. 1, the handle 6 rotates about the fixed shaft 16 and the movable shaft 18 rotates counterclockwise. The operating link 19 moves downward while the operating shaft 20 slides on the latch link 23, so that the operating link 19 rotates in a vertical posture.
At this time, the handle return spring 22 is pulled. By the movement of the operating shaft 20, the movable frame 30 having the bearing recess 31 that engages with the operating shaft 20 is guided by the guide 29 and moves downward. The movable contact 4 is pressed by the lower end of the movable frame 30 to rotate counterclockwise from the state shown in FIG. The movable contact 3 rotates clockwise around the fixed contact 1 as a fulcrum in a state where the movable contact 3 is in contact with the contact, and contact pressure is applied by compressing the opening spring 42. At the same time, the movable contact 2 is transferred to the surface of the fixed contact 1. By rolling (rolling), the welding bridge is destroyed when contact welding occurs due to the arc at the time of closing. Opening spring
Since 42 is compressed, its reaction force is applied to the operation link 19 via the movable frame 31, and when the movable shaft 18 crosses the reversing dead center intersecting the line connecting the fixed shaft 16 and the operating shaft 20, the opening contact The spring 42 pushes up the movable shaft 18 to urge the handle 6 in the tilted direction. The movable shaft 18 is locked by a stopper (not shown), and the handle 6 maintains the state shown in FIG. Therefore, the power supply side terminal
When 12 and the load side terminal 7 are connected to the load of the line, a current flows through the internal electric circuit.

When the handle 6 is tilted from the ON state shown in FIG. 1 to the state shown in FIG. 3, the movable shaft 18 rotates clockwise in the opposite direction to the above operation,
The actuating shaft 20 slides on the latch link 23 and moves upward by the biasing force of the opening spring 42, the movable frame 30 moves upward, and the movable contact 4 opens and closes. When the curved portion 43 at the base end of the movable contactor 4 abuts on the lower end of the electromagnet 5, the movable contactor 4 rotates about the contact point as a fulcrum, and the movable contact 3 is largely separated from the fixed contact 1.

Fig. 4 shows the state immediately after the short-circuit current of the abnormal current flows,
FIG. 6 shows a state in which the opening / closing / tripping means 8 has completed its operation. When a short circuit current flows in the internal electric circuit, the following three operations occur due to the operation of the electromagnet 5. First, trip link 24
Is rotated about the fixed shaft 25, and the latch link 23 is released. Next, the rear end portion 43 of the movable contactor 4 is moved by the forced opening portion 7b.
When a is pressed, the movable contact 4 is rotated about the lower end of the movable frame 30 about the shaft 30a as a fulcrum against the spring force of the opening spring 42, and the movable contact 3 is separated from the fixed contact 1. Further, the operation link 35 is rotated at the lower end of the movable rod 7a to move the shield plate 9 forward. As a result, the shield plate 9 is inserted between the movable contact 3 and the fixed contact 1 at the same time when the movable contact 3 is separated, and the tip and both sides of the shield plate 9 are engaged with the grooves 10a to 10c to open the contact. Cut off the arc that sometimes occurs.

Following this operation, the third opening / closing operation to reach the state shown in FIG.
Trip operation by trip means 8 is trip link
When 24 is rotated counterclockwise and its latch portion 24a is released from the side surface of the lower end portion of the latch link 23, the actuating shaft 20 presses the latch link 23 by the force of the opening spring 42 to latch it. The link 23 rotates counterclockwise about the fixed shaft 16 and the operating shaft 20 separates from the bearing recess 31 of the movable frame 30. At the same time, the movable frame 30 moves upward due to the biasing force of the opening spring 42, and accordingly the movable contact 4 opens and separates, and the curved portion 43 of the movable contact 4 comes into contact with the lower end of the electromagnet 5.
The movable contactor 4 rotates about 43, and the movable contact 3 further separates from the separated position by the forced opening. The open position of the movable contactor 4 is regulated by a stopper (not shown). Further, when the operating shaft 20 is separated from the bearing recess 31, it is not affected by the opening spring 42, so that the movable shaft 18 is rotated clockwise by the action of the handle opening spring 22, and the handle 6 is in the neutral position. The trip display is performed according to the neutral posture of the handle 6.

When the current in the internal circuit is cut off by trip opening,
Since the attraction force of the electromagnet 5 is lost, the movable portion 7 is returned by the return spring (not shown), and at the same time, the shield plate 9 is returned.
However, the movable contactor 4 is maintained in the open state by the operation of the opening / closing / tripping means 8.

For resetting after the repair of the short-circuit accident, the handle 6 in the neutral posture is tilted from the state shown in FIG. 5 to the off state shown in FIG. Since the movable shaft 18 rotates clockwise by the rotation of the handle 6, the operation link 19 is pulled up, and the operating shaft 20 engages with the bearing recess 31 of the movable frame 30. Further, the reset projection 68 of the handle 6 causes the latch link 23 to rotate clockwise around the fixed shaft 18, and the return spring 28 restores the trip link 24 so that the latch portion 24a engages the side surface of the lower end portion of the latch link 23. Stop,
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the latch link 23 is brought into the latched state. This turns off.

Next, when an overcurrent flows in the internal circuit in the ON state,
In the electromagnet 5, since the return spring 37 has a spring force larger than the attraction force, the movable part 7 does not operate, but the bimetal 38 is self-heated and bent, and the tip of the gap adjusting screw 39 causes an overcurrent response of the trip link 24. The portion 26 is pushed, which causes the trip link 24 to rotate and release the latch link 23. The subsequent trip operation of the opening / closing / tripping means 8 is the same as described above.

When a current is applied to the coil 52 of the polar electromagnet 50 in the ON state of FIG. 1, the plunger 51 moves upward in FIG. 1, and the rear end portion 49 of the fixed contactor 2 rotates clockwise. The fixed contact 1 is separated from the movable contact 3. Therefore, even if the handle 6 is in the ON position, the internal electric circuit is cut off.
On the contrary, even if the fixed contact 1 is in the state shown in FIG.
Since it is turned off by tilting the switch to the off position, the off priority is given in any case.

According to this embodiment, the tip and both sides of the shield plate 9 that has entered between the fixed contact 1 and the movable contact 3 have grooves 10a-1.
Since it engages with 0c, the gap between the case 10 and the shielding plate 9 becomes extremely small. For this reason, the diameter of the arc can be narrowed to obtain a high arc voltage, so that the arc current can be rapidly limited and interrupted. Also grooves 10a-1
Since the block 10 ″ having 0c is attached to the case 10, a material having a high arc effect can be applied at a low cost without changing the material of the case 10. For example,
When the block 10 ″ was formed from the same phenolic resin as in case 10, and an experiment was conducted, a high arc voltage was obtained in the first interruption test, and current limiting interruption was possible, but in the second interruption experiment, The arc voltage decreased from the second experiment.
This is because the grooves 10a to 10c made of phenol resin deteriorated in insulation during the first arc interruption, and during the second experiment, the arc flowed through the deteriorated insulation portion of the phenol resin, and the arc resistance decreased. is there. Therefore, the problem can be solved by using a material having a high tracking resistance, but since a material having a high tracking resistance is generally expensive, it is not possible to provide a circuit breaker at a low cost when applied to the case 10. Therefore, by separating the case 10 and the block 10 ″ having the grooves 10a to 10c and forming the block 10 ″ from a highly tracking resistant material, a high current limiting cutoff can be realized at low cost.

Further, since the exhaust hole 10d is formed at the bottom of the groove 10b, when the shield plate 9 enters the groove 10b, the gas pressure in the groove 10b is not increased and the shield plate 9 is not pushed out.
The high arc voltage can be maintained without lowering the arc voltage, and the circuit can be cut off more quickly.

Further, in this embodiment, when an abnormal current such as a short-circuit current flows, the opening / closing / tripping means 8 trips, and the operating link 35 rotates in conjunction with the operation of the electromagnet 5 to cause the shield plate 9 to contact the fixed contact 1. It is inserted between the rotating contact 3. That is, the operation link is generated by the attraction force of the electromagnet 5.
Since the shield plate 9 is operated by rotating 35, the shield plate 9
The operating time of can be shortened. As a result, the time from the generation of the abnormal current to the completion of the operation of the shield plate 9 can be shortened, and the arc breaking time can be shortened, so that a large breaking capacity can be realized.

Further, since it is not necessary to increase the operating speed of the shield plate 9 by strengthening the spring force of the opening plate 42, the operating load of the handle 6 is not increased.

Further, in this embodiment, since the movable contactor 4 is forcibly opened by the forcibly opening portion 7b of the movable rod 7a of the movable portion 7 of the electromagnet 5,
The time when the movable contact 3 starts to open after the occurrence of a short circuit is shortened, and the current limiting effect is improved. Further, since the trip link 24 is actuated by the movable portion 7 of the electromagnet 5 and the latch link 23 is pulled out, the rear end portion 43a of the movable contactor 4 is pressed by the forced opening portion 7b to activate the shield plate 9 further. The load on the movable portion 7 when the movable contactor 4 is forcibly opened is reduced, and the movable contactor 4 can be surely forcibly opened. Further, since the electromagnet 5 also serves as a detection unit for detecting an abnormal current, the structure is simplified and the operation timings of the latch tripping, the forced opening, and the shielding by the shielding plate 9 can be easily taken.

Furthermore, since the second arm 35b of the actuation link 35 is formed longer than the first arm 35a, the stroke of the shield plate 9 can be increased without increasing the stroke of the movable portion 7, and therefore the electromagnet 5 can be made larger. And the magnetic efficiency of the electromagnet 5 does not decrease.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, the block 10 ″ is formed of an inorganic material such as ceramic.

When the short-circuit current becomes large, insulation deterioration cannot be prevented with an organic material, but when formed with an inorganic material, a large breaking capacity can be endured.

In the third embodiment of the present invention, the shielding plate 9 and the block 10 ″ are made of an acrylic resin such as polymethylmethacrylate which is a resin material which generates a thermal decomposition gas by arc heat. Although the arc is extinguished by the arc cooling action of the decomposed gas, the acrylic resin produces a larger amount of hydrogen gas than other resins due to thermal decomposition, and thus has a great effect of cooling the arc. Since the grooves 10a to 10c are touched, if the block 10 ″ is made of acrylic resin, a large amount of hydrogen gas is generated, and a higher arc voltage is generated due to the cooling effect. Therefore, an extremely high arc voltage is generated due to the effect of narrowing the arc and the effect of cooling, and a high current limiting interruption becomes possible.

Although the block 10 ″ is attached to the main body side of the case 10 and the cover 10 ′ of the case 10, it may be attached to either the main body side of the case 10 or the cover 10 ′ side.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the movable frame 30 and the movable contactor 4 have the shaft 30a.
However, the movable frame 30 may be brought into contact with the movable contact 4.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the movable contact 4 is forcibly opened by the forcibly opening portion 7b.
Thus, the time delay due to the conventional sliding friction can be eliminated.

Further, the shield plate 9 is configured to be forcedly inserted between the movable contact 3 and the fixed contact 1 in the contact state,
The shield plate 9 is configured to quickly enter by utilizing the opening of the electromagnetic repulsion force acting between the movable contact 4 and the fixed contact 2, and the movable contact 4 is interlocked with the electromagnet 5. The actuation link 35 may be rotated to operate the shield plate 9.

Further, the opening / closing / tripping means 8 of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the present invention can be applied to a slow-entry fast-breaking type and a reversing spring-type fast-breaking fast-entering type that are configured by the same type of link mechanism as the embodiment.

Further, the electromagnet 5 is also used as the detecting portion of the opening / closing / tripping means of the present invention as an embodiment, but other detecting means such as the bimetal 38 may be used.

Further, regarding the abnormal current of the present invention, although the above-mentioned embodiment targets the short-circuit current, it can be applied to the overload current in which the arc is generated.

〔The invention's effect〕

According to the circuit breaker of the present invention, since the front end and both sides of the shield plate that have entered between the fixed contact and the movable contact engage with the groove, the gap between the case and the shield plate becomes extremely small. For this reason, the diameter of the arc can be narrowed to obtain a high arc voltage, so that the arc current can be rapidly limited and interrupted. Since the block having the groove is attached to the case, it is possible to reduce the cost by selecting a material having a high current limiting effect on the arc for the block as compared with the case of selecting the material for the case. effective.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of the first embodiment of the present invention in the ON state,
2 is a partial perspective view showing the shield plate portion, FIG. 3 is a sectional view in an off state, FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing the operating state of the shield plate immediately after the trip, and FIG. 5 is a state in which the trip operation is completed. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the whole, FIG. 7 is a front view with a cover of the case removed, FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a groove, and FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view of a conventional example. Is. 1 ... Fixed contact, 2 ... Fixed contact, 3 ... Moving contact,
4 ... movable contact, 5 ... electromagnet, 6 ... handle, 8
...... Opening / closing / trip means, 9 ... Shield plate, 10 ... Case, 10a-10c ... Groove, 10 ″ …… Block

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A fixed contact having a fixed contact, and a movable contact having a movable contact that opens and closes with respect to the fixed contact.
An opening / closing means for opening and closing the movable contactor by tripping the movable contactor in conjunction with the operation of a detection unit for detecting an abnormal current of the load, and an electromagnet for detecting an abnormal current of the load. , Between the movable contact and the fixed contact, and an arc-extinguishing shield plate that is driven by the electromagnet to enter between the movable contact and the fixed contact in a direction perpendicular to the opening / closing direction of the movable contact. A circuit breaker, comprising: a case having a block having a groove in which a front end portion of the shield plate in the entering direction and both side portions thereof engage. 2. The circuit breaker according to claim 1, wherein the block is made of an inorganic material. 3. The circuit breaker according to claim 1, wherein the block is made of acrylic resin.