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US2797080A
US2797080A US414010A US41401054A US2797080A US 2797080 A US2797080 A US 2797080A US 414010 A US414010 A US 414010A US 41401054 A US41401054 A US 41401054A US 2797080 A US2797080 A US 2797080A
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02K—DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES
    • H02K11/00—Structural association of dynamo-electric machines with electric components or with devices for shielding, monitoring or protection
    • H02K11/20—Structural association of dynamo-electric machines with electric components or with devices for shielding, monitoring or protection for measuring, monitoring, testing, protecting or switching
    • H02K11/21—Devices for sensing speed or position, or actuated thereby
    • H02K11/23—Mechanically-actuated centrifugal switches
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H1/00—Contacts
    • H01H1/58—Electric connections to or between contacts; Terminals
    • H01H1/5866—Electric connections to or between contacts; Terminals characterised by the use of a plug and socket connector
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H35/00—Switches operated by change of a physical condition
    • H01H35/06—Switches operated by change of speed
    • H01H35/10—Centrifugal switches

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  • This invention relates to circuit breaking devices and more particularly to a centrifugal mechanism for actuating a switch.
  • This invention in its broadest aspects, provides a centrifugally actuated mechanism wherein a mounting member is securely fastened to a rotatable element.
  • a mouse trap type spring having a body part with closely wound coils, has a resilient end portion extending from each end of the coiled body part.
  • a collar which is adapted to slide axially along the rotatable member and one of the extending portions of the spring is attached to the collar while the other extending portion is secured to the mounting means.
  • the spring portion secured to the collar is maintained in position by pressing downwardly against the collar while the portion secured to the mounting means is held in position by its tendency to push upwardly into the mounting means.
  • the coiled body portion is flexibly maintained adjacent the rotatable part when it is at rest.
  • the collar, the mounting means, and consequently the spring will all rotate with it.
  • the body portion of the spring will tend .to .pull away from the rotating part under the influence of the centrifugal force.
  • the mounting means is immovable, the part secured thereto will have no influence thereon despite the above mentioned tendency.
  • the collar member is free to slide along the rotating part as the coiled body portion of the spring tends to pull away from the rotating part it will, consequently, pull the collar along the shaft.
  • various means may be secured to the collar so that upon movement thereof the operation will be performed; thus, if an electrical contact is secured to the collar, the movement of the collar may be made to either open or close a circuit through the electrical contact.
  • Figure 1 is a top view, partly cut away and partly in cross-section, of an electric motor in which the improved centrifugally operated means of this invention is utilized;
  • Figure 2 is an exploded view in perspective of the component parts of the improved centrifugal mechanism.
  • Figure 3 is a top view of the improved mechanism of this invention when under the influence of centrifugal force.
  • a single phase alternating current electric motor 1 is provided having a housing 2 in which there is mounted a stator 3 made of laminated punchings.
  • the slots (not shown) in stator 3 have a conventional main winding 4 and a starting winding 5 wound therein. Insulation 6 is provided in the slots to prevent short circuits between the coil windings 4 and 5 and the laminated punchings of stator 3.
  • Within the bore of stator 3 and separated therefrom by an air gap 7 is a laminated rotor 8 having a squirrel cage winding 9.
  • Rotor 8 is mounted on a shaft 10 which is rotatably supported in bearings 11 at each end of the motor.
  • housing 2 is closed by an end flange 12 which has a rabbet fit 13 with the housing.
  • a switch 14 Secured to end flange 12 in any suitable manner is a switch 14 having a terminal board 15 with a pair of terminals 16 and 17 secured thereto which are adapted to receive appropriate leads (not shown) from the motor windings.
  • a movable contact 21 is secured to terminal 16 by conductors 18 and 19 and by spring arm 20, and a stationary contact 22 is connected to terminal 17.
  • Such a switch is shown in Patent 2,149,096 issued to Morrill et al. and assigned to the assignee of the present application. It will be understood that the apparatus described thus far is not an essential part of the invention, insofar as its precise structure is concerned.
  • Shaft 10 of motor 1 has a portion 23 of lesser diameter than the main portion of the shaft and is provided with a plurality of keyways 24. It will, of course, be understood that a single keyway may be used equally advantageously or, depending on the type and strength of the spring members (described below), the keyway may be omitted entirely.
  • a collar 25 Mounted to slide along portion 23 of shaft it), but prevented from turning thereon by keyways 24, is a collar 25.
  • Collar 25 has a hub portion 26 whose bore is formed with keys 27 which coact with keyways 24 in shaft 10 to prevent rotation of collar 25 thereon.
  • Spring arm 20 carrying contact 21 is adapted to bear against portion 28 of collar 25 by means of an extension 22 which has at the end thereof a wear pad 27.
  • Wear pad .27 is biased against flange 28 of collar 25, and if collar 25 slides to the right, as shown in Figure 1, wear pad 27 of spring arm 20 will follow it and contact 21 will thereby be separated from contact 22. While it has not been so shown, starting winding 5 of motor 1 is connected through terminals 16 and 17; the leads extending from the winding to the terminals have been omitted from the drawing so as not to interfere with the clarity thereof. It will be clearly understood that in a motor of this type, starting is achieved by means of the two windings 4 and 5 both being energized and that when motor 1 comes up to speed, it is desirable to disconnect winding 5 so that the motor may run on winding 4 alone. Since it has been stated that winding 5 is connected through terminals 16 and 17, winding 5 will be deenergized when contacts 21 and 22 are separated.
  • collar 25 is formed with a projecting portion 30. At opposite sides of this projecting portion are a pair of extensions 31 having surfaces 32. A third extension 33 is slightly spaced from the other two so as to form therewith a passageway 34.
  • a member 35 has a hub portion 36, by means of which it is adapted to be mounted on shaft 10, as shown, in a position which is axially displaced from collar 25. Hub portion 36 is tightly secured to shaft portion 23 so as to be stationary therewith. This may be effected by any desired method, such as press fitting, shrink fitting, etc.
  • the main body portion 37 of member 35 extends in a plane vertical to the axis of shaft 10, and at each end thereof is a flange 38 which is at right angles to the main portion 37 and parallel with the axis of shaft 10.
  • Each of the flanges 38 terminates in a plurality of fingers 39 and 40, fingers 39 being made slightly longer than finger 40. All of the fingers have their outer ends bent downwardly as shown at 41.
  • a passageway is formed between the inner surface 43 of the longer fingers 39 and the outer surface (not shown) 4 acting upon body 48 of each of springs 47 to tend to cause them to pull away from their positions adjacent shaft portion 23, as shown in Figure 1.
  • centrifugal force will overcome the force of the spring, and body portion 48 will be pulled away from shaft 23, as shown in Figure 3.
  • the centrifugal force will be increasing very rapidly, and the horizontal component of force of the spring will be decreasing, and these factors will therefore cause the spring body portions to move with snap action. Since part 53 ( Figure 2) is firmly anchored in passage 44 and member 35 is secured to the shaft so of the shorter finger 40.
  • Each flange 38 has, in addition, a third type of finger 45 at each end which extends in the plane of flange 38 for a short distance and is then bent downwardly at an angle, as shown at 46.
  • a mouse trap type spring 47 is provided with a body portion 48 which is formed of tightly Wound coils 49 and constitutes a relatively heavy mass. Extending from each end of body portion 48 are, respectively, an upper (or outer) arm 50 and a lower (or inner) arm 51. Arm 50 is bent as at 52 to form a part 53 which extends parallel to the axis of body portion 48. Arm 51 has a similar bend 54 to form a similar extending part 55. As will be clear from the shape of spring 47, part 53 is biased upwardly while part 55 is biased downwardly. Spring 47 is then mounted to member and to collar 25 by means of parts 53 and 55 respectively.
  • Part 53 fits in passageway 44 between fingers 39 and on each side and with portions 46 of fingers positioned at each end to prevent it from sliding; part fits in passageway 34 between projections 31 and 33. Since part 55 is biased downwardly it will press against bottom surface 56 of projection 30 and will be securely maintained in passageway 34 without any tendency to spring out. Since part 53 is likewise biased upwardly it will be firmly seated in passageway 44, as shown, without any tendency to pull down and out of the passage. Bent portion 46 of finger 45 is so positioned that arm 50 is prevented from sliding out of passageway 44. It will be understood that while Figure 2 shows a single spring, and only one spring has been described, the use of two oppositely disposed springs 47, as shown in Figures 1 and 3, is preferable. Also, any equivalent of the type of spring described may be substituted; thus, it will be clear that, for instance, a simple U-shaped spring with a weight instead of a coiled portion will perform the desired function.
  • spring arm 20 is biased to the right with, however, a smaller force than that which is normally exerted to the left by spring 47 when shaft 16 is not rotating.
  • spring 47 causes collar 25 to snap to the right at a predetermined speed of shaft 10
  • this will free spring arm 20 to follow the collar to the right, as viewed in Figure 3, and contact 21 will pull away from contact 22.
  • This will open the circuit which energizes starting winding 5, and motor 1 will then run on winding 4 alone. This will continue to be true so long as the rotational speed of shaft 10 exceeds the predetermined value at which body portion 48 of spring 47 succumbs to the centrifugal force to pull collar 25 to the right.
  • the centrifugal force will be insufficient to keep body portion 48 of spring 47 pulled away from shaft portion 23,
  • a centrifugal mechanism adapted to be operated at a predetermined speed of rotation of a rotatable part and comprising a collar mounted on said part so as to be slidable axially therealong, a mounting member immovably secured to said part and axially displaced from said collar, said member comprising a portion arranged substantially vertically to the axis of rotation of said part, a flange extending from and end of said vertical portion substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of said part, a spring having a compact coiled section positioned between said part and said flange, a resilient arm extending from each end of said coiled section, one of said arms being pivotally secured to said collar and the other of said arms being pivotably secured to the end of said flange whereby said coiled section is free to move away from said part at a predetermined speed of rotation whereupon said one arm exerts pull on said collar causing the same to slide along said part.
  • a centrifugal mechanism adapted to be operated at a predetermined speed of rotation of a rotatable shaft and comprising a collar mounted on said shaft and keyed thereto so as to be axially slidable therealong, a mounting member comprising a hub portion immovably secured to said shaft by said hub portion, a portion of said member being in a plane substantially vertical to the axis of rotation of said shaft, a flange located at each end of said vertical portion in a plane substantially parallel to said axis, a plurality of bent over fingers at the outer end of each flange, said fingers being of two different lengths and being arranged alternately according to length to form a passage between the inner surfaces of the longer fingers and the outer surface of the shorter finger; a pair of springs each comprising a coiled section positioned adjacent said shaft and a resilient arm extending from each end of said coiled section, each of said springs having one of said arms pivotally secured to said collar and the other of said arms pivotably mounted in said passage whereby said
  • a centrifugal mechanism adapted to be operated at a predetermined speed of rotation of a rotatable shaft and comprising a collar mounted on said shaft and keyed thereto so as to be axially slidable therealong, said collar comprising a hub portion fitting about said shaft, an annular flange portion concentric with said hub portion and integral therewith, and a projection extending from said disc-like portion outside said hub portion and having a pair of passages formed therein; a mounting member comprising a hub portion immovably secured to said shaft by said hub portion, a portion of said member being in a plane substantially vertical to the axis of rotation of said shaft, a flange located at each end of said vertical portion in a plane substantially parallel to said axis, a plurality of bent over fingers at the outer end of each flange, said fingers being of two different lengths and being arranged alternately according to length to form a passage between the inner surfaces of the longer fingers and the outer surface of the shorter finger, and two single fingers located at each end respectively
  • a centrifugal mechanism adapted to be operated at a predetermined speed of rotation of a rotatable part and comprising a collar mounted on said part so as to he slidable axially therealong, a mounting member immovably secured to said part and axially displaced from said collar, and a spring having a compact coiled section, said spring also having resilient arms extending respectively from each end of said coiled section, one of said arms being pivotably secured to said collar and the other of said arms being pivotably secured to said mounting member whereby said coiled section is free to move away from said part at a predetermined speed of rotation whereupon said one arm exerts pull on said collar causing the same to slide along said part.

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US3193639A (en) * 1959-09-04 1965-07-06 Plessey Co Ltd Centrifugal switch assemblies
US3194078A (en) * 1963-07-03 1965-07-13 Everett P Larsh Centrifugal actuator apparatus
US3482128A (en) * 1967-05-08 1969-12-02 Gen Electric Dynamoelectric machine having a versatile electrical circuit-making unit
US3521496A (en) * 1967-05-29 1970-07-21 Franklin Electric Co Inc Centrifugal mechanism and switch assembly
US3617783A (en) * 1970-03-24 1971-11-02 Thomas Joseph Sutter Jr Centrifugal electromagnetic propulsion machine
US3945199A (en) * 1974-12-19 1976-03-23 United Technologies Corporation Flyweight speed sensor
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US3064669A (en) * 1957-01-04 1962-11-20 William L Sheppard Governor
US3193639A (en) * 1959-09-04 1965-07-06 Plessey Co Ltd Centrifugal switch assemblies
US3194078A (en) * 1963-07-03 1965-07-13 Everett P Larsh Centrifugal actuator apparatus
US3482128A (en) * 1967-05-08 1969-12-02 Gen Electric Dynamoelectric machine having a versatile electrical circuit-making unit
US3521496A (en) * 1967-05-29 1970-07-21 Franklin Electric Co Inc Centrifugal mechanism and switch assembly
US3617783A (en) * 1970-03-24 1971-11-02 Thomas Joseph Sutter Jr Centrifugal electromagnetic propulsion machine
US3945199A (en) * 1974-12-19 1976-03-23 United Technologies Corporation Flyweight speed sensor
US20080275124A1 (en) * 2002-02-22 2008-11-06 Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Powder of amino acids and method for producing the same
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