The mold pressing box-type circuit breaker
Technical field
The present invention relates to be used as the mold pressing box-type circuit breaker (automatic circuit breaker) of overcurrent protection parts at the load equipment of low-voltage distribution system.
Background technology
As the protective device of low-voltage distribution system, adopt above-mentioned mold pressing box-type circuit breaker widely, reach residual current circuit breaker.For this mold pressing box-type circuit breaker, residual current circuit breaker; in existing goods; generally the profile unification with identical framework (ampere framework) is same size; in addition; make the various parts generalizations of the main circuit contact that is assembled in the Shell of circuit breaker (molded shell), switching mechanism, overcurrent cutting-off device etc.; reduce manufacturing cost, improve the service (for example, with reference to patent documentation 1) that protection system is constructed at the client aspect.
Below, be example with disclosed mold pressing box-type circuit breaker and residual current circuit breaker in patent documentation 1, Fig. 6, Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 represent its assembly structure.In each figure, the resinous molded shell that 1 expression is made of matrix 1a and lid 1b, 2 expressions are arranged at the power supply side terminal (plate terminal) of one of them end face (left side among the figure) of molded shell 1,3 expressions are arranged at the load side terminal (plate terminal) on other end (right side among the figure), 3a represents to be connected integratedly and to lead to load side terminal 3 bonding conductor of the inside of molded shell 1,4 expressions form one with power supply side terminal 2 and make front end bend to the コ font and the fixed contact of the electromagnetism repellency that is shaped, 4a represents fixed contact, 4b represents arc horn, 5 expression movable contacts, 5a represents movable contact, 6 expressions are connected and are assembled in the switching mechanism of the toggle rod type of the central authorities in the molded shell with movable contact 5,7 expressions are fixed in screw on the housing 1a with the assembly of switching mechanism 6,8 expressions are connected with switching mechanism 6 and make movable contact 5 conductings (ON) by peripheral operation, disconnect the handle of the rocker-arm of (OFF), 8a represents from the hand part of the outstanding handle 8 of the lid 1a of molded shell 1,9 expressions are arranged at the left side (mains side) of switching mechanism 6 and are assembled in arc-extinction device in the molded shell 1 (the deionization grating type explosion chamber that is made of a plurality of muffler plates), 10 expressions are overcurrent cutting-off devices of structure that thermal type (bimetallic) and electromagnetic type (solenoid) are made up and the right side (load-side) that is arranged at switching mechanism 6,11 represent the assembly of overcurrent cutting-off device 10 is fixed in the screw of the bottom of molded shell 1, and 12 represent in order to assemble earth detector described later in advance in molded shell, the reserves space of between load side terminal 3 and overcurrent cutting-off device 10, being guaranteed.
Here, in the mold pressing box-type circuit breaker of identical frames (frame), residual current circuit breaker, molded shell 1 is made according to unified mode for identical overall dimension (length A, height B), comprise this molded shell 1, the various parts that are assembled in the interior power supply side terminal 2 of housing, load side terminal 3, switching mechanism 6, handle 8, arc-extinction device 9, overcurrent cutting-off device 10 etc. constitute mold pressing box-type circuit breaker, residual current circuit breaker all as universal component.In addition, in Fig. 6, symbol C1 is illustrated in above-mentioned reserves space 12 and draws the depth size of bonding conductor 3a around wiring, and symbol D1 represents arc-extinction device 9 shared sizes of having living space.
In addition, the bonding conductor 3a that is extended down to each phase (R, S, T phase) of enclosure interior from load side terminal 3 prebends and forms as shown in Figure 8 shape, in the mold pressing box-type circuit breaker of Fig. 6, this bonding conductor 3a or bend to the bonding conductor that the strap of same shape forms mutually by each, by above-mentioned reserves space 12, connect (welding) with overcurrent cutting-off device 10 (in diagram, the bimetallic heater conductor of thermal type 10a).Relative therewith, in residual current circuit breaker shown in Figure 7, earth detector 13 is assembled in the above-mentioned reserves space 12, as shown in Figure 8, the bonding conductor 3 that to draw from load side terminal 3 as primary conductor draw around, pass zero phase current transformer 13a, then, its front end is connected with the bimetallic heater conductor of overcurrent cutting-off device 10.
The mold pressing box-type circuit breaker of said structure, the protection of residual current circuit breaker are moved as known in the art, and main circuit current through fixed contact 4, movable contact 5, overcurrent cutting-off device, bonding conductor 3a, flows to load side terminal 3 from power supply side terminal 2.Here, if overload electric current or short circuit current flow through main circuit, then overcurrent cutting-off device 10 is prescribed a time limit or instantaneous operation, discharges the locking mechanism of locking mechanism 6, and thus, switching mechanism 6 disconnects, and movable contact 5 is thrown off with fixed contact 4.At this moment, the electric arc that produces between fixed contact 4a and movable contact 5a is stretched to the inside of arc-extinction device 9, here because of the magneticaction of electric current is driven, by muffler plate (magnetic sheet that is called grid) disjunction, be subjected to anode-cathode decline and cooling effect and disappear.
On the other hand, in residual current circuit breaker, except above-mentioned excess current protective function; the earth fault of following circuit that detects earth detector 13 takes place and the Zero-phase current that flows through main circuit, utilizes its output, and switching mechanism is disconnected; open movable contact 5, cut off electric current.In addition, except above-mentioned protection action, also by with the hand part 8a move operation of handle 8 to ON, OFF position, link with the mobile of handle 8, the action of reversing of the elbow-bar mechanism of switching mechanism 6, movable contact 5 opens and closes.
[patent documentation 1]
No. 3246562 document of JP patent
But usually, owing to the overcurrent of circuit, the electric current of following short circuit accident to produce substantially exceed the electric current that produces because of earth fault, pretend and be that the market demand, people require the goods of mold pressing box-type circuit breaker to have the opening performance of the residual current circuit breaker that is higher than identical frames.
In order to tackle above-mentioned requirements, the arc-extinction device 9 that is assembled in the mold pressing box-type circuit breaker shown in Figure 6 needs to adopt large-scale explosion chamber, improves the extinguishing arc ability.
In the case, if carry large-scale arc-extinction device 9, improve and cut off performance, and do not change the various parts of switching mechanism 6 in the molded shell 1 that is assembled in existing goods, overcurrent cutting-off device 10 etc. and the layout of reserves space 12, then need molded shell 1 be extended to mains side corresponding to the expansion in the space of arc-extinction device 9.
But, if the necessity according to the breaking capability that improves the mold pressing box-type circuit breaker maximizes its molded shell, then not only damage compactedness, and from the pattern aspect of goods, the uniformity of the frame size of mold pressing box-type circuit breaker and residual current circuit breaker is damaged as circuit breaker.Therefore, for the mold pressing box-type circuit breaker, present case is residual in fact as the reserves space of wasted space.
Summary of the invention
The present invention be directed to above-mentioned situation proposes, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of mold pressing box-type circuit breaker of the high usefulness that opens circuit, by re-recognizing the assembly structure of existing mold pressing box-type circuit breaker, adjust the layout that is assembled in the main composition parts in this molded shell fine, thus, guarantee the uniformity of the frame size of mold pressing box-type circuit breaker and residual current circuit breaker, compact conformation, opening performance height.
To achieve these goals, the present invention relates to a kind of mold pressing box-type circuit breaker, two ends at molded shell, power supply side terminal, load side terminal that configuration is connected with fixed contact, and in housing, be assembled in the arc-extinction device of the arcing area configurations of main circuit contact, the switching mechanism and the overcurrent cutting-off device of movable contact successively from mains side, to be connected with the overcurrent cutting-off device through the reserves space between load side terminal and the overcurrent cutting-off device from the bonding conductor that load side terminal leads to enclosure interior then, it is characterized in that:
With the overall dimension of above-mentioned molded shell unified for the identical size of molded shell of the residual current circuit breaker of same framework, make then that to be extended down to the depth size of bonding conductor of enclosure interior from load side terminal shorter than the bonding conductor of above-mentioned residual current circuit breaker, and corresponding to this, the installation site of overcurrent cutting-off device and switching mechanism is positioned to compare with the layout of residual current circuit breaker moves to, enlarge the space of occupying of arc-extinction device in the housing near load side terminal.
Thus, can the molded shell of mold pressing box-type circuit breaker is unified then large-scale arc-extinction device be assembled in this housing, improve opening performance for the frame size identical with the residual current circuit breaker of existing goods.
In addition, with regard to the structure of above-mentioned each several part, can utilize following such concrete form to implement according to the present invention.
(1) will and be attached in this explosion chamber and the magnetic of side that is disposed at the switching path of movable contact makes up with the general deionization grating type explosion chamber of the arc-extinction device of residual current circuit breaker, constitute arc-extinction device, realize parts generalization with residual current circuit breaker, the space of occupying that simultaneously produces arc-extinction device effectively, set up muffler plate and magnetic at this, improve the extinguishing arc ability of arc-extinction device.
(2) bonding conductor of load side terminal is become the L font and erects from terminal bends, position consistency ground is moved to overload shearing device and switching mechanism near load side terminal, be connected with bonding conductor with respect to this bonding conductor.In the limited molding space of overall dimension, farthest enlarge the space of occupying of arc-extinction device.
(3) and, on this mold pressing box-type circuit breaker, assemble external operation handle (being used for outside coiling, the circuit breaker in the dish that is arranged at distribution board etc. being carried out manually the handle of opening and closing operations) and be assemblied under the situation of distribution board etc., also the external operation handle of adoptable type is shared in the residual current circuit breaker of same framework in order to make, and the opening and closing operations that will connect with opening and closing structure is formed at the hand part ON of the rocker-arm handle in the relative residual current circuit breaker that is assemblied in the same framework of this mold pressing box-type circuit breaker with the hand part of handle (rocker-arm handle), the OFF position is close to consistent location.
Description of drawings
Fig. 1 is the side cutaway view of the assembly structure of expression and embodiments of the invention 1 corresponding mold pressing box-type circuit breaker.
Fig. 2 is the arc-extinction device of Fig. 1 and the amplification profile of its peripheral part.
Fig. 3 is the profile with embodiments of the invention 2 corresponding arc-extinction devices and its peripheral part.
Fig. 4 is expression and the end view of the major part section of the assembly structure of embodiments of the invention 3 corresponding mold pressing box-type circuit breakers.
Fig. 5 be illustrated in embodiments of the invention 4 corresponding mold pressing box-type circuit breakers on the end view of state of combination external operation handle.
Fig. 6 is the side cutaway view of the assembly structure of the existing mold pressing box-type circuit breaker of expression.
Fig. 7 is the end view of major part section of assembly structure of the residual current circuit breaker of the expression frame size identical with the mold pressing box-type circuit breaker of Fig. 6.
Fig. 8 is the stereogram of earth detector in the presentation graphs 7 and its peripheral wire structures.
Fig. 9 is the end view that is illustrated in the state of combination external operation handle on the circuit breaker of Fig. 6, Fig. 7.
Symbol description: 1 molded shell, 2 power supply side terminals, 3 load side terminal, the 3a bonding conductor, 4 fixed contacts, 5 movable contacts, 6 switching mechanisms, 8 rocker-arm handles, 8a hand part, 9 arc-extinction devices, 9a muffler plate, 9b magnetic, 10 overcurrent cutting-off devices, 12 reserves space, 14 external operation handles, 15 distribution boards.
Embodiment
According to Fig. 1~embodiment shown in Figure 5, form of implementation of the present invention is described below.In the figure of each embodiment, adopt same-sign with the corresponding same parts of Fig. 5, Fig. 6, it describes omission.
[embodiment 1]
At first, Fig. 1 represents the assembly structure of the mold pressing box-type circuit breaker of the embodiment of the invention.In the present embodiment, basically with respect to the mold pressing box-type circuit breaker that has goods now, the overall dimension of its molded shell 1 (length: A, highly: B) unified is following size, this size with and the mold pressing box-type circuit breaker of Fig. 6, framework that this mold pressing box-type circuit breaker shown in Figure 7 is identical, molded shell 1 that residual current circuit breaker (existing goods) is adopted measure-alike, but, in the embodiment in figure 1, be assembled in layout setting as following of the various parts in the molded shell 1.
Promptly, in the structure of Fig. 1, the depth size C2 of the bonding conductor 3a that extends towards enclosure interior from load side terminal 3 is less than the depth size C1 of the bonding conductor Fig. 6, Fig. 7 (C2<C1), and the installation site of switching mechanism 6, handle 8 and overcurrent cutting-off device 10 is moved to position than the more close load side terminal 3 in the installation site of Fig. 6, Fig. 7, utilize screw 7,11 to be fixed on the molded shell 1.In addition, corresponding to the new shift position of switching mechanism 6, will to form the size of fixed contact 4 of one elongated with power supply side terminal 2, the contact 5a of its fixed contact 4a and movable contact 5 is involutory.In addition, in illustrated embodiment, positioning and fixing mechanism as switching mechanism 6, overcurrent cutting-off device 10, use screw 7,11, be fixed on the bottom of matrix 1a of molded shell 1, still, be not limited to this, for example, also can be fixed on the lid 1b of molded shell 1 in the screw threads for fastening mode.
By above-mentioned layout, be arranged at the left side (mains side) of switching mechanism 6 and be assembled in molded shell 1 arc-extinction device (deionization grating type explosion chamber) 9 occupy space D2, compare with the space D1 that occupies of arc-extinction device among Fig. 6, Fig. 7, enlarge (D2>D1) along the length direction of housing.And, corresponding to this spacial expansion, in the mold pressing box-type circuit breaker of Fig. 1, as shown in Figure 2, be equipped with and occupy space D2 corresponding to this size of muffler plate (grid) 9a is enlarged the large-scale explosion chamber that forms,, the extinguishing arc ability is strengthened as arc-extinction device 9.
Promptly, in the mold pressing box-type circuit breaker (Fig. 6) of existing goods, in order to realize the unitized and parts sharing with the frame size of residual current circuit breaker, inside at molded shell 1, guarantee to be used for the reserves space 12 of assembling earth detector 13 between load side terminal 3 and overcurrent cutting-off device 10, relative therewith, in Fig. 1 embodiment, move switching mechanism 6 and overcurrent cutting-off device 10 near load side terminal, enlarge the space of occupying of arc-extinction device 9, make above-mentioned reserves space 12 dwindle, thus, can under situation about not destroying with the uniformity of the frame size of residual current circuit breaker, improve the extinguishing arc ability of circuit breaker.
Below, utilize Fig. 3, Fig. 4, Fig. 5, the Application Example of the present invention based on the structure of Fig. 1 is described.
[embodiment 2]
Fig. 3 represents the embodiment with the corresponding arc-extinction device of a second aspect of the present invention.In this embodiment, spacial expansion corresponding to the arc-extinction device in the molded shell of in aforesaid embodiment 1, having described 1, be assembled in arc-extinction device 9 in the housing by deionization grating type explosion chamber and magnetic 9b combination and constitute, this deionization grating type explosion chamber be equipped on Fig. 6, arc-extinction device in the circuit breaker of Fig. 7 is general, this magnetic 9b makes an addition in this explosion chamber, and be arranged at the left and right sides of the switching path of movable contact 5,9b drives iron core as magnetic with magnetic, improves to make to betide the magnetic driving effect that the electric arc between fixing/movable contact drives in the explosion chamber.In addition, thereby in the explosion chamber, be provided with the arc-extinction device that magnetic that magnetic 9b improves electric arc drives effect simultaneously, for example in the flat 7-296707 document of TOHKEMY etc., have open.
As described above, the mold pressing box-type circuit breaker that is used for previous embodiment 1 by the arc-extinction device that will in deionization grating type explosion chamber, add magnetic simultaneously, can realize the parts sharing with the arc-extinction device of the residual current circuit breaker that is applicable to existing goods, and further strengthen the extinguishing arc ability of arc-extinction device 9, obtain the higher mold pressing box-type circuit breaker of opening performance.
[embodiment 3]
Fig. 4 represents and the corresponding embodiment of a third aspect of the present invention, it is based on the structure of aforesaid embodiment 1, switching mechanism is moved to load-side, make and do not have the interior reserves space of molded shell, further enlarge the space of occupying of the arc-extinction device 9 that is assembled in the unitized molded shell 1 of overall dimension, further strengthen the extinguishing arc ability.
For this reason, in the present embodiment, the base portion of the bonding conductor 3a that will draw towards enclosure interior from load side terminal 3 bends to the L font from load side terminal 3, it is erected towards the top linearlyly, and its depth size is narrowed down to the (C3<C2) with the corresponding size C3 of the thickness of slab of bonding conductor.In addition, corresponding to this, with switching mechanism 6 and the just close right-hand member (load-side) in housing of overcurrent cutting-off device 10, realize positioning and fixing, then, be connected (welding) after making the bimetallic heater conductor 10a of the front end of bonding conductor 3a and overcurrent cutting-off device 10 closer to each other.
Utilize this structure, be defined as the molded shell 1 of unified size A, B, enlarge the space of occupying of the arc-extinction device 9 that is assembled in the housing as much as possible, strengthen the extinguishing arc ability with respect to overall dimension.
[embodiment 4]
Below, according to Fig. 5 and Fig. 9, following embodiment is described combination external operation handle in the mold pressing box-type circuit breaker that this embodiment has considered to describe and the occasion used is improved the rocker-arm handle 8 that is arranged in this mold pressing box-type circuit breaker in the various embodiments described above.
Fig. 9 is illustrated in assembling external operation handle 14 (external accessory of circuit breaker) in the circuit breaker of Fig. 6, existing goods shown in Figure 7 and is equipped on user mode on the distribution board 15.In addition, for example in the flat 9-27262 document of TOHKEMY, structure, opening and closing operations at this employed external operation handle are specifically described.
Promptly, in Fig. 9, external operation handle 14 is pinched body 14b, is driven in that hand is pinched the rotating operation of body 14b and the assembly of the actuating arm 14c of the tree binary lorm that moves along rectilinear direction constitutes by main body (cover) 14a, revolving hand, under the state of the face that covers of the molded shell 1 that main body 14a is installed on the mold pressing box-type circuit breaker, actuating arm 14c hook is on the hand part 8a of the handle 8 of circuit breaker side.Then, under this installment state, rotate to ON, OFF position if from the place ahead of distribution board 15 hand of external operation handle 14 is pinched body 14b, then ON, the OFF direction represented along arrow of actuating arm 14c carried out straight line and moved, and the rocker-arm handle 8 of circuit breaker is driven operation.
In this external operation handle 14,14c positions to its actuating arm, carries out hook corresponding to ON, OFF operating position from the hand part 8a of the outstanding rocker-arm handle 8 of the molded shell 1 of circuit breaker.
For this reason, as described at aforesaid each embodiment, if switching mechanism 6 is moved with respect to molded shell 1, locate near load side terminal 3, obviously, the position of the handle 8 that is connected with switching mechanism 6 also changes.If represent this situation with Fig. 9, then in the circuit breaker in Fig. 6, Fig. 7, be positioned at the new location (with reference to Fig. 1, Fig. 4) that handle 8 that P orders is followed switching mechanism, to the mobile Δ L of load-side (right side among the figure), be positioned at the Q point place that dots.
Consequently, even the external operation handle 14 that the annex that uses in will the circuit breaker as existing goods is prepared directly is installed on the molded shell 1 of mold pressing box-type circuit breaker of Fig. 1 or Fig. 4 under the situation about using, because the position change of the hand part 8a of rocker-arm handle 8, so actuating arm 14c can not mesh with the hand part 8a of rocker-arm handle 8, can't directly use.
Therefore, in the present embodiment, as the operation handle of mold pressing box-type circuit breaker, the rocker-arm handle of the corresponding special use of mold pressing box-type circuit breaker of preparation and Fig. 1 or Fig. 4, can shared conduct the external operation handle 14 of annex of existing goods.For this reason, in the embodiment shown in fig. 5, change the set-up positions be formed at the hand part 8a in the swing type handle 8, the handle portion that makes ON, OFF operating position be assemblied in the rocker-arm handle (with reference to Fig. 9) in the residual current circuit breaker with this mold pressing box-type circuit breaker identical frames relatively is close to consistent.Thus, can be in the mold pressing box-type circuit breaker of Fig. 1 or Fig. 4 the external operation handle 14 prepared of the annex of the existing goods of shared conduct use.
The invention effect
As described above, the present invention relates to a kind of moulded cased circuit breaker, two ends at molded shell, the power supply side terminal that configuration is connected with fixed contact, load side terminal, and in housing, assemble successively arc-extinction device with contact combinations from mains side, the switching mechanism of movable contact and overcurrent cutting-off device, to be connected with the overcurrent cutting-off device through the reserves space between load side terminal and the overcurrent cutting-off device from the bonding conductor that load side terminal leads to enclosure interior then, wherein, be the size identical with the molded shell of the RCCB of the same framework of this moulded cased circuit breaker with the appearance and size of above-mentioned molded shell is unified, make then that to be extended down to the depth size of bonding conductor of enclosure interior from load side terminal shorter than the bonding conductor of the load side terminal that adopts the above-mentioned RCCB, and corresponding to this, the installation site of overcurrent cutting-off device and switching mechanism is moved near load side terminal, enlarge the space of occupying of arc-extinction device
Thus, identical with moulded cased circuit breaker and the RCCB of existing goods, can be really Protect the uniformity of frame size and the unitized while of guaranteeing critical piece, expansion is assembled in Stipulated in the molded shell of appearance and size arc-extinction device occupy the space, thus, can carry For the high moulded cased circuit breaker of opening performance of tackling fully the market demand.