EP2436020B1 - Catching and locking device inside a switch or circuit breaker - Google Patents

Catching and locking device inside a switch or circuit breaker Download PDF

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EP2436020B1
EP2436020B1 EP10723986.5A EP10723986A EP2436020B1 EP 2436020 B1 EP2436020 B1 EP 2436020B1 EP 10723986 A EP10723986 A EP 10723986A EP 2436020 B1 EP2436020 B1 EP 2436020B1
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Daniel Piccoz
Floriane Decq
Patrice Grosjean
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H33/00—High-tension or heavy-current switches with arc-extinguishing or arc-preventing means
    • H01H33/02—Details
    • H01H33/04—Means for extinguishing or preventing arc between current-carrying parts
    • H01H33/12—Auxiliary contacts on to which the arc is transferred from the main contacts
    • H01H33/121—Load break switches
    • H01H33/125—Load break switches comprising a separate circuit breaker
    • H01H33/126—Load break switches comprising a separate circuit breaker being operated by the distal end of a sectionalising contact arm
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H31/00—Air-break switches for high tension without arc-extinguishing or arc-preventing means
    • H01H31/003—Earthing switches
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H33/00—High-tension or heavy-current switches with arc-extinguishing or arc-preventing means
    • H01H33/60—Switches wherein the means for extinguishing or preventing the arc do not include separate means for obtaining or increasing flow of arc-extinguishing fluid
    • H01H33/66—Vacuum switches
    • H01H33/666—Operating arrangements
    • H01H33/6661—Combination with other type of switch, e.g. for load break switches

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  • the subject of the invention is a device for latching or locking internally to a switch or a circuit breaker and not remote in the control mechanism.
  • the device comprises a main branch of electrical current flow, equipped with a disconnector element with triple function (current switch - actuator - disconnector), controlled at will under the effect of a control mechanism.
  • a branch comprising a vacuum interrupter is installed on the main branch downstream of the disconnector (a fixed end connected to the main branch, a free mobile end when the switch / circuit breaker is in the closed position), so that the current has the ability to circulate when the disconnector is brought into contact with the movable end.
  • This arrangement is of interest, by first transferring the electric current on the branch, to prevent the formation of an electric arc at the opening of the disconnector on the main branch; the vacuum bulb then effectively prohibits the formation of an electric arc at the opening of the bypass.
  • the purpose of using a bypass to place the vacuum interrupter is to not overload it, since the current passes through the main branch in normal operation, and therefore to choose a bulb performance weaker.
  • the vacuum interrupter closes just after the opening of the circuit, so that the entire branch is at the same electrical potential as the switch remains open.
  • An opposite state may be preferred, where the vacuum interrupter remains in the open state with the switch, for example to guard against a too fast reclosing of the bypass, not guaranteeing the break.
  • the invention relates to a device associated with a switch or a circuit breaker, comprising a main branch of electric current circulation comprising a disconnector, a secondary branch of circulation of electric current in branch on the main branch and comprising a part a moving part and a vacuum interrupter at the junction between the fixed part and the mobile part, the device being arranged so that the disconnector drives the part mobile during a portion of a race between an open state and a closed state of the device, comprising a movable mechanism with the disconnector, arranged to engage the mobile part of the secondary branch and immobilize it out of said race portion, characterized in that the mechanism comprises a gripping finger biased by a spring towards the movable part and being able to be moved against the spring by the disconnector during a first portion of a race towards the closing of the switch, and in that the movable part of the secondary branch comprises an actuating cam interacting with the gripping finger during
  • the invention Compared to US-A-2,773,154 the invention relates to a switch where the cam is blocked by an autonomous gripping finger, moved by the disconnector as the cam, instead of being by a counter-cam belonging to the movable part of the secondary branch.
  • the arrangement of the invention is better in the aspect of the kinematics, since the switching is easier, the counter cam of US-A-2,773,154 having to cross a slope of protrusion passing from one cavity to another by moving the moving part of the secondary branch.
  • the figures 1 , 2 and 3 illustrate an embodiment of the invention in which attachment of the vacuum bulb in the open position is achieved.
  • the electrical circuit comprises a main branch 1 composed of a fixed first portion 2 (itself composed of an upper busbar and a fixed stud adjacent to a disconnector 4), and a second portion 3 consisting of a disconnector knife 4 rotating about its axis 5 under the action of a control mechanism (external to the invention).
  • the circuit further comprises a secondary branch 6, branched on the main branch 1, and the secondary branch 6 comprises a fixed portion 8 connected to the first portion 2 of the main branch 1 (at the junction of the upper busbar and the fixed pad) and a movable portion 9 capable of establishing an electrical communication with the fixed portion 8 and the disconnector 4.
  • a vacuum lamp 10 is disposed on the secondary branch at the junction of the fixed portion 8 and the movable portion 9 It comprises a fixed contact 11 belonging to the fixed portion 8, and a movable contact 12 belonging to the movable portion 9 and disposed on a rod 13 sliding through the vacuum bottle 10 and provided with a washer 14 at an outer end.
  • the vacuum in the bulb 10 helps to maintain the contacts 11 and 12 against each other by providing the electrical connection between the fixed portion 8 and the movable portion 9.
  • the latter further comprises a braid 15 extending from the rod 13 to the conductive portion 16 of the actuating cam 17.
  • the actuating cam 17 is rotatable about an axis 19 parallel to the axis 5 of the disconnector 4 and returned to a stop position by a spring 20 where the conductive part 16 is close to the main branch 1.
  • the actuating cam 17 further comprises two projections 21 and 22, and in the rest position the washer 14 extends between them, in a notch 23.
  • the device also comprises a gripping finger 24 rotating about an axis 25 also parallel to the axis 5.
  • the gripping finger 24 comprises: a part in the same plane as the cutter knives 4, comprising a surface sliding 26 and a redan 28: this redan 28 will allow the attachment of the actuating cam, and from there, the attachment of the bulb in the "open”position; and an off-axis portion 51 of the disconnector 4 knives which has a utility "de-hooking", when closing the switch or circuit breaker.
  • This part is activated by a protruding washer 50, protruding laterally from one side of the cutter knives 4.
  • a spring 49 disposed on the axis 25 recalls the latching finger 24 towards the cam actuator 17; but the protruding washer 50, at the end of the disconnector 4, can engage the off-axis part. This is the case in the closing position of the main branch 1 (at the figure 1 ), where the gripping finger 24 is remote from the actuating cam 17 and the spring 49 is compressed.
  • the disconnector 4 is firstly in the state shown in dotted lines, where it perfectly connects the portions 2 and 3 of the main branch 1. When an opening of the switch occurs, it is moved towards the actuating cam 17 and gradually escapes from the first portion 2 while reaching the lever 16.
  • the vacuum bottle 10 being closed, the current is gradually transferred from the main branch 1 to the secondary branch 6, passing from the busbar upper portion of the first portion 2 to the second portion 3 by the fixed portion 8, the vacuum bottle 10, the rod 13, the braid 15, the lever 16, and the disconnector 4.
  • the disconnector 4 rotates the cam actuation 17 by pushing the lever 16, against the action of the spring 20.
  • the disconnector 4 eventually separates from the first portion 2.
  • the gripping finger 24 is meanwhile, still held in place, the actuating cam 17 having its outer edge 52 which slides on the portion 26.
  • the projection 22 of the actuating cam 17 presses on the step 28, which keeps the actuating cam 17 and the gripping finger 24 in a mutual locking position where an inner edge 53, giving on the notch 23, the second projection 22 and the redan 28 are in mutual abutment and the first projection 21 holds the rod 13 output and the vacuum bottle 10 open, the washer 14 abuts against the projection 21.
  • This state remains when the disconnector 4 moves away from the actuating cam 17 to go to the "cut" position (switch / circuit-breaker open), or even to a ground contact 29.
  • the switch is closed as follows, with reference to the figure 3 : the disconnector 4 is moved in the opposite direction, exceeds the lever 16 (retractable if necessary), then pushes the gripping finger 24 once the protruding washer 50 has touched the off-axis portion 51, rotating the latching finger 24 around the axis 25 against the spring 49 and separating the step 28 of the second projection 22 by sliding them one on the other.
  • the actuating cam 17 is released, returns to its initial position of the Fig. 1 and allows the rod 13 to enter the vacuum bottle 10 which closes.
  • This other device further comprises a main branch of the circuit 1, composed of the two portions 2 and 3 and a disconnector 4 as before;
  • the secondary branch, now 30, is a little different and still includes a fixed portion 31, a vacuum bottle 32 and a movable portion 33, the vacuum bottle 32 comprising two contacts 34 and 35 opposite one of the other and respectively dependent on the fixed portion 31 and the movable portion 33 but the movable portion 33 comprises, after a rod 36 carrying the contact 35, a slide 38 moving in a fixed bearing 39.
  • a cleat 40 is articulated to the end of the arm of the slide 38; a stop 41 holds it in position in the rest position, making an abutment angle with the slide 38, and a spring 42 holds it against the abutment 41.
  • a conductive braid 49 connects the rod 36 to the surroundings of the stopper 40.
  • the device further comprises a set of connecting rods 43, consisting of a first connecting rod 44 articulated to a disc 57 belonging to the actuating device of the disconnector 4, and a second connecting rod articulated at the opposite end of the first connecting rod 44 and articulated at its center at a fixed point 46; this second connecting rod 45 has a hooked free end 47 extending in front of a finger 48 of the rod 36, thereby opposing the opening of the vacuum bottle 32.
  • the opening of the switch starts with the state of the figure 5 .
  • the disconnector 4 is moved by the control mechanism but touches the cleat 40 before separating from the first portion 2, which allows the gradual transfer of the current to the secondary branch 30.
  • the current passes through the braid 49.
  • the axis 56 of the first connecting rod 44 to the disc 57 being at a distance from the hinge axis 58 of the disconnector 4, the first connecting rod 44 is drawn downwards according to the representation of the figure 5 , which causes the second link 45 to tilt around the fixed point 46 and raises the hook 47 of the finger 48.
  • the disconnector 4 which now stops on the stopper 40, moves it with all the movable portion 33 of the secondary branch 30 and opens the vacuum interrupter 32 when the disconnector 4 has detached from the first portion 2 of the branch main 1. As before, no arc was formed between the knife 4 and the portion 2.
  • the disconnector 4 exceeds the stop 40, which releases the movable portion 33 and allows the reclosing of the vacuum bulb 32, the finger 48 passing below the hook 47.
  • the rotational movement of the disconnector 4 can end on a pad 29 of grounding as before.
  • the closing movement of the switch consists essentially of a movement of the disconnector 4 in the opposite direction to the first portion 2 of the main branch 1, by discarding the cleat 40 against action of the jurisdiction 42. This is shown in figure 8 .
  • the rest of the movable portion 33 does not move.
  • the set of connecting rods 43 returns to its initial position, the finger 47 gradually lowering to return in front of the finger 48 according to the position of the Fig. 4 .
  • the locking of the vacuum bulb is then restored.
  • the current does not flow into the bypass 30 provided to coat the face of the cleat 40 on which the disconnector 4 rubs when closing an insulating layer.

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Le sujet de l'invention est un dispositif d'accrochage ou de verrouillage interne à un interrupteur ou un disjoncteur et non déporté dans le mécanisme de commande.The subject of the invention is a device for latching or locking internally to a switch or a circuit breaker and not remote in the control mechanism.

Prenons par exemple le cas décrit dans la demande de brevet français n° 08 57373 , dans lequel un tel principe d'accrochage et de verrouillage peut être mis en place. Le dispositif comprend une branche principale de circulation du courant électrique, équipée d'un élément sectionneur à triple fonction (commutateur de courant - actionneur - sectionneur), piloté à volonté sous l'effet d'un mécanisme de commande. Une dérivation comprenant une ampoule à vide est installée sur la branche principale en aval du sectionneur (une extrémité fixe connectée à la branche principale, une extrémité mobile libre lorsque l'interrupteur/disjoncteur est en position fermée), de sorte que le courant a la faculté d'y circuler quand le sectionneur est mis en contact avec l'extrémité mobile. En ouvrant l'ampoule à vide juste après l'ouverture de la branche principale, le courant électrique est interrompu. Cette disposition présente l'intérêt, en transférant d'abord le courant électrique sur la dérivation, d'empêcher la formation d'un arc électrique à l'ouverture du sectionneur sur la branche principale; l'ampoule à vide interdit ensuite efficacement la formation d'un arc électrique à l'ouverture de la dérivation. L'utilisation d'une dérivation pour y placer l'ampoule à vide a pour but de ne pas charger à l'excès celle-ci, puisque le courant passe par la branche principale en service normal, et donc de choisir une ampoule aux performances plus faibles.Take for example the case described in the French patent application no. 08 57373 , in which such a principle of attachment and locking can be implemented. The device comprises a main branch of electrical current flow, equipped with a disconnector element with triple function (current switch - actuator - disconnector), controlled at will under the effect of a control mechanism. A branch comprising a vacuum interrupter is installed on the main branch downstream of the disconnector (a fixed end connected to the main branch, a free mobile end when the switch / circuit breaker is in the closed position), so that the current has the ability to circulate when the disconnector is brought into contact with the movable end. By opening the vacuum bulb just after opening the main branch, the electric current is interrupted. This arrangement is of interest, by first transferring the electric current on the branch, to prevent the formation of an electric arc at the opening of the disconnector on the main branch; the vacuum bulb then effectively prohibits the formation of an electric arc at the opening of the bypass. The purpose of using a bypass to place the vacuum interrupter is to not overload it, since the current passes through the main branch in normal operation, and therefore to choose a bulb performance weaker.

Dans ce document antérieur, il est prévu que l'ampoule à vide se referme juste après l'ouverture du circuit, de façon que toute la dérivation soit au même potentiel électrique tant que l'interrupteur reste ouvert. Un état inverse peut être préféré, où l'ampoule à vide reste à l'état ouvert avec l'interrupteur, par exemple pour se prémunir contre une refermeture trop rapide de la dérivation, ne garantissant pas la coupure. Ou au contraire, on peut vouloir imposer par sécurité un état fermé de l'ampoule à vide tant que la branche principale reste fermée, pour garantir le transfert du courant de la branche principale à la dérivation quand le sectionneur commence sa course d'ouverture.In this prior document, it is expected that the vacuum interrupter closes just after the opening of the circuit, so that the entire branch is at the same electrical potential as the switch remains open. An opposite state may be preferred, where the vacuum interrupter remains in the open state with the switch, for example to guard against a too fast reclosing of the bypass, not guaranteeing the break. Or on the contrary, one may want to impose for security a closed state of the vacuum bulb as the main branch remains closed, to ensure the transfer of the current from the main branch to the bypass when the disconnector begins its opening race.

Un document représentant un art antérieur voisin est US-A- 2 773 154 . Sous un aspect général, l'invention concerne un dispositif associé à un interrupteur ou un disjoncteur, comprenant une branche principale de circulation de courant électrique comprenant un sectionneur, une branche secondaire de circulation du courant électrique en dérivation sur la branche principale et comprenant une partie fixe, une partie mobile et une ampoule à vide à la jonction entre la partie fixe et la partie mobile, le dispositif étant agencé de façon que le sectionneur entraîne la partie mobile pendant une portion d'une course entre un état ouvert et un état fermé du dispositif, comprenant un mécanisme mobile avec le sectionneur, agencé de façon à s'engager sur la partie mobile de la branche secondaire et à l'immobiliser hors de ladite portion de course, caractérisé en ce que le mécanisme comprend un doigt d'accrochage rappelé par un ressort vers la partie mobile et pouvant être déplacé contre le ressort par le sectionneur pendant une première portion d'une course vers la fermeture de l'interrupteur, et en ce que la partie mobile de la branche secondaire comprend une came d'actionnement en interaction avec le doigt d'accrochage pendant une seconde portion de la course vers la fermeture, le doigt d'accrochage et la came d'actionnement présentant des portions de glissement mutuel et des portions de blocage mutuel.A document representing a neighboring prior art is US-A-2,773,154 . In a general aspect, the invention relates to a device associated with a switch or a circuit breaker, comprising a main branch of electric current circulation comprising a disconnector, a secondary branch of circulation of electric current in branch on the main branch and comprising a part a moving part and a vacuum interrupter at the junction between the fixed part and the mobile part, the device being arranged so that the disconnector drives the part mobile during a portion of a race between an open state and a closed state of the device, comprising a movable mechanism with the disconnector, arranged to engage the mobile part of the secondary branch and immobilize it out of said race portion, characterized in that the mechanism comprises a gripping finger biased by a spring towards the movable part and being able to be moved against the spring by the disconnector during a first portion of a race towards the closing of the switch, and in that the movable part of the secondary branch comprises an actuating cam interacting with the gripping finger during a second portion of the stroke towards the closure, the gripping finger and the actuating cam having portions mutual slip and mutual blocking portions.

Par rapport à US-A- 2 773 154 , l'invention concerne un interrupteur où la came est bloquée par un doigt d'accrochage autonome, déplacé par le sectionneur tout comme la came, au lieu de l'être par une contre-came appartenant à la partie mobile de la branche secondaire. L'agencement de l'invention est meilleur sous l'aspect de la cinématique, puisque la commutation est plus facile, la contre-came de US-A- 2 773 154 devant franchir une dénivellation de saillie en passant d'une cavité à une autre en déplaçant la partie mobile de la branche secondaire.Compared to US-A-2,773,154 the invention relates to a switch where the cam is blocked by an autonomous gripping finger, moved by the disconnector as the cam, instead of being by a counter-cam belonging to the movable part of the secondary branch. The arrangement of the invention is better in the aspect of the kinematics, since the switching is easier, the counter cam of US-A-2,773,154 having to cross a slope of protrusion passing from one cavity to another by moving the moving part of the secondary branch.

L'invention, selon la revendication 1, sera maintenant décrite au moyen des figures suivantes :

  • les figures 1, 2 et 3 illustrent trois états successifs d'une réalisation où l'invention réalise un accrochage interne de l'ampoule à vide en position ouverte pendant la phase d'ouverture de l'interrupteur, puis une libération de l'accrochage de l'ampoule à vide quand l'interrupteur se referme.
  • et les figures 4, 5, 6, 7 et 8 illustrent cinq états successifs d'une réalisation non revendiquée d'interrupteur où il est réalisé un verrouillage interne de l'ampoule à vide en position fermée pendant la fermeture et la libération de ce verrouillage quand l'interrupteur s'ouvre ou reste ouvert.
The invention, according to claim 1, will now be described by means of the following figures:
  • the figures 1 , 2 and 3 illustrate three successive states of an embodiment where the invention performs an internal hanging of the vacuum bulb in the open position during the opening phase of the switch, then a release of the attachment of the vacuum interrupter when the switch closes.
  • and the Figures 4, 5 , 6, 7 and 8 illustrate five successive states of an unclaimed switch embodiment where internal locking of the vacuum interrupter in the closed position is achieved during closure and release of this latch when the switch opens or remains open.

Les figures 1, 2 et 3 illustrent un mode de réalisation de l'invention dans lequel un accrochage de l'ampoule à vide en position d'ouverture est réalisé. Le circuit électrique comprend une branche principale 1 composée d'une première portion 2 fixe (elle-même composée d'un jeu de barres supérieur et d'un plot fixe adjacent à un sectionneur 4), et d'une seconde portion 3 constituée d' un couteau de sectionneur 4 tournant autour de son axe 5 sous l'action d'un mécanisme de commande (extérieur à l'invention). Le circuit comprend encore une branche secondaire 6, en dérivation sur la branche principale 1, et la branche secondaire 6 comprend une portion fixe 8 se raccordant à la première portion 2 de la branche principale 1 (à la jonction du jeu de barres supérieur et du plot fixe) et une portion mobile 9 susceptible d'établir une communication électrique avec la portion fixe 8 et le sectionneur 4. Une ampoule à vide 10 est disposée sur la branche secondaire à la jonction de la portion fixe 8 et de la portion mobile 9. Elle comprend un contact fixe 11 appartenant à la portion fixe 8, et un contact mobile 12 appartenant à la portion mobile 9 et disposé sur une tige 13 coulissant à travers l'ampoule à vide 10 et munie d'une rondelle 14 à une extrémité extérieure. Le vide dans l'ampoule 10 aide à maintenir les contacts 11 et 12 l'un contre l'autre en assurant la connexion électrique entre la portion fixe 8 et la portion mobile 9. Cette dernière comprend encore une tresse 15 s'étendant de la tige 13 à la partie conductrice 16 de la came d'actionnement 17. La came d'actionnement 17 est tournante autour d'un axe 19 parallèle à l'axe 5 du sectionneur 4 et rappelée dans une position de butée par un ressort 20 où la partie conductrice 16 est proche de la branche principale 1. La came d'actionnement 17 comprend encore deux saillies 21 et 22, et dans la position de repos la rondelle 14 s'étend entre elles, dans une échancrure 23.The figures 1 , 2 and 3 illustrate an embodiment of the invention in which attachment of the vacuum bulb in the open position is achieved. The electrical circuit comprises a main branch 1 composed of a fixed first portion 2 (itself composed of an upper busbar and a fixed stud adjacent to a disconnector 4), and a second portion 3 consisting of a disconnector knife 4 rotating about its axis 5 under the action of a control mechanism (external to the invention). The circuit further comprises a secondary branch 6, branched on the main branch 1, and the secondary branch 6 comprises a fixed portion 8 connected to the first portion 2 of the main branch 1 (at the junction of the upper busbar and the fixed pad) and a movable portion 9 capable of establishing an electrical communication with the fixed portion 8 and the disconnector 4. A vacuum lamp 10 is disposed on the secondary branch at the junction of the fixed portion 8 and the movable portion 9 It comprises a fixed contact 11 belonging to the fixed portion 8, and a movable contact 12 belonging to the movable portion 9 and disposed on a rod 13 sliding through the vacuum bottle 10 and provided with a washer 14 at an outer end. The vacuum in the bulb 10 helps to maintain the contacts 11 and 12 against each other by providing the electrical connection between the fixed portion 8 and the movable portion 9. The latter further comprises a braid 15 extending from the rod 13 to the conductive portion 16 of the actuating cam 17. The actuating cam 17 is rotatable about an axis 19 parallel to the axis 5 of the disconnector 4 and returned to a stop position by a spring 20 where the conductive part 16 is close to the main branch 1. The actuating cam 17 further comprises two projections 21 and 22, and in the rest position the washer 14 extends between them, in a notch 23.

Le dispositif comprend encore un doigt d'accrochage 24 tournant autour d'un axe 25 lui aussi parallèle à l'axe 5. Le doigt d'accrochage 24 comprend : une partie dans le même plan que les couteaux du sectionneur 4, comprenant une surface de glissement 26 et un redan 28 : ce redan 28 va permettre l'accrochage de la came d'actionnement, et de là, l'accrochage de l'ampoule en position « ouverte » ; et une partie désaxée 51 des couteaux du sectionneur 4 qui a une utilité de « désaccrochage », lors de la fermeture de l'interrupteur ou du disjoncteur. Cette partie est activée par une rondelle protubérante 50, dépassant latéralement d'un côté des couteaux du sectionneur 4. Un ressort 49 disposé sur l'axe 25 rappelle le doigt d'accrochage 24 vers la came d'actionnement 17; mais la rondelle protubérante 50, au bout du sectionneur 4, peut venir en prise de la partie désaxée. C'est le cas dans la position de fermeture de la branche principale 1 (à la figure 1), où le doigt d'accrochage 24 est éloigné de la came d'actionnement 17 et le ressort 49 est comprimé.The device also comprises a gripping finger 24 rotating about an axis 25 also parallel to the axis 5. The gripping finger 24 comprises: a part in the same plane as the cutter knives 4, comprising a surface sliding 26 and a redan 28: this redan 28 will allow the attachment of the actuating cam, and from there, the attachment of the bulb in the "open"position; and an off-axis portion 51 of the disconnector 4 knives which has a utility "de-hooking", when closing the switch or circuit breaker. This part is activated by a protruding washer 50, protruding laterally from one side of the cutter knives 4. A spring 49 disposed on the axis 25 recalls the latching finger 24 towards the cam actuator 17; but the protruding washer 50, at the end of the disconnector 4, can engage the off-axis part. This is the case in the closing position of the main branch 1 (at the figure 1 ), where the gripping finger 24 is remote from the actuating cam 17 and the spring 49 is compressed.

Le sectionneur 4 est d'abord à l'état illustré en pointillés, où il relie parfaitement les portions 2 et 3 de la branche principale 1. Quand une ouverture de l'interrupteur se produit, il est déplacé vers la came d'actionnement 17 et s'échappe progressivement de la première portion 2 tout en atteignant le levier 16. L'ampoule à vide 10 étant fermée, le courant est transféré peu à peu de la branche principale 1 à la branche secondaire 6, en passant du jeu de barres supérieur de la première portion 2 à la seconde portion 3 par la portion fixe 8, l'ampoule à vide 10, la tige 13, la tresse 15, le levier 16, et le sectionneur 4. Le sectionneur 4 fait tourner la came d'actionnement 17 en poussant le levier 16, contre l'action du ressort 20. Le sectionneur 4 finit par se séparer de la première portion 2. Le doigt d'accrochage 24 est quant à lui, encore maintenu en place, la came d'actionnement 17 ayant son bord externe 52 qui glisse sur la portion 26.The disconnector 4 is firstly in the state shown in dotted lines, where it perfectly connects the portions 2 and 3 of the main branch 1. When an opening of the switch occurs, it is moved towards the actuating cam 17 and gradually escapes from the first portion 2 while reaching the lever 16. The vacuum bottle 10 being closed, the current is gradually transferred from the main branch 1 to the secondary branch 6, passing from the busbar upper portion of the first portion 2 to the second portion 3 by the fixed portion 8, the vacuum bottle 10, the rod 13, the braid 15, the lever 16, and the disconnector 4. The disconnector 4 rotates the cam actuation 17 by pushing the lever 16, against the action of the spring 20. The disconnector 4 eventually separates from the first portion 2. The gripping finger 24 is meanwhile, still held in place, the actuating cam 17 having its outer edge 52 which slides on the portion 26.

L'autre saillie 21 finit toutefois par toucher la rondelle 14. La poursuite de la rotation du sectionneur 4 et de la came d'actionnement 17 tire alors la tige 13, sépare les contacts 11 et 12, ouvre l'ampoule à vide 10, et le courant électrique est interrompu, aucun arc n'ayant subsisté entre le couteau 4 et la portion 2 grâce à l'ampoule. La rotation du doigt d'accrochage 24 devient possible quand l'échancrure 23 vient devant lui. Enfin, la poursuite de la rotation de la came d'actionnement 17 amène le redan 28 à atteindre lui aussi l'échancrure 23. L'état de la figure 2 est alors atteint: la saillie 22 de la came d'actionnement 17 presse sur le redan 28, ce qui maintient la came d'actionnement 17 et le doigt d'accrochage 24 dans une position de blocage mutuel où un bord interne 53, donnant sur l'échancrure 23, de la seconde saillie 22 et le redan 28 sont en appui mutuel et la première saillie 21 maintient la tige 13 sortie et l'ampoule à vide 10 ouverte, la rondelle 14 butant contre la saillie 21. Cet état subsiste quand le sectionneur 4 s'éloigne de la came d'actionnement 17 pour aller en position « sectionnée » (interrupteur/disjoncteur ouvert), voire vers un contact de terre 29.The other projection 21 ends up touching the washer 14. Continued rotation of the disconnector 4 and the actuating cam 17 then pulls the rod 13, separates the contacts 11 and 12, opens the vacuum bottle 10, and the electric current is interrupted, no arc remaining between the knife 4 and the portion 2 thanks to the bulb. The rotation of the gripping finger 24 becomes possible when the indentation 23 comes in front of it. Finally, the continued rotation of the actuating cam 17 causes the step 28 to also reach the notch 23. The state of the figure 2 is then reached: the projection 22 of the actuating cam 17 presses on the step 28, which keeps the actuating cam 17 and the gripping finger 24 in a mutual locking position where an inner edge 53, giving on the notch 23, the second projection 22 and the redan 28 are in mutual abutment and the first projection 21 holds the rod 13 output and the vacuum bottle 10 open, the washer 14 abuts against the projection 21. This state remains when the disconnector 4 moves away from the actuating cam 17 to go to the "cut" position (switch / circuit-breaker open), or even to a ground contact 29.

La fermeture de l'interrupteur s'effectue de la façon suivante, en référence à la figure 3: le sectionneur 4 est déplacé en sens inverse, dépasse le levier 16 (escamotable si besoin), puis repousse le doigt d'accrochage 24 une fois que la rondelle protubérante 50 a touché la partie désaxée 51, faisant tourner le doigt d'accrochage 24 autour de l'axe 25 contre le ressort 49 et séparant le redan 28 de la seconde saillie 22 en les faisant glisser l'un sur l'autre. La came d'actionnement 17 est libérée, revient à sa position initiale de la fig. 1 et permet à la tige 13 de rentrer dans l'ampoule à vide 10 qui se referme.The switch is closed as follows, with reference to the figure 3 : the disconnector 4 is moved in the opposite direction, exceeds the lever 16 (retractable if necessary), then pushes the gripping finger 24 once the protruding washer 50 has touched the off-axis portion 51, rotating the latching finger 24 around the axis 25 against the spring 49 and separating the step 28 of the second projection 22 by sliding them one on the other. The actuating cam 17 is released, returns to its initial position of the Fig. 1 and allows the rod 13 to enter the vacuum bottle 10 which closes.

Une autre réalisation non revendiquée d'un interrupteur sera maintenant décrite en liaison aux figures suivantes 4 à 8.Another unclaimed embodiment of a switch will now be described with reference to the following figures 4 to 8.

Cet autre dispositif comprend encore une branche principale du circuit 1, composée des deux portions 2 et 3 et d'un sectionneur 4 comme précédemment; la branche secondaire, maintenant 30, est un peu différente et comprend toujours une portion fixe 31, une ampoule à vide 32 et une portion mobile 33, l'ampoule à vide 32 comprenant deux contacts 34 et 35 en face l'un de l'autre et dépendant respectivement de la portion fixe 31 et de la portion mobile 33 mais la portion mobile 33 comprend, après une tige 36 porteuse du contact 35, une coulisse 38 se déplaçant dans un palier fixe 39. Un taquet 40 est articulé à l'extrémité du bras de la coulisse 38; une butée 41 le maintient en place en position de repos, faisant un angle de butée avec la coulisse 38, et un ressort 42 le maintient contre la butée 41. Une tresse 49 conductrice relie la tige 36 aux abords du taquet 40.This other device further comprises a main branch of the circuit 1, composed of the two portions 2 and 3 and a disconnector 4 as before; the secondary branch, now 30, is a little different and still includes a fixed portion 31, a vacuum bottle 32 and a movable portion 33, the vacuum bottle 32 comprising two contacts 34 and 35 opposite one of the other and respectively dependent on the fixed portion 31 and the movable portion 33 but the movable portion 33 comprises, after a rod 36 carrying the contact 35, a slide 38 moving in a fixed bearing 39. A cleat 40 is articulated to the end of the arm of the slide 38; a stop 41 holds it in position in the rest position, making an abutment angle with the slide 38, and a spring 42 holds it against the abutment 41. A conductive braid 49 connects the rod 36 to the surroundings of the stopper 40.

Le dispositif comprend encore un jeu de bielles 43, composé d'une première bielle 44 articulée à un disque 57 appartenant au dispositif d'actionnement du sectionneur 4, et d'une deuxième bielle articulée à l'extrémité opposée de la première bielle 44 et articulée à son milieu à un point fixe 46; cette seconde bielle 45 est présente une extrémité libre en crochet 47 s'étendant devant un doigt 48 de la tige 36 en s'opposant alors à l'ouverture de l'ampoule à vide 32.The device further comprises a set of connecting rods 43, consisting of a first connecting rod 44 articulated to a disc 57 belonging to the actuating device of the disconnector 4, and a second connecting rod articulated at the opposite end of the first connecting rod 44 and articulated at its center at a fixed point 46; this second connecting rod 45 has a hooked free end 47 extending in front of a finger 48 of the rod 36, thereby opposing the opening of the vacuum bottle 32.

L'ouverture de l'interrupteur commence par l'état de la figure 5. Le sectionneur 4 est déplacé par le mécanisme de commande mais touche le taquet 40 avant de se séparer de la première portion 2, ce qui permet le transfert progressif du courant à la branche secondaire 30. Le courant passe par la tresse 49. L'axe d'articulation 56 de la première bielle 44 au disque 57 étant à distance de l'axe d'articulation 58 du sectionneur 4, la première bielle 44 est tirée vers le bas d'après la représentation de la figure 5, ce qui fait basculer la seconde bielle 45 autour du point fixe 46 et soulève le crochet 47 du doigt 48. Le verrouillage redevable au jeu de bielles 43 cesse alors, et dans la suite du mouvement, d'après la figure 6, le sectionneur 4, qui bute dorénavant sur le taquet 40, le déplace avec toute la portion mobile 33 de la branche secondaire 30 et ouvre l'ampoule à vide 32 quand le sectionneur 4 s'est détaché de la première portion 2 de la branche principale 1. Comme précédemment, aucun arc ne s'est formé entre le couteau 4 et la portion 2. A l'étape suivante de l'ouverture de l'interrupteur, à la figure 7, le sectionneur 4 dépasse le taquet 40, ce qui libère la portion mobile 33 et permet la refermeture de l'ampoule à vide 32, le doigt 48 passant au-dessous du crochet 47. Le mouvement de rotation du sectionneur 4 peut finir sur un plot 29 de mise à la terre comme précédemment.The opening of the switch starts with the state of the figure 5 . The disconnector 4 is moved by the control mechanism but touches the cleat 40 before separating from the first portion 2, which allows the gradual transfer of the current to the secondary branch 30. The current passes through the braid 49. The axis 56 of the first connecting rod 44 to the disc 57 being at a distance from the hinge axis 58 of the disconnector 4, the first connecting rod 44 is drawn downwards according to the representation of the figure 5 , which causes the second link 45 to tilt around the fixed point 46 and raises the hook 47 of the finger 48. The locking due to the set of connecting rods 43 then ceases, and in the following movement, according to the figure 6 , the disconnector 4, which now stops on the stopper 40, moves it with all the movable portion 33 of the secondary branch 30 and opens the vacuum interrupter 32 when the disconnector 4 has detached from the first portion 2 of the branch main 1. As before, no arc was formed between the knife 4 and the portion 2. At the next step of the opening of the switch, the figure 7 , the disconnector 4 exceeds the stop 40, which releases the movable portion 33 and allows the reclosing of the vacuum bulb 32, the finger 48 passing below the hook 47. The rotational movement of the disconnector 4 can end on a pad 29 of grounding as before.

Le mouvement de fermeture de l'interrupteur consiste essentiellement en un mouvement du sectionneur 4 en sens inverse jusqu'à la première portion 2 de la branche principale 1, en écartant le taquet 40 contre l'action du ressort 42. Cela est représenté à la figure 8. Le reste de la portion mobile 33 ne bouge pas. Le jeu de bielles 43 revient à sa position initiale, le doigt 47 s'abaissant progressivement jusqu'à revenir devant le doigt 48 suivant la position de la fig. 4. Le verrouillage de l'ampoule à vide est alors rétabli. Le courant ne passe pas dans la dérivation 30 à condition de revêtir la face du taquet 40 sur laquelle frotte le sectionneur 4 lors de la fermeture d'une couche isolante.The closing movement of the switch consists essentially of a movement of the disconnector 4 in the opposite direction to the first portion 2 of the main branch 1, by discarding the cleat 40 against action of the jurisdiction 42. This is shown in figure 8 . The rest of the movable portion 33 does not move. The set of connecting rods 43 returns to its initial position, the finger 47 gradually lowering to return in front of the finger 48 according to the position of the Fig. 4 . The locking of the vacuum bulb is then restored. The current does not flow into the bypass 30 provided to coat the face of the cleat 40 on which the disconnector 4 rubs when closing an insulating layer.

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  1. A device associated with a switch or circuit breaker, the device comprising a main branch (1) for the flow of electric current and including a disconnector (4), a secondary branch (6) for the flow of electric current in parallel with the main branch and including a stationary portion (8), a movable portion (9), and a vacuum bottle (10) at the junction between the stationary portion and the movable portion, and the device being arranged in such a manner that the disconnector drives the movable portion during a fraction of a stroke between an open state and a closed state of the device, the device including a mechanism (24) that is movable with the disconnector, and that is arranged in such a manner as to engage with the movable portion of the secondary branch and prevent it from moving after said fraction of a stroke, characterized in that the mechanism comprises a latch finger (24) that is biased by a spring (49) towards the movable portion and that is suitable for being urged against the spring (49) by the disconnector during a first part of a stroke towards switch closure, and in that the movable portion of the secondary branch includes an actuator cam (17) interacting with the latch finger (24) during a second portion of the stroke, the latch finger and the actuator cam presenting mutual slip portions (26) and mutual blocking portions (28).
  2. A device according to claim 1, characterized in that the actuator cam includes two projections (21, 22) and an intermediate notch (23) in which an element (14) of the movable portion of the secondary branch is retained, the mutual slip and blocking portions of the actuator cam being an outside edge (52) of one of the projections and its inside edge (53), leading to the notch.
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