WO2003007321A1 - Schaltgerät mit einem schaltschloss - Google Patents
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- WO2003007321A1 WO2003007321A1 PCT/DE2002/002165 DE0202165W WO03007321A1 WO 2003007321 A1 WO2003007321 A1 WO 2003007321A1 DE 0202165 W DE0202165 W DE 0202165W WO 03007321 A1 WO03007321 A1 WO 03007321A1
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- contact arm
- switching device
- spring
- movable contact
- assembly
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H71/00—Details of the protective switches or relays covered by groups H01H73/00 - H01H83/00
- H01H71/10—Operating or release mechanisms
- H01H71/50—Manual reset mechanisms which may be also used for manual release
- H01H71/52—Manual reset mechanisms which may be also used for manual release actuated by lever
- H01H71/526—Manual reset mechanisms which may be also used for manual release actuated by lever the lever forming a toggle linkage with a second lever, the free end of which is directly and releasably engageable with a contact structure
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H71/00—Details of the protective switches or relays covered by groups H01H73/00 - H01H83/00
- H01H71/02—Housings; Casings; Bases; Mountings
- H01H2071/0292—Housing or frames containing grooves or slots for guiding movable parts
Definitions
- the invention relates to a switching device with a switching lock according to the features of claim 1.
- a switching device in particular a protective switching device, with a switch lock is used, for example, as a circuit breaker.
- Miniature circuit breakers are overcurrent circuit breakers with a first and a second tripping device that operate on a
- Switch lock act.
- An electromagnetic release device acts as a quick release in the event of a short circuit.
- a thermal bimetallic tripping device switches off in the event of permanent overloads if the affected line heats up excessively.
- the switch lock can also be operated by means of a manually operated switching knob, which means that the respective circuit breaker can also be used to interrupt a circuit.
- Switch lock are rotatably mounted on an axis.
- a series product such as a circuit breaker is subject to market-related, cost-restrictive requirements, which have a significant impact on the number of installed components.
- the circuit breaker of the previously listed has a number of device components which adversely affects these specifications.
- a partially reduced switch lock of a circuit breaker is known from DE 1 904 731.
- This key switch has a structural unit which is composed essentially of a movable contact arm, a release lever and a pawl.
- the movable contact arm is mounted on an axis.
- the switch lock has a plastic part in at least one section, but this must be made of a particularly durable and therefore expensive material due to the proximity to the contact point.
- the switching device is provided with a housing and with a switch lock
- the switching lock has a three-part assembly with a release lever, a pawl and a movable contact arm, - wherein the assembly is essentially formed from a metallic material, and the end of the movable contact arm forms a joint with the pawl by means of a connecting element,
- movable contact arm and the release lever are rotatably mounted on a housing-fixed deflection axis
- a spring supporting the latching of the switching lock comprises the joint at a first end, bears against the deflection axis and acts on the release lever at a second end, and - forces acting on the assembly and occurring between the components of the assembly essentially in one plane run.
- the inexpensive construction of a switch lock that can be achieved by the invention has a cost-reducing effect on the manufacture of a switching device.
- This is given in particular by the three-part structural unit of the switch lock, which is made from simple, metallic, possibly material-uniform, stamped and bent parts.
- the uniaxial bearing of the contact arm and the release lever contributes to the inexpensive manufacture.
- the spring which favors the balance of forces and the rear latching is arranged or designed in such a way that it can follow the movement sequence of the structural unit on the one hand or is functional with a low preload on the other hand.
- a further component for compensating a tilting moment that occurs is not necessary since forces acting on the structural unit or occurring between the components of the structural unit are effective in only one plane.
- the spring is advantageously designed as a leaf or round wire spring, so that there is a specific choice, depending on the intended use and type of switching device.
- the forces acting on the assembly and occurring between the components of the assembly run essentially in the plane of the movable contact arm.
- frictional losses and a tipping moment that adversely affects the balance of forces can therefore be avoided.
- FIG. 1 shows a switching device with a switch lock in the off position in a side view
- FIG. 2 shows a switching device according to FIG. 1 in a front view
- FIG. 3 shows a switching device according to FIG. 1 in a top view.
- the 1 shows a switching device 1 with a housing 2 and a switch lock 3 in the so-called off position AS.
- the key switch 3 has a release lever 4, a pawl 5, a movable contact arm 6 and a deflection axis 7 fixed to the housing.
- the components switch lock 3, release lever 4 and pawl 5 are made of a metallic material, in particular steel, brass, copper, bronze and / or brass, and of stamped and bent parts.
- the release lever 4 and the pawl 5 grip around the contact arm 6 and are connected to the contact arm 6 by the inserted deflection axis 7 and the bolt 9 connected.
- the contact arm 6 has an approximately mirror-inverted S-shape and is provided approximately in the middle on its component length with a cutout 8 in which the deflection axis 7 is arranged.
- the recess 8 can be both open and closed and is essentially directed towards the release lever 4 with respect to the component width of the contact arm 6.
- the recess 8 has an oversize in relation to the deflection axis 7, which makes assembly of the device components easier.
- the recess 8 in connection with the deflection axis 7 only serves to hold the device components together.
- the deflection axis 7 is largely freely arranged in the recess 8 and, if necessary, fulfills a limiting or deflecting function as a stop.
- the pawl 5 is coupled at the end by means of a bolt 9 to a first end piece 10 of the contact arm 6 such that there is a joint.
- the bolt 9 is in turn slidably guided in a receiving element 11 formed by the housing 2.
- the receiving element 11 can also be designed as an arcuate backdrop, the receiving element 11 and possibly the backdrop likewise having an arcuate opening 12.
- the receiving element 11 can be designed both as a molded part of the housing 2 and as a separate housing part.
- the separate housing part can be arranged so that it can be moved around in the housing 2, so that there are a multitude of design options.
- the pawl 5 is connected to a bracket 13, which in turn is in operative connection with a toggle roller 14.
- the housing 2, which is possibly made of insulating material, can consist of two housing shells, each with a receiving element 11, the bolt 9 being guided on both sides.
- the bolt 9 is encompassed at its first end 16 by a spring 15 which supports the latching of the switching lock 3.
- the back latch ensures in the off position AS that the key switch 3 assumes a defined switching state.
- the spring 15 bears against the deflection axis 7 and acts with its second end 17 on an extension 18 of the release lever 7.
- the spring 15 acts in the on position ES as vibration or vibration protection against unwanted unlatching.
- the spring 15, here designed as a leg spring, is, as it were, freely supported on the joint and can follow the kinematics of the components of the switch lock 3. Therefore, the torque generated by the spring in the on position ES is the same as the torque in the off position.
- the spring 15 can also be designed in the form of a leaf or round wire spring as a leg or spiral spring or in an equivalent design.
- the contact arm 6 has an engagement opening 19 for a tension spring 20 engaging therein between the recess 8 and the bolt 9.
- the tension spring 20 is also received in a receiving opening 21 of a holder 22 and is preloaded.
- the bracket 22 can be mounted or adjusted in a first angular range ⁇ such that different contact spring positions can advantageously be assigned different contact forces, as a result of which definable switching device types can be determined.
- a first contact piece 24 is arranged approximately at the same height as a second contact piece 25.
- the second contact piece 25 is placed on a fixed contact carrier 26, which is part of a structural unit that is not described in more detail here.
- the switch lock 3 has, in addition to the deflection axis 7, the receiving element 11, which serves as a rotating and pivoting element for the movable contact arm 6.
- the guidance of the movable contact arm 6 is not given by a combination of deflection axis 7 and recess 8, but by the receiving element 11, its opening 12 and the bolt 9 guided therein.
- the deflection axis 7 and the bolt 9 can optionally also be formed from a plastic. If the toggle roller 14 is actuated in the sense of a switchover from the off position AS to the so-called setting ES, which is roughly indicated schematically here, the toggle roller 14 transmits its rotational movement into a translatory movement on the bracket 13.
- the bracket 13 in turn gives the Translational movement to the pawl 5, whereupon this causes the contact arm 6 by means of the associated bolt 9 to perform an arcuate pivoting movement.
- the first angular range ⁇ given by the variable holder 22 forms at a second angular range ⁇ - due to the kinematics of the switch lock 3 - at the point of contact of the contact pieces 24, 25.
- the release lever 4 Due to the force of the tension spring 16, the release lever 4 also rotates and thereby causes an increasing overlap with the pawl 5.
- no tilting moments occur during this movement sequence, since forces acting on the assembly or occurring between the components of the assembly only result in forces a plane, in particular in the plane EK of the movable contact arm 6, are effective. Another component to compensate for a tilting moment occurring is therefore not necessary.
- an area on the release lever 4 is bent into the central plane of the contact arm 6, in which a stamped contour forms the latching point.
- the construction dimension AM which reflects the profile thickness of this coherent and compact structural unit, can be between 2 and 20 mm, in particular 5 mm.
- the receiving element 11, the holder 22 and the fixed contact carrier 26 are not shown.
- the triggering devices of electromagnetic and thermal type mentioned at the outset in each case trigger a first force KE or a second force KT, which act on the trigger lever 4 and reset the switching mechanism 3 and thus the toggle roller 14 into the off position AS.
- the essential idea of the present idea is to achieve considerable savings both in the components and in the entire production of the switch lock 3 with a favorable combination of the individual components of the switch lock 3 and the switching device 1.
- the entire switch lock 3 can be produced automatically and in particular assembled. This fact also applies to the insertion of the spring into the switch lock 3, which is a significant simplification.
- the entire construction is furthermore characterized by a quasi “free suspension” of the switch lock 3 in the housing 2, since on the one hand it only bears against the articulation axis 7 and on the other hand it is movably guided in the opening 12.
- the forces generated by the spring 15 act essentially only between elements of the key switch 3.
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- Push-Button Switches (AREA)
- Driving Mechanisms And Operating Circuits Of Arc-Extinguishing High-Tension Switches (AREA)
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- Switch Cases, Indication, And Locking (AREA)
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Priority Applications (2)
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US10/483,395 US6867672B2 (en) | 2001-07-12 | 2002-06-13 | Switching device comprising a latching mechanism |
EP02754204A EP1405324B8 (de) | 2001-07-12 | 2002-06-13 | Schaltgerät mit einem schaltschloss |
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DE10133879A DE10133879B4 (de) | 2001-07-12 | 2001-07-12 | Schaltgerät mit einem Schaltschloss |
DE10133879.1 | 2001-07-12 |
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US (1) | US6867672B2 (de) |
EP (1) | EP1405324B8 (de) |
CN (1) | CN1258797C (de) |
CZ (1) | CZ299763B6 (de) |
DE (1) | DE10133879B4 (de) |
ES (1) | ES2343311T3 (de) |
WO (1) | WO2003007321A1 (de) |
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EP1659604A3 (de) * | 2004-11-18 | 2007-07-11 | ABB PATENT GmbH | Installationsschaltgerät |
CZ299994B6 (cs) * | 2003-10-24 | 2009-01-14 | Jovean & Rogy Electrical Holding Co., Ltd | Spouštový mechanismus jistice |
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DE7500060U (de) * | 1975-01-03 | 1975-05-22 | Boshof R | Leitungsschutzschalter in Schmalbauweise und niedriger Bauart |
EP0144691A1 (de) * | 1983-10-29 | 1985-06-19 | Sursum Elektrizitätsgesellschaft Leyhausen GmbH & Co. | Selbstschalter mit Anzeige der Kontaktstellung |
US4968863A (en) * | 1989-06-29 | 1990-11-06 | Square D Company | Unitary breaker assembly for a circuit breaker |
WO1995020235A1 (en) * | 1994-01-21 | 1995-07-27 | Square D Company | Blade assembly |
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CZ299994B6 (cs) * | 2003-10-24 | 2009-01-14 | Jovean & Rogy Electrical Holding Co., Ltd | Spouštový mechanismus jistice |
EP1659604A3 (de) * | 2004-11-18 | 2007-07-11 | ABB PATENT GmbH | Installationsschaltgerät |
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EP1405324B1 (de) | 2010-06-02 |
US20040245081A1 (en) | 2004-12-09 |
DE10133879A1 (de) | 2003-02-06 |
CZ2004225A3 (cs) | 2004-05-12 |
EP1405324B8 (de) | 2010-07-14 |
CN1526150A (zh) | 2004-09-01 |
CZ299763B6 (cs) | 2008-11-19 |
DE10133879B4 (de) | 2004-07-08 |
ES2343311T3 (es) | 2010-07-28 |
EP1405324A1 (de) | 2004-04-07 |
CN1258797C (zh) | 2006-06-07 |
US6867672B2 (en) | 2005-03-15 |
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