WO2014112121A1 - 熱応動スイッチおよびその製造方法並びに可動接点の高さ調整装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a thermally responsive switch having a contact opening / closing mechanism using a thermally responsive plate such as a bimetal in a pressure-resistant sealed container composed of a metal housing and a cover plate, a manufacturing method thereof, and a movable contact height adjusting device.
- thermally responsive switch This type of thermally responsive switch is disclosed in Patent Document 1, Patent Document 2, and the like.
- the thermally responsive switches described in these documents include a thermally responsive plate, a movable contact fixed to one end of the thermally responsive plate, and a metal fixed to the other end in a sealed container composed of a metal housing and a cover plate.
- a thermally responsive plate assembly comprising a support; The thermoresponsive plate reverses its bending direction at a predetermined temperature.
- Conductive terminal pins are inserted through the lid plate and are hermetically fixed by an electrically insulating filler such as glass.
- a fixed contact constituting an open / close contact is attached to the end of the conductive terminal pin in the sealed container together with the movable contact.
- This thermal responsive switch is mounted in a hermetic housing of a hermetic electric compressor and used as a thermal protector for a compressor motor.
- each winding of the electric motor is connected to the conductive terminal pin or the cover plate.
- the heat-sensitive plate When the temperature around the heat-sensitive switch becomes abnormally high or when an abnormal current flows in the motor, the heat-sensitive plate reverses to open the contacts, and when the temperature drops below the specified value, the contacts close again. To be energized.
- the reversal operation temperature of the thermally responsive plate at this time is calibrated by crushing and deforming the fixing part (calibration part) of the metal support in the sealed container from the outside (hereinafter referred to as crushing temperature control). .
- Patent Document 3 discloses a thermal reaction switch having a configuration similar to that of the thermal reaction switch.
- this thermally responsive switch one end of a metal fixed contact support is fixed to the tip of the conductive terminal pin in the sealed container, and the fixed contact is fixed to the other end of the fixed contact support.
- the height of the fixed contact from the back or surface of the fixed contact support is adjusted to a predetermined value, and the contact surface of the fixed contact with the movable contact is in a predetermined shape.
- a fixed contact is fixed to a header plate, and one end of a thermally responsive plate support is fixed to a front end portion of a conductive container that is fixed through the header plate, and the thermally responsive plate support.
- 1 shows a thermally responsive switch in which one end of a thermally responsive plate is fixed to a support portion provided on the slab.
- a movable contact is fixed to the other end of the thermally responsive plate, and a calibration piece formed of an electrically insulating material is inserted in the vicinity of the other end of the thermally responsive plate support.
- Japanese Patent No. 2519530 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-144189 Japanese Patent No. 2860517 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-36335
- the variation in the shape of the thermally responsive plate and the fixing posture becomes a problem.
- the heat responsive plate used in the heat responsive switch is formed using, for example, a bimetal, and its central portion is drawn and formed in a dish shape. In this configuration, variation in the bent shape after drawing due to variation in characteristics of the bimetal itself, processing variation caused by drawing, and the like.
- the movable contact and the fixed contact are in light contact with each other or are opposed to each other with a very small gap before the cover is welded and fixed to the header plate.
- the base portion of the support portion of the thermally responsive plate support is deformed. According to this adjustment, it is possible to adjust the position until the movable contact and the fixed contact come into contact before assembly.
- the position cannot be adjusted any further, and the initial contact pressure cannot be applied between the contacts and the variation in the contact pressure cannot be adjusted.
- the amount of crushing in the crushing temperature control becomes excessive or the amount of crushing varies.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining variation in the amount of squashing in Patent Documents 1 and 2.
- Time t1 is a time point when the thermally responsive plate assembly is attached to the housing, and the vertical axis indicates the height H of the movable contact from the housing opening end. Due to the above-described causes, the height of the movable contact has a variation of ⁇ H (for example, 0.5 mm).
- Time t2 is the time when the cover plate is fixed to the housing and the crushing temperature is adjusted, and the vertical axis indicates the crushing amount C based on the height position at time t1.
- the position (HA) of the movable contact from the housing opening end at the time of mounting the thermally responsive plate assembly is high. Therefore, the movable contact and the fixed contact are separated at the time of assembly, and the calibration part is crushed and deformed. The movable contact and the fixed contact are contacted and calibrated to a specified operating temperature.
- the squashing amount at this time is CA.
- the position (HB) of the movable contact from the housing opening end at the time of mounting the thermally responsive plate assembly is low, the movable contact and the fixed contact are already in contact at the time of assembly, and the calibration unit is crushed. By deformation, it is calibrated to the specified operating temperature.
- the squashing amount at this time is CB. Excluding the contact pressure variation required to obtain the specified operating temperature, the squashing amount variation ⁇ C is substantially equal to the movable contact height variation ⁇ H.
- the thermally responsive switch includes a metal housing having an opening at the bottom, a thermally responsive plate that is formed by drawing a plate in the vicinity of the center, a movable contact fixed to one end of the thermally responsive plate, and the thermally responsive plate.
- a thermally responsive plate assembly comprising a metal support fixed to the other end is accommodated, and one end of the metal support is formed in the housing so as to form a pressure-resistant sealed container with the housing assembly fixed in the housing.
- a lid plate assembly in which at least one conductive terminal pin is inserted into a through-hole formed in the lid plate fixed to the open end and fixed by an electrically insulating filler, and a fixed contact is fixed to the conductive terminal pin;
- the cover plate assembly is airtightly fixed to the housing assembly, whereby the movable contact and the fixed contact constitute an open / close contact, and then the housing
- the metal support of the heat responsive plate assembly is secured before the cover plate assembly is airtightly fixed to the housing assembly.
- the position of the movable contact in the housing assembly is adjusted so as to be within a predetermined height range with respect to the opening end of the housing.
- the cover plate assembly is airtightly fixed to a housing assembly, the movable contact is pushed back by a predetermined distance by contact with the fixed contact, and a contact pressure is generated between the switching contacts.
- the position of the movable contact in the housing assembly is adjusted, and the fixed contact is fixed between the movable contact and the fixed contact when the cover plate assembly is fixed to the housing assembly. Therefore, even if the bending shape of the thermally actuated plate after drawing and the dimensions of the thermally actuated plate assembly vary, the deformation amount of the calibration part during temperature calibration is made small and almost constant. be able to. As a result, it is possible to avoid a situation where the strength of the pressure-resistant sealed container due to deformation and the temperature calibration become impossible, and it is possible to obtain a stable protection performance after the temperature calibration.
- FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a thermally responsive switch showing a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a side view of the thermally responsive switch.
- FIG. 4 is a plan view of the thermally responsive switch.
- FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of the movable contact height adjusting device.
- FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of height adjustment and crushing temperature control.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between the height of the calibration unit after the crushing temperature adjustment and the ST operation time.
- FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of the height adjusting method of the movable contact showing the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of crushing temperature control showing the prior art.
- 1 is a thermally responsive switch
- 2 is a pressure-resistant sealed container
- 3 is a housing
- 4 is a lid plate
- 4A and 4B are through holes
- 5 is a housing assembly
- 6 is a lid plate assembly
- 7 is a thermally responsive plate assembly
- 8 is thermally responsive.
- Plate, 9 movable contact, 10 metal support, 11 fixed contact, 12 filler, 13A and 13B conductive terminal pins, 16 heater, 17 height adjusting device, 18 holding part, 19 pressing 20 is a position measuring device
- 21 is a control device.
- FIGS. 3 and 4 are a side view and a plan view of the thermally responsive switch
- FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof
- FIG. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG.
- a pressure-resistant sealed container 2 (hereinafter referred to as a sealed container 2) of the thermally responsive switch 1 includes a metal housing 3 and a lid plate 4.
- the housing 3 is made by drawing an iron plate or the like with a press, and is formed so that both end portions in the longitudinal direction are formed in a substantially spherical shape, and a central portion connecting the both end portions has a semicircular cross section. It has a long dome shape.
- the cover plate 4 is made by forming an iron plate thicker than the housing 3 into an oval shape, and is hermetically sealed to the opening end of the housing 3 using ring projection welding or the like.
- the thermally responsive switch 1 includes a housing assembly 5 and a cover plate assembly 6.
- the housing assembly 5 includes a housing 3 and a thermally responsive plate assembly 7 accommodated and fixed therein.
- the thermally responsive plate assembly 7 includes a thermally responsive plate 8, a movable contact 9 fixed to one end of the thermally responsive plate 8 by welding, and a plate-like metal support 10 fixed to the other end of the thermally responsive plate 8 by welding. (Hereinafter referred to as the support 10).
- the end of the support 10 opposite to the end to which the thermally responsive plate 8 is fixed is fixed to the upper end of the housing 3 by welding.
- the thermally responsive plate 8 is a member that is deformed by heat, such as bimetal or trimetal, drawn into a shallow dish shape, and its bending direction is suddenly reversed when a predetermined temperature is reached.
- the contact pressure (contact pressure) between the movable contact 9 and the fixed contact 11 (described later) constituting the open / close contact is obtained by crushing and deforming the portion of the sealed container 2 to which the support 10 is fixed (calibration unit 2A) from the outside. )
- the reversal operating temperature of the thermal reaction plate 8 can be calibrated to a desired specified value (crushing temperature control).
- the cover plate 4 is provided with through holes 4A and 4B.
- electrically conductive terminal pins 13A and 13B are hermetically insulated and fixed by a well-known compression type hermetic seal, respectively, by an electrically insulating filler material 12 such as glass in consideration of the thermal expansion coefficient.
- an electrically insulating filler material 12 such as glass in consideration of the thermal expansion coefficient.
- a heat-resistant inorganic insulating member 14 such as ceramic or zirconia (zirconium oxide) having a shape that takes into account physical strength such as electrical strength against creeping discharge and heat resistance against sputtering is closely fixed without gaps. ing.
- the heat resistant inorganic insulating member 14 can improve the dielectric strength between the conductive terminal pins 13A and 13B and the cover plate 4, and the generated arc is generated between the conductive terminal pin 13B and the cover plate 4 or conductively. Transition between the terminal pins 13A and 13B can be prevented.
- a contact support 15 is fixed in the vicinity of the tip of the inside of the sealed container 2 of the conductive terminal pin 13A.
- the fixed contact 11 is fixed at a position facing the movable contact 9.
- One end of a heater 16 that is a heating element is fixed near the tip of the inside of the sealed container 2 of the conductive terminal pin 13B.
- the other end of the heater 16 is fixed on the lid plate 4.
- the heater 16 is disposed substantially in parallel with the heat responsive plate 8 along the periphery of the conductive terminal pin 13 ⁇ / b> B so that heat generated by the heater 16 is efficiently transmitted to the heat responsive plate 8. It has become.
- the heater 16 is provided with a fusing part 16A (see FIG. 2) having a smaller cross-sectional area than other parts.
- the fusing part 16A is not blown by the operating current of the electric motor.
- the thermally responsive plate 8 is reversed in a short time and the contacts 9 and 11 are opened, so that the fusing part 16A is not blown in this case as well.
- the thermally responsive switch 1 is repeatedly opened and closed over a long period and exceeds the guaranteed number of operations, the movable contact 9 and the fixed contact 11 may be welded and cannot be separated. In this case, if the rotor of the electric motor is constrained, the temperature of the fusing part 16A rises due to an excessive current and eventually blows, so that energization to the electric motor can be reliably cut off.
- the contacts 9 and 11 of the thermally responsive switch 1 remain closed and the motor continues to operate.
- the refrigerant in the sealed housing of the compressor When the temperature becomes abnormally high, the bending direction of the thermally responsive plate 8 is reversed and the contacts 9 and 11 are opened to cut off the electric current of the motor. Thereafter, when the internal temperature of the thermally responsive switch 1 decreases, the thermally responsive plate 8 reverses the bending direction again, the contacts 9 and 11 are closed, and energization of the motor is started.
- the manufacture of the thermally responsive switch 1 includes an assembly process and a calibration process.
- the thermally responsive plate assembly 7 is produced and attached to the housing 3 to manufacture the housing assembly 5 and the lid plate assembly 6 is manufactured. Thereafter, the cover plate assembly 6 is airtightly fixed to the housing assembly 5 while enclosing a predetermined pressure of gas.
- the calibration unit 2A of the hermetic container 2 is crushed and deformed from the outside (crushing temperature control) in the oil kept at the specified reversal operation temperature until the thermoresponsive plate 8 performs the reversal operation.
- the thermally responsive plate 8 has variations in the bent shape after drawing due to variations in its own characteristics and processing variations caused by drawing.
- the thermally responsive plate assembly 7 is manufactured and attached to the housing 3, variations in shape and dimensions due to welding or the like occur.
- the shape of the support 10 also varies slightly. If the crushing temperature control is performed from this state, the deformation amount (crushing amount) of the calibration unit 2A becomes excessive, and the strength and durability of the sealed container 2 are reduced, or the crushing amount for each product varies and the contacts 9, 11 The ST operation time until the gap is released varies.
- the support attached to the housing 3 in the assembling process so that the amount of crushing in the crushing temperature control is substantially constant and the amount of crushing is small.
- the position of the movable contact 9 in the housing assembly 5 is adjusted to be within a predetermined height range with respect to the opening end of the housing 3 by deforming 10 from the initial shape. Due to this height adjustment, when the cover plate assembly 6 is airtightly fixed to the housing assembly 5, the movable contact 9 is pressed by the fixed contact 11, and a contact pressure (initial contact pressure) is generated between the open and close contacts.
- FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the height adjusting device for the movable contact 9.
- the height adjusting device 17 includes a holding unit 18, a pressing device 19, a position measuring device 20, and a control device 21.
- the holding part 18 holds the housing assembly 5 with the open end on the upper side.
- the pressing device 19 includes a pressing cylinder that uses a servo motor or the like as a drive source.
- the rod 19 ⁇ / b> A moves forward with respect to the main body 19 ⁇ / b> B in response to a command signal from the control device, and the vicinity of the fixing portion of the support 10 with the thermally responsive plate 8 is viewed from above (that is, from the opening end of the housing 3 toward the inside). ) Press in one direction.
- the position measuring device 20 includes a differential transformer and measures a height H from the open end of the movable contact 9 in the housing assembly 5.
- the control device 21 pushes down the rod 19A of the pressing device 19 to deform the support 10 from the initial shape until the measured value H by the position measuring device 20 becomes equal to the specified value H1.
- FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of height adjustment and crushing temperature control.
- Time t0 is the time when the thermally responsive plate assembly 7 is attached to the housing 3, and the vertical axis indicates the height of the movable contact 9 from the open end of the housing 3.
- the initial height H (range of HA to HB) of the movable contact 9 has a variation of ⁇ H (for example, 0.5 mm) as in the past, but is set to be smaller than the specified value H1 in any product. (HA, HB ⁇ H1).
- the time t1 is the time when the height of the movable contact 9 is adjusted by the height adjusting device 17, and the movable contact 9 is located at the position H1 from the opening end of the housing 3 (with a predetermined tolerance if necessary) for all products. (Within range).
- the predetermined value H1 is set so that the movable contact 9 is pushed back by a predetermined distance by contact with the fixed contact 11 when the cover plate assembly 6 is fixed to the housing assembly 5 after time t1. By this pushing back, a constant initial contact pressure is generated between the movable contact 9 and the fixed contact 11.
- Time t2 is the time when the cover plate assembly 6 is airtightly fixed to the housing assembly 5 and the crushing temperature adjustment is performed, and the vertical axis indicates the crushing amount C based on the height position at the time t1.
- FIG. 7 shows the relationship between the height E (see FIG. 1) of the calibration unit 2A after the crushing temperature control and the ST operation time until the contacts 9 and 11 are opened when an excessive current flows. .
- the squeezing amount is small and the height E of the calibration unit 2A with respect to the lower surface of the cover plate 4 is large, the distance between the thermally responsive plate 8 and the heater 16 becomes large, and the ST operation time becomes long.
- the crushing amount is large and the height E of the calibration unit 2A is small
- the ST operation time is shortened because the distance between the thermally responsive plate 8 and the heater 16 is small.
- the height E of the calibration unit 2A after crushing temperature adjustment falls within the range of 6.9 ⁇ 0.3 mm. Variations can be reduced.
- the thermally responsive switch 1 of this embodiment is assembled through a process of adjusting the height of the movable contact 9 by deforming the support 10 of the thermally responsive plate assembly 7 attached to the housing 3 from the initial shape. It is done. Accordingly, during the manufacture, the position of the movable contact 9 in the housing assembly 5 alone is managed so as to have a predetermined height H1 with respect to the opening end of the housing 3. As a result, the squeezing amount of the calibration unit 2A in the squeezing temperature control after assembly can be made almost constant, and the product variation in the ST operation time can be reduced to obtain a stable protection performance.
- the squashing in the crushing temperature control is performed.
- the amount can be minimized.
- the distortion added to the calibration part 2A vicinity by crushing temperature control can be reduced, and the fall of the intensity
- positioned in the compressor which is a high temperature / high pressure environment can be prevented as much as possible.
- the height of the movable contact 9 is adjusted after the support 10 of the thermally responsive plate assembly 7 is welded to the housing 3. Therefore, the height of the movable contact 9 can be adjusted including not only variations in shape and size of the thermally responsive plate assembly 7 but also variations in shape and size caused by welding between the support 10 and the housing 3. Thereby, the amount of crushing in crushing temperature control can be more accurately fixed.
- the thermally responsive plate 8 is fixed to the housing 3 via the support 10 and the height of the movable contact 9 is adjusted by deforming the support 10. Since the bending angle of the metal support 10 is changed, there is no variation in the reversal operation characteristics due to the deformation of the thermally responsive plate 8, and a stable protection performance with no variation is obtained through subsequent crushing temperature control. It is done. Further, since the housing 3 is pressed and deformed in one direction from the opening end to the inside, the configuration of the height adjusting device 17 is simplified.
- FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of height adjustment.
- the thermally responsive plate assembly 7 is disposed in the holding portion, and is adjusted so that the height of the movable contact 9 becomes a predetermined height L1 on the basis of the fixing surface of the support 10 to the housing 3.
- the height adjustment is performed by pressing the fixing portion of the support 10 with the thermally responsive plate 8 in one direction from above by the rod 19A of the pressing device 19. After this height adjustment, the thermally responsive plate assembly 7 is attached to the housing 3 to complete the housing assembly 5.
- the position of the movable contact 9 in the housing assembly 5 is within a predetermined height range with respect to the open end of the housing 3.
- the cover plate assembly 6 is airtightly fixed to the housing assembly 5
- the movable contact 9 is pushed back by a predetermined distance by contact with the fixed contact 11.
- a constant initial contact pressure is generated between the movable contact 9 and the fixed contact 11.
- the height L1 is set so that a constant initial contact pressure is generated.
- the crushed amount in the crushed temperature control after assembly becomes substantially constant and the crushed amount becomes small by the same operation as the first embodiment.
- the reduction is achieved by adjusting the amount of crushing in the subsequent crushing temperature control.
- the shape of the sealed container 2 is not limited to the long dome shape, and may not necessarily be a super dome shape as long as strength is obtained by providing ribs along the longitudinal direction of the container.
- the thermal reaction plate 8 may be fixed near the center of the sealed container 2 when a smaller thermal response switch is used.
- the support 10 may have a button shape.
- the support 10 may not be plate-shaped.
- the heater 16 and the heat-resistant inorganic insulating member 14 may be provided as necessary.
- two conductive terminal pins 13A and 13B are provided on the cover plate 4, only one conductive terminal pin may be provided, and the metallic cover plate 4 may be used as another terminal.
- the electric motor using the thermally responsive switch is not limited to a single-phase induction motor, and may be another electric motor such as a three-phase induction motor.
- the thermally responsive switch of the present invention is useful as a thermal protector for a compressor motor.
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図3および図4は熱応動スイッチの側面図および平面図であり、図1はその縦断面図、図2は図1のII-II線に沿った横断面図である。熱応動スイッチ1の耐圧密閉容器2(以下、密閉容器2と称す)は、金属製のハウジング3と蓋板4とから構成されている。ハウジング3は、鉄板等をプレスにより絞り成形して作られており、長尺方向の両端部がほぼ球面状に成形され、その両端部を繋ぐ中央部が半円状断面を持つように成形された長ドーム形状をなしている。蓋板4は、ハウジング3よりも肉厚の鉄板を長円形に成形して作られており、ハウジング3の開口端にリングプロジェクション溶接等を用いて気密に封着されている。
本実施例では、熱応動板アセンブリ7をハウジング3に取り付ける前に可動接点9の高さ調整を行う。図8は、高さ調整の説明図である。熱応動板アセンブリ7を保持部に配置し、支持体10のハウジング3への固着面を基準として可動接点9の高さが所定の高さL1となるように調整する。高さ調整は、押圧装置19のロッド19Aにより、支持体10の熱応動板8との固着部分を上方から一方向に押圧することにより行う。この高さ調整の後、熱応動板アセンブリ7をハウジング3に取り付けてハウジングアセンブリ5を完成させる。
密閉容器2の形状は長ドーム形に限定されるものではなく、例えば容器の長手方向に沿ってリブを設ける等により強度を得られれば、必ずしも超ドーム形状でなくてもよい。
ヒーター16および耐熱性無機絶縁部材14は必要に応じて設ければよい。
蓋板4に2本の導電端子ピン13A、13Bを設けたが、1本の導電端子ピンのみを設け、金属性の蓋板4をもう1つの端子として用いる構成としてもよい。
熱応動スイッチを用いる電動機は、単相誘導電動機に限られず三相誘導電動機などその他の電動機であってもよい。
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- 底部が開口した金属製のハウジング(3)に、中央付近が皿状に絞り成形された熱応動板(8)とこの熱応動板(8)の一端に固着された可動接点(9)と前記熱応動板(8)の他端に固着された金属支持体(10)とからなる熱応動板アセンブリ(7)が収容され、前記金属支持体(10)の一端部が前記ハウジング(3)内に固着されたハウジングアセンブリ(5)と、
耐圧密閉容器(2)を形成するように前記ハウジング(3)の開口端に固着する蓋板(4)に穿たれた貫通孔(4A,4B)に少なくとも1本の導電端子ピン(13A,13B)が挿通されて電気絶縁性の充填材(12)により固定され、前記導電端子ピン(13A)に固定接点(11)が固着された蓋板アセンブリ(6)とからなり、
前記ハウジングアセンブリ(5)に前記蓋板アセンブリ(6)を気密に固着することにより、前記可動接点(9)と前記固定接点(11)とで開閉接点が構成され、その後、前記ハウジング(3)の前記熱応動板アセンブリ(7)の固着部近傍を変形することにより動作温度を較正可能とした熱応動スイッチにおいて、
前記ハウジングアセンブリ(5)に前記蓋板アセンブリ(6)を気密に固着する前に、前記熱応動板アセンブリ(7)の金属支持体(10)を初期形状から変形させることにより、前記ハウジングアセンブリ(5)における前記可動接点(9)の位置が、前記ハウジング(3)の開口端に対し所定の高さ範囲内となるように調整されており、この高さ調整により、前記ハウジングアセンブリ(5)に前記蓋板アセンブリ(6)を気密に固着したときに前記可動接点(9)が前記固定接点(11)との接触により所定距離だけ押し戻されて前記開閉接点間に接触圧が生じるように構成されていることを特徴とする熱応動スイッチ。 - 前記熱応動板アセンブリ(7)の金属支持体(10)が前記ハウジング(3)に固着された前記ハウジングアセンブリ(5)の状態で、前記金属支持体(10)を初期形状から変形させることを特徴とする請求項1記載の熱応動スイッチ。
- 前記金属支持体(10)の前記熱応動板(8)との固着部近傍を前記ハウジング(3)の開口端から内部に向かって一方向に押圧することにより、前記金属支持体(10)を変形させることを特徴とする請求項2記載の熱応動スイッチ。
- 前記熱応動板アセンブリ(7)の金属支持体(10)を前記ハウジング(3)に固着する前に、前記金属支持体(10)を初期形状から変形させることを特徴とする請求項1記載の熱応動スイッチ。
- 前記熱応動板アセンブリ(7)の前記ハウジング(3)への固着部に対する前記可動接点(9)の高さが所定の範囲内となるように、前記金属支持体(10)を変形させることを特徴とする請求項4記載の熱応動スイッチ。
- 前記金属支持体(10)の前記熱応動板(8)との固着部近傍を一方向に押圧することにより、前記金属支持体(10)を変形させることを特徴とする請求項4記載の熱応動スイッチ。
- 前記金属支持体(10)の前記熱応動板(8)との固着部近傍を一方向に押圧することにより、前記金属支持体(10)を変形させることを特徴とする請求項5記載の熱応動スイッチ。
- 前記導電端子ピン(13B)に流れる電流により発熱するヒーター(16)を備えていることを特徴とする請求項1記載の熱応動スイッチ。
- 前記金属支持体(10)は板状であることを特徴とする請求項1記載の熱応動スイッチ。
- 底部が開口した金属製のハウジング(3)に、中央付近が皿状に絞り成形された熱応動板(8)とこの熱応動板(8)の一端に固着された可動接点(9)と前記熱応動板(8)の他端に固着された金属支持体(10)とからなる熱応動板アセンブリ(7)が収容され、前記金属支持体(10)の一端部が前記ハウジング(3)内に固着されたハウジングアセンブリ(5)と、耐圧密閉容器(2)を形成するように前記ハウジング(3)の開口端に固着する蓋板(4)に穿たれた貫通孔(4A,4B)に少なくとも1本の導電端子ピン(13A,13B)が挿通されて電気絶縁性の充填材(12)により固定され、前記導電端子ピン(13A)に固定接点(11)が固着された蓋板アセンブリ(6)とからなる熱応動スイッチの製造方法において、
前記ハウジングアセンブリ(5)に前記蓋板アセンブリ(6)を気密に固着する前に、前記熱応動板アセンブリ(7)の金属支持体(10)を初期形状から変形することにより、前記ハウジングアセンブリ(5)における前記可動接点(9)の位置が、前記ハウジング(3)の開口端に対し所定の高さ範囲内となるように調整し、その高さ調整の後、前記ハウジングアセンブリ(5)に前記蓋板アセンブリ(6)を気密に固着することにより前記可動接点(9)が前記固定接点(11)との接触により所定距離だけ押し戻された状態にして前記可動接点(9)と前記固定接点(11)との間に接触圧を生じさせ、その後、前記ハウジング(3)の前記熱応動板アセンブリ(7)の固着部近傍を変形することにより動作温度を較正することを特徴とする熱応動スイッチの製造方法。 - 前記熱応動板アセンブリ(7)の金属支持体(10)を前記ハウジング(3)に固着して前記ハウジングアセンブリ(5)を製造した後、そのハウジングアセンブリ(5)の状態で、前記金属支持体(10)を初期形状から変形して高さ調整を行うことを特徴とする請求項10記載の熱応動スイッチの製造方法。
- 前記高さ調整は、前記金属支持体(10)の前記熱応動板(8)との固着部近傍を前記ハウジング(3)の開口端から内部に向かって一方向に押圧することにより、前記金属支持体(10)を変形することにより行われることを特徴とする請求項11記載の熱応動スイッチの製造方法。
- 前記熱応動板アセンブリ(7)の金属支持体(10)を前記ハウジング(3)に固着する前に、前記金属支持体(10)を初期形状から変形して高さ調整を行うことを特徴とする請求項10記載の熱応動スイッチの製造方法。
- 前記高さ調整は、前記熱応動板アセンブリ(7)の前記ハウジング(3)への固着部に対する前記可動接点(9)の高さが所定の範囲内となるように、前記金属支持体(10)を変形することにより行われることを特徴とする請求項13記載の熱応動スイッチの製造方法。
- 前記高さ調整は、前記金属支持体(10)の前記熱応動板(8)との固着部近傍を一方向に押圧することにより、前記金属支持体(10)を変形することにより行われることを特徴とする請求項13記載の熱応動スイッチの製造方法。
- 前記高さ調整は、前記金属支持体(10)の前記熱応動板(8)との固着部近傍を一方向に押圧することにより、前記金属支持体(10)を変形することにより行われることを特徴とする請求項14記載の熱応動スイッチの製造方法。
- 底部が開口した金属製のハウジング(3)に、中央付近が皿状に絞り成形された熱応動板(8)とこの熱応動板(8)の一端に固着された可動接点(9)と前記熱応動板(8)の他端に固着された金属支持体(10)とからなる熱応動板アセンブリ(7)が収容され、前記金属支持体(10)の一端部が前記ハウジング(3)内に固着されたハウジングアセンブリ(5)と、耐圧密閉容器(2)を形成するように前記ハウジング(3)の開口端に固着する蓋板(4)に導電端子ピン(13A,13B)が設けられ、その導電端子ピン(13A)に前記可動接点(9)とともに開閉接点を構成する固定接点(11)が固着された蓋板アセンブリ(6)とからなる熱応動スイッチ(1)の可動接点の高さ調整装置において、
前記ハウジングアセンブリ(5)を保持する保持部(18)と、
この保持部(18)に保持されたハウジングアセンブリ(5)の金属支持体(10)を押圧し、当該金属支持体(10)を初期形状から変形させる押圧装置(19)と、
前記ハウジングアセンブリ(5)における前記可動接点(9)の位置を測定する位置測定装置(20)と、
この位置測定装置(20)により測定された前記可動接点(9)の位置が前記ハウジング(3)の開口端に対し所定の高さ範囲内となるように、前記押圧装置(19)の押圧動作を制御する制御装置(21)とを備えていることを特徴とする可動接点の高さ調整装置。
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