EP0161945A1 - Fernschalthilfseinheit eines elektrischen Schutzschalters - Google Patents

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EP0161945A1
EP0161945A1 EP85400142A EP85400142A EP0161945A1 EP 0161945 A1 EP0161945 A1 EP 0161945A1 EP 85400142 A EP85400142 A EP 85400142A EP 85400142 A EP85400142 A EP 85400142A EP 0161945 A1 EP0161945 A1 EP 0161945A1
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circuit breaker
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Jacques Perret
Bernard Lepretre
Patrick Rousset
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H3/00—Mechanisms for operating contacts
    • H01H3/32—Driving mechanisms, i.e. for transmitting driving force to the contacts
    • H01H3/36—Driving mechanisms, i.e. for transmitting driving force to the contacts using belt, chain, or cord
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H89/00—Combinations of two or more different basic types of electric switches, relays, selectors and emergency protective devices, not covered by any single one of the other main groups of this subclass
    • H01H89/06—Combination of a manual reset circuit with a contactor, i.e. the same circuit controlled by both a protective and a remote control device
    • H01H89/08—Combination of a manual reset circuit with a contactor, i.e. the same circuit controlled by both a protective and a remote control device with both devices using the same contact pair
    • 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
    • H01H71/0264—Mountings or coverplates for complete assembled circuit breakers, e.g. snap mounting in panel
    • H01H71/0271—Mounting several complete assembled circuit breakers together
    • 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
    • H01H71/1009—Interconnected mechanisms
    • 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
    • H01H71/1009—Interconnected mechanisms
    • H01H71/1018—Interconnected mechanisms with only external interconnections
    • 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
    • H01H71/66—Power reset mechanisms
    • H01H71/68—Power reset mechanisms actuated by electromagnet
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H9/00—Details of switching devices, not covered by groups H01H1/00 - H01H7/00
    • H01H9/20—Interlocking, locking, or latching mechanisms
    • H01H9/28—Interlocking, locking, or latching mechanisms for locking switch parts by a key or equivalent removable member
    • H01H9/281—Interlocking, locking, or latching mechanisms for locking switch parts by a key or equivalent removable member making use of a padlock
    • H01H9/282—Interlocking, locking, or latching mechanisms for locking switch parts by a key or equivalent removable member making use of a padlock and a separate part mounted or mountable on the switch assembly and movable between an unlocking position and a locking position where it can be secured by the padlock

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  • the object of the present invention is to improve the embodiment of the closing stage of the auxiliary remote control unit of the circuit breaker.
  • the remote-controlled circuit breaker according to the invention is characterized in that the said kinematic chain comprises a transmission system by cable or belt, coupled between the movable core and a driving drum of the lever towards the stable closing position of the circuit breaker during the excitation of the control coil of the closing electromagnet, and that the drum cooperates with an elastic means of reminder to return the movable core to the separated position after de-energizing of said coil.
  • the drum is pivotally mounted on a fixed axis extending orthogonally to the direction of movement of the movable core.
  • the intermediate part of the transmission system cable passes over a return roller which is part of a tensioner.
  • An adjustment screw makes it possible to adjust the relative position of the tensioner with respect to the movable core and the drum.
  • the elastic return means comprises a torsion spring threaded on the axis of the drum to urge the latter towards an inactive position allowing local manual control of the handle of the circuit breaker.
  • the main circuit breaker block has a multipole structure comprising a stack of poles, the handles of which are mechanically coupled together by means of a common bar.
  • the latter is advantageously secured to an intermediate lever which reproduces at all times the exact position of the levers.
  • the lever is pivotally mounted on the axis of the drum, the latter being arranged to unidirectionally drive the intermediate lever in the direction closing when the coil is energized, and to return to the inactive position after de-energizing the coil.
  • an auxiliary electrical remote control unit 10 is attached by snap-fastening to a side face of a main circuit breaker main unit 12 standard to form a remote-controlled three-pole circuit breaker with molded case intended to ensure the opening-closing command from a distance and the protection '' a low voltage distribution circuit.
  • each pole R, S, T of the circuit breaker block 12 which can be of the type described in French patent N ° 2,350,680.
  • Each pole R, S, T comprises a pair of connection terminals 14, 16, separable contacts (not shown) and an actuation mechanism (not shown) of the movable contact between the open and closed positions.
  • the mechanism cooperates with a manual control lever 18 with two stable positions, and with the thermomagnetic trip device for automatic triggering in the event of an overload or short-circuit.
  • the levers 18 of the different poles R, S, T of the circuit breaker block 12 are mechanically coupled together by means of a common bar 20, described for example in French patents Nos. 2,494,031 and 2,414,784.
  • the remote opening-closing command function is performed by the remote control unit 10 equipped with one or two terminal blocks 22 for external connection.
  • the outline of the housing 21 of the remote control unit 10 corresponds to that of the circuit breaker unit 12 to form, after assembly, a one-piece assembly.
  • the assembly of the two modular housings of the blocks 10, 12 takes place by means of a latching device described in French patent No. 2,411,329.
  • the side face 24 (fig. 3) of the housing 21 of the remote control unit 10 has a latching element 26 of the latching device, centering pins 28 which fit into conjugated housings of the housing of the pole T in position adjoining the blocks 10, 12Jet means 30, 32 for transmitting the tripping movement between the two blocks 10, 12.
  • the transmission means 30, 32 form first and second mechanical control links between the mechanism of the circuit breaker block 12 and the opening stage of the remote control unit 10. The opening stage of the latter does not form part of the invention and will not be described below.
  • the closing stage of the remote control unit 10 comprises a closing electromagnet 34 (FIGS. 2 and 3) with a control coil 36 surrounded by a ferromagnetic yoke 38.
  • the tubular coil 36 is mounted coaxially on an insulating sheath 40 inside which is arranged a movable sliding core 42 cooperating by magnetic attraction with a fixed core 44 secured to the yoke 38.
  • the electromagnet 34 rests on the bottom of the housing 21, and the active end 45 of the movable core 42 is connected to the bar 20 for coupling the levers 18 of the circuit breaker block 12 by means of a transmission system 46 by flexible cable 48.
  • the transmission system 46 includes a connection unidirectional drum drag 50 provided with an extension 51 acting on an arm of an intermediate lever 52 secured to the bar 20.
  • the drum 50 and the intermediate lever 52 are pivotally mounted on a fixed axis 54 arranged in the upper part of the housing 21 extending parallel to the bar 20 and orthogonally to the direction of movement of the mobile core 42.
  • the cable 48 is provided with an end piece 56 anchored in a yoke 58 pivoting on an axis 60 auxiliary to the drum 50.
  • the part intermediate of the cable 48 passes over a deflection roller 62 mounted for rotation on an axis 66 of a caliper 64.
  • the roller 62 and caliper assembly constitutes a tensioner 65 whose position is adjustable by means of an adjustment screw 68 .
  • An elastic return means biases the drum 50 clockwise in abutment against a stop formed by the wall of the housing 21.
  • the elastic means comprises a torsion spring 70 threaded on the axis 54, one of the ends of the spring 70 being anchored to the drum 50 and the opposite end bearing on a boss 72 of the housing 21.
  • the return of the drum 50 to the inactive position takes place automatically after the coil 36 of the closing electromagnet 34 has de-energized and simultaneously causes the movable core 42 to return to the separated position thanks to the cable connection 48.
  • the arrangement of the transmission system 46 does not require any auxiliary return spring between the fixed 44 and mobile 42 cores of the electromagnet 34.
  • the intermediate lever 52 follows the bar 20 during the opening and closing movement of the circuit breaker, and reproduces at all times the exact position of the levers 18.
  • the remote control unit 10 further comprises a padlocking device 74 intended for electrical locking and mechanical circuit breaker in open position.
  • the padlocking device 74 comprises a slide 76 which can be moved in a groove 78 located in the upper part of the housing 21 and in the extension of the bar 20.
  • the slide 76 carries a contact system 80 cooperating by sliding with a fixed contact 82 inserted in the electrical supply circuit of the electromagnet 34.
  • a compression spring 84 biases the slide 76 towards an unlocking position (fig. 3) in which the contacts 80, 82 are closed. In the depressed locking position of the slide 76, the contacts 80, 82 are open and prevent the excitation of the electromagnet 34.
  • the remote closing of the circuit breaker is moreover mechanically condemned by blocking by the slide 76 of the intermediate lever 52.
  • a padlock (not shown) can be introduced into an ear 86 of the slide 76 which is locked between two protrusions 88, 90 of the housing 21.
  • the bar 20 In the open position of the circuit breaker contacts following a fault tripping or manual opening, the bar 20 is in the stable open position and the intermediate lever 52 of the transmission system 46 is supported by the extension 51 of the drum 50.
  • a remote closing order can be sent to the terminal block 22 of the remote control unit 10, causing the coil 36 of the closing electromagnet 34 to be excited.
  • the movable core 42 is attracted (in dotted lines in FIG. 2) against the fixed core 44, and exerts traction on the cable 48 whose displacement in the direction of the arrow F 2 causes the drum 50 to pivot from the inactive position to a position active (dotted in fig. 2).
  • the pivoting of the drum 50 takes place in a counterclockwise direction against the return spring 70, so as to drive the intermediate lever 52 and the bar 20 towards the closed position of the circuit breaker.
  • a change-over contact (not shown) automatically interrupts the supply of the coil 36, and the return spring 70 returns the drum 50 to the inactive position and the movable core 42 to the separated position while the bar 20 remains stationary in the stable closed position.
  • a remote opening order can be applied to the opening stage of the remote control unit 10.
  • the opening order is transmitted in a conventional manner by the means 30, 32 to the circuit breaker release.
  • the closing stage of block 10 remains at rest during this tripping operation, but can be reactivated as soon as the contacts of the circuit breaker are open.

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  • Driving Mechanisms And Operating Circuits Of Arc-Extinguishing High-Tension Switches (AREA)
  • Remote Monitoring And Control Of Power-Distribution Networks (AREA)
  • Selective Calling Equipment (AREA)
EP85400142A 1984-02-14 1985-01-28 Fernschalthilfseinheit eines elektrischen Schutzschalters Expired EP0161945B1 (de)

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FR8402323A FR2559616B1 (fr) 1984-02-14 1984-02-14 Bloc auxiliaire de commande a distance d'un disjoncteur electrique

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