EP3166123B1 - Elektrischer schalter - Google Patents

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EP3166123B1
EP3166123B1 EP15193656.4A EP15193656A EP3166123B1 EP 3166123 B1 EP3166123 B1 EP 3166123B1 EP 15193656 A EP15193656 A EP 15193656A EP 3166123 B1 EP3166123 B1 EP 3166123B1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
    • H01H13/02—Details
    • H01H13/12—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
    • H01H13/14—Operating parts, e.g. push-button
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H3/00—Mechanisms for operating contacts
    • H01H3/02—Operating parts, i.e. for operating driving mechanism by a mechanical force external to the switch
    • H01H3/12—Push-buttons
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
    • H01H13/02—Details
    • H01H13/04—Cases; Covers
    • H01H13/06—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof or flameproof casings
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
    • H01H13/02—Details
    • H01H13/12—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
    • H01H13/14—Operating parts, e.g. push-button
    • H01H13/18—Operating parts, e.g. push-button adapted for actuation at a limit or other predetermined position in the path of a body, the relative movement of switch and body being primarily for a purpose other than the actuation of the switch, e.g. door switch, limit switch, floor-levelling switch of a lift
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
    • H01H13/50—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a single operating member
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
    • H01H13/50—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a single operating member
    • H01H13/52—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a single operating member the contact returning to its original state immediately upon removal of operating force, e.g. bell-push switch
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2223/00—Casings
    • H01H2223/002—Casings sealed

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  • the present invention relates to an electrical switch comprising an actuator movable axially inside the switch housing.
  • One of the possible sensors consists of an electrical switch actuated by a push button and positioned to detect a limit state of a given device.
  • One of the possible applications may for example consist in detecting the opening and closing of an electromagnetic brake. This is done by placing an electrical switch so that it is operated in the middle of the air gap of the electromagnetic brake. When the brake closes, the air gap also closes, thus activating the switch. When the brake is opened, the switch is actuated when the opening of the air gap is beyond the point of release of the switch.
  • the electrical switches used in this type of application generally operate on the principle of a snap closure in which the push button, by pressing a spring, changes the position of a movable electrical contact.
  • the document DE 25 51 858 A1 discloses a switch according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the present invention therefore aims to provide an electrical switch does not have the drawbacks of snap action electrical switches and allowing by means of a single switch to monitor both the opening of the air gap and brake wear.
  • the electrical switch of the present invention will have many advantages over abrupt electric switches.
  • Thirdly, the opening or closing of the electrical circuits will occur systematically for the same values of external thrust exerted on the actuator.
  • it can easily adapt to the needs of users because of the use of a single contact block bringing together the pair of movable electrical contacts. Thus, by changing the spacing between these movable electrical contacts, that is to say the axial width of the oblong opening formed inside said contact block, it will be possible to change the stroke to move from the position opening the first electrical circuit to the closed position.
  • This electrical switch 10 is formed of a hollow cylindrical casing 11 open at its lower ends 11i and 11j and delimiting an inner cavity 12 of circular section.
  • the cavity 12 may obviously have a rectangular cross section or any other suitable form.
  • the upper and lower adjectives are used with reference to the X-axis as shown in the figures 2 and 3 .
  • the X axis is directed from the upper end of the housing towards its lower end.
  • upstream and downstream terms are defined with respect to the direction of the X axis, which corresponds to the direction of movement, within the cavity, of the actuator which will be defined in the rest of this presentation.
  • the outer periphery of the housing 11 is advantageously provided with a thread 13 over almost its entire length so as to facilitate its attachment to a support structure by screwing.
  • a plastic sleeve 14 of substantially tubular shape.
  • Bushing 14 defines an inner housing 15 within which an actuator 16 is slidably received.
  • this inner housing 15 is delimited, on the one hand, by an upper annular shoulder 18 which limits the movement of the actuator 16 in the upstream direction, and, on the other hand, by a cap 19 attached to the lower end of the sleeve 14, said cap 19 limiting the movement of the actuator 16 in the downstream direction.
  • the actuator 16 is in the form of two parts, namely an upper part 16j, protruding from the housing 11 at its upper end 11j, and a lower part 16i which slides inside the inner housing 15 of the sleeve 14.
  • the upper part 16j of the actuator 16 is completely covered by an elastic membrane 17 whose edges are clamped between the upper end 11j of the housing 11 and the upper annular shoulder 18 of the sleeve 14, said membrane 17 thus preventing any infiltration of dust or liquid inside the housing 11.
  • the actuator 16 is configured to modify the operating state of the switch 10 as a function of the axial thrust exerted on the upper part 16j of said actuator. Indeed, depending on the intensity of this axial thrust, the actuator 16 can move downstream or upstream, thereby triggering the opening or closing of electrical circuits.
  • These electrical circuits are formed in particular by fixed electrical contacts and by movable electrical contacts intended to come into contact with said fixed electrical contacts when the actuator 16 is in a so-called opening position and to no longer be in contact with said contacts. when the actuator is in a so-called closing position.
  • the electrical switch 10 comprises two fixed electrical contacts, namely an upstream fixed electrical contact 21 and a fixed downstream electrical contact 22, which are arranged in a manner offset in the axial direction inside the housing 11.
  • these fixed electrical contacts 21, 22 are installed in the thickness of the sleeve 14 and are each in the form of a rod L-shaped metal of which one of the segments 21r or 22r extends radially and the other segment 21a or 22a extends axially.
  • the sleeve 14 comprises a plurality of radial channels 23r and axial 23a, formed in its thickness, said channels being intended to accommodate at least partially said radial segments 21r, 22r and axial 21a, 22a of the electrical contacts 21, 22.
  • the segments radials 21r, 22r of the electrical contacts 21, 22 open into a central recess 24 of the actuator 16 in two axially offset positions, the radial segment 21r of the upstream fixed electrical contact 21 being positioned upstream of the radial segment 22r of the downstream fixed electrical contact 22.
  • the electrical switch 10 also comprises two movable electrical contacts, namely an upstream movable electrical contact and a downstream movable electrical contact, which are arranged in an offset manner in the axial direction inside the housing 11.
  • the downstream and upstream mobile electrical contacts are united within a same contact block 25 slidably housed inside the central recess 24 of the actuator 16 and are respectively in the form of conductive zones upstream 25j and downstream 25i disposed at the axial ends of an oblong opening 26 formed inside said contact block 25.
  • the contact block 25 is arranged in such a way that the radial segments 21r, 22r of the electrical contacts 21, 22 open out.
  • the contact block 25 will consist entirely of a conductive material.
  • the contact block 25 is in the form of a parallelepiped block having two opposite lateral faces 25a, 25b which are perpendicular to the radial segments 21r, 22r of the fixed electrical contacts 21, 22.
  • the oblong opening 26 crosses each of said lateral faces 25a, 25b of so that each of the fixed electrical contacts 21, 22 can lead into the oblong opening 26 from a different side face.
  • the contact block 25 slides inside the central recess 24 under the combined actions of an upstream spring 27 and a downstream spring 28.
  • the upstream spring 27 bears at its lower end on the upper face of the block contact 25 and at its upper end on an upper stop element 29j integral with the actuator 16.
  • this upper stop element 29j is constituted by the bottom of the central recess 24.
  • the contact block 25 will remain stationary on the fixed contact 21 under the effect of the spring 27, while the actuator 16 will produce an additional race.
  • the downstream spring 28 is supported at its upper end on the lower face of the contact block 25 and at its lower end on a lower abutment member 29i integral with the bushing 14, and therefore the housing 11.
  • this element lower stop 29i is constituted by an inner face of the cap 19, which is recessed in the middle so as to receive said lower end.
  • the downstream spring 28 exerts an axial thrust on the assembly formed by the actuator 16 and the contact block 25 so that it tends to move this assembly to a downstream contact position, in which the conductive zone downstream 25i is in contact with the downstream fixed electrical contact 22.
  • this assembly will be completely formed of conductive metal.
  • the stiffness of the upstream and downstream springs 27, 28 have been chosen so that the contact block 25 is in its downstream contact position when the actuator 16 is not subjected to any external axial thrust, as illustrated on the figure 2 .
  • the stiffness of the upstream spring 27 will advantageously be greater than the stiffness of the downstream spring 28 so as to prevent, during the passage from the downstream contact position to the upstream contact position, the upstream spring 27 is previously compressed before the contact block 25 starts moving. This prior compression could in fact delay the opening of the electrical circuit which includes the downstream electrical contact 22, which would not immediately detect an external axial thrust exerted on the actuator.
  • the stiffness of the upstream and downstream springs 27, 28 will advantageously be chosen so that the upstream spring 27 begins its compression when the contact block 25 is in its upstream contact position, as illustrated in FIG. figure 3 , and that the actuator 16 is subjected to an additional external axial thrust.
  • an additional displacement of the actuator 16 in the downstream direction from the position represented on the figure 3 it will not generate an additional displacement of the contact block 25 in the downstream direction, but simply a compression of the upstream spring 27, thus avoiding a deterioration of the upstream fixed electrical contact 21.
  • the embodiment variant represented on the Figures 1 to 4 is obviously not limiting for the invention. It is only one of the possibilities of realizing the invention. However, it differs from other possibilities in the choice to use two perfectly separate subassemblies, namely a first subassembly formed by the housing only, and a second subassembly formed by the plastic bushing in which were arranged the actuator, the movable contact block, the pair of fixed electrical contacts and the upstream and downstream springs.
  • the assembly and disassembly of the electrical switch will be easily executable by simply inserting the second subset within the first subset. The user can easily change the electrical switch by changing only the second subset without changing the first subset.

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  1. Elektrischer Schalter (10), umfassend:
    - ein einen Hohlraum (12) begrenzendes hohles zylindrisches Gehäuse (11),
    - ein Stellglied (16), das im Inneren des Hohlraums (12) entlang einer vom Gehäuse (11) definierten axialen Richtung (X) gleiten kann, wobei das Stellglied (16) mindestens einen oberen Teil (16j), der zumindest teilweise außerhalb des Gehäuses (11) angeordnet ist, und mindestens einen unteren Teil (16i) enthält, der innerhalb des Hohlraums (12) angeordnet ist, und
    - einen Kontaktblock (25), der sich unter der Einwirkung des Stellglieds (16) entlang der axialen Richtung (X) zwischen zwei spezifischen Stellungen verschieben kann, nämlich einer vorderen Kontaktstellung und einer hinteren Kontaktstellung,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Kontaktblock (25) mindestens zwei leitende Bereiche (25i, 25j) aufweist, einen vorderen leitenden Bereich (25j) bzw. einen hinteren leitenden Bereich (25i), die an den beiden Enden einer länglichen Öffnung (26) angeordnet sind, die im Inneren des Kontaktblocks (25) geformt ist, wobei die Enden gemäß der axialen Richtung (X) versetzt positioniert sind,
    und dass der elektrische Schalter umfasst ferner ein Paar elektrischer Kontakte (21, 22), einen vorderen elektrischen Kontakt (21) bzw. einen hinteren elektrischen Kontakt (22), die in die längliche Öffnung (26) münden,
    wobei der vordere (25j) bzw. hintere leitende Bereich (25i) und der vordere (21) bzw. hintere elektrische Kontakt (22) in der vorderen bzw. hinteren Kontaktstellung des Kontaktblocks (25) elektrisch verbunden sind, wodurch sie einen ersten elektrischen Schaltkreis bzw. einen zweiten elektrischen Schaltkreis schließen.
  2. Elektrischer Schalter (10) nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Stellglied (16) eine mittlere Aussparung (24) besitzt, in der der Kontaktblock (25) gleitend untergebracht ist.
  3. Elektrischer Schalter (10) nach Anspruch 2, wobei der Kontaktblock (25) im Inneren der mittleren Aussparung (24) unter den kombinierten Einwirkungen einer vorderen Feder (27) und einer hinteren Feder (28) gleitet, wobei die vordere Feder (27) konfiguriert ist, den Kontaktblock (25) in seine vordere Kontaktstellung zu verschieben, und die hintere Feder (28) konfiguriert ist, den Kontaktblock (25) in seine hintere Kontaktstellung zu verschieben.
  4. Elektrischer Schalter (10) nach Anspruch 3, wobei die Steifigkeit der vorderen Feder (27) größer ist als die Steifigkeit der hinteren Feder (28).
  5. Elektrischer Schalter (10) nach einem der Ansprüche 3 und 4, wobei die vordere Feder (27) an ihrem oberen Ende auf einem fest mit dem Stellglied (16) verbundenen oberen Anschlagelement (29j) und an ihrem unteren Ende auf einer Oberseite des Kontaktblocks (25) aufliegt.
  6. Elektrischer Schalter (10) nach Anspruch 5, wobei das obere Anschlagelement (29j) aus einer Innenseite des Stellglieds (16) besteht, die den Boden der mittleren Aussparung (24) definiert.
  7. Elektrischer Schalter (10) nach einem der Ansprüche 3 bis 6, wobei die hintere Feder (28) an ihrem unteren Ende auf einem fest mit dem Gehäuse (11) verbundenen unteren Anschlagelement (29i) und an ihrem oberen Ende auf einer Unterseite des Kontaktblocks (25) aufliegt.
  8. Elektrischer Schalter (10) nach Anspruch 7, wobei das untere Anschlagelement (29i) von einer Innenseite einer Kappe (19) gebildet wird, die am unteren Ende einer im Wesentlichen rohrförmigen Plastikhülse (14) befestigt ist, die ins Innere des Gehäuses (11) eingefügt ist, wobei die Kappe (19) in ihrer Mitte ausgehöhlt ist, um das untere Ende der hinteren Feder (28) aufzunehmen.
  9. Elektrischer Schalter (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Kontaktblock (25) vollständig aus Metall geformt ist.
  10. Elektrischer Schalter (10) nach Anspruch 9, wenn er von einem der Ansprüche 7 und 8 abhängt, wobei die hinter Feder (28) und das untere Anschlagelement (29i) ganz aus Metall geformt sind.
  11. Elektrischer Schalter (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Kontaktblock (25) in seiner hinteren Kontaktstellung ist, wenn das Stellglied (16) keiner äußeren axialen Kraft ausgesetzt ist.
  12. Elektrischer Schalter (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei jeder der elektrischen Kontakte (21, 22) in Form einer L-förmigen Metallstange vorliegt, die mindestens ein erstes Segment (21r, 22r), das sich lotrecht zur vom Gehäuse (11) definierten axialen Richtung (X) erstreckt, und mindestens ein zweites Segment (21a, 22a) besitzt, das sich parallel zur axialen Richtung (X) erstreckt.
  13. Elektrischer Schalter (10) nach Anspruch 12, wenn er von Anspruch 8 abhängt, wobei die Plastikhülse (14) einen oder mehrere Kanäle (23a, 23r) besitzt, die in ihrer Dicke ausgebildet sind, wobei die Kanäle (23a, 23r) dazu bestimmt sind, die ersten und/oder zweiten Segmente (21a, 22a, 21r, 22r) der Metallstangen mindestens teilweise aufzunehmen.
  14. Elektrischer Schalter (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei eine elastische Membran (17) den oberen Teil (16j) des Stellglieds (16) vollständig bedeckt, wodurch Eindringen von Staub oder Flüssigkeit ins Innere des Gehäuses (11) verhindert wird.
  15. Elektrischer Schalter (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei das Gehäuse (11) an seinem Umfang mindestens einen Gewindebereich (13) besitzt.
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