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• • 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
  • H01H9/26—Interlocking, locking, or latching mechanisms for interlocking two or more switches
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
  • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
  • H01H19/00—Switches operated by an operating part which is rotatable about a longitudinal axis thereof and which is acted upon directly by a solid body external to the switch, e.g. by a hand
  • H01H19/02—Details
  • H01H19/10—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
  • H01H19/20—Driving mechanisms allowing angular displacement of the operating part to be effective in either direction
  • H01H19/24—Driving mechanisms allowing angular displacement of the operating part to be effective in either direction acting with snap action
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
  • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
  • H01H19/00—Switches operated by an operating part which is rotatable about a longitudinal axis thereof and which is acted upon directly by a solid body external to the switch, e.g. by a hand
  • H01H19/64—Encased switches adapted for ganged operation when assembled in a line with identical switches, e.g. stacked switches
• • 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
  • H01H3/40—Driving mechanisms, i.e. for transmitting driving force to the contacts using friction, toothed, or screw-and-nut gearing
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
  • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
  • H01H11/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches
  • H01H11/0006—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches for converting electric switches
  • H01H11/0018—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches for converting electric switches for allowing different operating parts
  • H01H2011/0025—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches for converting electric switches for allowing different operating parts with provisions for allowing different orientation of the operating part, e.g. turning knob can be mounted in different positions

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a control module for a modular electrical cutoff device obtained by juxtaposition of said control module and at least one cutoff module, said cutoff module comprising a breaking box in which are housed at least one fixed contact and a movable contact coupled to a rotational transmission mechanism about an axis of rotation and provided with two coupling tips accessible from the sides of the switch box, said control module having a control box in which is housed a control mechanism rotary actuation about an axis of rotation arranged to be merged with the axis of rotation of said transmission mechanism when said control module and said at least one switching module are juxtaposed, said actuating mechanism being also provided with two coupling ends accessible from the sides of the control box, arranged to be complementary to said end pieces e coupling said at least one cutoff module and aligned with them on the same axis of rotation allowing their axial engagement when said control module and said at least one cutoff module are juxtaposed, said control module further comprising a control rod coupled on the one hand to said actuating mechanism
• Electrical shutdown devices are commonly referred to as switches, fuse switches, switches, inverter switches, and so on. and can open and close electrical circuits in electrical installations to control industrial equipment, machine tools, etc.
• the modular switching devices consist at least of a switching module, corresponding to a pole or a phase of the electrical network, and a control module for opening and closing said breaking module.
• the modularity of the switchgear is very popular because it allows to mix according to the desired functionalities different variants of breaking modules to different variants of control modules.
• the cut-off devices can be manually controlled by an operating member, which can be a rotating handle placed either on the front and is called “front handle” or on the side and is called “side handle” or by a lever tilting generally placed in frontage.
• These cutting devices can also be, as appropriate, automatically controlled by a motor coupled to the control rod either in front or on the side.
• the choice between a frontal control and a right or left side control is dependent on the configuration of the electrical cabinets and the mounting options of the switchgear. Therefore, the operating mechanism of the control module differs according to the front or side control mode.
• this actuating mechanism comprises an angle gear which converts the rotational movement of the handle transmitted to the control rod along a first axis of rotation, into a rotational movement of the mechanism. actuating a second axis of rotation perpendicular to the first.
• An example of the front-end control module is described in publication EP 1 709 652 B1.
• this actuating mechanism is coupled directly to the handle by the control rod.
• a cutoff device model or the corresponding model of its control and cutoff modules, is available in several versions depending on whether the control is front or side.
• the choice of model or version must generally be made when ordering, requiring the end customer to define precisely its specifications for the implementation of its cutting devices.
• Some manufacturers offer so-called cutting devices versatile and arranged to meet both front and side control modes, such as those described in publications CN 105 336 519 A, US 2010/0326810 A1, WO 02/49053 A1, EP 0 823 720 Al and EP 1 648 008 B1.
• these versatile cutting devices are not modular in design and have complex and expensive actuation and transmission mechanisms in view of the number of important parts, whose mechanical reliability is not optimal especially in terms of life, and whose size is penalizing.
• the present invention aims at overcoming these disadvantages by proposing a so-called universal or standard multi-purpose control module which can respond to all the control modes: frontal, right-hand side, left-hand side, which is designed with a minimum of parts for which it is simple, economical, mechanically reliable, compact, this control module being designed to allow the manufacture of modular switchgear that can meet a wide range of assembly configurations regardless of the number of cutoff modules.
• the invention relates to a control module of the kind indicated in the preamble, characterized in that the actuating mechanism comprises two lateral inlet openings accessible from the sides of said control box, aligned on the axis of rotation. said actuating mechanism, and arranged to receive an end of said control rod and perform a right lateral control or a left lateral control of said at least one control switch module in the same direction of maneuvering on the right and left of said module control.
• control module which comprises, as standard, three inlet orifices, one of which a front inlet orifice and two lateral inlet orifices, makes it possible to leave the choice to the end customer of the configuration of his device and its control mode, without it being necessary that it specifies when ordering, the selected control mode, which greatly simplifies the management of manufacturing, stocks and orders.
• the coupling tips may be integrated with the actuating mechanism or formed on separate and separate coupling parts of the actuating mechanism, arranged to be interposed between the operating mechanism of the control module and the transmission mechanism of the actuating mechanism. least a cutoff module when said modules are juxtaposed.
• the coupling pieces form a male coupling piece and a female coupling piece, one of the coupling pieces comprising a male coupling piece and the other coupling piece comprising a female coupling piece.
• said male and female coupling ends being arranged to be complementary respectively to the female and male coupling ends of said at least one breaking module when said modules are juxtaposed.
• the actuating mechanism and the coupling parts advantageously comprise complementary drive means enabling their coupling in rotation along the axis of rotation.
• the complementary drive means are preferably arranged to provide an angular clearance between the control rod and the actuating mechanism, and comprise at least one drive tooth provided on the coupling piece or the corresponding end of the actuating mechanism, and at least one receiving slot provided at the corresponding end of the actuating mechanism or on the coupling part, the receiving light extending over an angular sector greater than that of the driving tooth. to provide said angular clearance.
• the coupling parts and said control box may further comprise polarizing means so that each coupling piece corresponds to one of the sides of said control box.
• the control module advantageously comprises at least one spring coupled to the control box and the actuating mechanism arranged to form a device for sudden actuation of the movable contacts of said at least one switching module when said modules are juxtaposed.
• the actuating mechanism comprises an angle gear formed by at least one input gear and an output gear integral with said actuating mechanism, and an additional input piece comprising said front inlet orifice, housed in the input gear by complementary drive means allowing their coupling in rotation along an axis perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the actuating mechanism and being arranged to provide angular clearance between the control rod and the actuating mechanism in front control.
• These additional drive means may comprise at least one driving tooth provided on the additional input piece or the input gear, and at least one receiving notch provided on the input pinion or the input piece. additional, said receiving notch extending over an angular sector greater than that of the drive tooth to provide said angular clearance.
• the actuating mechanism comprises a hollow shaft consisting of two coaxial shaft parts and axially interconnected by connecting arms to provide a central recess in which at least a part is housed. said angle gear.
• the link arms advantageously constitute limit switches with fixed parts of said control module for delimiting the extreme angular positions that can occupy the actuating mechanism and which correspond to the engaged and tripped positions of said at least one switching module when said modules are juxtaposed.
• the invention relates to a cutting device of the type indicated in the preamble, characterized in that the actuating mechanism of the control module comprises two lateral inlet ports, accessible from the sides of said control box, aligned on the axis of rotation of the actuating mechanism, and arranged to receive one end of the control rod and perform a right lateral control or a left lateral control of said control module in the same direction of maneuvering on the right and left said control module.
• the coupling ends of the actuating mechanism of said control module may be integrated with said actuating mechanism, or formed on separate and separate coupling pieces of said actuating mechanism and arranged to be interposed between the actuating mechanism of said control module and the transmission mechanism of said at least one breaking module.
• the cutoff device comprises at least one cutoff module juxtaposed to one of the sides of said control module.
• the control rod can be coupled to the front input port of the control module to perform a front control of said cutoff apparatus, or to the side input port of the free side of the control module for performing a lateral control of said cutoff apparatus.
• the switching device comprises at least one switching module juxtaposed on each side of said control module. In this case, the control rod is coupled to the front input port of the control module to perform a front control of said switchgear.
• the cutoff apparatus may include a side control accessory, having an accessory housing provided with an additional coupling member having at one end an additional side inlet port for receiving the end a control rod and at the other end of interlocking means complementary to those of the actuating mechanism of said control module.
• FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a modular cut-off device according to the invention obtained by juxtaposing two cut-off modules on either side of a central control module by means of two coupling pieces. left and right,
• FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view of the cut-off apparatus of FIG. 1,
• FIGS. 3A and 3B are views of a modular cut-off device according to the invention obtained by juxtaposing a cut-off module to the left of the control module, respectively in front perspective view and in plan view on the right side. ,
• FIGS. 4A and 4B are views of a modular switching device according to the invention obtained by juxtaposition of a cutoff module to the right of the module of FIG. control, respectively in perspective view before and in plan view of the left side,
• FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the control module of FIG. 1,
• FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a cut-off module of FIG. 1;
• FIGS. 7A to 7D are detailed views of the left coupling piece of FIG. 1 respectively in front perspective view, in rear perspective view, in front view and in rear view,
• FIGS. 8A to 8D are detailed views of the right coupling piece of FIG. 1 respectively in front perspective view, in rear perspective view, in front view and in rear view,
• FIGS. 9, 9A, 9B and 9C are views of the control module of FIG. 5, respectively in front view, in section AA, in section BB and in section CC;
• FIG. 10 is a perspective view of FIG. a switch obtained by juxtaposition side by side of two switching devices according to the invention, comprising two central and adjacent control modules,
• FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a switch obtained by juxtaposition one behind the other of two breaking devices according to the invention, comprising two lateral and adjacent control modules,
• FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the cutting apparatus of FIG. 3A completed with a lateral control accessory
• FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of the lateral control accessory
• FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the switchgear of Figure 4A controlled laterally without control accessory.
• control module 10 is intended to equip a modular electrical switching device 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, which is obtained by juxtaposing a control module 10 and minus a cut-off module 20 according to the number of phases of the electrical installation to be cut and the functionality of the breaking device 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E: switches, fuse-switches, switches, inverters, etc. .
• the cutoff modules 20 are generally identical and individual modules per phase, that is to say that they are arranged to cut a single phase of the installation. Of course, the invention is not limited to this case and can be envisaged for cutoff modules arranged to cut more than one phase.
• the control module 10 is generally a module common to several cutoff modules 20, which can be juxtaposed to one or two cut-off modules 20 and coupled to one and / or the other by complementary coupling tips 11, 12 at the coupling ends 21, 22 of the cut-off modules 20.
• the assembly of the modules 10, 20 between them is an assembly by axial interlocking of said coupling ends 11, 12; 21, 22, held by fasteners such as tie rods which pass through the modules 10, 20 from one side to the other through holes provided for this purpose and not shown in the figures.
• the breaking apparatus 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E obtained is then intended to be fixed on rails or the like in an electrical cabinet or any other electrical box.
• the modules 10, 20 further include centering studs 29 provided on the sides of the modules 10, 20 facilitating the alignment of the modules 10, 20 between them.
• the control module 10 is furthermore designed to be able to respond to all possible control modes according to the mounting of the breaking device 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E: front control (FIGS. , 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 10, 11 and 12), right side control (Fig. 3A, 3B, 12) and left side control (Figs 4A and 4B).
• the control module 10 makes it possible to respect a direction of maneuver imposed to move from a triggered position (0) to an engaged position (I), namely a rotational movement of a quarter of a turn in the clockwise direction for a frontal control and from the bottom to the top for a lateral control, whether this lateral control is on the right or on the left.
• this control is manual, it is performed by an operating member such as a handle 2 provided at the end of a control rod 3, a rocking lever, a remote control on the door of an electrical cabinet, or any other equivalent means.
• This control can also be mechanized by a motorized actuator.
• FIG. 6 An example of a breaking module 20 according to the invention is shown in exploded view in FIG. 6 and comprises a breaking box 23 in which are housed a pair of fixed contacts 24 and a pair of movable contacts 25 coupled to a transmission mechanism. Rotatable around an axis of rotation A. Each fixed contact 24 of electrically conductive material is supported by a connection pad 24a extending outside the housing 23 for its connection to an electrical conductor of the installation. Each movable contact 25 comprises two blades 25a of electrically conductive material, parallel and integral with a rotary bar 26a to form pivoting sliding contacts arranged for, in the engaged or closed position, to enclose on each side the corresponding fixed contact 24 .
• the rotary bar 26a has at its ends two coupling ends 21, 22 and forms the transmission mechanism 26 which could be different depending on the configuration of the fixed contacts 24 and the movable contacts 25. Indeed, the movable contacts could be contacts to pressure. In this case, the transmission mechanism 26 would be designed to transform a rotational movement about the axis of rotation A in a translational movement of the movable contacts.
• the invention is therefore not limited to the illustrated embodiment.
• the coupling ends 21, 22 are designed to fit axially to other complementary coupling ends 21, 22; 11, 12 provided either on another breaking module 20 or on the control module 10.
• one of the coupling ends 21 is a male end piece provided on the left side of the cut-off box 23 seen from the front (at left in the figures) and the other coupling end 22 is a female end provided on the right side of the cut-off housing 23 (on the right in the figures).
• the male coupling 21 and female coupling 22 can be reversed, the male end can be provided on the right side and the female end on the left side of the cutoff housing 23.
• They each have a raised cross shape for the male coupling end 21 and a recessed cross shape for the female coupling end piece 22 allowing axial engagement with other complementary coupling ends 21, 22; 11, 12 along the axis of rotation A and a rotation drive without play around said axis of rotation A.
• any other form of coupling ends producing the same functions is possible, being specified that each device manufacturer Clipping usually has its own coupling tips.
• the breaking box 23 of the breaking module 20 has a parallelepipedal shape, made of electrically insulating material, consisting of two half-shells assembled according to a median joint plane P (see Fig. 9 relating to the control module 10). It defines a front wall 23a forming the front of the housing, a rear wall 23b, two side walls 23c, 23d forming the sides of the housing and two transverse walls 23e, 23f.
• the side walls 23c, 23d of the breaking box 23 comprise a guide orifice 27 for the passage of the coupling ends 21, 22 and the rotational guide of the rotary bar 26a along the axis of rotation A.
• the transverse walls 23e, 23f of the breaking box 23 comprise a slot 28 for the passage and the maintenance of the connection pads 24a of the fixed contacts 24.
• the side walls 23c, 23d of the breaking box 23 respectively comprise two centering studs 29a and two corresponding centering holes 29b (see Fig. 9C relating to the control module 10 and Fig. 12 relating to the apparatus 1B), diametrically opposed with respect to the axis of rotation A, to facilitate the centering of the modules 10, 20 between them during their assembly by juxtaposition side by side.
• the number of pins and centering holes 29a, 29b may be limited to one or greater than two. Likewise, other equivalent centering means can be envisaged.
• the control module 10 according to the invention is shown in exploded view in FIG.
• the actuating mechanism 14 comprises a hollow shaft consisting of two shaft parts 15 , 16 substantially cylindrical, coaxial and axially interconnected by connecting arms 15a, 16a to provide a central recess E in which is housed at least partly an angle gear 17.
• the connecting arms 15a, 16a are, in the example shown, the number of two and parallel to each other, arranged on two lugs 15b, 16b provided on the shaft parts 15, 16 diametrically opposite.
• link arms 15a, 16a also have an end-of-stroke function because they abut against fixed parts (boss 13g visible in FIGS. 9A and 9B) of the control module 10 to delimit the extreme angular positions that the mechanism can occupy. 14 and which correspond to the switched on and tripped positions of the breaking module 20.
• the extreme angular positions of the actuating mechanism 14 are separated by an angle substantially equal to 60 °, this value n ' being not limiting.
• the control box 13 comprises a boss 13g integral with the rear wall 13b whose outer shape defines two fixed stops delimiting the engaged position and the triggered position in collaboration with the one and the other connecting arm 15a, 16a.
• Angle gear 17 comprises a conical gear consisting of an input pinion 18 of axis B perpendicular to the axis of rotation A meshing with an output pinion 19 of axis A provided on one of the parts of FIG. shaft 15.
• Input gears 18 and output 19 are defined by two angular sectors covering a little more than a quarter of a turn, which is sufficient for the operation of the transmission mechanism 26 of the clipping module 20 by rotation of the handle 2 over a quarter turn or 90 °. Nevertheless, these gears could be complete. Of course, any other equivalent embodiment of the angle gear 17 is possible.
• the input pinion 18 comprises a front inlet opening 30 accessible from the front of the control box 13, to receive a control rod 3.
• the control rod 3 has at least at one of its ends a square section , whose imprint is reproduced in the front inlet orifice 30 to ensure an axial interlocking along the axis B and the free rotation drive of the bevel gear 17 by the control rod 3, itself driven by a handle 2 or the like.
• the front inlet port 30 is formed in an additional input piece 31 housed in the input gear 18, this additional input piece 31 not necessarily being mandatory. However, it allows to introduce an angular clearance J ( Figure 5) explained below.
• the additional input piece 31 comprises drive means 32 complementary to drive means 33 provided in the input gear 18 of the angle gear 17.
• the complementary drive means provided in the input pinion 18 comprise three receiving notches 33.
• the receiving notches 33 extend over an angular sector greater than that of the drive teeth 32 to provide angular clearance J (Fig. 5) between the control rod and the actuating mechanism 14 for the purpose of dissociating the actuating mechanism 26 from the breaking module 20 of the control rod over a predefined angular stroke.
• this angular clearance J makes it possible to decouple the sudden-action device 36 from the control rod allowing it to release the potential energy that he has accumulated during part of the rotation of the stem of control for controlling the transmission mechanism 26 of the breaking module 20 and quickly switch the movable contacts 25 from their tripped position to their engaged position and vice versa.
• the actuating mechanism 14 of the control module 10 has at its ends two other lateral inlet orifices 34, 35 accessible from the sides of the control box 13 and having the same imprint as the front inlet orifice 30 for receiving one end of the control rod 3.
• the actuating mechanism 14 also comprises two end pieces. coupling 11, 12 accessible from the sides of the control box 13, identical to the coupling ends 21, 22 of the cut-off module 20, aligned on the axis of rotation A to allow their respective axial engagement when the control module 10 is juxtaposed one or two break modules 20.
• the actuating mechanism 14 further comprises two springs 36, which are in the example shown torsion springs, whose free ends are respectively housed in a receiving orifice 37, 38 provided in the control box 13 and in the shaft parts 15, 16. Any other type of spring may be suitable such as for example compression springs.
• These springs 36 can store potential energy during the rotation of the control rod 3, then cause a rapid tilting of the movable contacts 25 by restoring the stored energy.
• These springs 36 form a sudden-action device ensuring the rapid engagement and tripping of the breaking modules 20, independently of the operating speed of the control rod 3.
• this embodiment of the sudden-action device is not limiting and extends to any other equivalent device form.
• the control box 13 of the control module 10 has a parallelepipedal shape substantially identical to the cut-off box 23, made of electrically insulating material, consisting of two half-shells assembled according to a median joint plane P (FIG 9). It defines a front wall 13a forming the front of the housing, a rear wall 13b, two side walls 13c, 13d forming the sides of the housing and two transverse walls 13e, 13f.
• the side walls 13c, 13d of the control box 13 comprise a guide orifice 39 for the passage of the coupling ends 11, 12 and the rotational guidance along the axis of rotation A of the shaft parts 15, 16 of the control mechanism. 14.
• the front wall 13a of the control box 13 has a guide orifice 40 for the passage and guidance of the additional input piece 31 having the front inlet 30 of the actuating mechanism 14.
• the side walls 13c, 13d of the control box 13 respectively comprise two centering studs 29a and two corresponding centering holes 29b (FIG 9C), diametrically opposite with respect to the axis of rotation A, to facilitate the centering of the modules 10, 20 between them during their assembly by juxtaposition side by side.
• the coupling ends 11, 12 of the control module 10 are formed on separate coupling pieces 110, 120 and separated from the shaft of the actuating mechanism 14. They form two differentiated pieces namely a male coupling piece 110 (Figs 7A-7D) and a female coupling piece 120 (Figs 8A-8D).
• these coupling ends 11, 12 could be integrated with the shaft parts 15, 16, and superimposed on the lateral inlet ports 24, 25.
• the male coupling piece 110 illustrated in detail in FIGS. 7A to 7D comprises a cylindrical body 111 provided on the left side of the male coupling endpiece 11 and on the right side of drive means 112 arranged to fit into complementary drive means 113 provided in the corresponding end of the shaft of the actuating mechanism 14.
• the drive means consist of three drive teeth 112, this number n It being not limiting, it should be noted that a drive tooth could suffice but that three drive teeth can be used to balance the drive forces.
• the complementary drive means provided in the end of the shaft part 15 comprise three receiving slots 113.
• the receiving slots 113 extend over an angular sector greater than that of the drive teeth 112 to providing an angular clearance J '(Fig. 9B) between the control rod 3 and the actuating mechanism 14, having the same function as the angular clearance J present at the front inlet port 30.
• the teeth 112 and the receiving slots 113 are irregularly distributed around the circumference of the male coupling piece 110 and the corresponding shaft part 15 to form polarizing means, i.e. male coupling piece 110 can only fit on the left side of the control module 10.
• the coupling ends 11, 12; 21, 22 of the different modules 10, 20 are inverted, then the male coupling part 110 must fit on the right side of the control module 10.
• the female coupling piece 120 illustrated in detail in FIGS. 8A to 8D comprises a cylindrical body 121 provided on the right side of the female coupling end 12 and on the left side of driving means 122 arranged to engage in complementary drive means 123 provided in the corresponding end of the shaft of the actuating mechanism 14.
• the drive means consist of three teeth of 122 drive
• the drive means further provided in the end of the shaft part 16 comprise three receiving slots 123.
• the receiving ports 123 extend over an angular sector greater than that of the drive teeth 122 to also provide an angular clearance J 'between the control rod 3 and the actuating mechanism 14, having the same function as the angular clearance J present at the front inlet port 30 and the lateral inlet port 34.
• the driving teeth 122 and the receiving slots 123 are irregularly distributed around the circumference of the female coupling part 120 and the corresponding shaft part 16 to form polarizing means, that is to say so that the piece of female coupling 120 can only fit on the right side of the control module 10.
• the female coupling part 120 must fit on the left side of the control module 10.
• the control module 10 is versatile since it makes it possible to realize all the configurations of cut-off devices, that it can be juxtaposed to one or more cutoff modules 20 by one and / or the other of its ratings. If it is juxtaposed to a cutoff module 20 by one of its sides, then the control rod 3 can be introduced both into the front inlet port 30 to achieve a frontal control, that in the orifice of lateral inlet 34, 35 on the free side of the control module 10 to achieve lateral control.
• FIGS. 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 11 and 12 illustrate different breaking apparatus 1B, 1C, 1E obtained by this lateral assembly mode comprising either a breaking module 20 for the apparatuses 1B, 1C of FIGS.
• FIG. 11 illustrates a switch obtained by superposing, one behind the other, two same switching devices provided with four switching modules 20, corresponding to two quadruple switches, interconnected by their control module 10 via a connecting rod (not shown).
• FIGS. 1, 2 and 10 illustrate different breaking apparatus 1A, 1D obtained by this central assembly mode comprising either two breaking module for the apparatus 1A of FIGS. 1, 2 forming a biphase switch, or more than two modules of FIG. cutoff and e.g. eight cutoff modules 20 for the 1D apparatus of Figure 11 forming a polyphase switch by side-by-side assembly of two quadruple switches.
• the front inlet 30 of one of the control modules 10 is condemned.
• the cut-off device 1B of FIG. 12 corresponds to that of FIGS. 3A and 3B supplemented by a lateral control accessory 50 making it possible, for example, to envisage direct lateral control and / or control of auxiliary contacts (not shown) for give information on the switching position of the switching device 1B by an electrical signal.
• This lateral control accessory 50 is illustrated in more detail in FIG. 13 and comprises an accessory box 51 in which is housed an additional coupling piece 52 provided with an additional lateral inlet orifice 53 for receiving the corresponding end. of a control rod 3.
• This additional lateral inlet port 53 therefore has a footprint identical to that provided in the front inlet orifice 30 and in the lateral inlet orifices 34, 35 of the control module 10. .
• the accessory box 51 is narrower than the control boxes 13 and cutoff 23 since it contains only a few parts. It has a parallelepipedal shape, made of electrically insulating material, formed of an open shell, which is closed by a closure plate by means of fixing screws 51g. It is intended to be mounted on a lateral face 13c, 13d of the control box 13 by fixing screws 51h. It defines a front wall 51a, a rear wall 51b, two side walls 51c, 51d forming the sides of the housing and two transverse walls 51e, 5f.
• the side walls 51c, 51d of the accessory housing 51 comprise a guide orifice 54 for the passage and the rotational guidance along the axis of rotation A of the additional coupling piece 52.
• the additional coupling piece 52 comprises a body cylindrical 55 provided with a shoulder 56 bearing against the inner face of the right side wall 51d of the accessory housing 51, and delimiting on the right side the additional lateral inlet port 53 and the left side of the drive means 57 arranged to fit into complementary drive means 123 provided in the corresponding end of the shaft of the actuating mechanism 14.
• the means of The drive consists of three drive teeth 57 corresponding to the three receiving slots 123 provided in the shaft part 16.
• the drive teeth 57 extend over a sector ang.
• the driving teeth 57 form, with the receiving lights 123, polarization means to preserve the angular clearance J 'between the control rod 3 and the actuating mechanism 14.
• the lateral control accessory 50 can only fit on the right side of the control module 10.
• another lateral control accessory 50 can be made specifically to fit on the left side of the control module 10.
• the cut-off apparatus 1C of FIG. 14 corresponds to that of FIGS. 4A and 4B which has no lateral control accessory 50 and allows remote lateral control on an electric cabinet door.
• the handle 2 is disposed outside a wall 4 belonging to the electrical cabinet (not shown) and is coupled to the control module 10 by a control rod 3 passing through the wall 4 provided with a corresponding orifice 5.
• This handle 2 is locked axially by any stop means provided on either side of the wall 4 but not shown.
• control module 10 for modular switching device, which is versatile, simple and reliable design, to meet all the features that requested, including:
• a control module 10 centered when the breaking modules 20 are coupled on each side
• Auxiliary contacts that can be integrated via the side control accessory 50.

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