Abstract:
A switch comprises a switch housing including a cover, a terminal block welded to the cover and a fixed contact point therein, a moving block provided with a boss for fitting a manual shaft of an automatic transmission and a movable contact point corresponding to the fixed contact point and movable to the switch housing and elastic seal rings interposed between inner and outer peripheral surfaces of each of the terminal block and the cover, and the operation portion. One of the cover or the terminal block is formed of a colored, laser transmissive material and the other is formed of a laser non-transmissive material. The terminal block and the cover are automatically aligned with the moving block by an elastic force of the seal ring and a thermal welding part is circularly formed by means of a laser beam on the side of the outer periphery in each of the terminal block and the cover to be aligned for coupling the terminal block with the cover to fix the alignment.
Abstract:
A mechanism for a multipole circuit breaker with high currents and high electrodynamic strength, comprising a toggle device associated to a trip hook and a switching bar, an opening ratchet cooperating with the hook to perform loading and tripping of the mechanism respectively in the locked or unlocked position of the ratchet. The opening ratchet comprises a disengageable actuator causing self-unlocking of the catch in the presence of a short-circuit current exceeding a calibration threshold defined by a flexible element, said self-unlocking being commanded from a mechanical reaction generated by the electrodynamic compensation effect and causing an ultra-fast rotation of the catch to unlock the opening ratchet before the tripping component operates.
Abstract:
The switch comprises a stationary contact (2) and a moving contact (3) subjected to the action of a magnetic component (12). The moving contact (3) is carried by a rocker-arm (4) which pivots about a pin (10) rigidly fixed to a control device (6). The extremity (4a) of the rocker-arm carries a second pivot-pin (15) which is connected to a mechanical threshold device (18). The second pivot-pin is capable of displacement between a normal position in which the contacts (2, 3) can be closed and opened by the control device and a trip position in which the contacts are permanently separated. The magnetic component (12) occupies a position such as to exert on the rocker-arm (4) a torque which increases the contact pressure prior to tripping of the threshold device and produces a pivotal displacement of the rocker-arm about its pivot-pin (10) in the direction of opening of the contacts after tripping of the threshold device (18).
Abstract:
A circuit breaker having stationary contactors provided for all of the poles thereof. Movable contactors are provided for all of the poles in correspondence to the stationary contactors. Stationary contacts are provided on the end portions of stationary contactors and movable contacts are disposed on the end portions of the movable contactors. The movable contactors are movable from the stationary contactors by electromagnetic force to open respective circuits before the circuit breaker is opened by an overcurrent tripping device when large current such as short-circuit current flows. Holders adapted to hold the movable contactors of all of the poles are mounted on a common rotatable insulating rod, one of the holders being provided with a latch which is turnable around a rod provided on the holder. A slot is normally engaged with the latch, and when disengaged from the latch, a rod can be turned by the holder. A spring operates to engage the latch with the rod until an electromagnetic moment acting on the latch generated in any of the poles or the sum of electromagnetic forces generated in all of the poles reaches a predetermined value. When a predetermined value is exceeded, the movable contactors of all of the poles are simultaneously moved from the stationary contactors to open the respective circuits with the aid of the insulating rod and the holders.
Abstract:
A device is disclosed for transmission of forces on a moving contact connecting bolt of a contact system including a switching unit with a moving contact and a further contact. The device includes an at least partially flexible conductor element for electrical connection of the moving contact connecting bolt to a connection of the switching unit and at least one first branch and a second branch. The branches are arranged for reciprocal current flow to generate an electromagnetic force. The invention the second branch is guided along and retained on a support plate firmly connected to the moving contact connecting bolt such that an electromagnetic force occurring in a short-circuit is introduceable between the first branch and the second branch for increasing a contact pressure exerted by a contact pressure spring in the moving contact connecting bolt, the support plate being slidably movable in the housing of the switching unit.
Abstract:
An electric switch is disclosed. The electric switch includes first and second terminals, and a contact sub-assembly is disposed between the first and second terminals and includes at least two contact members. The contact sub-assembly has a connecting position in which the contact members contact each other, wherein a current path extends from the first terminal to the second terminal through the contact sub-assembly in the connecting position, and an interrupting position in which the contact members are spaced apart from each other, wherein the current path does not extend from the first terminal to the second terminal in the interrupting position. At least two conductor members are disposed in the current path between the first terminal and the contact sub-assembly, and the current generates a Lorentz force between the conductor members that is mechanically translated to bias the contact sub-assembly into the interrupting position.
Abstract:
A contact mechanism includes a current path having a 360° winding formed by a plurality conductor sections and having an axis that is perpendicular to a plane in which a rotary contact body is movable. The conductor sections include a first section with a first current conductor that extends to a fixed contact. A second conductor section extends through the fixed and rotary contacts. A third conductor section extends through the rotary contact. A final, conductor section, including a second current conductor, extends to the rotary contact body and runs parallel and in close proximity to the first current conductor. Each of the first and second current conductors are substantially parallel to the rotary contact body in the closed position and are formed as straight and rigid busbars having a length corresponding at least to a length of a contact arm of the rotary contact body.
Abstract:
In an electromagnetic relay, length from a movable contact to an end portion of a movable element on a first end side is set greater than length from the movable contact to another end portion of the movable element on a second end side opposite to the first end side. A direction of a Lorentz force acting on a portion of the movable element from the movable contact to the end portion of the movable element on the first end side is conformed to a direction for bringing fixed contacts and movable contacts into contact with each other. Thus, separation between the movable contacts and the fixed contacts due to an electromagnetic repulsive force can be inhibited.