The present application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201821654999.1; filed Oct. 12, 2018, entitled CONTACTOR, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The present utility model relates to switch equipment, and in particular, to a contactor.
A contactor is a type of electrical device used for switching on or switching off a main circuit, and is commonly used for scenarios relating to electric power, power distribution, and power utilization. The principle of a contactor is as follows: when a coil of the contactor is energized, a strong magnetic field is generated, such that a static iron core generates a magnetic force that attracts a movable iron core; the movable iron core drives a contact holder and a moving contact to act, causing a normally closed contact to open or a normally open contact to close. When the coil is de-energized, the magnetic force disappears, and the movable iron core is released under the action of a spring, causing the contact to recover, i.e., causing the normally closed contact to close or the normally open contact to open.
The contactor has functions such as switching a circuit on and off and low-voltage release protection; however, whether contactors in the prior art are in an open state or a closed state cannot be intuitively and conveniently known, and thus a state of the contactor or a related external circuit module cannot be controlled based on an on/off state of the contactor.
In view of the above technical problems that exist in the prior art, a contactor is provided in the present utility model, comprising: a housing; a static iron core, a movable iron core, and a contact holder positioned in the housing, wherein the static iron core is fixed to the housing, the movable iron core and the static iron core are disposed opposite to each other, and the contact holder is fixed to the movable iron core; and a built-in switch positioned in the housing, wherein the built-in switch comprises a static contact piece fixed to the housing and a moving contact piece fixed to the contact holder, and the contact holder is configured to drive the moving contact piece to move so as to switch an on/off state of the built-in switch.
Preferably, the built-in switch is a built-in normally open normally closed switch that provides normally open and normally closed switch functions in unison (i.e., a switch comprising at least one normally open switch and at least one normally closed switch that operate in unison), the built-in switch comprising: a first moving contact piece and a second moving contact piece fixed to the contact holder; a first pair of static contact pieces and a second pair of static contact pieces fixed to the housing and positioned between the first moving contact piece and the second moving contact piece, wherein the first pair of static contact pieces corresponds to the first moving contact piece, and the second pair of static contact pieces corresponds to the second moving contact piece.
Preferably, the contactor comprises a moving contact and a static contact disposed opposite to each other, the moving contact is fixed to the contact holder, the static contact is fixed to the housing, and the distance between the first pair of static contact pieces and the first moving contact piece is equal to the distance between the moving contact and the static contact.
Preferably, the housing comprises a first side plate and a second side plate disposed opposite to each other, the first side plate has a first clamping slot and a first toggle through hole, and the contact holder has a first toggle recess corresponding to the first toggle through hole; and the contactor further comprises a first switch detachably mounted on the first side plate, the first switch comprising a first buckle and a first toggle rod, wherein the first buckle is positioned in the first clamping slot, and the first toggle rod passes through the first toggle through hole and is positioned in the first toggle recess.
Preferably, the second side plate has a second clamping slot and a second toggle through hole, and the contact holder has a second toggle recess corresponding to the second toggle through hole; and the contactor further comprises a second switch detachably mounted on the second side plate, the second switch comprising a second buckle and a second toggle rod, wherein the second buckle is positioned in the second clamping slot, and the second toggle rod passes through the second toggle through hole and is positioned in the second toggle recess.
Preferably, the first switch is a first normally open normally closed switch, and the second switch is a second normally open normally closed switch.
Preferably, the first side plate has a first interlocking hole disposed opposite to the contact holder, and a first clamping groove; and the contact holder comprises a first interlocking recess corresponding to the first interlocking hole, and the first interlocking recess is spherical cap-shaped or hemisphere-shaped.
Preferably, the second side plate has a second interlocking hole disposed opposite to the contact holder, and a second clamping groove; and the contact holder comprises a second interlocking recess corresponding to the second interlocking hole, and the second interlocking recess is spherical cap-shaped or hemisphere-shaped.
Preferably, the housing comprises an electrode top plate and a mounting base plate that are disposed opposite to each other and perpendicular to a moving direction of the contact holder, the electrode top plate having a contact holder through hole; and the contactor comprises a contact module detachably mounted on the electrode top plate, the contact module having a switch button; and a contact operating part fixedly connected to the contact holder, the contact operating part extending out from the contact holder through hole and being connected to the switch button, and the contact operating part being configured to drive the switch button to move so as to switch an on/off state of the contact module.
Preferably, the contact operating part comprises: an operating part, the operating part being plate-shaped and parallel to the electrode top plate; and a connecting part for fixing the operating part to the contact holder.
Preferably, the electrode top plate further comprises: a sliding groove; and a baffle disposed at an edge of the sliding groove, the baffle and a portion of the sliding groove defining an accommodation space.
Preferably, the housing comprises a third side plate and a fourth side plate disposed opposite to each other; and the contactor further comprises: a coil bobbin disposed on the static iron core; a first conductive piece and a second conductive piece that are fixed to the coil bobbin, one end of the first conductive piece and one end of the second conductive piece extending toward and being close to the third side plate, and the other end of the first conductive piece and the other end of the second conductive piece extending toward and being close to the fourth side plate; and a first pluggable wiring module, the first pluggable wiring module having two wiring terminals, and the two wiring terminals of the first pluggable wiring module passing through the third side plate to respectively clamp the one end of the first conductive piece and one end of the second conductive piece.
Preferably, the contactor further comprises a second pluggable wiring module, the second pluggable wiring module having two wiring terminals, and the two wiring terminals of the second pluggable wiring module passing through the fourth side plate to respectively clamp the other end of the first conductive piece and the other end of the second conductive piece.
Preferably, the electrode top plate has a first expanded hole and a second expanded hole; and the contactor further comprises: a first auxiliary metal piece, one end of the first auxiliary metal piece clamping the first conductive piece, and the other end thereof being positioned at an opening of the first expanded hole or extending out from the first expanded hole, and a second auxiliary metal piece, one end of the second auxiliary metal piece clamping the second conductive piece, and the other end thereof being positioned at an opening of the second expanded hole or extending out from the second expanded hole.
The present utility model provides added convenience when mounting a contactor by facilitating the wiring between the contactor and an external circuit module. The contactor of the present utility model and a related circuit can be intelligently controlled by an external control circuit, a signal transmission circuit, and the like. The contactor is further provided with heightened application of intelligence by allowing users to monitor the state of the contactors. The present utility model advances the application and development of intelligent and communication-enabled contactors.
Embodiments of the present utility model are further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings:
To make objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the present utility model clearer and more comprehensible, the present utility model is further described in detail below through specific embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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The contactor 100 further includes a first normally open normally closed switch 31 detachably mounted on the first side plate 11; a second normally open normally closed switch 32 detachably mounted on the second side plate 12; a first pluggable wiring module 21 detachably mounted on the third side plate 13; a second pluggable wiring module 22 detachably mounted on the fourth side plate 14; and a contact module 41 detachably mounted on the electrode top plate 15. The first normally open normally closed switch 31 and the second normally open normally closed switch 32 are arranged symmetrically on the right and on the left, whereas the first pluggable wiring module 21 and the second pluggable wiring module 22 are arranged symmetrically on the top and on the bottom.
The first normally open normally closed switch 31 and the second normally open normally closed switch 32 have the same switching principle: one of the switches is in a normally open state, and the other switch is in a normally closed state. Shapes and structures of a normally open contact and a normally closed contact thereof are well known to those skilled in the art and will not be described herein again.
The second normally open normally closed switch 32 is used as an example below for descriptive purposes. The second normally open normally closed switch 32 has two buckles 321 corresponding to the two clamping slots on the second side plate 12 of the housing 1, and a toggle rod 322 corresponding to the toggle through hole on the second side plate 12. The toggle rod 322 is reciprocated in a stroke direction thereof to switch an on/off state of the second normally open normally closed switch 32. The shapes of the two buckles 321 of the second normally open normally closed switch 32 match shapes of the two clamping slots on the second side plate 12. When mounted, the second normally open normally closed switch 32 is aligned to the second side plate 12, and the two buckles 321 are then inserted into the two corresponding clamping slots; at the same time, the toggle rod 322 passes through the toggle through hole on the second side plate 12 and is inserted into the toggle recess (which will be described below with reference to
The first side plate 11 of the housing 1 further has an interlocking hole 113, a clamping groove 114, and a clamping groove 115. The interlocking hole 113 is disposed opposite to the contact holder of the contactor 100, and one ends of the clamping grooves 114 and 115 extend to the mounting base plate 16. The second side plate 12 of the housing 1 also has an interlocking hole and clamping grooves. When the two contactors are placed side by side, and the first side plate of one of the contactors is close to the second side plate of the other contactor; a spherical interlocking member is placed in the two aligned and adjacent interlocking holes; and the mounting base plates of the two contactors are fixed in the cabinet, thus able to achieve mechanical interlocking of the two contactors.
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The mounting process of the contact module 41 will be briefly described below with reference to
When the contact operating part 5 moves in a direction perpendicular to the electrode top plate 15, the contact operating part 5 drives the switch button of the contact module 41 to move together, thereby changing on/off states of the plurality of switch contacts in the contact module 41.
When the toggle rod of the first normally open normally closed switch 31 passes through the toggle through hole 112 on the first side plate and is inserted into the toggle recess 61 on the contact holder 6, in this case the contact holder 6 will drive the toggle rod of the first normally open normally closed switch 31 to move together. That is, when the contact holder 6 moves in a direction perpendicular to the mounting base plate 16, the contact holder 6 drives the toggle rod of the first normally open normally closed switch 31 to move in the same direction, thereby changing an on/off state of the first normally open normally closed switch 31.
The contactor 100 further includes a built-in normally open normally closed switch 7 positioned in the housing 1 and close to the first side plate 11. The structure and operating principle of the built-in normally open normally closed switch 7 will be described in detail below with reference to
The built-in normally open normally closed switch 7 includes a first moving contact piece 71 and a second moving contact piece 72 fixed to the contact holder 6. The first moving contact piece 71 has two normally open contacts 711 and 712 disposed opposite to each other. The second moving contact piece 72 has two normally closed contacts 721 and 722 disposed opposite to each other. The built-in normally open normally closed switch 7 further includes a first pair of static contact pieces 73 and 74 and a second pair of static contact pieces 75 and 76 that are positioned between the first moving contact piece 71 and the second moving contact piece 72. One ends of the first pair of static contact pieces 73 and 74 respectively correspond to the two normally open contacts 711 and 712 of the first moving contact piece 71, and the other ends are adapted to be fixed to the electrode top plate 15 by screws or bolts. One ends of the second pair of static contact pieces 75 and 76 respectively correspond to the normally closed contacts 721 and 722 of the second moving contact piece 72, and the other ends are adapted to be fixed to the electrode top plate 15 by screws or bolts. The distance between the first pair of static contact pieces 73 and 74 and the first moving contact piece 71 is equal to the distance between the moving contact and the static contact of the contactor 100. Therefore, when the contactor 100 is in the open state, a static iron core 81 is separated from a movable iron core 82 (see
Based on an on/off state of the built-in normally open normally closed switch 7, an external control circuit electrically connected to the built-in normally open normally closed switch 7 can obtain an on/off state of the contactor 100 and can achieve self-locking of the contactor 100 or achieve interlocking between a plurality of contactors.
Two wiring terminals of the first pluggable wiring module 21 pass through the third side plate 13 and respectively clamp one end 1931 of the first conductive piece 193 and one end 1941 of the second conductive piece 194. Therefore, the two wiring terminals of the first pluggable wiring module 21 are respectively electrically connected to the first conductive piece 193 and the second conductive piece 194. The coil 192 can be powered by the first pluggable wiring module 21, and the current in the coil 192 can also be monitored by the first pluggable wiring module 21.
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The contactor 100 of the present utility model has high expandability, improves the convenience of external wiring, and allows a user to easily detect and monitor the state of the contactor. An on/off state of the contactor 100 can be known based on an external circuit connected to the first normally open normally closed switch 31, the second normally open normally closed switch 32, the first pluggable wiring module 21, the second pluggable wiring module 22, the first and second auxiliary metal pieces 171 and 172, or the contact module 41.
In the contactor 100 of the present utility model, the first normally open normally closed switch 31, the second normally open normally closed switch 32, the first pluggable wiring module 21, the second pluggable wiring module 22, and the contact module 41 are all detachably mounted on the housing 1. Therefore, according to actual needs, the user can mount the first normally open normally closed switch 31 on the first side plate 11 of the housing 1; and/or mount the second normally open normally closed switch 32 on the second side plate 12; and/or mount the first pluggable wiring module 21 on the third side plate 13; and/or mount the second pluggable wiring module 22 on the fourth side plate 14; and/or dispose the contact module 41 on the electrode top plate 15.
The present utility model is not intended to limit the shape of the contact operating part 5, which matches the shape of the open ring-shaped switch button of the contact module 41, thereby driving the switch button to move together.
In another embodiment of the present utility model, the first and second normally open normally closed switches are replaced with normally open switches or normally closed switches.
In another embodiment of the present utility model, the built-in normally open normally closed switch 7 can be replaced with a built-in normally open switch or a built-in normally closed switch.
In another embodiment of the present utility model, the plurality of switch contacts in the contact module 41 can be replaced with normally open contacts and normally closed contacts of a normally open normally closed switch.
In another embodiment of the present utility model, the quantity of the clamping grooves on the first side plate 11 or the second side plate 12 is more or less than two.
In another embodiment of the present utility model, the quantity of the clamping slots on the first side plate 11 or the second side plate 12 is more or less than two.
In another embodiment of the present utility model, the first side plate 11 and the second side plate 12 do not have interlocking holes and clamping grooves, and the contact holder 6 does not have an interlocking recess.
Although the present utility model has been described through preferred embodiments, the present utility model is not limited to the embodiments described here, and further includes various changes and variations made without departing from the scope of the present utility model.
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