The present application is a 35 U.S.C. ยงยง 371 national phase conversion of PCT/CN2017/096757, filed Aug. 10, 2017, which claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201610668166.X, filed Aug. 15, 2016, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. The PCT International Application was published in the Chinese language.
The present invention relates to the field of low-voltage apparatuses, in particular to a direct-acting electromagnetic trip device.
At present, in a circuit breaker with a regulate able instantaneous operating current, an electromagnetic trip device adopts a rotary regulation mode in which a regulation rod rotates to change the elongation of a tension spring connected thereto to change the reactive force of an electromagnetic suction force and the size of an air gap. This regulation mode needs many components, and usually requires a plurality of springs to be mounted, resulting in difficulty in mounting and complicated assembly process.
An objective of the present invention is to overcome the defects of the prior art and provide a direct-acting electromagnetic trip device which is simple and compact in structure, safe and stable in performance, and convenient to assemble.
To fulfill the said objective, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:
A direct-acting electromagnetic trip device comprises a housing, and a regulation mechanism 1, a linkage mechanism 2, an electromagnetic system 3 and a trip mechanism 4 which are arranged in the housing; the regulation mechanism 1 is connected with the linkage mechanism 2, the linkage mechanism 2 is connected with one end of an iron core 31 of the electromagnetic system 3, and the linkage mechanism 2 is connected with the trip mechanism 4 at the same time; when the electromagnetic system 4 has a tripping current inside, the iron core 31 of the electromagnetic system 3 actuates to drive the linkage mechanism 2, and the linkage mechanism 2 drives the trip mechanism 4 to complete a tripping action; the regulation mechanism 1 comprises a rotary knob 11 and a regulation rod 12, the rotary knob 11 is abutted against and engaged with the regulation rod 12, and the regulation rod 12 is abutted against and engaged with the linkage mechanism 2; the electromagnetic system 3 further comprises an elastic element 32, and the elastic element 32 pushes the iron core 31 to allow the linkage mechanism 2 to be abutted against the regulation rod 12 and allow the rotary knob 11 to be abutted against the regulation rod 12; the rotary knob 11 is rotated to trigger the regulation rod 12 to move upwards and downwards to drive the movement of the linkage mechanism 12, such that the linkage mechanism 2 drives the iron core 31 to move upwards and downward to regulate a tripping current of a product.
Further, the linkage mechanism 2 is located below the regulation mechanism 1, the electromagnetic system 3 is located below the linkage mechanism 2, and the trip mechanism 4 is located on one side of the linkage mechanism 2; the direct-acting electromagnetic trip device further comprises a support 5 and a fixed shaft 6, wherein the regulation rod 12 is mounted on the support 5 through the fixed shaft 6 and can move upwards and downwards along the fixed shaft 6; the regulation rod 12 is provided with an regulation rod fixing hole 1201 fitted to the fixed shaft 6; the support 5 is provided with a support fixing hole 501 corresponding to the regulation rod fixing hole 1201; the fixed shaft 6 passes through the regulation rod fixing hole 1201 and the support fixing hole 501 respectively to mount the regulation rod 12 on the support 5.
Further, the rotary knob 11 is disposed above the regulation rod 12; the rotary knob 11 is provided with a spiral surface 111 toward the regulation rod 12, and the regulation rod 12 is convexly provided with a protrusion 121 which is abutted against and engaged with the spiral surface 111; when the knob 11 is rotated, the spiral surface 111 can press the protrusion 121 of the regulation rod 12 downwards.
Further, the protrusion 121 comprises a cylindrical protrusion 1211 at the lower end and a conical protrusion 1212 provided on the cylindrical protrusion 1211 wherein the top tip of the conical protrusion 1212 is abutted against and rotatably engaged with the spiral surface 11.
Further, a rotary plane of the rotary knob 11 is perpendicular to a movement direction of the regulation rod 12; one end of the spiral surface 111 is protrudes and is provided with a stop 1110 for limiting the displacement of the protrusion 121.
Further, the rotary knob 11 comprises a circular rotating portion 11a at the upper end and a circular connection portion 11b at the lower end, wherein the spiral surface 111 is disposed on the lower surface of the rotation portion 11a, the rotation portion 11a and the connection portion 11b are connected by a connection portion 11c, and the outer sidewall of the rotation portion 11a is provided with a threaded surface 110a for facilitating the rotation of the rotary knob 11.
Further, the regulation rod 12 is located above the linkage mechanism 2; the regulation rod 12 protrudes towards the linkage mechanism 2 and is respectively provided with pressing rods 122 that are abutted against and engaged with all levels of linkage rods 21 of the linkage mechanism 2 each other, wherein each level of linkage rod 21 corresponds to one level of electromagnetic system 3 and is provided with an abutting protrusion 2103 that is abutted against and engaged with the pressing rod 122 each other.
Further, the trip mechanism 4 comprises a drawbar 41 that is pivotally connected inside the housing; the drawbar 41 is located on one side of the linkage rod 21 and is disposed in parallel with the linkage rod 21; the drawbar 41 extends toward one side of the linkage rod 21 and is provided with an extension rod 411; the linkage rod 21 is provided with a connection rod 2102 that is in linkage and engaged with the extension rod 411.
Further, one end of the linkage rod 21 is fixedly connected with one end of the iron core 31; one end of the iron core 31 is provided with a T-shaped fixed end 3101; the sidewall of the linkage rod 21 is provided with a T-shaped fixing groove 2101 that is in mounting fit with the T-shaped fixed end 3101; the T-shaped fixed end 3101 of the iron core 31 is fixed in the T-shaped fixing groove 2101 from one side of the linkage rod 21; the T-shaped fixed end 3101 comprises a lateral fixed end 31011 and a longitudinal fixed end 31012 vertically connected to the middle of the lateral fixed end 31011; the T-shaped fixing groove 2101 comprises a lateral fixing groove 21011 corresponding to the lateral fixed end 31011 and a longitudinal fixing groove 21012 corresponding to the longitudinal fixed end 31012.
Further, the linkage rod 21 is square; the abutting protrusion 2103 protrudes and is disposed on one side of the linkage rod 21; a cavity 201 is formed in the middle of the linkage rod 21; a connection rod 2102 is formed on the upper side of the cavity 201 of the linkage rod 21; the abutting protrusion 2103 divides the cavity 201 into a first cavity 201a and a second cavity 201b, the second cavity 201b is in linkage and engaged with the extension rod 411.
Further, the trip mechanism 4 comprises a drawbar 41, a buckle 42 protruding from one side of the drawbar 41, and a jump pin 43 pivotally connected into the housing; the buckle 42 and the jump pin 43 are snap-connected; the linkage mechanism 2 can drive the drawbar 41 to rotate, so that the buckle 42 and the jump pin 43 are unfastened, and a circuit is cut off.
Further, the elastic element is a compression spring; the electromagnetic system 3 further comprises a solenoid 301, an electromagnetic coil wound around the solenoid 301, and a first armature 33, a second armature 34 and a third armature 35 which are coaxially mounted in a mounting cavity 302 in the middle of the solenoid 301; the first armature 33 is fixedly disposed on the top of the solenoid 301, the third armature 35 is disposed at the bottom of the solenoid 301, and the second armature 34 is located between the first armature 33 and the third armature 35; the lower end of the second armature 34 is connected with one end of the elastic element 32, and the other end of the elastic element 32 is connected with the third armature 35; the other end of the iron core 31 is connected with the upper end of the second armature 34 after passing through the first armature 33; a first air gap length L1 is formed between the first armature 33 and the second armature 34, and a second air gap length L2 is formed between the second armature 34 and the third armature 35; the regulation mechanism 1 drives the iron core 31 to move upwards and downward, such that the second armature 34 moves upwards and downwards under the action of the iron core 31 and the elastic element 32 to regulate the first air gap length L1 and the second air gap length L2 so as to regulate the tripping current of the product.
Further, the upper end of the second armature 34 is provided with a first groove 3401, and the other end of the iron core 31 extends into the first groove 3401 to abut against the bottom of the first groove 3401; the lower end of the second armature 34 is provided with a second groove 3402 connected with one end of the elastic element 32, and the upper end of the third armature 35 is provided with a third groove 3501 connected with the other end of the elastic element 32.
Further, the top end of the solenoid 301 protrudes towards the inside of the solenoid 301 and is provided with a limiting protrusion 3011 for limiting an upward displacement distance of the second armature 34; when the second armature 34 is abutted against and limited by the limiting protrusion 3011, a first air gap length L1 is reserved between the first armature 33 and the second armature 34.
According to the direct-acting electromagnetic trip device of the present invention, the rotary knob and the regulation rod are arranged, such that the rotary knob is rotated to trigger the regulation rod to move upwards and downwards, thereby driving the linkage mechanism to actuate. The linkage mechanism drives the iron core to move upwards and downwards to regulate the tripping current of the product. The direct-acting electromagnetic trip device of the present invention is simple in structure, convenient to assemble, and low in cost. The regulation mechanism, the linkage mechanism and the electromagnetic system are vertically distributed in sequence; the trip mechanism is located on one side of the linkage mechanism; a fixing shaft passes through the regulation rod fixing hole and the support fixing hole respectively to mount the regulation rod on the support, and the regulation rod can move upwards and downwards along the fixing shaft. Therefore, the regulation rod can move upwards and downwards by rotating the rotary knob. When the rotary knob is rotated, the protrusion of the regulation rod rotates along the spiral surface of the rotary knob, and the spiral surface gradually presses the protrusion downwards, such that the regulation rod moves upwards and downwards. The protrusion is rotatably engaged with the spiral surface through the top tip of the conical protrusion, such that a sliding friction force between the protrusion and the spiral surface can be reduced, and therefore the rotary knob can be rotated with a smoother hand feel. The overall structure of the electromagnetic system is simple and compact. The regulation mechanism regulates the tripping current of the product by regulating the first air gap length L1 and the second air gap length L2.
The specific embodiments of a direct-acting electromagnetic trip device of the present invention will be further described below with reference to the embodiments provided in
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The embodiment of the present invention has three levels of electromagnetic systems 3, and the linkage mechanism 2 is provided with three linkage rods 21 respectively corresponding to the three levels of electromagnetic systems 3. It is obvious that the direct-acting electromagnetic trip device of the present invention may be provided with multiple levels of electromagnetic systems.
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When mounting, the electromagnetic system 3 of the direct-acting electromagnetic trip device of the present invention is mounted first, and then the iron core 31 of the electromagnetic system 3 and the linkage rod 21 of the linkage mechanism 2 are mounted and fixed; the support 5, the drawbar 41 and the jump pin 43 are pivotally connected in the housing in sequence, the adjustment rod 12 is mounted on the support 5, and the buckle 42 and the rotary knob 11 are mounted on the housing.
Next, the working principle of the direct-acting electromagnetic trip device of the present invention will be described.
When the product is working normally, the buckle 42 of the trip mechanism 4 and the jump pin 43 are snap-connected. When there is a tripping current in the circuit, the electromagnetic coil of the electromagnetic system 1 generates an electromagnetic force to pull the iron core 31 downwards; the iron core 31 drives the linkage rod 21 of the linkage mechanism 2 to move downwards; the connection rod 2102 of the linkage rod 21 drives the extension rod 411 to rotate the drawbar 41; the buckle 42 and the jump pin 43 are unfastened, and the circuit is cut off.
The above content is a further detailed description of the present invention in connection with the specific preferred embodiments, and the specific embodiments of the present invention are not limited to these descriptions. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be subject to several simple deductions or displacements without departing from the concept of the present invention. These simple deductions or displacements should be considered as falling into the protection scope of the present invention.
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