Patent Grant
11804344
The present application relates to the field of high-voltage direct-current relay, and more specially relates to a drive structure for a high-voltage direct-current relay.
At present, Chinese patent CN105551897B discloses a high-voltage direct-current relay and an assembly method therefor. The high-voltage direct-current relay comprises two fixed contacts and one movable assembly. The movable assembly comprises a movable spring part, a main spring and a pushing rod assembly. The pushing rod assembly consists of two independent components that are a pushing rod part and a U-shaped basket. The pushing rod part comprises a fixed piece and a pushing rod that are fixed together by insulation plastic. After the main spring, the movable spring part and the U-shaped basket are sequentially disposed at the top of the pushing rod part, the two ends of the fixed piece are respectively fixed with the bottom of the side part of the U-shaped basket, so that the main spring is elastically tightened between the bottom surface of the movable spring part and the insulation plastic of the pushing rod part, and a movable spring piece props against the inner side of the top of the U-shaped basket.
However, in the assembly process of the U-shaped basket, one side of the U-shaped basket must be clamped with one end of the fixed piece, and then the other side of the U-shaped basket must be clamped with the other end of the fixed piece. The movable spring piece and the main spring are accommodated in the space of the U-shaped basket. The assembly action is easy to make the movable spring piece and the main spring deviate and fall off, which leads to the assembly difficulty of the drive rod assembly. In addition, because the U-shaped basket is made of metal materials, when the reverse arc is generated, the U-shaped basket cannot extinguish the arc, which makes the relay easy to burn down and reduces the reverse electric life of the relay.
Based on this, it is necessary to provide a drive structure for a high-voltage direct-current relay for the technical problems of difficult assembly and low reverse electrical life.
A drive structure for a high-voltage direct-current relay, comprising: a retaining frame, a stopper piece, a movable spring piece, and an elastic member. The two retaining side arms are disposed at two sides of the support plate, and the drive rod is connected to a bottom portion of the support plate. One end of the stopper piece is connected to a terminal end of one of the retaining side arms, the other end of the stopper piece is connected to a terminal end of the other retaining side arm. Both the elastic member and the movable spring piece are disposed between the two retaining side arms, one end of the elastic member presses against the support plate, the other end of the elastic member presses against the movable spring piece. A side of the movable spring piece facing away from the elastic member presses against the stopper piece. The stopper piece is provided with an arc isolation portion, the arc isolation portion is configured for isolating arcs.
In one embodiment, the elastic member is a compression spring.
In one embodiment, a side of the support plate facing the compression spring is provided with a limiting lug, and the limiting lug is inserted into an end of the compression spring adjacent to the support plate.
In one embodiment, a side of the movable spring piece facing the compression spring is provided with a limiting groove, and an end of the compression spring adjacent to the movable spring piece is inserted into the limiting groove.
In one embodiment, a terminal end of the retaining side arm is provided with first connecting holes, and one end of the stopper piece is inserted into one of the first connecting holes, and the other end of the stopper piece is inserted into another of the first connecting holes.
In one embodiment, two sides of the stopper piece are provides with a second connecting hole respectively, a terminal end of each retaining side arm is inserted into one second connecting hole, the two retaining side arms are riveted to the stopper piece respectively.
In one embodiment, the arc isolation portion is made of insulating varnish, and the insulating varnish is coated on a middle area of the stopper piece.
In one embodiment, the arc isolation portion is an insulating layer, and the insulating layer is wrapped on an outer surface of a middle area of the stopper piece.
In one embodiment, the stopper piece has a strip-shaped sheet structure, each retaining side arm is connected with a short side of the stopper piece, and a thickness of the stopper piece decreases uniformly from one short side to the other short side.
In one embodiment, the two retaining side arms, the support plate and the drive rod are integrally formed.
The drive structure for a high-voltage direct-current relay has an bottom-up assembly manner, in which the elastic member, the movable spring piece, and the stopper piece are stacked sequentially, and the stopper piece is connected to and retained by the two retaining side arms. The two retaining side arms also limit the elastic member in the assembly process to ensure that the elastic member do not tilt, thereby realizing a simple and fast assembly process, and increasing assembly efficiency of high-voltage direct-current relays. In addition, the arc isolation portion has an effect of isolating arcs, thereby improving a service life of high-voltage direct-current relays despite reverse arcs.
In order to make the above purposes, features and advantages of the application more obvious and easy to understand, the specific implementation mode of the application is described in detail in combination with the attached drawings. Many specific details are described in the following description to facilitate a full understanding of the application.
However, the application can be implemented in many other ways different from those described here, and those skilled in the art can make similar improvements without violating the connotation of the application. Therefore, the application is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.
In the description of the application, it needs to be understood that the orientation or position relationship indicated by the terms “center”, “longitudinal”, “transverse”, “length”, “width”, “thickness”, “up”, “down”, “front”, “back”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “top”, “bottom”, “inside”, “outside”, “clockwise”, “counterclockwise”, “axial”, “radial” and “circumferential” and so on is based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the figure, which is only for the convenience of describing the application and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element must have a specific orientation and be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, it cannot be understood as a limitation of the application.
In addition, the terms “first” and “second” are used for descriptive purposes only and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, the features defined as “first” and “second” may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of the application, “multiple” means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise specified.
In the application, unless otherwise specified and limited, the terms “installing”, “connection”, “connected”, “fixed” and other terms should be understood in a broad sense. For example, they can be fixedly connected, movably connected or integrally connected; they can be mechanically connected or electrically connected; they can be directly connected or indirectly connected through intermediate medium; they can be the internal connection of two components or the interaction between two components, unless otherwise specified. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the application can be understood according to the specific situation.
In the application, unless otherwise specified and limited, the first feature “up” or “down” of the second feature can be that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, the first feature is “above”, “on” and “at” the second feature, but the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or only indicates that the horizontal height of the first feature is higher than that of the second feature. The first feature “below”, “lower” and “under” of the second feature can be that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or only that the horizontal height of the first feature is less than that of the second feature.
It should be noted that when a component is said to be “fixed” or “arranged” to another component, it can be directly on another component or there can be a component in the middle. When a component is considered to be “connected” to another component, it can be directly connected to another component or there may be a component between them. The terms “vertical”, “horizontal”, “up”, “down”, “left”, “right” and similar expressions used in this application are only for the purpose of illustration, and do not mean that they are the only mode of implementation.
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The above drive structure 10 for a high-voltage direct-current relay has an bottom-up assembly manner, in which the elastic member 400, the movable spring piece 300, and the stopper piece 200 are stacked sequentially, and the stopper piece 200 is connected to and retained by the two retaining side arms 110. The two retaining side arms 110 also limit the elastic member 400 in the assembly process to ensure that the elastic member 400 do not tilt, thereby realizing a simple and fast assembly process, and increasing assembly efficiency of high-voltage direct-current relays. In addition, the arc isolation portion 210 has an effect of isolating arcs, thereby improving a service life of high-voltage direct-current relays despite reverse arcs.
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The assembly method of the drive structure for a high-voltage direct-current relay is as follows: first, put the elastic member 400 on the support plate 120 between the two retaining side arms 110. Then press the movable spring piece 300 against the terminal end of the elastic member 400 away from the support plate 120. At last, press the stopper piece 200 towards the movable spring piece 300, and connect the terminal ends of the two retaining side arm 110 with the two sides of the stopper piece 200 respectively, making the elastic member 400 and the movable spring piece 300 disposed between the support plate 120 and the stopper piece 200. The whole assembly process is from bottom to top, adopting the “stacking” method, which is convenient and quick to install.
The retaining frame 100 is configured for bearing the elastic member 400, the movable spring piece 300 and the stopper piece 200. In one embodiment, the retaining side arms 110 has a rectangular plate-shaped structure, the support plate 120 has a rectangular plate-shaped structure, and the drive rod 130 has a cylindrical structure. In this way, the structure of the retaining frame 100 composed of the two retaining side arms 110, the support plate 120 and the drive rod 130 is more stable and firm. Among them, the support plate 120 is configured for supporting the elastic member 400. The two retaining side arms 110 limit the elastic member 400 to prevent the elastic member 400 from tilting outwards for easy assembly. The drive rod 130 is a force bearing part, and the electromagnetic force acts on the drive rod 130 to promote the movement of the whole drive structure. In order to strengthen the connection relationship between the two retaining side arms 110, the support plate 120 and the drive rod 130, in one of the embodiments, the two retaining side arms 110, the support plate 120 and the drive rod 130 are integrally formed. In this way, the two retaining side arms 110, the support plate 120 and the drive rod 130 are firmly connected, and the retaining frame 100 has a certain impact resistance. During the assembly process, the two retaining side arms 110, the support plate 120 and the drive rod 130 are not easy to separate. In this way, the strength of the retaining frame 100 is improved, and the structural stability of the drive structure of the high-voltage direct-current relay is strengthened.
The elastic member 400 is used to provide an elastic force. When both ends of the movable spring piece 300 contact the two static contacts 500, the elastic force of the elastic member 400 acts on the movable spring piece 300 to maintain the contact relationship between the movable spring piece 300 and the static contact 500. In one of the embodiments, the elastic member 400 is a compression spring. A compression spring is a helical spring under axial pressure. The elastic strength of the compression spring is large, and the elastic force is high when the elastic deformation is restored. It ensures that the elastic member 400 can stably maintain the contact relationship between the movable spring piece 300 and the stopper piece 200. When the high-voltage direct-current relay acts and the movable spring piece 300 contacts the two static contacts 500, the elastic member 400 ensures a good contact relationship between the movable spring piece 300 and the two static contacts 500. In this way, the elastic potential energy of the elastic member 400 is improved, and the working stability of the drive structure of the high-voltage direct-current relay is improved.
The movable spring piece 300 is used for conducting the circuit. When the high-voltage direct-current relay is connected to the external circuit and the two static contacts 500 in the high-voltage direct-current relay contact the two ends of the movable spring piece 300, the external circuit is connected and the current flows through the movable spring piece 300.
The stopper piece 200 is used to further limit the elastic member 400 and the movable spring piece 300, so as to make the drive structure of the high-voltage direct-current relay stable and firm. One end of the stopper piece 200 is connected with the end of a retaining side arm 110, and the other end of the stopper piece 200 is connected with the end of another retaining side arm 110. In one embodiment, please referring to
Furthermore, two ends of the stopper piece 200 are respectively provided with first connecting blocks 220, each of which is inserted into a first connecting hole 111 and connected with a retaining side arm 110. In this embodiment, the first connecting hole 111 is a rectangular hole, the first connecting block 220 has a cuboid structure, and the first connecting hole 111 is matched with the first connecting block 220. In another embodiment, the first connecting hole 111 is a circular hole, the first connecting block 220 has a cylindrical structure, and the first connecting hole 111 is matched with the first connecting block 220. In this way, each first connecting block 220 is inserted into a first connecting hole 111 to clamp the stopper piece 200 with the two retaining side arms 110. In this way, the clamping relationship between the stopper piece 200 and the two retaining side arms 110 is realized, and the connection strength between the stopper piece 200 and the two retaining side arms 110 is improved.
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In order to improve the adhesive resistance of the movable spring piece 300, in one of the embodiments, please refer to
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The arc isolation portion 210 is used for isolating the arc. When the movable spring piece 300 is about to contact with the two static contacts, an arc will be generated between the two static contacts and the movable spring piece 300. Please refer to
In one of the embodiments, the arc isolation portion 210 is an insulating layer, and the insulating layer is wrapped on the outer surface of the middle area of the stopper piece 200. In this embodiment, the insulating layer is a polyvinyl chloride layer. In another embodiment, the insulating layer is a polyethylene layer. PVC and PE are excellent insulating materials. In addition, they also have the characteristics of chemical stability, cold resistance, fire resistance, aging resistance and corrosion resistance. The setting of the insulation layer has an insulating effect on the reverse arc, and the arc cannot be short circuited through the stopper piece 200. In this way, the reverse arc short circuit is avoided, and the reverse electric life of the drive structure for a high-voltage direct-current relay is further improved.
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In order to limit the contact position between the compression spring and the movable spring piece 300, in one of the embodiments, please refer to
Furthermore, in one of the embodiments, a limiting boss (not shown in the figure) is arranged on the side of the movable spring piece 300 facing the compression spring, and the limiting boss is inserted at the end of the compression spring adjacent to the movable spring piece 300. In this embodiment, the limiting boss is a cylinder structure. The limiting boss is matched with the end of the elastic member 400 adjacent to the movable spring piece 300. The limiting boss is inserted at the end of the compression spring adjacent to the movable spring piece 300 to limit the contact position between the compression spring and the movable spring piece 300. The compression spring is not easy to move in the transverse direction, so that the contact relationship between the compression spring and the movable spring piece 300 is more stable, and the user is easy to complete the assembly of the movable spring piece 300 and the elastic member 400. In this way, it is convenient for the user to complete the assembly of the movable spring piece 300, and further improves the assembly efficiency of the drive structure for a high-voltage direct-current relay.
The technical features of the above-mentioned embodiments can be arbitrarily combined. In order to make the description concise, all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-mentioned embodiments are not described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, it should be considered as the scope of the description.
The above-mentioned embodiments only express several embodiments of the application, and the description is more specific and detailed, but it can not be understood as a limitation on the scope of the application. It should be pointed out that for ordinary technicians in the art, a number of modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the application, all these belong to the protection scope of the application. Therefore, the protection scope of the application shall be subject to the attached claims.
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