Information
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Patent Grant
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6355898
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Patent Number
6,355,898
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Date Filed
Thursday, May 25, 200024 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, March 12, 200222 years ago
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Inventors
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Original Assignees
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Examiners
Agents
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 218 154
- 218 120
- 218 122
- 218 140
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International Classifications
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Abstract
A fast control device for high-voltage switchgear, in particular a grounding disconnector which is equipped with a moving contact, which fast control device comprises a spring for storing mechanical energy, a cocking mechanism for cocking the spring and comprising an electric motor organized to rotate at least one rotary part organized to take up two stable positions corresponding respectively to the spring being cocked and to the spring being not cocked, said cocking mechanism being provided with a connection rod coupled to an actuating mechanism for actuating a moving contact, the connection rod being associated with a brake shock-absorber device. This brake shock-absorber device comprises at least one hydraulic shock-absorber co-operating with the connection rod and secured to the housing of the device via a spring member. By means of this brake shock-absorber device, the control device is effective, reliable, and its cost is particularly advantageous.
Description
The present invention relates to a fast control device for high-voltage switchgear, in particular a grounding disconnector which is equipped with a moving contact, which fast control device comprises a spring for storing mechanical energy, a cocking mechanism for cocking the spring and comprising an electric motor organized to rotate at least one rotary part organized to take up two stable positions corresponding respectively to the spring being cocked and to the spring being not cocked, said cocking mechanism being provided with a connection rod coupled to an actuating mechanism for actuating a moving contact, the connection rod being associated with a brake shock-absorber device acting as an abutment for said connection rod in the positions that it takes up when said rotary part takes up said two stable positions.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A device of that type is known from the French patent application published under the number 2 766 961. In that device, a single shock-absorber, constituted, for example, by an abutment made of rubber, received in a cylindrical bushing, and mounted rigidly in the housing of the device, co-operates with a connection rod coupled to the control mechanism for controlling a moving contact so as to stop the connection rod in its two stable positions and so as to absorb the resulting shocks.
That device is not entirely satisfactory as regards the shock-absorber which is subjected to violent shocks by absorbing suddenly the decelerations of the connection rod.
OBJECTS AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An object of the present invention is to mitigate the drawbacks of the prior art by providing a device in which the shock-absorbing for the connection rod coupled to the control mechanism for controlling the moving contact takes place effectively and economically satisfactorily.
This object is achieved by a fast control device for high voltage switchgear, wherein the brake shock-absorber device comprises at least one hydraulic shock-absorber mounted on a fixed support secured to the housing of the device having a spring member. This spring member serves to contribute to absorbing the shocks undergone when the connection rod comes into abutment. As a result, the fixing of the shock-absorber proper and the stability of its mounting on its support inside the housing of the device are made safe and reliable.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The present invention and its advantages are better understood from the following description of a preferred embodiment of the device of the invention given with reference to the accompanying drawings which are given by way of non-limiting example, and in which:
FIG. 1
is a section view showing the main components of the device of the invention; and
FIG. 2
is an axial section view of a shock-absorber mounted in the device of the invention.
MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION
With reference to the figures, and more particularly with reference to
FIG. 1
, the fast control device
10
for high-voltage switchgear, and in particular for a grounding disconnector, which is equipped with a moving contact comprises a spring
11
for storing mechanical energy, a cocking mechanism
12
for cocking the spring and comprising an electric motor adapted to take up two stable positions corresponding, respectively, to the spring being cocked and to the spring not being cocked. The cocking mechanism
12
is provided with a connection rod
14
coupled to an actuating mechanism
15
for actuating a moving contact. The connection rod
14
is associated with a brake shock-absorber device
16
acting as an abutment for the connection rod in the positions that it takes up when the rotary part
13
takes up the two stable positions. The brake shock-absorber device
16
comprises at least one hydraulic shock-absorber
17
or
18
mounted on a fixed support secured to the housing
30
of the device having a spring member
19
or
20
.
The spring
11
is housed in cylindrical bushing
11
A having a moving end wall
11
b
coupled to a chain
11
c
connected via a rod
11
d
to a part
12
a
that is hinged to said rotary part
13
. Said spring and all of the associated components are described in detail in the above-mentioned publication illustrating the prior art.
The actuating mechanism
15
associated with the connection rod
14
includes a lever
15
a
which is mounted to pivot about the control pin
15
b
of said moving contact (not shown). The lever is hinged at a point
15
c
to the connection rod
14
. In addition, it includes an arm
15
d
secured to the lever or fixed rigidly to the control pin
15
b,
the arm being mounted symmetrically about the pin
15
b
and carrying at its ends two abutment projections
15
e
and
15
f.
The abutment projections
15
e
and
15
f
are organized to co-operate with respective ones of the piston rods of two hydraulic shock-absorbers
17
and
18
of the brake shock-absorber device
16
.
A hydraulic shock-absorber
17
or
18
of the brake shock-absorber device
16
is shown in FIG.
2
. It includes a cylindrical threaded body
21
screwed into a cylindrical bushing
22
underlying the spring member
20
which is constituted by a stack of Belleville spring washers. The cylindrical bore
22
is engaged in a bore
23
in a support
24
in the form of a bracket which is secured to the housing of the device by a pin
25
or by any other suitable fixing means. A nut
26
secures the threaded body
21
of the shock-absorber to the cylindrical bushing
22
. Two locked-together nuts
27
lock the stack of Belleville spring washers against the bushing
22
and in abutment against the support
24
. A piston rod
28
projecting axially from the body of the shock-absorber is organized to co-operate with the projection
15
f.
By means of this configuration, the shocks due to the projections
15
e
and
15
f
coming suddenly into contact with the piston rods of the hydraulic shock-absorbers
17
and
18
are doubly absorbed, firstly by the Belleville spring washers and secondly by the hydraulic shock-absorbers themselves.
The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described, but rather numerous variants or modifications accessible to the person skilled in the art are possible.
Claims
- 1. A fast control device for high-voltage switchgear, in particular a grounding disconnector comprising:a spring for storing mechanical energy, a cocking mechanism adapted to cock the spring, said cocking mechanism further comprising an electric motor which rotates at least one rotary part to take up two stable positions corresponding respectively to the spring being cocked and to the spring being not cocked, a connection rod extending from said cocking mechanism, an actuating mechanism connected to said connection rod, and a brake shock-absorber device which abuts said actuating mechanism when said rotary part takes up said two stable positions, wherein said brake shock-absorber device further comprises at least one hydraulic shock-absorber mounted on a fixed support secured to a housing of the device, said at least one hydraulic shock-absorber having a spring member which abuts said fixed support.
- 2. A device according to claim 1, wherein said spring member comprises at least one stack of Belleville spring washers.
- 3. A device according to claim 1, wherein said brake shock-absorber device comprises two hydraulic shock-absorbers disposed parallel to each other to respectively abut said actuating mechanism when said actuating mechanism takes up its positions corresponding to the two stable positions of the rotary part.
- 4. A device according to claim 3, wherein said actuating mechanism further comprises a pivotally-mounted lever hinged to said connection rod, the pivotally-mounted lever being secured to a control pin and carrying two abutment projections, and wherein said two hydraulic shock-absorbers further comprise piston rods which respectively abut said two abutment projections of said actuating mechanism.
- 5. A device according to claim 4, wherein said projections are disposed on an arm secured to the control pin.
- 6. A device according to claim 5, wherein said arm carrying said projections is mounted with the projections symmetrically disposed about the control pin.
Priority Claims (1)
Number |
Date |
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Kind |
99 07114 |
May 1999 |
FR |
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