The present disclosure relates to the technical field of manufacture of magnetic latching relays, and in particular, to a magnetic latching relay with a microswitch.
The magnetic latching relay is a new type of relay developed in recent years, and it is also an automatic switch. Like other electromagnetic relays, the magnetic latching relay can automatically switch on or switch off the circuit. The difference is that the normally closed state or the normally open state is completely dependent on the permanent magnet, the switching of its closed and open states is accomplished by triggering a pulsed electrical signal with a certain width.
In order to judge whether the movable contact and the stationary contact of the magnetic latching relay are in a closed state or in a separated state, some magnetic latching relays in the related art are provided with microswitches, so that the state of the movable contact and the stationary contact can be judged by the closing or opening of the contacts of the microswitch. However, due to the addition of the microswitch, the volume of the case of the magnetic latching relay is increased, and the difficulty of arranging the magnetic latching relay with the microswitch on the electrical equipment is also increased.
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a magnetic latching relay with a microswitch is provided, the magnetic latching relay includes an insulation case and a microswitch, the insulation case is formed by a base and a cover being fixedly connected, a magnetic circuit system, a push card and a contact system are installed on the base; the magnetic circuit system includes an armature assembly, a middle portion of the armature assembly is pivotally connected to the base; the contact system includes a movable contact and a stationary contact, the armature assembly is connected with the push card, and the armature assembly is configured to drive the movable contact of the contact system through the push card to make the movable contact and the stationary contact be closed or separated from each other; where, the base is provided with an assembly zone for accommodating the microswitch at a position close to the armature assembly, a housing of the microswitch is configured to abut on a bottom of the assembly zone and be positioned by the assembly zone, a portion of the housing of the microswitch at a side close to the armature assembly is suspended, a space below the portion of the housing of the microswitch suspended is configured to give way to a movement of at least one of the armature assembly and the push card, the cover is fixed on the base, and the cover is configured to press the housing of the microswitch; one end of the armature assembly is provided with a pressure rod extending toward a side where the cover is located, and the pressure rod is configured to press a trigger spring sheet of the microswitch or release the trigger spring sheet of the microswitch in case that the armature assembly is rotated.
In some embodiments, the bottom of the assembly zone is provided with two positioning posts, the microswitch is installed in the assembly zone, each of the positioning posts is inserted into an installation hole of the microswitch; the two positioning posts and the pressure rod are parallel to each other.
In some embodiments, each of the positioning posts comprises a cylinder, a plurality of positioning protrusions protruding radially are provided on an outer peripheral surface of the cylinder at intervals along a circumferential direction of the cylinder, and each of the positioning protrusions is in a shape of a strip and is configured to extend along an axial direction of the cylinder.
In some embodiments, a limit post for limiting a movement of the housing of the microswitch is provided at the bottom of the assembly zone and adjacent to one of the positioning posts.
In some embodiments, a distance between a bottom surface of the housing of the microswitch and a bottom surface of the base is greater than a distance between an upper surface of an end portion of the push card connected to the armature assembly and the bottom surface of the base, so that one end of the push card is prevented from interfering with the microswitch during a movement of the push card.
In some embodiments, the bottom of the assembly zone is formed by an upper end surface of a convex block, and a side of the convex block close to the armature assembly is arranged as a stepped structure.
In some embodiments, an inner side of the cover is provided with a limit rib, the cover is fixed on the base, and the limit rib is pressed the housing of the microswitch.
In some embodiments, a plurality of conductive plug terminals of the microswitch are bent, and are extended through the cover, or extended through the base from a bottom.
In some embodiments, in case that the plurality of conductive plug terminals of the microswitch are bent and are extended through the base from the bottom, the conductive plug terminals are fixedly connected with a component for terminal extension, the component for terminal extension comprises an I-shaped frame, and both ends of the I-shaped frame are insulators, a plurality of conductive extension pins arranged at intervals are provided and are configured to extend through both ends of the I-shaped frame, the plurality of conductive plug terminals of the microswitch are inserted into one end of the I-shaped frame at intervals, each of the conductive plug terminals of the microswitch is in contact with one of the conductive extension pins; the base is provided with a through hole at the bottom of the assembly zone, the through hole is penetrated through the bottom of the base, the I-shaped frame is embedded in the through hole, and one end of each of the plurality of conductive extension pins is extended through the base.
In some embodiments, the contact system comprises two movable springs and two stationary springs, each of the movable springs is provided with the movable contact, and each of the stationary springs is provided with the stationary contact; there are two push cards, one end of each of the push cards is provided with a slot, each of the push cards is provided with a fitting hole which is under the slot, both ends of the armature assembly are provided with an engagement portion respectively, each engagement portion is fitted with the slot at one end of one push card and inserted into the fitting hole, another end of each of the push cards is connected to one end of one of the movable springs, another end of each of the movable springs are connected to a conductive lead-out pin.
In some embodiments, one end of the armature assembly is provided with a support part, and the support part is configured to extend to a side away from the microswitch, the pressure rod is disposed on one end of the support part away from the microswitch.
The above and other features and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent from the detailed description of exemplary embodiments thereof with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The present disclosure will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.
The existing magnetic latching relay generally includes a plastic case, a plurality of conductive lead-out pins, a magnetic circuit system, a contact system, and a pushing mechanism. The plurality of conductive lead-out pins, the magnetic circuit system, the contact system and the pushing mechanism are all mounted on the plastic case. The magnetic circuit system usually includes a yoke, a coil, and an armature assembly. The contact system includes a movable spring and a stationary spring, the movable spring is provided with a movable contact, and the stationary spring is provided with a stationary contact. The pushing mechanism includes a push card, the armature assembly is connected to the push card, and the push card is connected to the movable spring part, the ends of the conductive lead-out pins in the case are fixedly connected with the movable spring and the stationary spring. When the positive pulse voltage is applied to the coil of the relay, the magnetic circuit system operates, the armature assembly drives the push card, and the push card pushes the movable spring to move, so that the movable contact is in contact with the stationary contact, and the relay is in a close state. When the reverse pulse voltage is applied to the coil of the relay, the magnetic circuit system operates again, the armature assembly drives the push card to return, and the push card pulls the movable spring back, and the movable contact is separated from the stationary contact to make the contacts be disconnected, and the relay is in an open state.
In order to judge whether the movable contact and the stationary contact of the magnetic latching relay are in a close state or in a separated state, some magnetic latching relays in the related art are provided with microswitches, so that the state of the movable contact and the stationary contact can be judged by the closing or opening of the contacts of the microswitch.
For example, a Chinese invention patent application with the patent number ZL201210198058.2 and the title “Magnetic latching relay with three closing forces that can monitor the opening and closing states of movable contact and stationary contact” was published on Oct. 3, 2012, in the patent application, the magnetic latching relay includes a case, a coil assembly, an armature assembly which can be rotated, a combined push card, a movable spring, a movable contact and a stationary contact. There is a compressed double spring behind the movable contact on the movable spring, the double spring is formed by connecting the steel wires at the bottom of two coil springs, there is also a “Z”-shaped pressure flexure sheet behind the movable contact on the movable spring, the upper part of the pressure flexure sheet is attached to the surface of the movable spring behind the movable contact, and the lower part is snapped into the combined push card. The upper surface of the combined push card is provided with a projection part, and a microswitch connected with the external display device is arranged on the case corresponding to the position of the projection part. The magnetic latching relay of the invention application has the function of monitoring the opening and closing states of the movable contact and the stationary contact, so that the external display device can display the closing or opening state. However, due to the addition of the microswitch, the volume of the case of the magnetic latching relay is increased, and the difficulty of arranging the magnetic latching relay with the microswitch on the electrical equipment is also increased.
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It can be seen from the structure described above that the contact system 5 is provided with two sets of contacts, and each set of the contacts include a movable contact 511 and a stationary contact 521 which are cooperating with each other. Each of the both ends of the armature assembly 31 is connected with a push card 4 through the engagement portion 312, and the movable contacts 511 and the stationary contacts 521 of the two sets of contacts of the contact system 5 are driven to be closed or separated from each other by the two push cards 4, which plays a role in switching on or switching off the circuit.
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One end of the armature assembly 31 is provided with a support part 314, and the support part 314 is configured to extend to the side away from the microswitch 2, the pressure rod 313 is disposed on one end of the support part 314 away from the microswitch 2. So that the microswitch 2 can be arranged closer to the armature assembly 31 and the structure is more compact, and is better for giving way to the microswitch.
When the armature assembly 31 in this embodiment is rotated counterclockwise, the movable contact 511 and the stationary contact 521 in each of the two sets of contacts of the contact system 5 are separated from each other; the pressure rod 313 is pressed the trigger spring sheet 22 of the microswitch 2 to make the microswitch 2 act, and the microswitch 2 transmits its one state to the outside through the conductive plug terminals 23; when the armature assembly 31 in this embodiment is rotated clockwise, the movable contact 511 and the stationary contact 521 in each of the two sets of contacts of the contact system 5 are in contact with each other, the pressure rod 313 is released the trigger spring sheet 22 of the microswitch 2, and the microswitch 2 also transmits its other state to the outside through the conductive plug terminal 23; in this way, the working state of the relay can be easily judged by judging the state of the microswitch 2.
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In the present disclosure, the base is provided with an assembly zone for accommodating the microswitch at a position close to the armature assembly, the housing of the microswitch is configured to abut on the bottom of the assembly zone and is positioned by the assembly zone, the portion of the housing of the microswitch at the side close to the armature assembly is suspended, the space below the suspended portion of the housing of the microswitch gives way to the movement of the armature assembly and/or the push card, when the cover is fixed on the base, the cover is pressed the housing of the microswitch; one end of the armature assembly is provided with a pressure rod extending toward the side where the cover is located, when the armature assembly rotates, the pressure rod is pressed the trigger spring sheet of the microswitch or released the rigger spring sheet of the microswitch. In this way, on the one hand, the microswitch can be arranged closer to the armature assembly to make full use of the remaining space on the base, so that the overall structure of the relay is compact, and the magnetic latching relay after adding a microswitch is smaller in size; on the other hand, the housing of the microswitch is abutted on the bottom of the assembly zone and is positioned through the assembly zone, and the cover is pressed the housing of the microswitch, so that it is convenient for the manipulator to grasp the microswitch and the cover for assembly, which facilitates the automatic assembly of the microswitch and reduce the manufacturing cost.
The above are only exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, and changes made by those skilled in the art make equivalent according to the claims will all fall into the protection scope of this application.
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201910979424.X | Oct 2019 | CN | national |
This present disclosure is a national phase entry under 35 U.S.C. § 371 of International Application No. PCT/CN2020/103607, filed on Jul. 22, 2020, which claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201910979424.X, titled “MAGNETIC LATCHING RELAY WITH MICROSWITCH”, filed on Oct. 15, 2019. The entire contents of both applications are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/CN2020/103607 | 7/22/2020 | WO |