Interlock apparatus of ring main unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10141129-B2
Application number	US-201715406691-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 14, 2017
Priority date	Jan 21, 2016
Publication date	Nov 27, 2018
Grant date	Nov 27, 2018

Abstract

An interlock apparatus of a ring main unit is provided. The interlock apparatus may be provided between a plurality of switches which are included in the ring main unit and are adjacent to each other, and when one switch is controlled to a closed state and is connected to a power supply source, the other switch adjacent to the one switch is prevented from being connected to the power supply source, thereby preventing the plurality of switches from being simultaneously connected to the power supply source.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An interlock apparatus of a ring main unit including two or more switches where a plurality of insertion holes into which a handle can be inserted are respectively provided for controlling a closed or cutoff state, the interlock apparatus comprising:
a plate disposed in front of each of the plurality of insertion holes, wherein when one of the plurality of insertion holes is opened, the plate moves so that another insertion hole is closed, a plurality of fitting grooves formed in an upper end of the plate;
an indicator provided in each of the two or more switches, wherein the indicator rotates by controlling a closed or cutoff state of each of the two or more switches; and
a movement prevention member provided in each of the two or more switches to prevent a movement of the plate, wherein when one of the switches is in a closed state, the movement prevention member is inserted into one of the plurality of fitting grooves according to a rotation of the indicator, thereby maintaining an open state of the one insertion hole and a closed state of the other insertion hole.

2. The interlock apparatus of claim 1 , wherein in a state where the plate is located so that the one insertion hole is opened and the other insertion hole is closed, when each of the two or more switches is controlled to a closed state, the movement prevention member moves according to a rotation of the indicator and is fitted into the plate to prevent a movement of the plate, thereby maintaining an open state of the one insertion hole and a closed state of the other insertion hole.

3. The interlock apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising: first and second guide members providing a movement path with the plate being fitted thereinto.

4. The interlock apparatus of claim 3 , further comprising:
a first guide groove provided in each of both sides of the first guide member so that the plate moves with being fitted into the first guide groove; and
a second guide groove provided in the second guide member so that the plate moves with being fitted into the second guide groove.

5. The interlock apparatus of claim 4 , further comprising:
a knob part provided in the plate; and
a movement hole provided in the first guide member so that the knob part moves,
wherein by moving the knob part through the movement hole, the plate moves to open or close each of the plurality of insertion holes.

6. The interlock apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising: a fixing member, wherein the movement prevention member is fitted into the fixing member and moves upward and downward.

7. The interlock apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the fixing member comprises:
an upper plate where an upper plate through hole through which the movement prevention member passes is provided;
a middle plate provided to extend from one end of the upper plate to a lower side; and
a lower plate provided to extend from one end of the middle plate in parallel with the upper plate, wherein a lower plate through hole through which the movement prevention member passes is provided in the lower plate.

8. The interlock apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the movement prevention member comprises an inclined portion provided to be inclined and a body provided to extend to under the inclined portion and disposed to pass through the upper plate through hole and the lower plate through hole, a pin part is provided in the indicator and is disposed adjacent to the inclined portion, and when the indicator rotates, the pin part pushes the inclined portion, and the body is fitted into the plate.

9. The interlock apparatus of claim 8 , further comprising: an elastic member provided between the upper plate and the lower plate and fitted into the body.

10. The interlock apparatus of claim 8 ,
wherein in a state where the plate moves so that the one insertion hole is opened and the other insertion hole is closed, the body is fitted into at least one of the plurality of fitting grooves, thereby maintaining an open or closed state of each of the plurality of insertion holes.

11. The interlock apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising: an open hole provided in the plate,
wherein when the body is fitted into at least one of the plurality of fitting grooves and a movement of the plate is blocked, the one insertion hole is opened according to the open hole being located in front of the one insertion hole, and simultaneously, the other insertion hole is closed according to one end of the plate being located in front of the other insertion hole.

Assignees

• Lsis Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Dongsik

Classifications

• H01H9/26 Primary

  for interlocking two or more switches ({H01H13/568 takes precedence;} by a detachable member H01H9/28 {; for electromagnetic relays H01H50/323}) · CPC title

• H01H33/52 Primary

  for interlocking two or more switches · CPC title

• H01H2239/03

  Avoiding erroneous switching · CPC title

• H01H3/08

  Turn knobs · CPC title