Electromagnetic power contactor provided with control rod having stop

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10153117-B2
Application number	US-201515500693-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 30, 2015
Priority date	Aug 1, 2014
Publication date	Dec 11, 2018
Grant date	Dec 11, 2018

Abstract

The invention relates to an electromagnetic contactor including: —first and second magnetic cores, the second core being mobile relative to the first core; —a control rod mobile between an inoperative position and a supply position, the control rod comprising a shoulder, in inoperative position: —the shoulder comprises one surface in contact with the first magnetic core, —the first magnetic core and the control rod separating a first chamber extending between the first and second magnetic cores and a second chamber in which the contact plate is located, and —at least one opening made between the first chamber and the second chamber allowing the transfer of air from the first chamber to the second chamber when the second magnetic core moves from the inoperative position to the magnetized position.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electromagnetic power contactor ( 1 ) for an electric motor of a starter of an internal combustion engine, comprising:
a first magnetic core ( 2 );
a second magnetic core ( 3 ) which is mobile relative to said first magnetic core ( 2 ), said second magnetic ( 3 ) core being mobile between a position of rest and a magnetised position, in which said second magnetic core ( 3 ) is in contact with said first magnetic core ( 2 );
a control rod ( 13 ) which is mobile between a position of rest and a supply position;
a contact plate ( 17 ) which is fitted on said control rod ( 13 ) and configured to establish contact with electrical terminals ( 18 , 19 ) when said control rod ( 13 ) is in said supply position, said first magnetic core ( 2 ) and said control rod ( 13 ) in said position of rest separating a first chamber ( 37 ) extending between said first magnetic core ( 2 ) and said second ( 3 ) magnetic core and a second chamber ( 38 ) in which said contact plate ( 17 ) is situated; and
at least one opening ( 40 , 41 , 44 ) formed between said first chamber ( 37 ) and said second chamber ( 38 ), which permits the transfer of air from said first chamber ( 37 ) to said second chamber ( 38 ) during displacement of said second magnetic core ( 3 ) from said position of rest to said magnetised position;
said control rod ( 13 ) comprises a shoulder ( 131 ), said shoulder ( 131 ) comprises a face which is in contact with said first magnetic core ( 2 ) in the position of rest of said control rod ( 13 );
said at least one opening formed in an area of contact ( 36 ) between said first magnetic core ( 2 ) and the face of said shoulder ( 131 ), when said control rod ( 13 ) is in the position of rest;
at least one vent ( 40 ) is formed in said face of said shoulder ( 131 ).

2. The electromagnetic power contactor according to claim 1 , wherein two vents ( 40 ) are formed in said face of said shoulder ( 131 ).

3. The electromagnetic power contactor according to claim 2 , wherein said at least one opening ( 40 , 41 , 44 ) has dimensions such that a speed of said second magnetic core ( 3 ) is contained between 0.9 and 1.1 m/s.

4. The electromagnetic power contactor according to claim 1 , wherein three vents ( 40 ) are formed in said face of said shoulder ( 131 ).

5. The electromagnetic power contactor according to claim 4 , wherein said at least one opening ( 40 , 41 , 44 ) has dimensions such that a speed of said second magnetic core ( 3 ) is contained between 0.9 and 1.1 m/s.

6. The electromagnetic power contactor according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one opening ( 40 , 41 , 44 ) has dimensions such that a speed of said second magnetic core ( 3 ) is contained between 0.9 and 1.1 m/s.

7. An electromagnetic power contactor ( 1 ) for an electric motor of a starter of an internal combustion engine, comprising:
a first magnetic core ( 2 );
a second magnetic core ( 3 ) which is mobile relative to said first magnetic core ( 2 ), said second magnetic ( 3 ) core being mobile between a position of rest and a magnetised position in which said second magnetic core ( 3 ) is in contact with said first magnetic core ( 2 );
a control rod ( 13 ) which is mobile between a position of rest position and a supply position;
a contact plate ( 17 ) which is fitted on said control rod ( 13 ) and configured to establish contact with electrical terminals ( 18 , 19 ) when said control rod ( 13 ) is in said supply position, said first magnetic core ( 2 ) and said control rod ( 13 ) in said position of rest separating a first chamber ( 37 ) extending between said first magnetic core ( 2 ) and said second ( 3 ) magnetic core and a second chamber ( 38 ) in which said contact plate ( 17 ) is situated; and
at least one opening ( 40 , 41 , 44 ) formed between said first chamber ( 37 ) and said second chamber ( 38 ), which permits the transfer of air from said first chamber ( 37 ) to said second chamber ( 38 ) during displacement of said second magnetic core ( 3 ) from said position of rest to said magnetised position thereof;
said control rod ( 13 ) comprises a shoulder ( 131 ), said shoulder ( 131 ) comprises a face which is in contact with said first magnetic core ( 2 ) in the position of rest of said control rod ( 13 );
said at least one opening ( 41 ) has an air inlet ( 42 ) formed in a radial face of said control rod ( 13 ) situated in said first chamber ( 37 ).

8. The electromagnetic power contactor according to claim 7 , wherein said at least one opening ( 41 ) has an air outlet ( 43 ) formed in a radial face of said control rod ( 13 ) situated in said second chamber ( 38 ).

9. The electromagnetic power contactor according to claim 7 , wherein said at least one opening has an air outlet ( 43 ′) formed in an outer periphery of said control rod ( 13 ).

10. The electromagnetic power contactor according to claim 7 , wherein said at least one opening ( 40 , 41 , 44 ) has dimensions such that a speed of said second magnetic core ( 3 ) is contained between 0.9 and 1.1 m/s.

11. An electromagnetic power contactor ( 1 ) for an electric motor of a starter of an internal combustion engine, comprising:
a first magnetic core ( 2 );
a second magnetic core ( 3 ) which is mobile relative to said first magnetic core ( 2 ), said second magnetic ( 3 ) core being mobile between a position of rest and a magnetised position in which said second magnetic core ( 3 ) is in contact with said first magnetic core ( 2 );
a control rod ( 13 ) which is mobile between a position of rest and a supply position;
a contact plate ( 17 ) which is fitted on said control rod ( 13 ) and configured to establish contact with electrical terminals ( 18 , 19 ) when said control rod ( 13 ) is in said supply position, said first magnetic core ( 2 ) and said control rod ( 13 ) in said position of rest separating a first chamber ( 37 ) extending between said first magnetic core ( 2 ) and said second ( 3 ) magnetic core and a second chamber ( 38 ) in which said contact plate ( 17 ) is situated; and
at least one opening ( 40 , 41 , 44 ) formed between said first chamber ( 37 ) and said second chamber ( 38 ), which permits the transfer of air from said first chamber ( 37 ) to said second chamber ( 38 ) during displacement of said second magnetic core ( 3 ) from said position of rest to said magnetised position thereof;
said control rod ( 13 ) comprises a shoulder ( 131 ), said shoulder ( 131 ) comprises a face which is in contact with said first magnetic core ( 2 ) in the position of rest of said control rod ( 13 );
said at least one opening ( 40 , 41 , 44 ) having dimensions such that a speed of said second magnetic core ( 3 ) is contained between 0.9 and 1.1 m/s.

Assignees

• Valeo Equip Electr Moteur

Inventors

• Guignot Romain
• Patroix Christophe

Classifications

• H01H9/047

  provided with venting means · CPC title

• H01H50/56

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• H01H50/14

  Terminal arrangements {(for coils H01H50/443)} · CPC title

• H01H13/82

  characterised by contact space venting means · CPC title

• H01H50/12

  Ventilating; Cooling; Heating (for operating electrothermal relays H01H61/013) · CPC title