Indication device of electric switch

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10242813-B2
Application number	US-201615740758-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 28, 2016
Priority date	Jun 30, 2015
Publication date	Mar 26, 2019
Grant date	Mar 26, 2019

Abstract

An indication device of an electric switch comprises an indication component ( 101 ), a driving component ( 103 ) and a positioning component ( 102 ). The indication component ( 101 ) has at least three indication positions. Each indication position corresponds to one state of the electric switch, and the indication component ( 101 ) shows one indication mark at each indication position. The indication device of electric switch uses a single indication component ( 101 ) having at least three indication positions, and the third position is provided via deformation of the indication component ( 101 ) itself, thus realizing a simple structure and low manufacturing cost.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An indication device of an electric switch, the indication device comprising:
an indication component provided with at least three indication positions, each indication position corresponding to one state of the electric switch, and the indication component showing one indication mark at each indication position,
wherein the indication component is rotatably mounted on a shell of the electric switch, the indication component being aligned with an indication hole in a panel of the electric switch, the indication component being provided with a plurality of indication marks showing the one indication mark at each indication position, and
wherein the at least three indication positions of indication component are: a normally-connecting position, a normally-breaking or non-short-circuit fault breaking position, and a short-circuit fault breaking position;
a driving component mounted within the shell of the electric switch, the driving component driving the indication component to rotate to one of the at least three indication positions, and one of the indication marks on the indication component being aligned with the indication hole,
wherein the driving component being provided with two positions and the driving component moving between the two positions; and
a positioning component mounted within the shell of the electric switch, the positioning component cooperating with the indication component, so that a particular indication mark on the indication component is aligned with the indication hole,
wherein the positioning component being provided with three positions and the positioning component rotating among the three positions.

2. The indication device of electric switch according to claim 1 , wherein the indication component comprises:
a body, the body being bent and a second end of the body being forked to form a first arm and a second arm;
a shaft located in the middle of the body;
wherein the indication marks are provided on an indication panel mounted on a first end of the body, one end of the indication panel being provided with a positioning pin which extends towards both sides;
a first leg mounted on the first arm at the second end of the body; and
a second leg mounted on the second arm at the second end of the body.

3. The indication device of electric switch according to claim 2 , wherein
the first arm and the second arm of the body being elastic;
the first leg cooperating with the driving component;
the second leg cooperating with the positioning component.

4. The indication device of electric switch according to claim 3 , wherein the positioning component being provided with a positioning leg which cooperates with the second leg of the indication component.

5. The indication device of electric switch according to claim 4 , wherein the indication panel being provided with three indication marks: an indication mark for indicating that the electric switch is normally connected, an indication mark for indicating that the electric switch is normally broken or broken due to non-short-circuit fault, and an indication mark for indicating the electric switch is broken due to short-circuit fault.

6. The indication device of electric switch according to claim 5 , wherein
the positioning component being provided with position A, position B and position C, wherein position C is located between position A and position B, when the positioning component is located at position C, the driving component cooperates with the first leg, the positioning leg cooperates with the second leg, the first arm and the second arm are deformed and the indication component remains at the short-circuit fault breaking position.

7. An indication device of an electric switch, the indication device comprising:
an indication component provided with at least three indication positions, each indication position corresponding to one state of the electric switch, and the indication component showing one indication mark at each indication position,
wherein the indication component is rotatably mounted on a shell of the electric switch, the indication component being aligned with an indication hole in a panel of the electric switch, the indication component being provided with a plurality of indication marks showing the one indication mark at each indication position, wherein the indication component comprises:
a body, the body being bent and a second end of the body being forked to form a first arm and a second arm, the first arm and the second arm of the body being elastic,
a shaft located in the middle of the body,
an indication panel mounted on a first end of the body, the indication marks being provided on the indication panel, one end of the indication panel being provided with a positioning pin which extends towards both sides,
a first leg mounted on the first arm at the second end of the body, and
a second leg mounted on the second arm at the second end of the body;

a driving component mounted within the shell of the electric switch, the driving component driving the indication component to rotate to one indication position, and one of the indication marks on the indication component being aligned with the indication hole; and
a positioning component mounted within the shell of the electric switch, the positioning component cooperating with the indication component, so that a particular indication mark on the indication component is aligned with the indication hole,
wherein the first leg cooperating with the driving component, and
wherein the second leg cooperating with the positioning component.

8. An indication device of an electric switch, the indication device comprising:
an indication component provided with at least three indication positions, each indication position corresponding to one state of the electric switch, and the indication component showing one indication mark at each indication position,
wherein the indication component is rotatably mounted on a shell of the electric switch, the indication component being aligned with an indication hole in a panel of the electric switch, the indication component being provided with a plurality of indication marks showing the one indication mark at each indication position, wherein the indication component comprises:
a body, the body being bent and a second end of the body being forked to form a first arm and a second arm, the first arm and the second arm of the body being elastic,
a shaft located in the middle of the body,
an indication panel mounted on a first end of the body, the indication marks being provided on the indication panel, one end of the indication panel being provided with a positioning pin which extends towards both sides,
a first leg mounted on the first arm at the second end of the body, and
a second leg mounted on the second arm at the second end of the body,

wherein the at least three indication positions of the indication component are: a normally-connecting position, a normally-breaking or non-short-circuit fault breaking position, and a short-circuit fault breaking position;
a driving component mounted within the shell of the electric switch, the driving component driving the indication component to rotate to one indication position, and one of the indication marks on the indication component being aligned with the indication hole;
wherein the driving component being provided with two positions and the driving component moving between the two positions, and
a positioning component mounted within the shell of the electric switch, the positioning component cooperating with the indication component, so that a particular indication mark on the indication component is aligned with the indication hole,
wherein the positioning component bein

Assignees

• Seari Electric Technology Co Ltd
• Zhejiang Chint Electrics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jia Feng
• Zheng Jiexin
• Xi Hong
• Zeng Ping
• Li Sihong
• Huang Beiming

Classifications

• H01H71/04

  Means for indicating condition of the switching device {(by means of an auxiliary contact H01H71/46)} · CPC title

• H01H73/12

  Means for indicating condition of the switch · CPC title

• H01H9/16 Primary

  Indicators for switching condition, e.g. "on" or "off" · CPC title

• H01H2071/042

  with different indications for different conditions, e.g. contact position, overload, short circuit or earth leakage · CPC title