Dual power supply transfer switch and switching mechanism thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10818443-B2
Application number	US-201916401482-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 2, 2019
Priority date	May 4, 2018
Publication date	Oct 27, 2020
Grant date	Oct 27, 2020

Abstract

A switching mechanism for a dual power supply transfer switch. The switching mechanism has a switching assembly, which includes a driving plate, a driving rod, an actuator and an auxiliary mechanism. The driving plate includes an arc-shaped driving groove. The driving rod extends into the driving groove. The auxiliary mechanism includes a spring. The driving plate is able to rotate under an external force. The driving groove bypasses the driving rod when an end of the driving groove does not contact the driving rod, and the driving groove pushes the driving rod to rotate over a first angle and urges the spring to deform when the end of the driving groove contacts the driving rod. The spring recovers and drives the driving rod to rotate over a second angle after the spring having passed a dead point, thus causing the actuator turning on or off a first power supply. The switching mechanism also includes another switching assembly for switching a second power supply. A dual power supply transfer switch including the switching mechanism also is provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A switching mechanism for a dual power supply transfer switch, comprising:
a first switching assembly, including a first driving plate, a first driving rod, a first actuator and a first auxiliary mechanism; and
a second switching assembly, including a second driving plate, a second driving rod, a second actuator and a second auxiliary mechanism;
wherein the first driving plate includes an arc-shaped first driving groove, and the first driving rod extends into the first driving groove;
wherein the first auxiliary mechanism includes a first spring;
wherein the first driving plate is able to rotate under an external force;
wherein the first driving groove bypasses the first driving rod when an end of the driving groove does not contact the first driving rod, and the first driving groove pushes the first driving rod to rotate over a first angle and urges the first spring to deform when the end of the driving groove contacts the first driving rod;
wherein the first spring recovers and drives the first driving rod to rotate over a second angle after the first spring having passed a dead point, thus causing the first actuator turning on or off a first power supply;
wherein the second driving plate includes an arc-shaped second driving groove, and the second driving rod extends into the second driving groove;
wherein the second auxiliary mechanism includes a second spring;
wherein the second driving plate is able to rotate under an external force;
wherein the second driving groove bypasses the second driving rod when an end of the second driving groove does not contact the second driving rod, and the second driving groove pushes the second driving rod to rotate over a first angle and urges the second spring to deform when the end of the second driving groove contacts the second driving rod;
wherein the second spring recovers and drives the second driving rod to rotate over a second angle after the second spring having passed a dead point, thus causing the second actuator turning on or off a second power supply; and
wherein the first driving plate and the second driving plate are disposed around one and the same rotation axis, and the first driving plate and the second driving plate are interlocked with each other to rotate together.

2. The switching mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the first driving plate and the second driving plate are interlocked by a connection block having a non-circular section shape, and
wherein one portion of the connection block is inserted into a first receiving slot at a center of the first driving plate, and another portion of the connection block is inserted into a second receiving slot at a center of the second driving plate.

3. The switching mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the first driving plate and the second driving plate are interlocked by a connection rod, and
wherein one end of the connection rod is inserted into a first receiving hole away from a center of the first driving plate, and the other end of the connection rod is inserted into a second receiving hole away from a center of the second driving plate.

4. The switching mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the first driving plate is connected to a manual operating part for receiving a manually applied external force in order to drive the first driving plate and the second driving plate to rotate together.

5. The switching mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the first driving plate is provided with an automatic operation part for receiving an external force applied by an automatic driving mechanism in order to drive the first driving plate and the second driving plate to rotate together.

6. The switching mechanism of claim 1 , wherein
the first driving plate is located between the first actuator and the first auxiliary mechanism;
the second driving plate is located between the second actuator and the second auxiliary mechanism; and
the first actuator and the second actuator are located between the first driving plate and the second driving plate.

7. A dual power supply transfer switch, comprising a switching mechanism according to claim 1 .

8. The switching mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein
the first driving groove and the second driving groove are offset from each other in the circumferential direction about a rotation axis by an angle such that:
when the first driving groove pushes the first driving rod to rotate over the first angle, the second driving groove bypasses the second driving rod; and
when the second driving groove pushes the second driving rod to rotate over the first angle, the first driving groove bypasses the first driving rod.

9. The switching mechanism according to claim 8 , wherein the first angle is equal to the second angle and half of the angle that the first driving groove and the second driving groove each extend.

10. The switching mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein
when the first driving plate and the second driving plate are driven to rotate at a first time, the dual power supply transfer switch is switched from a first position to a duel dividing position, wherein in the first position, the first power supply is turned on and the second power supply is turned off, and in the duel dividing position, the first power supply and the second power supply are both turned off; and
when the first driving plate and the second driving plate are driven to rotate at a second time, the dual power supply transfer switch is switched from the duel dividing position to a second position, wherein the first power supply is turned off and the second power supply is turned on in the second position.

11. The switching mechanism according to claim 10 , wherein each of the first actuator and the second actuator includes:
an actuating plate having an actuating groove, wherein a corresponding driving rod extends into the actuating groove and can slide along the actuating groove, and wherein the driving rod can drive the actuating plate to rotate when the driving rod contacts one end of the actuating groove; and
two linkages each having one end hinged to the actuating plate and the other end connected to a corresponding movable contact, such that the movable contact can rotate with the rotation of the actuating plate, and become connected or disconnected with a stationary contact of a corresponding one of the first power supply or the second power supply.

12. The switching mechanism of claim 11 , wherein
each of the first auxiliary mechanism and the second auxiliary mechanism includes:
a mounting plate having a center around which a corresponding driving rod rotates;
a telescopic rod having a variable length with a fixed end being rotatably coupled to the mounting plate at a position away from the center and a movable end being coupled to the corresponding driving rod; and
a spring disposed between the fixed end and the movable end of the telescopic rod;
wherein the spring is configured such that:
when the telescopic rod rotates closer to a line between the fixed end of the telescopic rod and the center of the mounting plate, the spring deforms and stores a potential energy; and
when the telescopic rod rotates further from the line between the fixed end of the telescopic rod and the center of the mounting plate, the spring recovers and releases the potential energy.

Assignees

• Schneider Electric Ind Sas

Inventors

• Liu Zhenzhong
• Zeng Xiaojing

Classifications

• H01H2300/018

  Application transfer; between utility and emergency power supply · CPC title

• H01H5/06

  by compression or extension of coil springs · CPC title

• H01H9/24

  for interlocking two or more parts of the mechanism for operating contacts · CPC title

• H01H5/12

  having two or more snap-action motions in succession · CPC title

• H01H3/42

  using cam or eccentric · CPC title