Switching and operating assembly of a switch

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10950397-B2
Application number	US-201816165463-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 19, 2018
Priority date	Oct 19, 2018
Publication date	Mar 16, 2021
Grant date	Mar 16, 2021

Abstract

Embodiments disclosed provide a switching and operating assembly of a switch. The switch includes a switching assembly including a switching member adapted to move between at least two positions to control an operation state of the switch; and a driving member coupled to the switching member; an operating assembly separated from and detachably arranged on the switching assembly and operable to cause the driving member to rotate; and an elastic component arranged between the switching member and the driving member to hold the switching member in one of the at least two positions. By providing the switch including a switching assembly and an operating assembly separated from each other, any one of the switching assembly and the operating assembly can be replaced separately without changing the overall height of the switch. This significantly increases the flexibility to personalize the switch.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A switch, comprising:
a switching assembly comprising:
a switching member adapted to move between at least two positions to control an operation state of the switch; and
a driving member coupled to the switching member and operable to rotate to drive a movement of the switching member; and

an operating assembly separated from and detachably arranged on the switching assembly and operable to cause the driving member to rotate,
wherein the operating assembly is operable to rotate between two positions about a first axis to cause the driving member to rotate about a second axis parallel to the first axis in a same direction as the operating assembly rotates,
wherein the switching assembly further comprises an elastic component arranged between the switching member and the driving member, the elastic component adapted to hold the switching member in one of the at least two positions.

2. The switch of claim 1 , wherein the operating assembly is operable to slide away from or towards the switching assembly to cause the driving member to rotate.

3. The switch of claim 1 , wherein the operating assembly comprises a motor or an electromagnetic drive member configured to drive the driving member to rotate.

4. The switch of claim 3 , further comprising:
a controller communicatively coupled to the motor or the electromagnetic drive unit to control the motor or the electromagnetic drive unit.

5. The switch of claim 1 , wherein the operating assembly comprises at least one protrusion protruding to the switching member; and
the driving member comprises at least one coupling portion coupled to the respective protrusion to cause the driving member to rotate in response to a rotation of the operating assembly.

6. The switch of claim 1 , further comprising:
a frame adapted to at least partially receive the operating assembly, so that the operating assembly is detachably arranged on the switching assembly via the frame.

7. The switch of claim 6 , wherein the frame is fixed to the switching assembly by a locking mechanism.

8. The switch of claim 7 , wherein the locking mechanism comprises an elastic locking member and a recess adapted to receive the elastic locking member.

9. The switch of claim 1 , wherein the driving member comprises a slot adapted to receive an end of the switching member.

10. A switching assembly for a switch, comprising:
a switching member adapted to move between at least two positions to control an operation state of the switch; and
a driving member coupled to the switching member and operable to be driven by an operating assembly of the switch separated from and detachably arranged on the switching assembly to drive a movement of the switching member,
wherein the operating assembly is operable to rotate between two positions about a first axis to cause the driving member to rotate about a second axis parallel to the first axis in a same direction as the operating assembly rotates,
wherein the switching assembly further comprises an elastic component arranged between the switching member and the driving member, the elastic component adapted to hold the switching member in one of the at least two positions.

11. The switching assembly of claim 10 , wherein the driving member comprises a slot adapted to receive an end of the switching member.

12. The switching assembly of claim 10 , further comprising an elastic component arranged between the switching member and the driving member, the elastic component adapted to hold the switching member in one of the at least two positions.

13. An operating apparatus for a switch, comprising:
an operating assembly separated from and detachably arranged on a switching assembly of the switch and operable to actuate the switching assembly to control an operation state of the switch,
wherein the operating assembly is operable to rotate between two positions about a first axis to cause a driving member of the switching assembly to rotate about a second axis parallel to the first axis in a same direction as the operating assembly rotates,
wherein the switching assembly further comprises an elastic component arranged between the switching member and the driving member, the elastic component adapted to hold the switching member in one of the at least two positions.

14. The operating apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the operating assembly is operable to slide away from or towards the switching assembly to control the operation state of the switch.

15. The operating apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the operating assembly comprises a motor or an electromagnetic drive member configured to drive the driving member to rotate.

16. The operating apparatus of claim 15 , further comprising a controller communicatively coupled to the motor or the electromagnetic drive unit to control the motor or the electromagnetic drive unit.

Assignees

• Schneider Electric Australia Pty Ltd

Inventors

• Shan Fuhua
• Zhang Dahai
• Ma Zhen

Classifications

• H01H23/24

  with two operating positions · CPC title

• H01H23/04

  Cases; Covers · CPC title

• H01H23/16 Primary

  Driving mechanisms · CPC title

• H01H23/205

  using a compression spring between tumbler and an articulated contact plate · CPC title

• H01H11/0018

  for allowing different operating parts · CPC title