Contactor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11049679-B2
Application number	US-201616309156-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 24, 2016
Priority date	Jul 8, 2016
Publication date	Jun 29, 2021
Grant date	Jun 29, 2021

Abstract

A contactor including a pedestal. The pedestal is of a step structure having notches in two ends. The step structure includes a first step and a second step from bottom to top and is covered with a cover body having a matched shape. A part, which protrudes out of the second step, at each of two ends of the first step, is provided with a first mounting groove in which a control terminal and a power terminal that are spaced apart from each other are mounted, and the cover body is provided with a first wiring port corresponding to the control terminal and a second wiring port corresponding to the power terminal. Each of two ends of the second step is provided with a second mounting groove in which an auxiliary terminal is mounted, and the cover body is provided with a third wiring port which corresponds to the auxiliary terminal mounted in the second mounting groove. The contactor has a simple structure, and wiring areas can be distinguished.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A contactor, comprising a pedestal,
both end of the pedestal are step structure having notches in two ends;
the step structure comprises a first step and a second step from bottom to top and is covered with a cover body having a matched shape;
a part, which protrudes out of the second step, at each of two ends of the first step is provided with a first mounting groove in which a control terminal and a power terminal that are spaced apart from each other are mounted, and the cover body is provided with a first wiring port corresponding to the control terminal and a second wiring port corresponding to the power terminal; and
each of two ends of the second step is provided with a second mounting groove in which an auxiliary terminal is mounted, and the cover body is provided with a third wiring port which corresponds to the auxiliary terminal mounted in the second mounting groove;
wherein an assembling groove is formed in the middle of the first step; a contact support is mounted in the assembling groove; the contact support protrudes out of the top surface of the first step; the second step is of an assembled structure and comprises a first assembling block and a second assembling block which can be assembled, wherein the first assembling block and the second assembling block are mounted on the first step and are located on two sides of the contact support respectively.

2. The contactor according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first wiring port and the second wiring port are formed in the cover body in a direction perpendicular to the top surface of the first step; and
the third wiring port is formed in the cover body in a direction perpendicular to the top surface of the second step.

3. The contactor according to claim 1 , wherein:
the control terminal and the power terminal are not aligned, such that the control terminals located at two ends of the first step are closer to or away from the middle part of the first step relative to the respective power terminals located on the same end; and
the first wiring port corresponding to the control terminal is also not aligned to the second wiring port corresponding to the power terminal.

4. The contactor according to claim 1 , wherein:
a surface, which is in contact with the contact support, of each of the first assembling block and the second assembling block is provided with a vertical limiting rib; and
a limiting groove which is matched with the limiting rib is formed in two sides of the contact support respectively.

5. The contactor according to claim 1 , wherein:
the middle part of the first step extends towards the first assembling block and the second assembling block respectively to form positioning ribs located on two sides of the contact support;
each of the first assembling block and the second assembling block is provided with a positioning groove which is matched with the corresponding positioning rib; and
during the mounting process, the first assembling block and the second assembling block are pushed towards the contact support along the positioning ribs respectively through the positioning grooves formed thereon, and are finally positioned on the first step.

6. The contactor according to claim 1 , wherein:
fixing protrusions which are configured to fix the second assembling block are arranged on two sides of the first assembling block;
two sides of the second assembling block extend towards the first assembling block to form two fixing arms;
a spacing between the two fixing arms is equal to the size of the first assembling block, and each fixing arm is provided with a fixing hole which is matched with the corresponding fixing protrusion;
during the mounting process, the second assembling block is pushed towards the first assembling block mounted on the first step, such that the first assembling block is clamped between the two fixing arms; and
the first assembling block and the second assembling block are fixedly connected by clamping the fixing protrusions into the fixing holes.

7. The contactor according to claim 1 , wherein:
one end of the control terminal is plugged into the pedestal and electrically connected to a coil in a base;
one end of the power terminal is plugged into the pedestal and matched with a first movable contact on the contact support in the pedestal;
one end of the auxiliary terminal is plugged into the pedestal and matched with a second movable contact on the contact support in the pedestal; and
the other ends of the control terminal, the power terminal and the auxiliary terminal are configured to be connected to external wires.

8. The contactor according to claim 7 , wherein:
each of the control terminal, the power terminal and the auxiliary terminal comprises a conductive sheet and an elastic sheet, wherein one end of the conductive sheet is plugged into the pedestal, and the other end of the conductive sheet is vertically arranged to be matched with the elastic sheet and configured to be connected to an external wire;
the plug-in end of the conductive sheet of the control terminal is arranged vertically;
the plug-in end of the conductive sheet of the power terminal is arranged horizontally and is provided with a first static contact matched with the first movable contact;
the plug-in end of the conductive sheet of the auxiliary terminal is arranged horizontally and provided with a second static contact matched with the second movable contact;
one end of the elastic sheet is provided with a fixed end which is fixedly connected to the conductive sheet, and the other end of the elastic sheet is provided with a movable end;
the movable end of the elastic sheet is provided with a through hole;
the movable end sleeves the end part, which is matched with the elastic sheet, of the conductive sheet through the through hole formed thereon;
two sidewalls at the end part of the conductive sheet form a wiring gap and a movable gap with two sidewalls of the through hole; and
an external wire is clamped in the wiring gap between the movable end and the conductive sheet.

9. The contactor according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a base in which a magnetic yoke and a coil are mounted;
the pedestal is stacked on the base; the sidewall of the base is provided with a buckle configured to fix the pedestal;
the sidewall of the first step of the pedestal is provided with a clamping hole which is matched with the buckle;
the contact support is mounted in the pedestal;
the first movable contact which can control a circuit related to the power terminal to be switched on and the second movable contact which can control a circuit related to the auxiliary terminal to be switched on are mounted on the contact support; and
the second movable contact is located above the first movable contact.

Assignees

• Zhejiang Chint Electrics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lu Jing
• Zheng Qianjun
• Xu Ping
• Zhang Zhiwen
• Xiao Tifeng

Classifications

• H01H50/14 Primary

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

• H01H50/541

  Auxiliary contact devices · CPC title

• H01H50/18

  Movable parts of magnetic circuits, e.g. armature · CPC title

• H01H50/02 Primary

  Bases; Casings; Covers (frames for mounting two or more relays or for mounting a relay and another electric component H02B1/01, H04Q1/08, H05K) · CPC title

• H01H50/60

  moving contact being rigidly combined with movable part of magnetic circuit {(for polarised relays H01H51/2254, H01H51/2281)} · CPC title