Relay

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11056305-B2
Application number	US-201716303621-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 3, 2017
Priority date	May 31, 2016
Publication date	Jul 6, 2021
Grant date	Jul 6, 2021

Abstract

A relay includes: a housing, a base plate, and a driving device, connected to the base. At least one stationary contact group is provided on the housing. The stationary contact group includes two stationary contacts insulated from each other. At least one stationary contact in the stationary contact group includes an upper terminal and a lower contact are included. The upper terminal and the lower contact are isolated from each other and electrically connected by a fuse. The base plate is provided in the housing and can switch between on and off positions. The base plate, when being in the on position, contacts the stationary contact group for the electrical conduction of the two stationary contacts in the stationary contact group, and, when being in the off position, is isolated from the stationary contact group for disconnecting the electrical conduction of the two stationary contacts in the stationary contact group.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A relay, comprising:
a housing, on which at least one stationary contact group is provided, wherein the stationary contact group includes two stationary contacts insulated from each other, at least one stationary contact in the stationary contact group includes an upper terminal and a lower contact are included, and the upper terminal and the lower contact are isolated from each other and electrically connected by a fuse;
a base plate, which is provided in the housing and can switch between an on position and an off position, wherein the base plate, when being in the on position, contacts the stationary contact group for the electrical conduction of the two stationary contacts in the stationary contact group, and the base plate, when being in the off position, is isolated from the stationary contact group for disconnecting the electrical conduction of the two stationary contacts in the stationary contact group; and
a driving device, connected to the base plate so as to drive the base plate to switch between the on position and the off position.

2. A The relay according to claim 1 , wherein an insulating ring is connected between the upper terminal and the lower contact, wherein the upper terminal encloses the upper end of the insulating ring and the lower contact encloses the lower end of the insulating ring, and at least part of the fuse is disposed inside the insulating ring.

3. The relay according to claim 2 , wherein the fuse is isolated from the inner circumferential surface of the insulating ring by a preset distance.

4. The relay according to claim 2 , wherein the insulating ring is a ceramic ring.

5. The relay according to claim 2 , wherein the insulating ring is filled with quartz sand.

6. The relay according to claim 2 , wherein the insulating ring has a metal layer respectively on the upper end surface and the lower end surface.

7. The relay according to claim 6 , wherein the fuse has a cylinder body, and each of the edges of the upper end and the lower end of the fuse has an outwardly extending flange, and the flange extends to the corresponding end surface of the insulating ring.

8. The relay according to claim 7 , wherein the body of the fuse is located in the insulating ring, and an annular cavity surrounding the fuse is defined between the body part of the fuse and the inner circumferential surface of the insulating ring.

9. The relay according to claim 8 , wherein the fuse has a fusing part, the fusing part located in the middle position of the body part in the axial direction.

10. The relay according to claim 2 , wherein the upper terminal is respectively soldered to the fuse and the insulating ring, and the lower contact is respectively soldered to the fuse and the insulating ring.

11. The relay according to claim 10 , wherein a first connecting ring is provided on the lower surface of the upper terminal, and the first connecting ring is respectively soldered to the upper end surface of the insulating ring and the upper end of the fuse, while a second connecting ring is disposed on the upper surface of the lower contact, and the second connecting ring is respectively soldered to the lower end surface of the insulating ring and the lower end of the fuse.

12. The relay according to claim 11 , wherein the axes of the first connecting ring and the second connecting ring extend in the up and down direction, and the wall thickness of the first connecting ring and the second connecting ring is in a range of 1 mm to 5 mm.

13. The relay according to claim 1 , wherein the relay further comprises a magnet disposed circumferentially.

14. The relay according to claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises:
a ceramic casing, the bottom of which is open;
a pallet which is disposed under the ceramic casing so as to enclose the bottom of the ceramic casing; and
a connecting platform which is respectively connected to the ceramic casing and the pallet.

15. The relay according to claim 1 , wherein the housing is filled with hydrogen or nitrogen.

16. The relay according to claim 1 , wherein the driving device comprises:
a push rod, the upper end of the push rod being connected to the base plate and lower end projecting downwardly from the housing, the upper end of the push rod passing through the base plate and being connected to a snap spring and a gasket, wherein the snap spring is clamped on the push rod, and the gasket is positioned below the snap spring; and
a buffer spring, the buffer spring being sleeved outside the push rod, wherein the upper end of the buffer spring presses against the base plate, and the lower end of the buffer spring presses against the push rod or the bottom of the housing.

17. The relay according to claim 6 , wherein the circumferential sheath of the upper end of the push rod is provided with an insulating sheath which isolates the push rod from the base plate, and the upper end of the buffer spring presses against the insulating sheath.

18. The relay according to claim 3 , wherein the upper terminal is respectively soldered to the fuse and the insulating ring, and the lower contact is respectively soldered to the fuse and the insulating ring.

19. The relay according to claim 4 , wherein the upper terminal is respectively soldered to the fuse and the insulating ring, and the lower contact is respectively soldered to the fuse and the insulating ring.

20. The relay according to claim 5 , wherein the upper terminal is respectively soldered to the fuse and the insulating ring, and the lower contact is respectively soldered to the fuse and the insulating ring.

Assignees

• Byd Co Ltd

Inventors

• Huang Caili
• Yao Baotong
• Wang Lujian
• Liu Siyuan

Classifications

• H01H9/10

  Adaptation for built-in fuses (mounting switch and fuse separately on, or in, common support H02B1/18) · CPC title

• H01H50/14

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

• H01H50/023

  Details concerning sealing, e.g. sealing casing with resin · CPC title

• H01H85/0241 Primary

  Structural association of a fuse and another component or apparatus (switches with built-in fuses H01H9/10, spark-gap arresters H01H85/44, transformers and inductances H01F27/402, capacitors H01G2/14, lamps H01K1/66, semiconductors H10W20/493 or H10W42/80) · CPC title

• H01H9/443

  using permanent magnets · CPC title