Control modular assembly and switch including the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11081754-B2
Application number	US-201916394707-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 25, 2019
Priority date	Apr 28, 2018
Publication date	Aug 3, 2021
Grant date	Aug 3, 2021

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a control modular assembly for a switch. The control modular assembly according to embodiments of the present disclosure comprises: a base housing (203) adapted to carry an operating member for controlling the switch and formed with a base housing notch (206) at an edge of the base housing (203); a first battery (100) being rechargeable and operable to be detachably mounted in the base housing (203) through the base housing notch (206), thereby supplying electric power to the operating member; and a second battery (205) arranged within the base housing (203) to supply electric power to the operating member when the first battery (100) is taken out of the control modular assembly (200), wherein the second battery (205) is chargeable by the first battery (100).

First claim

We claim:

1. A switch being a fixed product, the switch comprising a control modular assembly comprising:
a base housing carrying an operating member for controlling the switch and formed with a base housing notch at an edge of the base housing;
a first battery being rechargeable and operable to be detachably mounted in the base housing through the base housing notch, thereby supplying electric power to the operating member; and
a second battery arranged within the base housing to supply electric power to the operating member when the first battery is taken out of the control modular assembly, wherein the second battery is charged by the first battery when the first battery is mounted in the base housing and when the second battery needs to be charged.

2. The switch of claim 1 , wherein the control modular assembly further comprises a metal sheet provided on the base housing and arranged to contact the first battery when the first battery is mounted in the base housing, thereby achieving electrical coupling of the first battery with the second battery.

3. The switch of claim 2 , wherein an elastic rolled rim is formed at an edge of the metal sheet, a limiting structure is formed at an edge portion of the first battery facing the metal sheet, and when the first battery is mounted in the base housing, the elastic rolled rim abuts against the limiting structure and thus is loaded with a force, so that the first battery is retained in the base housing.

4. The switch of claim 3 , wherein the limiting structure is of a stepped structure that extends along an entire length of the edge portion of the first battery.

5. The switch of claim 1 , wherein an elastic member is formed on the base housing, a limiting structure is formed at an edge portion of the first battery facing the elastic member, and when the first battery is mounted in the base housing, the elastic member abuts against the limiting structure and thus is loaded with a force, so that the first battery is retained in the control modular assembly.

6. The switch of claim 3 , wherein the first battery is released through being pressed to disengage the elastic rolled rim from the limiting structure when the first battery is mounted in the base housing, so that the first battery can be taken out of the control modular assembly.

7. The switch of claim 5 , wherein the first battery is released through being pressed to disengage the elastic member from the limiting structure when the first battery is mounted in the base housing, so that the first battery can be taken out of the control modular assembly.

8. The switch of claim 1 , wherein the control modular assembly further comprises a panel adapted to cover the base housing and detachably connected with the base housing.

9. The switch of claim 8 , wherein a panel notch is formed at a position of the panel corresponding to the base housing notch, and a recess is formed on the first battery and aligned with the panel notch, so that the first battery can be taken out of the control modular assembly by means of a tool that passes through the panel notch and enters into the recess.

10. The switch of claim 8 , wherein the first battery can be directly taken out of the control modular assembly when the panel is disengaged from the base housing.

11. The switch of claim 1 , wherein when the first battery is mounted in the base housing, a surface of the first battery adjacent to the base housing notch is coplanar with an edge of the base housing on which the base housing notch is formed.

Assignees

• Schneider Electric Australia Pty Ltd

Inventors

• Shan Fuhua
• Ma Zhen

Classifications

• H02J7/751 Primary

  concerning the insertion or the connection of the batteries · CPC title

• H01M50/209

  adapted for prismatic or rectangular cells (H01M50/216 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01M50/244

  Secondary casings; Racks; Suspension devices; Carrying devices; Holders characterised by their mounting method · CPC title

• H01H9/02

  Bases, casings, or covers (accommodating more than one switch or a switch and another electrical component H02B1/26) · CPC title

• H01M6/5033

  used as charging means for another battery · CPC title