Air circuit breaker

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11183352-B2
Application number	US-202016857793-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 24, 2020
Priority date	Nov 8, 2019
Publication date	Nov 23, 2021
Grant date	Nov 23, 2021

Abstract

Disclosed is an air circuit breaker including a safety cover. According to embodiments disclosed herein, a setting unit of an overcurrent trip relay exposed to the outside through an opening is covered by the safety cover, and thus manipulation of the setting unit is not allowed before opening the safety cover. Accordingly, an accident due to malfunction or manipulation of the overcurrent trip relay by an unauthorized person may be prevented.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An air circuit breaker, comprising:
a main cover installed on one surface of a circuit breaker body and having an overcurrent trip relay accommodating groove provided on one side thereof;
an overcurrent trip relay accommodated in the overcurrent trip relay accommodating groove and provided with a setting unit configured to set a set value for a circuit breaking operation;
an auxiliary cover connected to the main cover so as to cover between the main cover and the overcurrent trip relay, and provided with an opening through which the overcurrent trip relay is exposed to outside; and
a safety cover connected to the auxiliary cover so as to cover the setting unit of the overcurrent trip relay exposed to the outside through the opening, and designed to be rotatable with respect to the auxiliary cover,
wherein the auxiliary cover further comprises a lever hook configured to reciprocate on the auxiliary cover in a specific direction, so that the safety cover is coupled to the auxiliary cover, or is separated from the auxiliary cover.

2. The air circuit breaker of claim 1 , wherein the safety cover includes a rotating part protruding from one side thereof and inserted into the auxiliary cover so as to allow the safety cover to rotate relative to the auxiliary cover, and
wherein the rotating part comprises:
a first surface formed as a continuously curved surface;
a second surface extending from the first surface and formed as a flat surface; and
a third surface extending at a predetermined angle with respect to the second surface and formed as a flat surface.

3. The air circuit breaker of claim 2 , wherein the safety cover, when rotating relative to the auxiliary cover, is rotatable to a first rotation state in which the second surface is brought into contact with the auxiliary cover or the main cover so that no further rotation is allowed in the first rotation state, and
a second rotation state in which the safety cover further rotates in an original rotation direction from the first rotation state by receiving a predetermined pressure so that the third surface is brought into contact with the auxiliary cover or the main cover in the second rotation state.

4. The air circuit breaker of claim 1 , wherein the lever hook comprises:
a first member disposed at a front surface of the auxiliary cover;
a second member disposed in a position on a rear surface of the auxiliary cover that corresponds to the first member; and
an elastic body interposed between the second member and the auxiliary cover, and
wherein the first member and the second member are coupled to each other with the auxiliary cover interposed therebetween, and are pressed in the specific direction by the elastic body.

5. The air circuit breaker of claim 4 , wherein the first member includes a coupling protrusion protruding from a rear surface thereof and penetrating through the auxiliary cover and the second member, and
wherein the second member is provided with a coupling hole through which the coupling protrusion passes.

6. The air circuit breaker of claim 5 , wherein the coupling protrusion is welded after passing through the auxiliary cover and the second member, so that the coupling protrusion has a cross-section width greater than a width of the coupling hole of the second member.

7. The air circuit breaker of claim 4 , wherein the auxiliary cover is provided with an insertion groove recessed in a thickness direction to allow at least a portion of the first member to be inserted in the thickness direction, so that a reciprocating region in the specific direction is limited.

8. The air circuit breaker of claim 7 , wherein the first member is provided with a through hole penetrating from a front surface toward a side surface thereof in a thickness direction, and
wherein the auxiliary cover is provided with a communication hole communicating with the through hole at a position where the lever hook is disposed when being pressed by the elastic body in the specific direction.

9. The air circuit breaker of claim 8 , wherein the communication hole is formed through a front surface and a side surface of the auxiliary cover.

10. The air circuit breaker of claim 7 , wherein the auxiliary cover includes a support protrusion that protrudes from a rear surface thereof and supports one end of the elastic body,
wherein the second member includes an insertion protrusion protruding therefrom so as to allow another end of the elastic body to be inserted, and
wherein the elastic body supported by the support protrusion presses the second member such that the lever hook is maintained in a first state in which the safety cover is coupled to the auxiliary cover.

11. The air circuit breaker of claim 10 , wherein the second member further comprises an engaging protrusion protruding toward the opening of the auxiliary cover,
wherein the safety cover includes a fixing hook protruding from a rear surface of the safety cover, and
wherein the fixing hook is engaged with the engaging protrusion to be coupled to the auxiliary cover when the lever hook is in the first state, and is separated from the engaging protrusion when the lever hook is moved from the first state to a second state in which the elastic body is pressed.

12. An air circuit breaker, comprising:
a main cover installed on one surface of a circuit breaker body and having an overcurrent trip relay accommodating groove provided on one side thereof;
an overcurrent trip relay accommodated in the overcurrent trip relay accommodating groove and provided with a setting unit configured to set a set value for a circuit breaking operation;
an auxiliary cover connected to the main cover so as to cover between the main cover and the overcurrent trip relay, and provided with an opening through which the overcurrent trip relay is exposed to outside; and
a safety cover connected to the auxiliary cover so as to cover the setting unit of the overcurrent trip relay exposed to the outside through the opening, and designed to be rotatable with respect to the auxiliary cover,
wherein the setting unit of the overcurrent trip relay includes a restore button for restoring the overcurrent trip relay by checking a displayed signal when a predetermined event occurs, and
wherein the safety cover is provided with a button hole opened at a position corresponding to the restore button so as to allow the restore button to be pressed while the opening of the auxiliary cover is covered by the safety cover.

Assignees

• Ls Electric Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yang Seungpil

Classifications

• H01H31/02

  Details · CPC title

• H01H71/123

  using a solid-state trip unit (circuits H02H) · CPC title

• H01H50/041

  Details concerning assembly of relays · CPC title

• H01H2071/006

  Provisions for user interfaces for electrical protection devices · CPC title

• H01H33/02 Primary

  Details · CPC title