Modular breaking unit with a holder-guiding assembly and contactor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11515100-B2
Application number	US-202117377782-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 16, 2021
Priority date	Jul 16, 2020
Publication date	Nov 29, 2022
Grant date	Nov 29, 2022

Abstract

A modular breaking unit with a holder-guiding assembly, wherein: the modular breaking unit includes a casing unit; a holder for holding a movable contact of the modular breaking unit is accommodated in the casing unit; the movable contact of the modular breaking unit is mounted on the movable contact holder; the holder-guiding assembly is installed in the casing unit and arranged to support and guide the movable contact holder to move between an open position and a closed position; the holder-guiding assembly is made of thermoplastic material; the movable contact holder is made of thermosetting plastic material. A contactor including at least one said modular breaking units.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A modular breaking unit with a holder-guiding assembly, wherein:
the modular breaking unit comprises a casing unit;
a movable contact holder for holding a movable contact of the modular breaking unit is accommodated in the casing unit;
the movable contact of the modular breaking unit is mounted on the movable contact holder;
the holder-guiding assembly is installed in the casing unit and arranged to support and guide the movable contact holder to move between an open position and a closed position;
the holder-guiding assembly is made of thermoplastic material;
the movable contact holder is made of thermosetting plastic material,
the holder-guiding assembly comprises a first guide and a second guide, the first guide is disposed inside the casing unit and supports one end of the movable contact holder, the second guide is disposed at an opening of the casing unit and supports the other end of the movable contact holder, the first guide and the second guide are sequentially arranged in a movement direction of the moveable contact holder.

2. The modular breaking unit according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first guide has a first guiding through hole;
the second guide has a second guiding through hole;
the movable contact holder passes through the first guiding through hole and the second guiding through hole;
when the movable contact holder reciprocates between the open position and the closed position, an outer peripheral surface of the movable contact holder is in frictional contact with a first inner peripheral surface of the first guiding through hole and a second inner peripheral surface of the second guiding through hole, respectively.

3. The modular breaking unit according to claim 1 , wherein:
the movable contact holder is provided with a movable contact holding through hole;
a holding spring is accommodated in the movable contact holding through hole;
one end of the holding spring abuts against an inner surface of the movable contact holding through hole;
the other end of the holding spring elastically presses the movable contact against the inner surface of the movable contact holding through hole.

4. The modular breaking unit according to claim 2 , wherein:
an enhancing rib is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the first guide.

5. The modular breaking unit according to claim 4 , wherein:
a second guide fitting groove is arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the second guide;
an edge of the opening of the casing is fitted in the fitting groove.

6. The modular breaking unit according to claim 2 , wherein:
the first guide is an integrally formed single piece;
the second guide is an integrally formed single piece;
the movable contact holder is first assembled with the first guide and the second guide, and then assembled in the casing unit.

7. The modular breaking unit according to claim 2 , wherein:
the first guide includes a second upper guide and a second lower guide formed separately;
the second guide includes a second upper guide and a second lower guide formed separately;
the first guiding through hole is formed when the first upper guide and the first lower guide are assembled together;
the second guiding through hole is formed when the second upper guide and the second lower guide are assembled together.

8. The modular breaking unit according to claim 7 , wherein:
the casing unit includes an upper casing and a lower casing which can be fitted together;
the first upper guide and the second upper guide are integrally formed with the upper housing;
the first lower guide and the second lower guide are integrally formed with the lower casing.

9. A contactor, wherein the contactor comprises at least one modular breaking unit according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Schneider Electric Ind Sas

Inventors

• Wang Yuanzhong
• Xiao Jiaren
• Xia Xuedong

Classifications

• H01H1/14 Primary

  by abutting · CPC title

• H01H3/50 Primary

  with indexing or locating means, e.g. indexing by ball and spring · CPC title

• H01H1/50

  Means for increasing contact pressure, preventing vibration of contacts, holding contacts together after engagement, or biasing contacts to the open position · CPC title

• H01H9/02

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

• H01H71/0214 Primary

  Housing or casing lateral walls containing guiding grooves or special mounting facilities (H01H71/0221 takes precedence) · CPC title