Utilization unit of an electric switch

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12009169-B2
Application number	US-202016820095-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 16, 2020
Priority date	Sep 15, 2017
Publication date	Jun 11, 2024
Grant date	Jun 11, 2024

Abstract

A utilization unit of an electric switch includes an actuator module which includes actuators and power transmission apparatus to operate the electric switch, a power module which includes power supply means for the actuators of the actuator module, a control module which includes control means to control the power module, and data transmission means. The actuator module, the power module, and the control module constitute a modular structure, wherein the power module and the control module are detachably connected to each other and the actuator module so that the power module and the control module are both separately replaceable in the utilization unit.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A modular electrical switch device, comprising:
at least one electric switch module comprising an enclosure having two opposite side panels,
a rotatable blade contact being supported within the enclosure on a roll, the roll being rotatably supported by its ends in openings in the side panels of the enclosure,
an actuator module comprising a frame with a first side wall, a second opposite side wall, a front wall, and an opposite rear wall, the second side wall seating against a side panel of the enclosure of the electric switch module, the actuator module further comprising actuators and a power transmission apparatus being connected to the roll in order to operate the rotatable blade contact,
a power module seating against the first side wall of the actuator module, the power module comprising power supply means for supplying power to the actuators of the actuator module,
a control module seating against the front wall of the actuator module, the control module comprising control means for controlling the power module, and data transfer means,
complementary electric connectors providing an electrical connection between the power module and the actuator module, further complementary electric connectors providing an electric connection between the control module and the actuator module, and still further complementary electrical connectors providing an electrical connection between the control module and the power module,
complementary mechanical guiding means providing a mechanical connection between the power module and the actuator module and screws providing a mechanical connection between the control module and the actuator module, wherein the power module and the control module are both separately replaceable in the modular electrical switch device.

2. The modular electrical switch device of claim 1 , wherein the power module comprises a rectifier circuit configured to control a solenoid of the actuator module.

3. The modular electrical switch device of claim 1 , further comprising a user interface module being connectable to the control module directly or by means of a cable.

Assignees

• Abb Schweiz Ag

Inventors

• Suutarinen Aki
• Rajala Matti
• Sillanpää Raimo
• Fredlund Juri
• Lönn Markus
• Pylkäs Marko
• Kentala Tero

Classifications

• H01H50/14

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

• H01H47/22

  for supplying energising current for relay coil · CPC title

• H01H71/0271

  Mounting several complete assembled circuit breakers together (interconnected mechanisms H01H71/1009) · CPC title

• H01H71/1009

  Interconnected mechanisms (H01H71/1045 takes precedence; operated by excess current and other electrical conditions H01H83/20) · CPC title

• H01H19/64

  Encased switches adapted for ganged operation when assembled in a line with identical switches, e.g. stacked switches · CPC title