EP0871194B1 - Machined bimetal - Google Patents
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- the present invention mainly relates to a bimetallic strip high efficiency thermal, in particular usable in applications in which the mechanical effect resulting from the temperature increase is not enough with bimetallic strips traditional crossings by a given current.
- the thermal effect causing the use bimetal strips does not in fact come from variations in the room temperature, but is caused artificially, mainly by the Joule effect.
- This can be direct, like mentioned above, or indirect, obtained using an element resistive heater electrically isolated from the bimetallic strip and transmitting it additional heat. These additional resistive elements are precisely used when the mechanical effect due to the direct Joule effect is not enough.
- bimetallic strip of the invention is by nature usable in all current applications of bimetallic strips, we will refer in the continuation of the description of their use in circuit breakers, as preferential example and to support the discussion.
- the aforementioned bimetallic elements cause the so-called thermal tripping of the circuit breaker in the event of an overload in the protected line.
- the bimetallic strip is integrated into the circuit, crossing the circuit breaker, and acts, by its deformation, on a mechanism trigger which controls the opening of the movable contact, and by following, the opening of the electrical circuit crossing the circuit breaker and the line it protected.
- the bimetallic strip is therefore traversed by the current passing through the circuit breaker, and is a resistive element that the heat resulting from the Joule effect contributes mainly to distort.
- the overload reaches a higher value at the rated current for which the circuit breaker is designed, the heat energy from the Joule effect becomes sufficient for the mechanical energy obtained by the deformation of the bimetal strip is enough to cause tripping, from the displacement of its free end.
- the bimetallic strip After a first contact with the trigger mechanism, the bimetallic strip actually stores energy until it can rotate the trigger.
- the effort required to trigger is not very high, but it assumes, however, a certain stiffness of the bimetallic element. A problem arises, however, when the instrument's intensity calibration is low, in practice approximately below 10 A.
- the bimetallic element is then dimensioned to guarantee a stiffness sufficient, and it is heated to the required temperature thanks to the supply of heat provided by said independent resistive element, electrically isolated from the bimetallic strip.
- the solution proposed by the present invention allows operation with currents below 10 A, without additional resistive heating, the proposed bimetallic strip having however a sufficient stiffness to ensure by example the tripping of the circuit breaker.
- one of the objectives of the bimetallic strips of the invention is guarantee a mechanical effect comparable to that obtained conventionally with bimetallic strips of substantially identical dimensions, despite a lower nominal operating current.
- Another objective of the invention is to simplify the construction of circuit breakers or other devices hitherto provided with resistive devices additional, and therefore to harmonize the construction of the ranges.
- Another objective is to reduce the costs of these devices by eliminating said resistive device and thereby eliminating the problem of coupling thermal.
- This calorific power causes, more or less quickly, a deformation of the bimetal strip which brings it into contact with the triggering mechanism, firstly, then an imbalance of the internal tensions, secondly, the result of which is opposed to the resistance to unlocking of this mechanism, up to exceeding it and causing unlocking.
- bimetallic strips which are the subject of the present invention have the particularity offer, at equivalent cross-section, a significantly higher moment of inertia than that obtained with a rectangular section, while limiting the thickness in order to maintain good deformability under the Joule effect.
- Said bimetallic strips are conventionally produced from two strips of metals with a substantially rectangular section, having coefficients of different linear dilations joined together according to a joint plane whose surface looks parallel to the sides of the bimetallic strip having the largest area, and are characterized in that one of said long sides has in section at least one cut developing in the direction of said joint plane.
- the bimetallic strip has at least one recess practiced in one of its long flat sides, necessarily dug in direction of the bonding surface of two metals forming the element bimetallic.
- said cut corresponds to a removal of material practiced longitudinally over all or part of the length of the bimetallic strip, so as to form a groove.
- said removal of material is carried out by machining on one of the large faces of the bimetallic strip.
- the bimetallic strip has only one cut of substantially rectangular section, practiced centered with respect to the axis of a of said long sides, so that the section of the bimetallic strip has a U-shaped configuration.
- a variant consists in making parallel cuts, giving a crenellated configuration in the bimetal section. Said parallel cuts longitudinal can be practiced at the outer edges, and do not leave only a central rib parallel to the main axis of the bimetallic strip.
- the bimetallic strips of the invention can also equip multiple devices controlled by bimetallic elements and hitherto limited to one lower threshold of nominal current, or requiring a resistive member additional for lower currents.
- the bimetallic strip of the invention when the bimetallic strip of the invention is integrated into the thermal sub-assembly of a circuit breaker, it is placed centrally in said sub-assembly, comprising a conductive sheet of arc guide connected to one of its ends, which is also connected to a circuit breaker connection terminal, the other end of the bimetallic strip being connected to the movable contact of said circuit breaker by means of a braid flexible conductive.
- the bimetallic strips of the invention are very easy to manufacture, and their cost is approximately equivalent that of the bimetallic strips previously known.
- Figure 1 shows a preferred configuration of a bimetallic strip (1) according to the invention, with an axial prismatic groove (2) leaving two axial edges (3 and 4) at the lateral ends of the bimetallic strip (1).
- the section of figure 2 takes again the configuration of figure 1, the section showing the two blades joined together according to a joint plane (5) parallel to the large faces of the bimetallic strip.
- the groove (2) is preferably made by removing material, by example by machining.
- machining By way of nonlimiting examples, milling or rectification are possible machining techniques.
- FIG. 3 shows a possible variant of the form of FIGS. 1 and 2, comprising a crenellation with intermediate beams (3 ', 4') defining new lateral grooves (2 ', 2 ").
- Figures 3bis and 3ter show other variants, with a rib central longitudinal in 3bis, and a pseudo-symmetrical configuration in figure 3ter, the references (2 ', 3', 4 ') corresponding on the lower blade to references (2, 3, 4) of the upper blade.
- FIG. 4 shows the integration of a bimetallic strip (1) according to the invention to a particular circuit breaker (D). Not being the subject of the invention, said circuit breaker does not will of course not be described in detail in the context of this description.
- the bimetallic strip (1) is connected via a braid conductive (10) to a connection terminal (11) of the circuit breaker (D).
- a screw (14) accessible from the outside of the housing allows adjustment of the bimetallic strip (1). This is connected to the level of its other end at the movable contact (15), also via a braid conductive (16).
- a function (17) has the function of actuating the trigger (18) in the event overload in the circuit protected by the circuit breaker (D). It slides for this purpose parallel to the base when it is driven by the bimetallic strip (1).
- This coach (17) has two end fingers in contact first with the bimetallic strip (1), then also the trigger (18) when an overload occurs.
- Figures 5 and 6 show the shape of the travel of a bimetallic strip, as well as the pace of the force exerted, as a function of time in both cases.
- point A corresponds to the entry into contact of the bimetallic strip (1) with the coach (17), the latter being in contact with the trigger (18).
- C represents the travel to disjunction, the time required being referenced t1.
- said bimetallic strip (1) stores energy up to ability to rotate trigger (18). The latter pivots and causes the circuit breaker (D).
- the value of the unlocking force Fd corresponds to the point culminating in the curve, when the tangent is horizontal and the slope reverses.
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Description
La présente invention concerne principalement une bilame thermique à haut rendement, c'est à dire notamment utilisable dans des applications dans lesquelles l'effet mécanique résultant de l'accroissement de température n'est pas suffisant avec des bilames traditionnelles traversées par un courant donné.The present invention mainly relates to a bimetallic strip high efficiency thermal, in particular usable in applications in which the mechanical effect resulting from the temperature increase is not enough with bimetallic strips traditional crossings by a given current.
Dans la plupart des cas, l'effet thermique à l'origine de l'utilisation des bilames ne provient en effet pas des variations de la température ambiante, mais est provoqué artificiellement, principalement par effet Joule. Celui-ci peut être direct, comme mentionné ci-dessus, ou indirect, obtenu à l'aide d'un élément résistif chauffant électriquement isolé de la bilame et lui transmettant une chaleur additionnelle. Ces éléments résistifs additionnels sont précisément utilisé lorsque l'effet mécanique dû à l'effet Joule direct n'est pas suffisant.In most cases, the thermal effect causing the use bimetal strips does not in fact come from variations in the room temperature, but is caused artificially, mainly by the Joule effect. This can be direct, like mentioned above, or indirect, obtained using an element resistive heater electrically isolated from the bimetallic strip and transmitting it additional heat. These additional resistive elements are precisely used when the mechanical effect due to the direct Joule effect is not enough.
Bien que la bilame de l'invention soit par nature utilisable dans toutes les applications actuelles des bilames, on se référera dans la suite de la description à leur utilisation dans des disjoncteurs, à titre d'exemple préférentiel et pour étayer la discussion.Although the bimetallic strip of the invention is by nature usable in all current applications of bimetallic strips, we will refer in the continuation of the description of their use in circuit breakers, as preferential example and to support the discussion.
Dans ce cadre, les éléments bimétalliques précités provoquent le déclenchement dit thermique du disjoncteur en cas de surcharge dans la ligne protégée. La bilame est intégrée au circuit, traversant le disjoncteur, et agit, par sa déformation, sur un mécanisme à déclenchement qui commande l'ouverture du contact mobile, et par suite, l'ouverture du circuit électrique traversant le disjoncteur et la ligne qu'il protège.In this context, the aforementioned bimetallic elements cause the so-called thermal tripping of the circuit breaker in the event of an overload in the protected line. The bimetallic strip is integrated into the circuit, crossing the circuit breaker, and acts, by its deformation, on a mechanism trigger which controls the opening of the movable contact, and by following, the opening of the electrical circuit crossing the circuit breaker and the line it protected.
La bilame est donc parcourue par le courant traversant le disjoncteur, et constitue un élément résistif que la chaleur résultant de l'effet Joule contribue principalement à déformer. Lorsque la surcharge atteint une valeur supérieure au courant nominal pour lequel le disjoncteur est prévu, l'énergie calorifique provenant de l'effet Joule devient suffisante pour que l'énergie mécanique obtenue par la déformation de la bilame suffise à provoquer le déclenchement, à partir du déplacement de son extrémité libre.The bimetallic strip is therefore traversed by the current passing through the circuit breaker, and is a resistive element that the heat resulting from the Joule effect contributes mainly to distort. When the overload reaches a higher value at the rated current for which the circuit breaker is designed, the heat energy from the Joule effect becomes sufficient for the mechanical energy obtained by the deformation of the bimetal strip is enough to cause tripping, from the displacement of its free end.
Après un premier contact avec le mécanisme à déclenchement, la bilame emmagasine en fait de l'énergie jusqu'à ce qu'elle puisse faire pivoter le déclencheur. L'effort nécessaire au déclenchement n'est pas très élevé, mais il suppose cependant une certaine raideur de l'élément bimétallique. Un problème se pose cependant lorsque le calibrage en intensité de l'appareil est faible, en pratique approximativement au-dessous de 10 A.After a first contact with the trigger mechanism, the bimetallic strip actually stores energy until it can rotate the trigger. The effort required to trigger is not very high, but it assumes, however, a certain stiffness of the bimetallic element. A problem arises, however, when the instrument's intensity calibration is low, in practice approximately below 10 A.
Dans ce cas, pour obtenir un échauffement correct de l'élément au cours du
passage du courant, il est nécessaire que son impédance soit importante.
Outre le choix des matériaux composant l'élément bimétallique, ceci peut
également être obtenu en influant sur les paramètres géométriques tels que la
section ou la longueur de la lame, puisque l'impédance résistive obéit à la
formule suivante :
Une augmentation de ladite impédance revient par exemple à augmenter la longueur de la bilame, où à en diminuer la section. Ces évolutions géométriques ont toutefois pour inconvénient d'aller souvent de pair avec une diminution de la raideur, ce qui nuit au résultat recherché.An increase in said impedance amounts for example to increasing the length of the bimetal strip, where to reduce the section. These developments However, geometric drawbacks often go hand in hand with a decrease in stiffness, which affects the desired result.
C'est la raison pour laquelle lorsque les caractéristiques mécaniques nécessaires au fonctionnement précité ne pouvaient plus être atteintes par passage direct du courant, on a jusqu'ici eu recours au chauffage indirect, basé sur l'existence d'un autre élément résistif.This is the reason why when the mechanical characteristics necessary for the above operation could no longer be reached by direct current flow, indirect heating has so far been used, based on the existence of another resistive element.
L'élément bimétallique est alors dimensionné pour garantir une raideur suffisante, et il est chauffé à la température requise grâce à l'apport de chaleur procuré par ledit élément résistif indépendant, isolé électriquement de la bilame. The bimetallic element is then dimensioned to guarantee a stiffness sufficient, and it is heated to the required temperature thanks to the supply of heat provided by said independent resistive element, electrically isolated from the bimetallic strip.
Cette configuration présente cependant des inconvénients, dont les deux plus importants sont qu'il est d'une part difficile de maítriser la constance du couplage thermique entre l'élément résistif de chauffage et la lame bimétallique, et que l'ajout de l'élément résistif conduit d'autre part à un surcoût global non négligeable.However, this configuration has drawbacks, both of which more important are that it is on the one hand difficult to control the constancy of the thermal coupling between the resistive heating element and the blade bimetallic, and that the addition of the resistive element leads on the other hand to a significant overall cost.
La solution proposée par la présente invention permet le fonctionnement avec des courants inférieurs à 10 A, sans chauffage résistif additionnel, la bilame proposée présentant cependant une raideur suffisante pour assurer par exemple le déclenchement du disjoncteur.The solution proposed by the present invention allows operation with currents below 10 A, without additional resistive heating, the proposed bimetallic strip having however a sufficient stiffness to ensure by example the tripping of the circuit breaker.
De manière plus générale, l'un des objectifs des bilames de l'invention est de garantir un effet mécanique comparable à celui que l'on obtient classiquement avec des bilames de dimensions sensiblement identiques, malgré un courant nominal d'utilisation inférieur.More generally, one of the objectives of the bimetallic strips of the invention is guarantee a mechanical effect comparable to that obtained conventionally with bimetallic strips of substantially identical dimensions, despite a lower nominal operating current.
Un autre objectif de l'invention est de simplifier la construction des disjoncteurs ou autres dispositifs jusqu'ici dotés de dispositifs résistifs additionnels, et d'harmoniser par conséquent la construction des gammes.Another objective of the invention is to simplify the construction of circuit breakers or other devices hitherto provided with resistive devices additional, and therefore to harmonize the construction of the ranges.
Un objectif encore est de réduire les coûts de ces appareils en supprimant ledit dispositif résistif et en éliminant du même coup le problème du couplage thermique.Another objective is to reduce the costs of these devices by eliminating said resistive device and thereby eliminating the problem of coupling thermal.
Le fondement de la présente invention réside dans une diminution de la
section, qui permet comme on l'a vu d'augmenter l'impédance de la bilame et
par conséquent de compenser la baisse de l'intensité du courant dans la
puissance calorifique fournie par effet Joule. Cette dernière obéit en effet à la
formule :
Les égalités (1) et (2), combinées, conduisent à l'égalité suivante :
Cette puissance calorifique provoque, plus ou moins rapidement, une
déformation de la bilame qui l'amène au contact du mécanisme à
déclenchement, dans un premier temps, puis un déséquilibre des tensions
internes, dans un deuxième temps, dont la résultante s'oppose à la résistance
au déverrouillage de ce mécanisme, jusqu'à la dépasser et provoquer le
déverrouillage. Cette capacité à s'opposer à la résistance de déverrouillage
est caractérisée, entre autres, par le moment d'inertie de la section de la
bilame.
Les formes de bilames objets de la présente invention ont pour particularité d'offrir, à section équivalente, un moment d'inertie sensiblement plus élevé que celui obtenu avec une section rectangulaire, tout en limitant l'épaisseur afin de conserver une bonne aptitude à la déformation sous l'effet Joule.The forms of bimetallic strips which are the subject of the present invention have the particularity offer, at equivalent cross-section, a significantly higher moment of inertia than that obtained with a rectangular section, while limiting the thickness in order to maintain good deformability under the Joule effect.
Lesdites bilames sont classiquement réalisées à partir de deux bandes de métaux à section sensiblement rectangulaire, présentant des coefficients de dilatation linéiques différents et accolés suivant un plan de joint dont la surface est d'allure parallèle aux côtés de la bilame présentant la plus grande surface, et sont caractérisées en ce que l'un desdits grands côtés comporte en section au moins une découpe se développant en direction dudit plan de joint.Said bimetallic strips are conventionally produced from two strips of metals with a substantially rectangular section, having coefficients of different linear dilations joined together according to a joint plane whose surface looks parallel to the sides of the bimetallic strip having the largest area, and are characterized in that one of said long sides has in section at least one cut developing in the direction of said joint plane.
En d'autres termes, la bande bimétallique comporte au moins un évidement pratiqué dans un de ses grands côtés plans, nécessairement creusée en direction de la surface d'accolement de deux métaux formant l'élément bimétallique.In other words, the bimetallic strip has at least one recess practiced in one of its long flat sides, necessarily dug in direction of the bonding surface of two metals forming the element bimetallic.
De préférence, ladite découpe correspond à un enlèvement de matière pratiqué longitudinalement sur toute ou partie de la longueur de la bilame, de manière à former une gorge.Preferably, said cut corresponds to a removal of material practiced longitudinally over all or part of the length of the bimetallic strip, so as to form a groove.
De préférence encore, ledit enlèvement de matière est réalisé par usinage sur une des grandes faces de la bilame.More preferably still, said removal of material is carried out by machining on one of the large faces of the bimetallic strip.
Selon une possibilité, la bilame ne comporte qu'une seule découpe de section sensiblement rectangulaire, pratiquée centrée par rapport à l'axe d'un desdits grands côtés, de sorte que la section de la bilame présente une configuration en U.According to one possibility, the bimetallic strip has only one cut of substantially rectangular section, practiced centered with respect to the axis of a of said long sides, so that the section of the bimetallic strip has a U-shaped configuration.
Une variante consiste à réaliser des découpes parallèles, donnant une configuration crénelée à la section de la bilame. Lesdites découpes parallèles longitudinales peuvent être pratiquées au niveau des bords externes, et ne laisser subsister qu'une nervure centrale parallèle à l'axe principal de la bilame.A variant consists in making parallel cuts, giving a crenellated configuration in the bimetal section. Said parallel cuts longitudinal can be practiced at the outer edges, and do not leave only a central rib parallel to the main axis of the bimetallic strip.
Il peut également y avoir au moins une découpe sur chacune des lames formant la bilame.There can also be at least one cutout on each of the blades forming the bimetallic strip.
De multiples essais ont confirmé que les bilames traitées selon les indications précédentes présentent une raideur mécanique satisfaisante par rapport aux objectifs visés. Il est donc possible de les employer avec des disjoncteurs calibrés pour des courants nominaux plus faibles que ceux d'une construction similaire, n'utilisant pas les bilames objets du brevet, grâce à la diminution de section résultant des géométries précitées.Multiple tests have confirmed that bimetallic strips treated according to previous indications have a satisfactory mechanical stiffness by relation to the objectives sought. It is therefore possible to use them with circuit breakers calibrated for nominal currents lower than those of a similar construction, not using the bimetallic strips which are the subject of the patent, thanks to the reduction in section resulting from the aforementioned geometries.
Les bilames de l'invention peuvent également équiper de multiples dispositifs commandés par des éléments bimétalliques et jusqu'ici limités à un seuil inférieur de courant nominal, ou nécessitant un organe résistif supplémentaire pour les courants inférieurs.The bimetallic strips of the invention can also equip multiple devices controlled by bimetallic elements and hitherto limited to one lower threshold of nominal current, or requiring a resistive member additional for lower currents.
Selon une configuration possible, lorsque la bilame de l'invention est intégrée au sous-ensemble thermique d'un disjoncteur, elle est placée centralement dans ledit sous-ensemble, comportant une tôle conductrice de guidage d'arc connectée à l'une de ses extrémités, laquelle est également reliée à une borne de connexion du disjoncteur, l'autre extrémité de la bilame étant reliée au contact mobile dudit disjoncteur au moyen d'une tresse conductrice souple.According to a possible configuration, when the bimetallic strip of the invention is integrated into the thermal sub-assembly of a circuit breaker, it is placed centrally in said sub-assembly, comprising a conductive sheet of arc guide connected to one of its ends, which is also connected to a circuit breaker connection terminal, the other end of the bimetallic strip being connected to the movable contact of said circuit breaker by means of a braid flexible conductive.
L'élargissement de la gamme des appareillages pouvant fonctionner avec une bilame simple, sans adjonction de résistance supplémentaire, représente un progrès considérable, car la fabrication de ces appareillages se trouve notoirement simplifiée, d'où un abaissement sensible des coûts de production.Expansion of the range of devices that can operate with a simple bimetallic strip, without the addition of additional resistance, represents considerable progress, because the manufacture of these devices is notoriously simplified, resulting in a significant reduction in production costs.
Les bilames de l'invention, notamment dans leur version à section en U, sont très faciles à fabriquer, et leur prix de revient est sensiblement équivalent de celui des bilames connues jusqu'alors.The bimetallic strips of the invention, in particular in their U-section version, are very easy to manufacture, and their cost is approximately equivalent that of the bimetallic strips previously known.
On va maintenant décrire l'invention plus en détail, en référence aux figures annexées, pour lesquelles :
- La figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'une bilame selon l'invention ;
- La figure 2 est une coupe de ladite bilame ;
- Les figures 3, 3bis et 3ter représentent, toujours en coupe, des variantes possibles ;
- La figure 4 montre une bilame intégrée à un disjoncteur ;
- La figure 5 représente un diagramme donnant la course de déverrouillage en fonction du temps ; et
- La figure 6 représente un diagramme donnant la force de déverrouillage, également en fonction du temps.
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bimetallic strip according to the invention;
- Figure 2 is a section of said bimetallic strip;
- Figures 3, 3bis and 3ter show, still in section, possible variants;
- FIG. 4 shows a bimetallic strip integrated into a circuit breaker;
- FIG. 5 represents a diagram giving the unlocking stroke as a function of time; and
- FIG. 6 represents a diagram giving the unlocking force, also as a function of time.
La figure 1 montre une configuration préférentielle d'une bilame (1) selon l'invention, avec une gorge (2) prismatique axiale laissant deux rebords axiaux (3 et 4) aux extrémités latérales de la bilame (1).Figure 1 shows a preferred configuration of a bimetallic strip (1) according to the invention, with an axial prismatic groove (2) leaving two axial edges (3 and 4) at the lateral ends of the bimetallic strip (1).
Cette configuration fonctionne de manière satisfaisante, ainsi que l'ont montré les essais effectués.This configuration works satisfactorily, as we have shown the tests performed.
La section de la figure 2 reprend la configuration de la figure 1, la section montrant bien les deux lames accolées selon un plan de joint (5) parallèle aux grandes faces de la bilame.The section of figure 2 takes again the configuration of figure 1, the section showing the two blades joined together according to a joint plane (5) parallel to the large faces of the bimetallic strip.
La gorge (2) est de préférence réalisée par enlèvement de matière, par exemple par usinage. A titre d'exemples non limitatifs, le fraisage ou la rectification constituent des techniques d'usinage possibles.The groove (2) is preferably made by removing material, by example by machining. By way of nonlimiting examples, milling or rectification are possible machining techniques.
La figure 3 montre une variante possible de la forme des figures 1 et 2, comportant un crénelage avec des poutrelles intermédiaires (3', 4') définissant de nouvelles gorges latérales (2', 2").FIG. 3 shows a possible variant of the form of FIGS. 1 and 2, comprising a crenellation with intermediate beams (3 ', 4') defining new lateral grooves (2 ', 2 ").
Les figures 3bis et 3ter montrent d'autres variantes, avec une nervure longitudinale centrale en 3bis, et une configuration pseudo symétrique en figure 3ter, les références (2', 3', 4') répondant sur la lame inférieure aux références (2, 3, 4) de la lame supérieure.Figures 3bis and 3ter show other variants, with a rib central longitudinal in 3bis, and a pseudo-symmetrical configuration in figure 3ter, the references (2 ', 3', 4 ') corresponding on the lower blade to references (2, 3, 4) of the upper blade.
La condition de diminution de section s'accommode bien entendu d'un grand nombre de solutions qu'il n'est pas possible de décrire : nombres d'entre elles sont cependant théoriques, car elles grèveraient de manière déraisonnable le coût de fabrication. Ainsi, l'objectif est d'aboutir à des géométries satisfaisant aux conditions précitées, mais facilement fabricables.The condition of reduction in section naturally accommodates a large number of solutions that cannot be described: numbers of them are however theoretical, because they would strike in a way unreasonable manufacturing cost. The objective is therefore to achieve geometries satisfying the above conditions, but easily fabricable.
La figure 4 montre l'intégration d'une bilame (1) selon l'invention à un disjoncteur (D) particulier. N'étant pas l'objet de l'invention, ledit disjoncteur ne sera bien entendu pas décrit en détail dans le cadre de cette description. Au niveau de l'une de ses extrémités, la bilame (1) est reliée via une tresse conductrice (10) à une borne de connexion (11) du disjoncteur (D).FIG. 4 shows the integration of a bimetallic strip (1) according to the invention to a particular circuit breaker (D). Not being the subject of the invention, said circuit breaker does not will of course not be described in detail in the context of this description. At at one of its ends, the bimetallic strip (1) is connected via a braid conductive (10) to a connection terminal (11) of the circuit breaker (D).
Au voisinage de la borne du disjoncteur, une vis (14) accessible de l'extérieur du boítier permet le réglage de la bilame (1). Celle-ci est reliée au niveau de son autre extrémité au contact mobile (15), également via une tresse conductrice (16). In the vicinity of the circuit breaker terminal, a screw (14) accessible from the outside of the housing allows adjustment of the bimetallic strip (1). This is connected to the level of its other end at the movable contact (15), also via a braid conductive (16).
Un entraíneur (17) a pour fonction d'actionner le déclencheur (18) en cas de surcharge dans le circuit protégé par le disjoncteur (D). Il coulisse à cet effet parallèlement à la base lorsqu'il est entraíné par la bilame (1). Cet entraíneur (17) comporte deux doigts d'extrémité au contact d'abord de la bilame (1), puis également du déclencheur (18) lorsqu'une surcharge survient.A function (17) has the function of actuating the trigger (18) in the event overload in the circuit protected by the circuit breaker (D). It slides for this purpose parallel to the base when it is driven by the bimetallic strip (1). This coach (17) has two end fingers in contact first with the bimetallic strip (1), then also the trigger (18) when an overload occurs.
Le déclencheur (18), lorsqu'il est attaqué par ledit entraíneur (17), fait disjoncter le disjoncteur (D).The trigger (18), when attacked by said coach (17), causes break the circuit breaker (D).
Les figures 5 et 6 montrent l'allure de la course d'une bilame, ainsi que l'allure de la force exercée, en fonction du temps dans les deux cas.Figures 5 and 6 show the shape of the travel of a bimetallic strip, as well as the pace of the force exerted, as a function of time in both cases.
En figure 5, le point A correspond à l'entrée en contact de la bilame (1) avec l'entraíneur (17), ce dernier étant au contact du déclencheur (18). C représente la course jusqu'à disjonction, le temps nécessaire étant référencé t1.In Figure 5, point A corresponds to the entry into contact of the bimetallic strip (1) with the coach (17), the latter being in contact with the trigger (18). C represents the travel to disjunction, the time required being referenced t1.
Après le premier contact, ladite bilame (1) emmagasine de l'énergie jusqu'à pouvoir faire pivoter le déclencheur (18). Ce dernier pivote et fait disjoncter le disjoncteur (D).After the first contact, said bimetallic strip (1) stores energy up to ability to rotate trigger (18). The latter pivots and causes the circuit breaker (D).
En figure 6, la valeur de la force de déverrouillage Fd correspond au point culminant de la courbe, lorsque la tangente est horizontale et que la pente s'inverse.In FIG. 6, the value of the unlocking force Fd corresponds to the point culminating in the curve, when the tangent is horizontal and the slope reverses.
Claims (8)
- Bimetallic strip (1) made from two strips of metal of largely rectangular cross-section with different coefficients of expansion joined together at a junction plane (5, 6) whose surface is parallel to the sides of the bimetallic strip with the greatest surface area, characterised by the fact that one of the two larger sides has a section with at least one channel (2) developing in the direction of the said plane (5, 6).
- Bimetallic strip (1) according to Claim 1, characterised by the fact that the said channel (2) corresponds to a removal of material performed longitudinally over all or part of the length of the bimetallic strip so as to form a channel.
- Bimetallic strip (1) according to the previous Claim, characterised by the fact that the said removal of material is done by axial machining of one of the large sides of the strip.
- Bimetallic strip (1) according to any of the previous Claims, characterised by the fact that it incorporates a single channel (2) of mainly rectangular cross-section, executed in a centred fashion relative to the axis of one of the said large sides such that the bimetallic strip (1) exhibits a U-shaped cross-section.
- Bimetallic strip (1) according to any of the previous Claims 1 to 3, characterised by the fact that it has parallel channels (2, 2', 2") giving the cross-section of the bimetallic strip a notched configuration.
- Bimetallic strip (1) according to the previous Claim, characterised by the fact that it has external longitudinal parallel channels (2, 2') leaving at least one central rib parallel to the principal axis of the bimetallic strip.
- Bimetallic strip (1) according to any of the previous Claims 1 to 3 and 5 to 6, characterised by the fact that it has at least one channel on each of the strips forming the bimetallic strip (1).
- Bimetallic strip (1) according to any of the previous Claims, characterised by the fact that it is integrated into the thermal sub-assembly of a circuit breaker D, the said sub-assembly including an arc-guiding conducting metal piece (12) connected to one of the extremities of the said bimetallic strip, the said extremity being also connected to a connecting terminal (11) of the circuit breaker D, the other extremity of the bimetallic strip (1) being connected to the moving contact (15) of the said circuit breaker D by means of a flexible conducting strap (16).
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