SWITCH MODULE OF BUILT-IN ANTI-SURGE DISCONNECTION STRUCTURE

• US 20170047180A1
• Filed: 08/12/2015
• Published: 02/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: I-Ying Wang, Yi-Hsiang Wang
• Original Assignee: Yi-Hsiang Wang
• Inventors: WANG, YI-HSIANG, WANG, I-YING
• Application Number:
  US14/824,211
• Publication Number:
  US 20170047180A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H01C 7/12 Overvoltage protection resistors series resistors structurally associated with spark gaps H01T1/16
• CPC Class Codes: H01C 7/126 Means for protecting against excessive pressure or for disconnecting in case of failure
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2037/762 using a spring for opening the circuit when the fusible element melts
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 23/162 incorporating links interconnecting tumbler and contact arm
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 23/24 with two operating positions
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 37/76 Contact member actuated by melting of fusible material, actuated due to burning of combustible material or due to explosion of explosive material
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 89/04 Combination of a thermally actuated switch with a manually operated switch

Abstract

A switch module of built-in anti-surge disconnection structure mainly comprises an overcurrent protection switch and has anti-surge and disconnection structures ingeniously built inside a fire-proof and heat-resisting housing. The present invention comprises a switch area formed by a binary alloy conductive spring leaf and two connecting points, an anti-surge area formed by at least one bare metal oxide varistor placed in the housing and a plurality of conductive plates, and a disconnection area formed by a spring element, a band, and a thermo-sensitive piece. When the connecting points in the switch area are contacting with each other—turning on the switch—and an overvoltage occurs, the temperature of the metal oxide varistor would suddenly rise up to a degree higher than a pre-determined number, melting the thermo-sensitive piece, loosening and displacing the band, thus ejecting the spring element and forcing the connecting points detaching from each other to turn off the switch, so as to ensure more of electricity safety.

Claims

1. A switch module of built-in anti-surge disconnection structure, comprising:

a housing having a press button arranged atop thereof, and a first conductive plate, a second conductive plate and a third conductive plate arranged at lower section thereof;

the first conductive plate connecting to a binary alloy conductive spring leaf that has a first connecting point, and the second conductive plate having a second connecting point on the surface of an upper section thereof corresponding to the first connecting point;

a moving rod linking up the bottom of the press button with one end and the binary alloy conductive spring leaf with the other end to make the first connecting point contacting the second conductive plate and turn on the switch, and detach the first and second connecting points to turn off the switch by having the binary alloy conductive spring leaf deformed due to high temperature when current overload occurs, so as to form an overcurrent protection switch that has a switch area formed by the binary alloy conductive spring leaf and the first and second connecting points;

wherein

an anti-surge disconnection structure is built inside the housing, including an anti-surge structure and a disconnection structure;

the anti-surge structure including at least one bare metal oxide varistor without insulation layer wrapping from the outside, having a top surface and a bottom surface, and being disposed between the first and third conductive plate, so as to form an anti-surge area;

the disconnection structure including a spring element disposed on the opposite side of the anti-surge area to be ejected by the binary alloy conductive spring leaf, which has no contacts with the binary alloy conductive spring leaf and the moving rod when being compressed; and

a pushing rod arranged at the top of the spring element;

a band having a first end and a second end arranged correspondingly, at least one of which being disposed close to the surface of the metal oxide varistor for compressing the spring element to keep a distance between the spring element and the binary alloy conductive spring leaf;

at least one thermo-sensitive piece that is solid colloid to be adhered on the surface of the metal oxide varistor, which would loosen and displace the band and counterbalance the pressing on the top of the spring element when melting, so as to form a disconnection area;

whereby when the first connecting point is contacting the second connecting point and an overvoltage occurs, the temperature of the metal oxide varistor would suddenly rise up to a degree higher than a pre-determined number, melting the thermo-sensitive piece, loosening and displacing the band, and thus ejecting the spring element to displace the pushing rod and upwardly flick the binary alloy conductive spring leaf, the moving rod, the press button, or any of the combination from these elements, force the first connecting point of the binary alloy conductive spring leaf detaching from the second connecting point and turn off the switch.

2. The switch module of built-in anti-surge disconnection structure a s claimed in claim 1, wherein the pushing rod is a column formed in one-piece from top of the spring element and has an upper end close to the binary alloy conductive spring leaf or to the moving rod so that when the spring element is ejected, the first connecting point of the binary alloy conductive spring leaf would be forced to detach from the second connecting point.

3. The switch module of built-in anti-surge disconnection structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pushing rod is an independent bar, having a bottom end thereof arranged at the top of the spring element and an upper end thereof close to the binary alloy conductive spring leaf or to the moving rod so that when the spring element is ejected, the first connecting point of the binary alloy conductive spring leaf would be forced to detach from the second connecting point.

4. The switch module of built-in anti-surge disconnection structure as claimed in claim 3, wherein the bar has an engaging hole at the bottom thereof to be mounted on the top of the spring element for engaging in position, and it is made of insulating materials.

5. The switch module of built-in anti-surge disconnection structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein a first transverse piece is arranged at the middle section of the first conductive plate, and the metal oxide varistor is arranged at the bottom of the first transverse piece;

and the third conductive plate has a second transverse piece arranged corresponding to the first transverse piece, so that the metal oxide varistor is disposed between the first and second transverse pieces.

6. The switch module of built-in anti-surge disconnection structure as claimed in claim 5, wherein the thermo-sensitive piece is disposed on a surface of the metal oxide varistor and is bond to one or both ends of the band.

7. The switch module of built-in anti-surge disconnection structure as claimed in claim 6, wherein there is one metal oxide varistor, and the thermo-sensitive piece is fixing the first end of the band on the surface of the metal oxide varistor;

the second end of the band is tightly fixed in a pre-determined position inside the housing after compressing and running across the spring element.

8. The switch module of built-in anti-surge disconnection structure as claimed in claim 7, wherein there is a first metal oxide varistor and a second metal oxide varistor;

the thermo-sensitive piece is fixing the first end of the band on the surface of the first metal oxide varistor with adhesives, and the second end of the band is tightly fixed in a pre-determined position inside the housing after compressing and running across the spring element;

the second metal oxide varistor is disposed between the second transverse piece and the first conductive plate below the second transverse piece, and the second transverse piece is step-like to fix the position of the first metal oxide varistor between the first and second transverse piece.

9. The switch module of built-in anti-surge disconnection structure as claimed in claim 6, wherein there is a first metal oxide varistor and a second metal oxide varistor;

the first metal oxide varistor is disposed below the first transverse piece and has the first end of the band fixed on the surface thereof while the second metal oxide varistor is disposed between the second transverse piece and the first conductive plate, and has the second end of the band fixed on the surface thereof after compressing and running across the spring element and through a dented passage arranged at a pre-determined position inside the housing;

the second metal oxide varistor further has a fourth conductive plate of the surface thereof.

10. The switch module of built-in anti-surge disconnection structure as claimed in claim 9, wherein there is a first metal oxide varistor, a second metal oxide varistor, and a third metal oxide varistor;

the third metal oxide varistor is disposed below the second transverse piece and a fourth conductive plate is disposed between the second and third metal oxide varistor;

the first end of the band is fixed on the surface of the first metal oxide varistor with adhesives, and the second end of the band is fixed between the second and third metal oxide varistor with adhesives after compressing and running across the spring element and through a dented passage arranged at a pre-determined position inside the housing;