Circuit breaker

• US 10,079,130 B2
• Filed: 05/22/2017
• Issued: 09/18/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LSIS Co. Ltd. (LS Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LSIS Co. Ltd. (LS Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Il-Hyun
• Primary Examiner(s): Paumen, Gary
• Application Number:
  US15/601,023
• Publication Number:
  US 20170338070A1
• Time in Patent Office: 484 Days
• Field of Search: 200275, 200239, 200241, 200242, 439856, 439857, 439849, 439850
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 1/58 Electric connections to or between contacts; Terminals for high tension switches H01H33/025; for electromagnetic relays H01H50/14; for circuit breakers H01H71/08
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 33/6606 Terminal arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 71/0264 Mountings or coverplates for complete assembled circuit breakers, e.g. snap mounting in panel
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 71/08 Terminals; Connections
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 71/522 comprising a cradle-mechanism
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 9/24 for interlocking two or more parts of the mechanism for operating contacts
• CPC Class Codes: H02B 11/04 Isolating-contacts, e.g. mountings or shieldings
• CPC Class Codes: H02B 11/133 with interlock

Abstract

A circuit breaker is provided, which includes a cradle having a plurality of cradle terminals, and a breaker main body connected to the cradle and having a plurality of breaker terminals electrically connected to the plurality of cradle terminals, in which each of the plurality of breaker terminals includes a terminal body extended from the breaker main body and protruded toward each of the plurality of cradle terminals, contacts coupled to upper and lower portions of terminal body and disposed in parallel to face each other, and a contact protrusion protruded to a round shape in a direction which the contacts face each other such that, upon connection of the plurality of cradle terminals, the contact protrusion contacts and presses both sides of the connected cradle terminals.

Claims

1. A circuit breaker, comprising:

a cradle having a plurality of cradle terminals; and

a breaker main body connected to the cradle and having a plurality of breaker terminals electrically connected to the plurality of cradle terminals,

wherein each of the plurality of breaker terminals comprises;

a terminal body extended from the breaker main body and protruded toward each of the plurality of cradle terminals, contacts coupled to upper and lower portions of the terminal body so as to have an elastic force and disposed in parallel to face each other,

a first contact protrusion protruded to a round shape in an upward direction connected to a lower contact fixed to the lower portion of the terminal body, and

a second contact protrusion protruded to a round shape in a downward direction connected to an upper contact fixed to the upper portion of the terminal body, in which the first contact protrusion and the second contact protrusion face each other such that, upon connection of the plurality of cradle terminals, the first contact protrusion and the second contact protrusion contact and press both sides of the connected cradle terminals,

wherein the lower contact and the upper contact are disposed in parallel to face each other with a wider spacing than a thickness of each of the plurality of cradle terminals, and

the first contact protrusion and the second contact protrusion are protruded with a gap narrower than the thickness of each of the plurality of cradle terminals,

wherein the first contact protrusion comprises a plurality of first contact protrusions for each of a plurality of lower contacts,

wherein the second contact protrusion comprises a plurality of second contact protrusions for each of a plurality of upper contacts, and

the plurality of first contact protrusions and the plurality of second contact protrusions are disposed close to front end portions of the plurality of lower contacts and the plurality of upper contacts,

wherein the cradle and breaker main body are connectable in a transversal arrangement and a longitudinal arrangement, and the contacts are flat, including flat ends interacting with the plurality of cradle terminals.

2. The circuit breaker according to claim 1, wherein the first contact protrusion and the second contact protrusion have a hemispherical shape.

3. A circuit breaker, comprising:

a cradle having a plurality of cradle terminals; and

a breaker main body connected to the cradle and having a plurality of breaker terminals electrically connected to the plurality of cradle terminals,

wherein each of the plurality of breaker terminals comprises;

a terminal body extended from the breaker main body and protruded toward each of the plurality of cradle terminals, contacts coupled to upper and lower portions of the terminal body so as to have an elastic force and disposed in parallel to face each other,

a first contact protrusion protruded in an upward direction connected to a lower contact fixed to the lower portion of the terminal body, and

a second contact protrusion protruded in a downward direction connected to an upper contact fixed to the upper portion of the terminal body, in which the first contact protrusion and the second contact protrusion face each other such that, upon connection of the plurality of cradle terminals, the first contact protrusion and the second contact protrusion contact and press both sides of the connected cradle terminals,

wherein the lower contact and the upper contact are disposed in parallel to face each other with a wider spacing than a thickness of each of the plurality of cradle terminals, and

the first contact protrusion and the second contact protrusion are protruded with a gap narrower than the thickness of each of the plurality of cradle terminals,

wherein the first contact protrusion comprises a plurality of first contact protrusions for each of a plurality of lower contacts,

wherein the second contact protrusion comprises a plurality of second contact protrusions for each of a plurality of upper contacts, and

the plurality of first contact protrusions and the plurality of second contact protrusions are disposed close to front end portions of the plurality of lower contacts and the plurality of upper contacts,

wherein the cradle and breaker main body are connectable in a transversal arrangement and a longitudinal arrangement, and the contacts are flat, including flat ends interacting with the plurality of cradle terminals.

4. The circuit breaker according to claim 3, wherein the first contact protrusion and the second contact protrusion are formed such that height thereof gradually increases along a direction toward rear ends of the contacts.

5. The circuit breaker according to claims 3, wherein the first contact protrusion and the second contact protrusion have an inclined surface such that a degree of protrusion is gradually increased along a direction toward the rear ends of the contacts to limit insertion of the connected terminal.

6. The circuit breaker according to claims 3, wherein the first contact protrusion and second contact protrusion have one of a round shape extended along a longitudinal direction of the contacts, a round shape extended along a width direction of the contacts, and a round shape extended respectively along the length and the width directions of the contacts.