Schneider Electric Industries Sas

Schneider Electric Industries Sa

Bernard Bizard

Daniel Sinthomez

Zhenzhong Liu

Pravin Sawant

A bimetal thermal element adapted to assembling into a support. The bimetal thermal element includes: a bimetal strip having a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, and a notch formed at the first end; a heater made of a resistant strip including a linear portion and a wound portion, wherein the linear portion is straight and extending from a first position near the second end of the bimetal strip in a direction parallel to the bimetal strip and the wound portion is wound around the bimetal strip and the linear portion; and an insulating device to insulate the bimetal strip from the heater. With this design, there is also no current within the bimetal strip and its support, so the deflection of the bimetal strip is generated only by the temperature-rise coming from the resistant strip, therefore, it can realize a long tripping time.

Bimetal thermal element and the manufacturing method thereof

A switching apparatus has a frame with a circular notch in its operating surface; a operating handle disposed in the notch, said handle can change from a lower position corresponding to automatic mode to a upper position corresponding to manual mode, and the handle are rotatable in said circular notch in both positions; and gearing mechanism disposed in the frame, said gearing mechanism comprise a main gear, a clutch gear coupled to a motor, and a switch gear coupled to the main gear. The main gear, the clutch gear and the handle consist of a clutch device, such that in automatic mode the main gear engages the clutch gear and in manual mode the main gear disengaged from the clutch gear. Because the motor is disengaged from the main gear in the manual mode, the rotation of the operating handle will not interact with motor, so avoids possible confliction and resultant damage.

Switching apparatus

The invention concerns an electromechanical protective relay comprising deformable bimetal switches in the event of overload in power lines. A triggering mechanism acts on a flexible blistering segment ( ) which can pivot by means of a support ( ) on a fixed rest ( ) and whereof the stem ( ) has an extension ( ) formed along the length of the segment and folded back in U- or V-shape to press elastically against a bearing surface ( ) of the box so as to cause the segment to exert pressure on the pivot.

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Bernard Bizard