Intelligent circuit breaker

By rationally arranging the closing and opening components in the circuit breaker and combining them with electromagnet drive, a compact design and intelligent functions of the circuit breaker are achieved, solving the problems of large size and high assembly difficulty caused by unreasonable layout in the existing technology.

CN224020715UActive Publication Date: 2026-03-20SHANGHAI LIANGXIN ELECTRICAL CO LTD +1
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-21
Publication Date
2026-03-20

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Technical Problem

The layout of electrical components in existing circuit breakers is unreasonable, resulting in large size and high assembly difficulty, which makes it difficult to realize intelligent design.

Method used

Design an intelligent circuit breaker in which the closing and opening components are placed vertically along the height of the housing and are connected to the operating mechanism. Combined with an electromagnet, the circuit breaker achieves automatic closing and opening functions. The circuit board and other components are arranged in a compact manner.

Benefits of technology

This design achieves a compact layout for the circuit breaker, reducing its size, improving production and assembly efficiency, and meeting the requirements for intelligent installation.

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Abstract

The utility model provides an intelligent circuit breaker, and relates to the technical field of electrical equipment. The intelligent circuit breaker comprises a housing, and a handle, an operating mechanism, a closing assembly and an opening assembly which are arranged in the housing. The handle is in transmission connection with the operating mechanism, the closing assembly is in transmission connection with the handle, the opening assembly is in transmission connection with the operating mechanism, and the opening assembly and the closing assembly are adjacently arranged, so that the circuit breaker has automatic closing and automatic opening functions at the same time, and the electronic driving opening and closing requirements of the circuit breaker are met; the switch-on assembly is placed along the first direction of the height of the shell, and the switch-off assembly is adjacent to the switch-on assembly, so that the length of a connecting wire can be reduced to facilitate power taking, the handle, the operating mechanism, the switch-on assembly and the switch-off assembly are reasonable in layout and regular and compact in structure in the shell, the mounting space of the shell is effectively utilized, and the service life of the switch-on assembly and the switch-off assembly is prolonged. Therefore, the size of the circuit breaker is reduced, the production and assembly efficiency is improved, and the intelligent installation requirement of the circuit breaker is met.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of electrical equipment technology, and more specifically, to an intelligent circuit breaker. Background Technology

[0002] Circuit breakers are devices used to protect electrical lines and equipment from overload or short-circuit damage. They are widely used in various electrical systems to ensure system safety and reliability. However, the layout of multiple electrical components in existing circuit breakers is unreasonable and their arrangement is not compact, which not only results in a large circuit breaker size but also increases assembly difficulty and hinders the realization of intelligent circuit breaker design. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of this utility model is to provide an intelligent circuit breaker with a compact internal layout that meets the installation requirements of intelligent electrical components.

[0004] The embodiments of this utility model are implemented as follows:

[0005] In a first aspect, this utility model provides an intelligent circuit breaker, including a housing and a handle, an operating mechanism, a closing assembly, and a opening assembly disposed within the housing;

[0006] The handle is driven to the operating mechanism. The closing assembly is placed in the housing along a first direction of the housing height, and the closing assembly is driven to the handle. The opening assembly is driven to the operating mechanism, and the opening assembly is arranged adjacent to the closing assembly.

[0007] In an optional implementation, the axes of both the closing assembly and the opening assembly are arranged parallel to the first direction.

[0008] In an optional implementation, the closing assembly is located vertically below the handle, and the closing assembly has a rectangular structure.

[0009] In an optional implementation, the tripping assembly is located between the closing assembly and the operating mechanism in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

[0010] In an optional embodiment, the intelligent circuit breaker further includes a first terminal block, a second terminal block, and an arc extinguishing component, wherein the first terminal block, the closing component, the opening component, the operating mechanism, and the second terminal block are arranged sequentially along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;

[0011] The arc-extinguishing component is located below the operating mechanism and adjacent to the second terminal block.

[0012] In an optional embodiment, the operating mechanism is located below the handle side and close to one side of the second wiring terminal.

[0013] In an optional embodiment, the intelligent circuit breaker further comprises a circuit board, which is located between the closing assembly and the first wiring terminal, in the area where the closing assembly and the tripping assembly are away from the handle side of the housing, and between the closing assembly and the housing, and between the tripping assembly and the housing.

[0014] In an optional embodiment, the circuit board is provided with a closing lead terminal and a tripping lead terminal, the closing lead terminal is located at the bottom of the closing assembly and close to one side of the first wiring terminal, the closing lead terminal is connected with the closing assembly, and the tripping lead terminal is located at the bottom of the closing assembly, the tripping lead terminal is connected with the tripping assembly.

[0015] In an optional embodiment, the intelligent circuit breaker further comprises a sensor, which is located at the bottom between the closing assembly and the first wiring terminal.

[0016] In an optional embodiment, the intelligent circuit breaker further comprises a pole terminal, which is located at the bottom of the housing.

[0017] The beneficial effects of the intelligent circuit breaker provided by the embodiments of the present application include: by arranging the closing assembly and the tripping assembly in the housing, the circuit breaker has both automatic closing and automatic tripping functions, thereby meeting the demand of electronic driving closing and tripping of the circuit breaker; at the same time, the closing assembly is placed along the first direction of the height of the housing, i.e. the closing assembly is vertically placed in the housing, and the tripping assembly is arranged adjacent to the closing assembly, which not only reduces the length of the connecting lead wire to facilitate power supply, but also makes the handle, the operating mechanism, the closing assembly and the tripping assembly have a reasonable layout, a regular and compact structure, and effectively utilizes the installation space of the housing, thereby reducing the volume of the circuit breaker, improving the production and assembly efficiency, and meeting the intelligent installation demand of the circuit breaker. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme of the embodiments of the present application, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments. It should be understood that the following drawings only show some embodiments of the present application, and therefore should not be regarded as a limitation on the scope. For those skilled in the art, other related drawings can also be obtained without creative labor on the basis of these drawings.

[0019] Figure 1 The intelligent circuit breaker structure schematic diagram provided by the embodiments of the present application;

[0020] Figure 2 The utility model provides an internal structure schematic diagram of intelligent circuit breaker.

[0021] Icon: 10 - intelligent circuit breaker;100 - casing;200 - handle;300 - operating mechanism;400 - closing assembly;500 - opening assembly;600 - first wiring terminal;700 - second wiring terminal;800 - arc extinguishing assembly;900 - circuit board;910 - closing wire terminal;920 - opening wire terminal;1000 - sensor;1100 - pole terminal. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantage of the utility model embodiment more clear, below, the technical scheme in the utility model embodiment will be clearly and completely described with the drawings in the utility model embodiment, obviously, the described embodiment is a part of the utility model embodiment, rather than all the embodiments. The components of the utility model embodiment described and shown in the drawings here can be arranged and designed in various different configurations.

[0023] Therefore, the following detailed description of the utility model embodiments provided in the drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed utility model, but only represents selected embodiments of the utility model. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative labor belong to the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0024] It should be noted that: similar signs and letters represent similar items in the following drawings, therefore, once an item is defined in one drawing, it does not need to be further defined and explained in subsequent drawings.

[0025] In the description of the utility model, it should be explained that, the orientation or position relationship indicated by the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer" and the like is based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, or the orientation or position relationship commonly placed when the utility model product is used, only for the convenience of describing the utility model and simplifying the description, and is not intended to indicate or imply that the indicated device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, therefore, it cannot be understood as a limitation on the utility model. In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third" and the like are only used for differentiation in description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0026] In addition, the terms "horizontal", "vertical", and the like do not mean that the components must be absolutely horizontal or vertical, but can be slightly inclined. For example, "horizontal" only means that it is more horizontal relative to "vertical", and does not mean that the structure must be completely horizontal, but can be slightly inclined.

[0027] In the description of the utility model, it should be explained that, unless otherwise specified and limited, the terms "set", "install", "connect", "connect" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or integrally connected, it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected, it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, it can be the communication between two elements. For ordinary skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the utility model can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0028] The circuit breaker is a device for protecting electrical lines and equipment from overload or short circuit damage. They are widely used in various electrical systems to ensure the safety and reliability of the system. However, the layout of multiple electrical elements in the existing circuit breaker is unreasonable, and the arrangement of multiple electrical elements is not compact, which not only leads to large size of the circuit breaker, but also increases the assembly difficulty, and is not convenient for realizing intelligent design of the circuit breaker.

[0029] In order to solve the problems existing in the prior art, please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 The utility model embodiment provides a kind of intelligent circuit breaker 10, applied to electrical equipment technical field, especially suitable for low-voltage electrical equipment such as circuit breaker, its internal layout is compact, meets the installation demand of intelligent electrical element.

[0030] In detail, the intelligent circuit breaker 10 includes a housing 100, a handle 200, an operating mechanism 300, a closing assembly 400, and an opening assembly 500. The handle 200, the operating mechanism 300, the closing assembly 400, and the opening assembly 500 are all arranged inside the housing 100. The handle 200 is in transmission connection with the operating mechanism 300. The closing assembly 400 is placed in the housing 100 along a first direction (e.g., direction A as shown in FIG. 1) of the height of the housing 100, and the closing assembly 400 is in transmission connection with the handle 200. The opening assembly 500 is in transmission connection with the operating mechanism 300, and the opening assembly 500 is arranged adjacent to the closing assembly 400. Figure 2

[0031] ​In the embodiment, the handle 200 is located on the top of the shell 100 and at least partially extends out of the shell 100, so as to facilitate the operator to pull the handle 200, thereby driving the operating mechanism 300 to move, so as to drive the movable contact to close or open; the closing assembly 400 and the opening assembly 500 are arranged in the shell 100, so that the circuit breaker has the functions of automatic closing and automatic opening, thereby meeting the requirements of electronic driving closing and opening of the circuit breaker; meanwhile, the closing assembly 400 is arranged along the first direction of the height of the shell 100, that is, the closing assembly 400 is vertically arranged in the shell 100, and the opening assembly 500 is arranged adjacent to the closing assembly 400, which not only can reduce the length of the connecting wire to facilitate power supply, but also can reasonably arrange the handle 200, the operating mechanism 300, the closing assembly 400 and the opening assembly 500 in the shell 100, so that the structure is regular and compact, and the installation space of the shell 100 is effectively utilized, thereby reducing the volume of the circuit breaker, improving the production and assembly efficiency, and meeting the intelligent installation requirements of the circuit breaker.

[0032] Further, the axes of the closing assembly 400 and the opening assembly 500 are parallel to the first direction.

[0033] It is worth mentioning that the closing assembly 400 and the opening assembly 500 each include an electromagnet, that is, the electromagnet generates magnetic attraction force to drive the transmission mechanism to move, thereby realizing electric driving of closing or opening of the movable contact.

[0034] Since the closing assembly 400 is vertically arranged in the shell 100, that is, the axis of the closing assembly 400 is parallel to the first direction, the opening assembly 500 is arranged parallel to the axis of the closing assembly 400, and the opening assembly 500 is arranged adjacent to the closing assembly 400, so that the closing assembly 400 and the opening assembly 500 are arranged compactly in the shell 100.

[0035] In detail, in the second direction (for example, the B direction shown in the figure) perpendicular to the first direction, Figure 2 The opening assembly 500 is located between the closing assembly 400 and the operating mechanism 300, so that the closing assembly 400, the opening assembly 500 and the operating mechanism 300 are sequentially and adjacently arranged, further making the closing assembly 400, the opening assembly 500 and the operating mechanism 300 arranged compactly in the shell 100, and effectively utilizing the internal space of the shell 100.

[0036] Further, the closing assembly 400 is vertically below the handle 200, and the closing assembly 400 has a rectangular structure.

[0037] In the embodiment, the handle 200, the closing assembly 400, the opening assembly 500 and the operating mechanism 300 are arranged compactly in the housing 100 by placing the closing assembly 400 in the housing 100 vertically below the handle 200.

[0038] Further, the intelligent circuit breaker 10 further comprises a first wiring terminal 600, a second wiring terminal 700 and an arc extinguishing assembly 800, the first wiring terminal 600, the closing assembly 400, the opening assembly 500, the operating mechanism 300 and the second wiring terminal 700 are sequentially arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

[0039] In the embodiment, the second direction is the length direction of the housing 100, so that the first wiring terminal 600, the second wiring terminal 700 and the arc extinguishing assembly 800, the first wiring terminal 600, the closing assembly 400, the opening assembly 500, the operating mechanism 300 and the second wiring terminal 700 are sequentially arranged in the housing 100 from left to right. Figure 2 For example, the first wiring terminal 600, the second wiring terminal 700 and the arc extinguishing assembly 800, the first wiring terminal 600, the closing assembly 400, the opening assembly 500, the operating mechanism 300 and the second wiring terminal 700 are sequentially arranged in the housing 100 from left to right, so that the first wiring terminal 600, the second wiring terminal 700 and the arc extinguishing assembly 800, the first wiring terminal 600, the closing assembly 400, the opening assembly 500, the operating mechanism 300 and the second wiring terminal 700 are arranged neatly and compactly in the housing 100, and the internal space of the housing 100 is effectively utilized, so that the layout of the circuit breaker is more reasonable.

[0040] It should be noted that the first wiring terminal 600 and the second wiring terminal 700 are usually line-in terminals and line-out terminals, for example, the first wiring terminal 600 can be a line-out terminal, and the second wiring terminal 700 can be a line-in terminal.

[0041] Further, the arc extinguishing assembly 800 is located below the operating mechanism 300 and adjacent to the second wiring terminal 700, and the opening assembly 500 is located on the side of the arc extinguishing assembly 800 away from the second wiring terminal 700, i.e. Figure 2 For example, the opening assembly 500 is located on the left side of the arc extinguishing assembly 800.

[0042] Further, the operating mechanism 300 is located below the handle 200 and on the side close to the second wiring terminal 700.

[0043] In the embodiment, the operating mechanism 300 is located below the handle 200 and on the side close to the second wiring terminal 700. Figure 2 For example, the operating mechanism 300 is located below the handle 200 and on the right side.

[0044] Further, the intelligent circuit breaker 10 further comprises a circuit board 900, which is located between the closing assembly 400 and the first wiring terminal 600, between the closing assembly 400 and the tripping assembly 500 away from the handle 200 side, and between the closing assembly 400 and the shell 100, and between the tripping assembly 500 and the shell 100.

[0045] In the embodiment, the circuit board 900 is partially arranged on the left side of the closing assembly 400, partially arranged below the closing assembly 400 and the tripping assembly 500, and partially arranged between the shell 100 and the closing assembly 400 and the tripping assembly 500. Figure 2 For example, by arranging the circuit board 900 partially on the left side of the closing assembly 400, partially below the closing assembly 400 and the tripping assembly 500, and partially between the shell 100 and the closing assembly 400 and the tripping assembly 500, that is, partially overlapping the closing assembly 400 and the tripping assembly 500, not only is the connection between the closing assembly 400 and the tripping assembly 500 and the terminals on the circuit board 900 facilitated, but also the layout of the circuit board 900, the closing assembly 400 and the tripping assembly 500 is rationalized, and the compact and rational layout of the circuit breaker is achieved.

[0046] Further, the circuit board 900 is provided with a closing lead terminal 910 and a tripping lead terminal 920, the closing lead terminal 910 is located at the bottom of the closing assembly 400 and close to one side of the first wiring terminal 600, and the closing lead terminal 910 is connected with the closing assembly 400, and the tripping lead terminal 920 is located at the bottom of the closing assembly 400, and the tripping lead terminal 920 is connected with the tripping assembly 500.

[0047] In the embodiment, the closing lead terminal 910 is arranged on the lower left side of the closing assembly 400, and the tripping lead terminal 920 is arranged on the left side of the tripping assembly 500. Figure 2 For example, by arranging the closing lead terminal 910 on the lower left side of the closing assembly 400, the closing assembly 400 is connected with the closing lead terminal 910 through a lead; similarly, by arranging the tripping lead terminal 920 on the left side of the tripping assembly 500, the tripping lead terminal 920 is connected with the tripping assembly 500 through a lead.

[0048] Further, the intelligent circuit breaker 10 further comprises a sensor 1000, which is located at the bottom between the closing assembly 400 and the first wiring terminal 600.

[0049] In the embodiment, the sensor 1000 is located below the closing assembly 400 and below the right side of the first wiring terminal 600. Figure 2 For example, the sensor 1000 is located below the closing assembly 400 and below the right side of the first wiring terminal 600, so that the layout of the sensor 1000 in the shell 100 is rationalized.

[0050] Further, the intelligent circuit breaker 10 further comprises a pole terminal 1100, which is located at the bottom of the shell 100.

[0051] In the embodiment, by arranging the pole connecting terminal 1100 at the bottom of the shell 100, the pole connecting terminal 1100 is arranged below the tripping assembly 500 and the partial circuit board, so as to further effectively utilize the internal space of the shell 100, and make the internal layout of the circuit breaker reasonable.

[0052] In conclusion, the utility model provides a kind of intelligent circuit breaker 10, by being arranged in shell 100 tripping assembly 400 and tripping assembly 500, to make circuit breaker simultaneously have automatic closing and automatic opening function, to meet the demand of electronic drive opening and closing of circuit breaker;Simultaneously, tripping assembly 400 is placed along the first direction of the height of shell 100, i.e.

[0053] The above is only preferred embodiment of the utility model, and is not used to limit the utility model, for the skilled in the art, the utility model can have various changes and changes. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement etc. made within the spirit and principles of the utility model should be included in the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. An intelligent circuit breaker, characterized in that, It includes a housing (100) and a handle (200), an operating mechanism (300), a closing assembly (400), and a opening assembly (500) disposed within the housing (100); The handle (200) is driven to the operating mechanism (300), the closing assembly (400) is placed in the housing (100) along a first direction of the height of the housing (100), and the closing assembly (400) is driven to the handle (200). The opening assembly (500) is driven to the operating mechanism (300), and the opening assembly (500) is arranged adjacent to the closing assembly (400).

2. The intelligent circuit breaker according to claim 1, characterized in that, The axes of the closing assembly (400) and the opening assembly (500) are both arranged parallel to the first direction.

3. The intelligent circuit breaker according to claim 1, characterized in that, The closing assembly (400) is located vertically below the handle (200), and the closing assembly (400) has a rectangular structure.

4. The intelligent circuit breaker according to claim 1, characterized in that, In a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the tripping assembly (500) is located between the closing assembly (400) and the operating mechanism (300).

5. The intelligent circuit breaker according to claim 1, characterized in that, The intelligent circuit breaker further includes a first terminal block (600), a second terminal block (700), and an arc extinguishing assembly (800). The first terminal block (600), the closing assembly (400), the opening assembly (500), the operating mechanism (300), and the second terminal block (700) are arranged sequentially along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The arc extinguishing component (800) is located below the operating mechanism (300) and adjacent to the second terminal block (700).

6. The intelligent circuit breaker according to claim 5, characterized in that, The operating mechanism (300) is located on the side below the handle (200) near the second terminal (700).

7. The intelligent circuit breaker according to claim 5, characterized in that, The intelligent circuit breaker also includes a circuit board (900), which is located between the closing assembly (400) and the first terminal (600), and in the area of ​​the closing assembly (400) and the opening assembly (500) away from the handle (200). The circuit board (900) is also located between the closing assembly (400) and the housing (100), and between the opening assembly (500) and the housing (100).

8. The intelligent circuit breaker according to claim 7, characterized in that, The circuit board (900) is provided with a closing wire terminal (910) and a closing wire terminal (920). The closing wire terminal (910) is located at the bottom of the closing assembly (400) and close to the first terminal (600). The closing wire terminal (910) is connected to the closing assembly (400). The closing wire terminal (920) is located at the bottom of the closing assembly (400) and is connected to the opening assembly (500).

9. The intelligent circuit breaker according to claim 5, characterized in that, The intelligent circuit breaker also includes a sensor (1000) located at the bottom between the closing assembly (400) and the first terminal (600).

10. The intelligent circuit breaker according to claim 1, characterized in that, The intelligent circuit breaker also includes a pole connection terminal (1100), which is located at the bottom of the housing (100).