Fuse box closure in a fuse assembly

Electricity: conductors and insulators – Covers or face plates

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174 521, 220 38, 361837, D13178, H02G 314

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058473190

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BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to a fuse box closure in the fuse assembly of switch disconnector systems, having a fuse cover which detachably closes the fuse box, a fuse- carrier part for accommodating the contact stud of a fusible link being detachably connected to the fuse cover.


BACKGROUND INFORMATION

German Published Patent Application No. 41 16 058 describes a fuse box closure in the fuse assembly of a switch disconnector system. As described therein, the fuse box, which is closable with the fuse cover, has a conically shaped, circumferential, annular section which, in the closed state, is surrounded by a V-shaped annular groove inside the fuse cover. Situated between the inner contact surface of the circumferential annular section of the fuse box and the V-shaped annular-groove surfaces of the fuse cover is a seal which acts, by means of the fuse cover, both as a fluid seal and as an electrical seal between the inner and outer region of the fuse box. The fuse cover itself is detachably connected to the fuse box by means of fastening screws.


SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An object of the present invention is to simplify the design of the fuse box closure and, in particular, to improve the seal in the electrical region. This is achieved according to the invention by means of the following features: the side facing the fuse cover, in the region of the side facing the fuse box, the closed state, only the longitudinal sides of the cylindrical annular groove of the fuse box surround the cylindrical annular contour of the fuse cover with form locking.
With a fuse box closure constructed in such a way, in which the longitudinal sides of the cylindrical contours of the cylindrical annular groove of the fuse box and those of the fuse cover surround one another with form locking, the electrical seal for the currents to be prevented represents, in practice, a barrier which displays a blocking effect which is much more far-reaching than the so-called electrical noble-metal joint. In this fuse box closure, the sealing element is essentially limited to covering the regions of the fuse box and fuse cover which are directed towards one another in a planar manner. In this case, there is no need to seal the conically circumferential annular sections. Since only the longitudinal sides of the cylindrical annular groove of the fuse box are surrounded with form locking by the cylindrical annular contour of the fuse cover, the sealing cover is prevented from canting or being placed onto the fuse box in a manner that would allow leakage. Thus, the end regions of the cylindrical annular contour and the cylindrical annular groove do not abut against one another in the closed state.
One advantageous embodiment of the present invention provides the following features: lever mechanism which is integrated in the fuse cover and contains fuse-tripping control means, a fastening lever contour of the manual lever mechanism to act on an annular widened profile of the fuse box.
By means of the manual lever mechanism which is integrated in the fuse cover and, in the closed state, acts with its fastening lever contour on the annular widened profile of the fuse box, a closure is realized without fastening screws. The removal of the fusible link is effected in a simple manner, without fastening screws to be loosened manually, simply by tilting the manual lever mechanism integrated in the fuse cover.


BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The FIGURE shows an exemplary embodiment of a fuse box closure in accordance with the present invention.


DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The FIGURE shows a sectional view of an exemplary embodiment of a fuse box SK which can be closed by the fuse cover SD. The fuse box SK has the cylindrical annular groove ZN with which the cylindrical annular contour ZR of the fuse cover SD, in which the manual lever mechanism GM is integrated, engages in the closed state. Furthermore, it can be seen that, on the fuse cover SD, the fuse carrier ST is detachably connected with a fastening screw (not illustrated). In a

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