Patents Assigned to Zhejiang Chint Electrics Co. Ltd.
  • Patent number: 11972919
    Abstract: A plug-in circuit breaker that includes a housing with a limiting hole, a button mechanism having a closing position and an opening position, and an operating mechanism actuated by the button mechanism. The plug-in circuit breaker includes a locking member arranged inside the housing. The locking member has a locking protruding stand opposite the limiting hole. When the button mechanism is in the closing position, the locking protruding stand of the locking member extends out of the limiting hole and limited by the button mechanism. When the button mechanism is in the opening position, the locking protruding stand of the locking member extends out of the limiting hole to apply an external force on the locking member for retraction. The locking protruding stand of the locking member can retract into the housing, and the locking member limits the button mechanism to perform the closing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG CHINT ELECTRICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kejun Lu, Xiangyi Gu, An Yang, Jun Zhu, Shaojun Guo
  • Patent number: 11961690
    Abstract: A miniature circuit breaker, which includes a button mechanism, a circuit breaker housing, and a locking mechanism, wherein the button mechanism is arranged at one end of the circuit breaker housing and is in sliding fit with the circuit breaker housing, the locking mechanism includes a second locking member, the second locking member is pivotally arranged on the circuit breaker housing, the circuit breaker housing includes a second opening hole arranged on one side thereof, one end of the second locking member is in driving fit with the button mechanism, and the other end of the second locking member passes through the second opening hole and is in limit fit with a housing at an assembly position of the circuit breaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG CHINT ELECTRICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kejun Lu, Xiangyi Gu
  • Patent number: 11929226
    Abstract: A miniature circuit breaker, which includes a circuit breaker housing, a button mechanism, an operating mechanism, a moving contact, and a static contact, wherein the operating mechanism includes a supporting member, a buckle member, a catch member, and a switching-off rod, the switching-off rod includes a switching-off rod connecting end and a switching-off rod driving end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG CHINT ELECTRICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kejun Lu, Xiangyi Gu
  • Patent number: 11929225
    Abstract: A miniature circuit breaker, which includes a button mechanism, a circuit breaker housing, and an anti-switching-on mechanism, wherein the button mechanism is arrange at one end of the circuit breaker housing and is in sliding fit with the circuit breaker housing, the anti-switching-on mechanism includes a first locking member, the first locking member is pivotally arranged on the circuit breaker housing, one end of the first locking member is in locking fit with the button mechanism to prevent the button mechanism from moving towards a switching-on direction, and after the miniature circuit breaker is installed to an installed position for the circuit breaker, an external housing of the installed position for the circuit breaker acts on the first locking member, so that after the first locking member is unlocked from the button mechanism, the button mechanism is capable of moving towards the switching-on direction for a switching-on operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG CHINT ELECTRICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kejun Lu, Xiangyi Gu
  • Patent number: 11842874
    Abstract: A miniature circuit breaker, which includes a circuit breaker housing, a button mechanism, and an indicating apparatus. The circuit breaker housing includes an indicating hole arranged in one side thereof, the button mechanism is in sliding fit with the circuit breaker housing, the indicating apparatus is in driving fit with the button mechanism, and when the button mechanism is pressed to switch on the miniature circuit breaker, the button mechanism drives the indicating apparatus to shield the indicating hole. The indicating apparatus thereof may indicate a switching-on state of the circuit breaker when the circuit breaker is switched on, thus improving a safety of electricity consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG CHINT ELECTRICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kejun Lu, Xiangyi Gu
  • Patent number: 11256225
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a data transmission apparatus of a circuit breaker controller. The data transmission apparatus comprises: a first component having a first power supply and a second component having a second power supply. The first component and the second component share a storage device. The second component is connected to a main circuit of the circuit breaker controller. The second component collects parameters of the main circuit and stores the parameters in the storage device. The second power supply powers the second component and is powered by the main circuit. The first component is connected to a communication device. The first component establishes data transmission between the communication device and the storage device. The first power supply powers the first component and is powered by an external power supply. The second power supply is connected to the first power supply and transmits a control signal to the first power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignees: SEARI ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., ZHEJIANG CHINT ELECTRICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xianjun Yi, Lijun Chen, Ying Jun Yin
  • Patent number: 11049679
    Abstract: A contactor including a pedestal. The pedestal is of a step structure having notches in two ends. The step structure includes a first step and a second step from bottom to top and is covered with a cover body having a matched shape. A part, which protrudes out of the second step, at each of two ends of the first step, is provided with a first mounting groove in which a control terminal and a power terminal that are spaced apart from each other are mounted, and the cover body is provided with a first wiring port corresponding to the control terminal and a second wiring port corresponding to the power terminal. Each of two ends of the second step is provided with a second mounting groove in which an auxiliary terminal is mounted, and the cover body is provided with a third wiring port which corresponds to the auxiliary terminal mounted in the second mounting groove. The contactor has a simple structure, and wiring areas can be distinguished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG CHINT ELECTRICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jing Lu, Qianjun Zheng, Ping Xu, Zhiwen Zhang, Tifeng Xiao
  • Patent number: 11011336
    Abstract: A direct-acting electromagnetic trip device including a housing, and a regulation mechanism, a linkage mechanism, an electromagnetic system and a trip mechanism which are arranged in the housing. The regulation mechanism is connected with the linkage mechanism, the linkage mechanism is connected with one end of an iron core of the electromagnetic system, and the linkage mechanism is connected with the trip mechanism at the same time. The regulation mechanism includes a rotary knob and a regulation rod, wherein the rotary knob is abutted against and engaged with the regulation rod, and the regulation rod is abutted against and engaged with the linkage mechanism. The electromagnetic system further includes an elastic element that pushes the iron core to allow the linkage mechanism to be abutted against the regulation rod and allow the rotary knob to be abutted against the regulation rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignees: ZHEJIANG CHINT ELECTRICS CO., LTD., SEARI ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoqin Yuan, Denggui Ao, Fang Tang
  • Patent number: 10770251
    Abstract: An alternating current contactor comprises a base and a magnetic yoke. The magnetic yoke is mounted on a bottom plate of the base. A magnetic yoke support for supporting and buffering the magnetic yoke is respectively provided at two sides of the magnetic yoke, wherein sidewalls at two sides of each magnetic yoke support, which are connected with the magnetic yoke are different in thickness. The magnetic yoke support of the alternating current contactor of the utility model has a simple structure due to the arrangement of an asymmetric eccentric structure. The up-down position of the magnetic yoke relative to the bottom plate of the base can be adjusted by changing an assembly direction of the magnetic yoke supports, thereby achieving the purpose of adjusting the total stroke of the product with high flexibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG CHINT ELECTRICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ping Xu, Yujia Hu, Xingdong Zhang, Zhiwen Zhang, Tifeng Xiao
  • Patent number: 10643801
    Abstract: An energy storage operation mechanism for a circuit breaker comprises a side plate assembly, a connecting rod assembly, a cam assembly, an energy storage assembly, a rotating shaft assembly and a control assembly. A rotatable driving shaft is mounted in the side plate assembly. The connecting rod assembly and the cam assembly are mounted on the driving shaft. The energy storage assembly and the rotating shaft assembly are mounted at one side of the driving shaft, and the control assembly is mounted at the other side of the driving shaft. The connecting rod assembly is connected with the rotating shaft assembly. The cam assembly can be in contact and connection with the energy storage assembly to push the energy storage assembly to store energy. The control assembly can be connected with the connecting rod assembly and the cam assembly in a latching manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignees: ZHEJIANG CHINT ELECTRICS CO., LTD., SEARI ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Binhua Pan, Jisheng Sun
  • Patent number: 10600586
    Abstract: An interlocking device for a circuit breaker comprises a control assembly and an interlocking assembly which are connected with each other in a driving manner. The control assembly can be connected with a connecting rod assembly and a cam assembly of an energy storage operation mechanism of the circuit breaker in a latching manner, thereby controlling the energy storage operation mechanism to finish a switching-on/switching-off operation. A switching-off latch of the control assembly is connected with the connecting rod assembly, and a switching-on latch of the control assembly is connected with the cam assembly. A switching-on guide rod of the interlocking assembly is connected with the control assembly in a driving manner, such that the switching-on latch actuates, and a switching-off guide rod of the interlocking assembly is connected with the control assembly in a driving manner, such that the switching-off latch actuates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignees: ZHEJIANG CHINT ELECTRICS CO., LTD., SEARI ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Binhua Pan, Jisheng Sun
  • Patent number: 10490377
    Abstract: A tripping mechanism for a circuit breaker comprises a connecting rod assembly and a control assembly, wherein one end of the connecting rod assembly is connected with a rotating shaft assembly for driving the circuit breaker to be switched off in a driving manner, and the other end of the connecting rod assembly is provided with a jump pin which can be connected with the control assembly in a latching manner, and the jump pin is also provided with a U-shaped groove. The control assembly comprises a switching-off latch which is rotatably mounted. The end part of the switching-off latch can be connected with the U-shaped groove in a latching and limiting manner, and the circuit breaker triggers the end part of the switching-off latch to be tripped from the U-shaped groove when being switched off, and therefore the rotating shaft assembly connected with the connecting rod assembly drives the circuit breaker to be switched off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignees: ZHEJIANG CHINT ELECTRICS CO., LTD, SEARI ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Binhua Pan, Jisheng Sun
  • Publication number: 20190265667
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a data transmission apparatus of a circuit breaker controller. The data transmission apparatus comprises: a first component having a first power supply and a second component having a second power supply. The first component and the second component share a storage device. The second component is connected to a main circuit of the circuit breaker controller. The second component collects parameters of the main circuit and stores the parameters in the storage device. The second power supply powers the second component and is powered by the main circuit. The first component is connected to a communication device. The first component establishes data transmission between the communication device and the storage device. The first power supply powers the first component and is powered by an external power supply. The second power supply is connected to the first power supply and transmits a control signal to the first power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicants: SEARI ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., ZHEJIANG CHINT ELECTRICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xianjun Yi, Lijun Chen, Yingjun Yin
  • Patent number: 10340079
    Abstract: A current transformer includes a closed magnetic circuit and a secondary winding. A first part of the closed magnetic circuit completely surrounds a primary conductor, and a second part of the closed magnetic circuit forms the secondary winding. The second part of the closed magnetic circuit serves as a magnetic core of the secondary winding. The closed magnetic circuit forms a plurality of branch magnetic circuits at the second part, and a secondary winding is formed on each branch magnetic circuit. Each branch magnetic circuit serves as a magnetic core of a corresponding secondary winding. Each secondary winding is staggered with each other in at least one of the length, the height and the thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignees: SEARI ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., ZHEJIANG CHINT ELECTRICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiangjun Wan, Beilu Su, Jun Wang, Zhengxin Chen, Jing Feng
  • Patent number: 10332715
    Abstract: A fusion welding isolation mechanism for an operating mechanism of a circuit breaker is provided. The operating mechanism of circuit breaker includes: a tripping component, a left side, a right side plate, a latch, a half shaft, a lever, and a main shaft. The tripping component, the latch, and the lever are mounted between the left side plate and the right side plate. The half shaft and the main shaft penetrate through the left side plate and the right side plate, and extend out of the left side plate and the right side plate. The tripping component, the latch, the half shaft, the lever, and the main shaft move in linkage. The lever and the main shaft are provided with isolation devices for preventing an operation handle from an opening operation when a moving contact is subject to fusion welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignees: SEARI ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., ZHEJIANG CHINT ELECTRICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jisheng Sun, Yong Li
  • Publication number: 20190189380
    Abstract: A direct-acting electromagnetic trip device including a housing, and a regulation mechanism, a linkage mechanism, an electromagnetic system and a trip mechanism which are arranged in the housing. The regulation mechanism is connected with the linkage mechanism, the linkage mechanism is connected with one end of an iron core of the electromagnetic system, and the linkage mechanism is connected with the trip mechanism at the same time. The regulation mechanism includes a rotary knob and a regulation rod, wherein the rotary knob is abutted against and engaged with the regulation rod, and the regulation rod is abutted against and engaged with the linkage mechanism. The electromagnetic system further includes an elastic element that pushes the iron core to allow the linkage mechanism to be abutted against the regulation rod and allow the rotary knob to be abutted against the regulation rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicants: ZHEJIANG CHINT ELECTRICS CO., LTD., SEARI ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoqin YUAN, Denggui AO, Fang TANG
  • Patent number: 10276330
    Abstract: An operating mechanism of a circuit breaker comprising a static contact, a movable contact provided on a contact support and an operating handle that is in linkage with the contact support; a rotation shaft of the movable contact is concentric with a rotation shaft of the contact support, and the movable contact and the contact support are fixedly connected via an elastic component; the movable contact is capable of rotating relative to the contact support. The operating mechanism improves the response velocity of the movable contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG CHINT ELECTRICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Feng Yang, Yukun Jiang, Yingge Si
  • Patent number: 10269521
    Abstract: A mounting structure for an energy storage assembly of a circuit breaker comprises an energy storage lever and an energy storage spring, wherein one end of the energy storage lever is an energy storage end which is connected with the energy storage spring, and the other end of the energy storage lever is a driving end. An external force can be applied to the driving end, such that the energy storage lever rotates around a lever fulcrum in the middle of the energy storage lever, thereby extruding the energy storage spring at the energy storage end to finish energy storage. One end of the energy storage spring is connected and mounted with the energy storage lever, and the other end of the energy storage spring is mounted in a base support. An energy storage mounting shaft which can be considered as a rotating fulcrum is also arranged in the middle of the energy storage lever. The driving end is stressed, such that the energy storage lever rotates around the energy storage mounting shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignees: ZHEJIANG CHINT ELECTRICS CO., LTD, SEARI ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Binhua Pan, Jisheng Sun
  • Patent number: 10262827
    Abstract: A fault state indication device for a circuit breaker includes: a contact group; and a transmission assembly and an indication assembly that are mounted inside a housing. The contact group implements a normally open contact group and a normally closed contact group. The transmission assembly acts on a contact support, different open and closed states of the contact group are realized via the contact support. The indication assembly indicates a fault state, the indication assembly is linked with the circuit breaker, and carries out a corresponding state indication in response to a fault.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignees: SEARI ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., SHANGHAI NOARK ELECTRIC CO., LTD., ZHEJIANG CHINT ELECTRICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaofeng Jiang, Jiqing Hu, Peng Chen, Dapeng Li
  • Patent number: 10256066
    Abstract: An operation mechanism of a circuit breaker includes: a tripping component; a left side plate; a right side plate; a latch; a half shaft; a lever; and a main shaft. The tripping component, the latch, the half shaft and the lever are mounted between the left side plate and the right side plate. The half shaft and the main shaft penetrate through the left side plate and the right side plate, and extend out of the left side plate and the right side plate. The lever includes a sheet metal bending piece. The sheet metal bending piece is bent to form a top wall and two side walls. The tripping component, the latch, the half shaft, the lever and the main shaft move in linkage. The tripping and the latch form a two-level latch. The operation mechanism of the circuit breaker is manual operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignees: SEARI ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., ZHEJIANG CHINT ELECTRICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jisheng Sun, Yong Li, Qiquan He