Interrupter for an electrical wire
View Patent ↗The invention relates to an interrupter for an electrical wire 9 , having a first terminal and a second terminal insulated electrically from the first terminal and also a contact 3 , which takes the form of a separate component from the terminals and is provided to produce a conductive connection between the first and second terminals, the contact 3 being capable of being brought by a linear movement from a first position connecting the terminals into a second position in which the terminals are disconnected, an actuator being provided to move the contact and a lever 5 being provided, which acts on the contact 3 by means of a joint 14 , 16, 17 and is provided to transmit force from the actuator to the contact 3.
1. An interrupter for an electrical wire comprising:
a housing;
a smaller housing positioned in a recess in the housing;
a first terminal;
a second terminal being electrically insulated from the first terminal, the first and the second terminal positioned in the smaller housing;
a contact, provided to produce a conductive connection between the first and second terminals, the contact being movable by a linear movement from a first position connecting the terminals into a second position away from the smaller housing in which the terminals are disconnected;
an actuator provided to move the contact; and,
a lever which acts on the contact by a joint to transmit force from the actuator to the contact.
2. The interrupter according to claim 1 , wherein the contact comprises an elongate guide member with a first portion with a first cross-section and a second portion with a second cross-section, the first cross-section having a smaller area than the second cross-section.
3. The interrupter according to claim 2 , further comprising a fork being formed on the lever, the fork griping around the first portion of the guide member.
4. The interrupter according to claim 3 , wherein contact comprises a pin header with two pin contacts arranged therein.
5. The interrupter according to claim 1 , wherein the first and the second terminals are arranged in a socket housing.
6. The interrupter according to claim 5 , wherein the socket housing is fixed in the housing of a battery clamp by a catch.
7. The interrupter according to claim 6 wherein the contact is guided on its straight path by a guide member.
8. The interrupter according to claim 6 , wherein the guide member is formed by a groove in one component and a tongue on a further component.
9. The interrupter according to claim 8 , wherein a catch is provided, in which the contact engages in the second position in which the terminals are disconnected.
10. The interrupter according to claim 9 , wherein force is transmitted from the catch to the contact via the lever.
11. The interrupter according to claim 10 , wherein the actuator comprises a pyrotechnic element.