IP Library Granted Patent US 9,818,561
Granted Patent B2
US 9,818,561 · App. 15/108,799 · Granted Nov 14, 2017

Clutch mechanism for energy storage device in gas insulated circuit breaker and gas insulated circuit breaker thereof

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Patent No.
US 9,818,561
App. No.
15/108,799
Granted
Nov 14, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A clutch mechanism includes a transmission shaft, driven by an output shaft of a motive power device; a clutch element, including an engagement end, in unidirectional transmission connection with the transmission shaft, and a meshing end; a push rod, passing through the clutch element and including a contact end and a fixed end connected to the transmission shaft; a gear shaft, including a transmission gear in transmission connection with the meshing end; a rotary element, surrounding the gear shaft in a rotatable fashion and including a transmission end and a drive end; and a restoring element, one end bearing against the transmission shaft and another end bearing against the output shaft; and a drive gear, in transmission connection with the gear shaft and provided in a circumferential direction with a drive portion capable of pushing the transmission end. A gas insulated circuit breaker including clutch mechanism is also disclosed.

Claims (60)

1. A clutch mechanism for an energy storage device in a gas insulated circuit breaker, comprising:

a transmission shaft, drivable by an output shaft of a motive power device;

a clutch element, including an engagement end, unidirectional transmission connectable with the transmission shaft, and a meshing end;

a push rod, passing through the clutch element, including a contact end and including a fixed end connected to the transmission shaft;

a gear shaft, including a transmission gear transmission connectable with the meshing end;

a rotary element, surrounding the gear shaft in a rotatable fashion and including a transmission end and a drive end, the drive end being configured to push the contact end; and

a restoring element, including one end bearing against the transmission shaft and another end bearing against the output shaft, configured to produce a restoring force to tend to keep the transmission shaft in transmission connection with the engagement end; and

a drive gear, in transmission connection with the gear shaft and provided in a circumferential direction with a drive portion configured to push the transmission end, the drive portion being configured to push the rotary element to rotate around the gear shaft such that the drive end is configured to push the contact end.

2. The clutch mechanism of claim 1 , wherein the unidirectional transmission connection between the transmission shaft and the engagement end is realized via a jaw clutch.

3. The clutch mechanism of claim 2 , wherein the transmission shaft includes a connecting plate fixed to an inner peripheral surface of the transmission shaft, the fixed end being connected to the connecting plate.

4. The clutch mechanism of claim 3 , wherein the restoring element is a spring, one end of the spring bearing against the connecting plate of the transmission shaft, and another end of the spring bearing against the output shaft.

5. A gas insulated circuit breaker, comprising:

a motive power device;

an energy storage device; and

the clutch mechanism of claim 2 , wherein the transmission shaft is connected to the motive power device, and the drive gear is connected to the energy storage device.

6. The clutch mechanism of claim 1 , wherein the transmission shaft includes a connecting plate fixed to an inner peripheral surface of the transmission shaft, the fixed end being connected to the connecting plate.

7. The clutch mechanism of claim 6 , wherein the restoring element is a spring, one end of the spring bearing against the connecting plate of the transmission shaft, and another end of the spring bearing against the output shaft.

8. A gas insulated circuit breaker, comprising:

a motive power device;

an energy storage device; and

the clutch mechanism of claim 7 , wherein the transmission shaft is connected to the motive power device, and the drive gear is connected to the energy storage device.

9. A gas insulated circuit breaker, comprising:

a motive power device;

an energy storage device; and

the clutch mechanism of claim 6 , wherein the transmission shaft is connected to the motive power device, and the drive gear is connected to the energy storage device.

10. The clutch mechanism of claim 1 , wherein the meshing end is a bevel gear configured to mesh with the transmission gear.

11. A gas insulated circuit breaker, comprising:

a motive power device;

an energy storage device; and

the clutch mechanism of claim 10 , wherein the transmission shaft is connected to the motive power device, and the drive gear is connected to the energy storage device.

12. The clutch mechanism of claim 1 , further comprising:

a limiter including a limiting end, the transmission end being configured to bear against the limiting end; and

a restoring spring, one end of the restoring spring being connected to the limiter and another end of the restoring spring connected to the transmission end, the restoring spring being configured to exert a restoring force tending to hold the transmission end against the limiting end.

13. The clutch mechanism of claim 12 , further comprising:

an intermediate gear shaft; and

an intermediate gear, through which the intermediate gear shaft passes, the intermediate gear being in transmission connection with the gear shaft, and a gear portion of the intermediate gear shaft being in transmission connection with the drive gear.

14. A gas insulated circuit breaker, comprising:

a motive power device;

an energy storage device; and

the clutch mechanism of claim 13 , wherein the transmission shaft is connected to the motive power device, and the drive gear is connected to the energy storage device.

15. A gas insulated circuit breaker, comprising:

a motive power device;

an energy storage device; and

the clutch mechanism of claim 12 , wherein the transmission shaft is connected to the motive power device, and the drive gear is connected to the energy storage device.

16. The clutch mechanism of claim 1 , further comprising:

an intermediate gear shaft; and

an intermediate gear, through which the intermediate gear shaft passes, the intermediate gear being in transmission connection with the gear shaft, and a gear portion of the intermediate gear shaft being in transmission connection with the drive gear.

17. A gas insulated circuit breaker, comprising:

a motive power device;

an energy storage device; and

the clutch mechanism of claim 16 , wherein the transmission shaft is connected to the motive power device, and the drive gear is connected to the energy storage device.

18. The clutch mechanism of claim 1 , wherein the drive portion is a cylindrical projection.

19. A gas insulated circuit breaker, comprising:

a motive power device;

an energy storage device; and

the clutch mechanism of claim 8 , wherein the transmission shaft is connected to the motive power device, and the drive gear is connected to the energy storage device.

20. A gas insulated circuit breaker, comprising:

a motive power device;

an energy storage device; and

the clutch mechanism of claim 1 , wherein the transmission shaft is connected to the motive power device, and the drive gear is connected to the energy storage device.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2021
From: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: SIEMENS ENERGY GLOBAL GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 055997/0014 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 26, 2016
From: SIEMENS LTD., CHINA
To: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 039550/0122 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2016
From: HUANG, GUO QIANG
To: SIEMENS LTD., CHINA
Reel/Frame 039505/0416 →