MANUFACTURE METHOD OF A CONCAVE DISC-SHAPED STRUCTURE OF BIMETAL STRIP

Abstract

A manufacture method of a concave disc-shaped structure of bimetal strip, particularly to one that is a coaxial positioning method of the guide hole which having elastic disc-shape structure bimetal strips not affected by external stress, which having a bimetal structure which outer edge will not be damaged and does not affect by stress while inner edge pulling closed to the outer edge, it includes: a bimetal strip, a lug, and an assembling jig, having two displaceable positioning holes, and use the guiding surface to make the two positioning holes gradually turn inside to condense to the combining surface of the lugs, so as to achieve the purpose of accurate positioning and combination.

Claims

1. A manufacture method of a concave disc-shaped structure of bimetal strip, comprising: a). providing a bimetal strip, after stamping the bimetal strip has a positioning end, a free end corresponding to the positioning end, and a connecting lever extending inward from the free end, at the end of the connecting lever has a through hole, and the through hole has a connecting point, and an appropriate gap is cut at the center of the positioning end, and two symmetrical positioning holes are provided at the positioning ends on both sides of the gap, and two symmetrical assembling hole are provided outside the symmetrical positioning holes, and the center distance of the two symmetric positioning holes is D1, and the center distance of the two symmetric assembling holes is D2; b). providing a lug, after stamping the lug has a connecting pin, a combining surface connecting to the connecting pin, the combining surface has a connecting hole for penetration, and the outside of the connecting hole has two symmetrical rivets, define the width of the left and right sides of the connecting hole as W3, the center distance of the two symmetrical rivets is D4, and the D4 is smaller than D2; c). providing an assembling jig, the assembling jig includes a base seat, a first guiding pin and a second guiding pin parallelly arranged on the base seat, the center distance of the first guiding pin and the second guiding pin is D3, the width of the two outer edges of the first guiding pin and the second guiding pin is smaller than the width W3 of the connecting hole, and the base seat is provided with two protruding columns below the two symmetrical rivets of the lug, the protruding columns is used for positioning the bottom edge of the rivets and bearing the punching of the guiding hole of punch, so that the bimetal strip and the lug are smoothly riveted and combined; d). Sleeve the connecting hole of the lug into the first guiding pin and the second guiding pin, and make the bottom of the combining surface against the surface of the base seat; e). Sleeve the positioning hole of the bimetal strip into the first guiding pin and the second guiding pin from the top, making the bimetal strip arrange above the first guiding pin and the second guiding pin; f). providing a compression module, arranged above the first guiding pin 32 and the second guiding pin, the axial direction is provided with a shaft hole for the first guiding pin and the second guiding pin to extend, and two guiding hole of punch arranged on the outside of the two shaft holes, the compression module is sleeved into the first guiding pin and the second guiding pin from top to bottom, and then the bimetal strip is pressed down to make the two symmetrical positioning holes gradually turn inward to condense to the combining surface of the lug, further narrow the center distance D1 of the positioning holes of the bimetal strip to be equidistant from the center distance D3 of the first guiding pin and the second guiding pin, and narrow the center distance D2 of the two symmetrical assembling hole to D4 which is the same as the center distance of the two symmetrical rivets, and sleeve into the two symmetrical rivets, and use the two guiding holes of punch of the compression module, punch the riveting to deform it, and then riveting and bonding the bimetal strip and the lug; g). Raise the compression module, and the bimetal strip and the lug are removed upward from the assembling jig; and h). Form a concave disc-shaped structure of bimetal strip.

2. The manufacture method of a concave disc-shaped structure of bimetal strip as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first guiding pin has a peak, and has a guiding surface inclined from top to bottom to inward from the peak.

3. The manufacture method of a concave disc-shaped structure of bimetal strip as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second guiding pin has a peak, and has a guiding surface inclined from top to bottom to inward from the peak.

4. The manufacture method of a concave disc-shaped structure of bimetal strip as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connecting hole on the lug includes two symmetrical rectangular holes, the distance W3 between the left and right sides of the rectangular holes is greater than the outer edges of the first guiding pin and the second guiding pin, so that the first guiding pin and the second guiding pin can respectively extend through the two rectangular holes.

5. The manufacture method of a concave disc-shaped structure of bimetal strip as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connecting hole on the lug includes a long hole, the distance W3 between the left and right sides of the long hole is greater than the outer edges of the first guiding pin and the second guiding pin, so that the first guiding pin and the second guiding pin can respectively extend through the long hole.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] FIG. 1A is s a schematic diagram of a bimetal strip before condensation according to the prior art;

[0025] FIG. 1B is s a schematic diagram of a bimetal strip during condensation according to the prior art;

[0026] FIG. 2A is an assembly perspective view of the condensed bimetal strip according to the prior art;

[0027] FIG. 2B is another assembly perspective view of the condensed bimetal strip according to the prior art;

[0028] FIG. 3A is a schematic diagram of a bimetal strip before condensation of the present invention;

[0029] FIG. 3B is an exploded view of the bimetal strip and the lug before condensation of the present invention;

[0030] FIG. 3C is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the lug of the present invention;

[0031] FIG. 4 is an assembly view of the bimetal strip and the lug after condensation of the present invention;

[0032] FIG. 5A is a schematic diagram illustrating the first step of assembling and condensation of the bimetal strip of the present invention;

[0033] FIG. 5B is a schematic diagram illustrating the second step of assembling and condensation of the bimetal strip of the present invention;

[0034] FIG. 5C is a schematic diagram illustrating the third step of assembling and condensation of the bimetal strip of the present invention;

[0035] FIG. 5D is a schematic diagram illustrating the fourth step of assembling and condensation of the bimetal strip of the present invention;

[0036] FIG. 5E is a schematic diagram illustrating the fifth step of assembling and condensation of the bimetal strip of the present invention;

[0037] FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the bimetal strip after assembling and condensation of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0038] Referring to FIGS. 3-6, the manufacture method of a concave disc-shaped structure of bimetal strip, comprising:

[0039] a). as FIG. 3A showing, providing a bimetal strip 10, after stamping the bimetal strip 10 has a positioning end 12, a free end 11 corresponding to the positioning end 12, and a connecting lever 13 extending inward from the free end 11, at the end of the connecting lever 13 has a through hole 131, and the through hole 131 has a connecting point 132, as FIG. 6 showing, and an appropriate gap T1 is cut at the center of the positioning end 12, and two symmetrical positioning holes 14 are provided at the positioning ends 12 on both sides of the gap T1, and two symmetrical assembling hole 15 are provided outside the symmetrical positioning holes 14, and the center distance of the two symmetric positioning holes 14 is D1, and the center distance of the two symmetric assembling holes 15 is D2. In this embodiment, the width of the positioning end 12 of the bimetal strip 10 is greater than the width W1 of the free end 11.

[0040] b). providing a lug 20, after stamping the lug 20 has a connecting pin 21, a combining surface 22 connecting to the connecting pin 21, the combining surface 22 has a connecting hole 23 for penetration, and the outside of the connecting hole 23 has two symmetrical rivets 24, define the width of the left and right sides of the connecting hole 23 as W3, the center distance of the two symmetrical rivets 24 is D4, and the D4 is smaller than D2.

[0041] FIG. 4 shows the assembly prospective view of the bimetal strip 10 and the lug 20 after condensation. And the following step will further explain how to condense the bimetal strip 10 to disc-shaped structure.

[0042] c). as FIG. 5 showing, providing an assembling jig 30, the assembling jig 30 includes a base seat 31, a first guiding pin 32 and a second guiding pin 33 parallelly arranged on the base seat 31, having two peak 321/331, and having guiding surfaces 322/332 inclined from top to bottom to inward from the peak 321/331; the center distance of the first guiding pin 32 and the second guiding pin 33 is D3, the width of the two outer edges of the first guiding pin 32 and the second guiding pin 33 is smaller than the width W3 of the connecting hole 23 for letting the first guiding pin 32 and the second guiding pin 33 to set through.

[0043] As FIG. 3B showing, in this embodiment, the connecting hole 23 on the lug 20 includes two symmetrical rectangular holes, the distance W3 between the left and right sides of the rectangular holes is greater than the outer edges of the first guiding pin 32 and the second guiding pin 33, so that the first guiding pin 32 and the second guiding pin 33 can respectively extend through the two rectangular holes. As FIG. 3C showing, in another embodiment, the connecting hole 23 on the lug 20 includes a long hole, the distance W3 between the left and right sides of the long hole is greater than the outer edges of the first guiding pin 32 and the second guiding pin 33, so that the first guiding pin 32 and the second guiding pin 33 can respectively extend through the long hole. Therefore, the connecting hole 23 on the lug 20 can be one or two, as long as the first guiding pin 32 and the second guiding pin 33 can penetrate and extend.

[0044] d). as FIG. 5B showing, sleeve the connecting hole 23 of the lug 20 into the first guiding pin 32 and the second guiding pin 33, and make the bottom of the combining surface 22 against the surface of the base seat 31.

[0045] e). as FIG. 5C showing, using the guiding surfaces 322/332 of the two peak 321/331 to sleeve the positioning hole 14 of the bimetal strip 10 into the first guiding pin 32 and the second guiding pin 33 from the top, making the inner side of the positioning hole 14 of the bimetal strip 10 arrange at two peak 321/331 of the first guiding pin 32 and the second guiding pin 33; the center distance of the positioning hole 14 is D1; the main feature of the present invention is that using the guiding surfaces 322/332 of the two peak 321/331 of the first guiding pin 32 and the second guiding pin 33 arranged at the displaceable inner side of the positioning hole 14, during pressing down, the bimetal strip 10 condense from D1 to D3, and further make the distance of the assembling hole 15 at the outer edge condense from D2 to D4, and sleeve into the rivet 24 for combining and positioning.

[0046] In this embodiment, the guiding surfaces 322/332 inclined from top to bottom to inward from the peak 321/331, making the symmetrical positioning holes 14 of the bimetal strip 10 close inward. Moreover, in this embodiment, the first guiding pin 32 and the second guiding pin 33 have same heights, but not limit to this application. In other words, the first guiding pin 32 and the second guiding pin 33 can have different heights, and the positioning hole 14 can be condensed and assembled by using the height difference.

[0047] f). as FIG. 5D showing, providing a compression module 40, arranged above the first guiding pin 32 and the second guiding pin 33, the axial direction is provided with a shaft hole 41 for the first guiding pin 32 and the second guiding pin 33 to extend, and two guiding hole 42 of punch arranged on the outside of the two shaft holes 41, the compression module 40 is sleeved into the first guiding pin 32 and the second guiding pin 33 from top to bottom, and then the bimetal strip 10 is pressed down to make the two symmetrical positioning holes 14 gradually turn inward to condense to the combining surface 22 of the lug 20, further narrow the center distance D1 of the positioning holes 14 of the bimetal strip 10 to be equidistant from the center distance D3 of the first guiding pin 32 and the second guiding pin 33, and narrow the center distance D2 of the two symmetrical assembling hole 15 to D4 which is the same as the center distance of the two symmetrical rivets 24, and sleeve into the two symmetrical rivets 24, and use the two guiding holes 42 of punch of the compression module 40, punch the riveting 24 to deform it, and then riveting and bonding the bimetal strip 10 and the lug 20; in this embodiment, the base seat 31 is provided with two protruding columns 34 below the two symmetrical rivets 24 of the lug 20, the protruding columns 34 is used for positioning the bottom edge of the rivets 24 and bearing the punching of the guiding hole 42 of punch, so that the bimetal strip 10 and the lug 20 are smoothly riveted and combined.

[0048] g). Raise the compression module 40, and the bimetal strip 10 and the lug 20 are removed upward from the assembling jig 30.

[0049] h). Form a concave disc-shaped structure of bimetal strip 10, as FIG. 4 showing.

[0050] Finally, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the bimetal strip after assembling and condensation of the present invention, after forming a disc-shaped structure of bimetal strip 10, arrange a connecting point 132 on the trough hole 131 of the tail ends of the connecting lever 13.

[0051] With the feature disclosed above, after the bimetal strip 10 and the lug 20 are combined and positioned by the above method, then an overload switch is formed in the case (not showing in the drawing). However, the overload switch is a conventional art, so the detail need not to be mentioned.

[0052] The main difference is the assembling method of the bimetal strip 10 and the lug 20, the difference between the present invention and the prior art is shown in the following table:

TABLE-US-00001 prior art present invention 1 In order for the positioning The bimetal strip 10 use the two hole 73 of the positioning end of positioning holes 14 to condense to the disc-shaped alloy plate 7 to be the combining surface 22 of the lug condensed and correctly 20, use the two guiding pin of the positioned on the rivet column 78, assembling jig 30 to coaxially guide there must be notches 76 on the the precise positioning of the two two outer sides of the positioning joints, and make the rivet 24 and the end. The positioning point is assembling hole 15 accurately drifting and there is no riveted. synchronous aperture on the lugs for following the riveting point, and then affect the accuracy. 2 The positioning notch 76 is set The bimetal strip 10 is not damaged, in the deformation zone (outside), so the overall structure is strong, the so that defects are generated in the service life is longer. deformation zone and the integrity of the overall structure is destroyed to produce a breakpoint of deformation curvature, which affects its service life and overall structure strength. 3 The positioning notch 76 is set The bimetal strip 10 is condensed in the deformation zone, and “from the inside to the inside”, and moves from the outside to the the positioning hole is set outside inside during the contraction, so (inside) the deformation zone. When that the internal structure stress condensing, stretching inward only reorganization caused by the changes the stress outside the shape movement near the gap, and the zone (inner edge), but does not escape curve is unstable. change the stress in the deformation zone, the trip curve is more stable. Due to there is no effect of stress and the improvement of combination accuracy, the drift error between trips can be reduced from 150% to less than 135%. 4 Because the outer angle of the tool When the displaceable positioning 77 and the inner angle of the notch hole 14 is pressed down by the two 76 only have one-way movement guiding pins 32/33, the bimetal strip and positioning, the matching error 10 is condensed from D1 to D3, and makes it difficult for the the distance D2 of the assembling positioning hole 73 and the rivet hole 15 on the outer edge can be column 78 to accurately position narrowed to D4. The rivet 24 is and condense., and further affect riveted and pressed and combined the accuracy of its bounce. with positioning, which has the effect of accurate positioning. 5 The convex extension control There is no convex extension control piece 75 extends beyond the piece, and the deformation and smooth free end, causing uneven curvature of the bimetal strip 10 is impedance and detrimental to the kept smooth, and the resistance value disc-shaped synchronous of the bimetal strip 10 is consistent, temperature rise trip, causing the which makes the trip more stable. trip curve offset error.

[0053] With the above mentioned features, the present invention has below benefits:

[0054] 1. The assembling hole is located on the outer edge and can take a wider pressing distance. Because the outer edge has a smaller stroke when the two-way jump, and because there is no notch on the outer edge and no extra convex extension control piece at the free end, the entire area can be quickly deformed when the temperature rises, so the drift error of over-current tripping reduces from 150% to below 135%, improving the sensitivity and achieving the purpose of fast disconnection.

[0055] 2. Because the condensed structure is changed to the inside of the disc-shaped condensed structure, the disc-shaped stress structure will not be changed due to the improper stress generated during the condensation, and the trip time will be changed, so the internal stress structure will not be damaged, which can improve the service life, and can be accurately used to set the amperage of the overload current by using the formulas V=IR and W=VA to reduce the product defect rate and increase the accuracy of the overload trip current.

[0056] 3. Condensation adopts the closed hole and the columnar body method to combine positioning, which is more accurate and firmer than the prior art using the unclosed notch and the guide blade to condense, and can have a higher condensation yield.

[0057] Although particular embodiments of the invention have been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

[0058] Accordingly, the invention is not limited except as by the appended claims.