[0001] The present invention relates to a low voltage contactor, i.e. a contactor for applications
with operating voltages up to 1000 Volt.
[0002] As well-known in the art, low voltage contactors are electrical devices generally
used for interrupting the nominal current flowing in the electric circuit or low voltage
power distribution line in which they are inserted. At present, one of the most widely
used constructive solution foresees the use of low voltage contactors of the electromagnetic
type, i.e. contactors in which opening/closing operations are performed by means of
an electromagnetic equipment. A schematic example of the structure and functioning
of a known electromagnetic low voltage contactor is shown in figure 1. As illustrated,
the low voltage contactor, indicated by the reference numeral 100, generally comprises,
for each phase of the electric circuit in which it is inserted, a pair of fixed contacts
101 electrically connected to a phase conductor and a pair of corresponding movable
contacts 102 which are mounted on a movable metal body 103; a ferromagnetic mass 106
is associated to the fixed contacts 101 and a coil 104 is wounded around it. Further,
a spring 105 is mechanically interposed between the fixed contacts 101 and the movable
contacts 102. During closing operations, an auxiliary current is injected in the coil
104 so as to generate a magnetic field; as a consequence, the metal body 103 is subjected
to an attractive magnetic force which causes its translation and the coupling of the
movable contacts 102 with the corresponding fixed contacts 101; in this situation,
the current flows in the phase conductors of the circuit, and the spring 105 is compressed,
thus storing a certain amount of elastic energy. If the contactor has to be open,
the auxiliary current is no more injected into the coil 104, so as the magnetic field
is null and the attractive magnetic force is no longer present. The metallic body
103 is therefore subjected only to the elastic reaction force of the pre-compressed
spring 105 which, by releasing the energy previously stored, causes the translation
of the body 103 and the separation of the movable contacts 102 from the fixed contacts
101; in this situation, the current flow in the circuit is interrupted.
[0003] At the present state of the art, known types of low voltage contactors, although
they perform the operations required in a substantially satisfying way, still present
some disadvantages and drawbacks. In particular, the presence of the electromagnetic
equipment, and more specifically of the metallic elements 103 and 106, negatively
affects the overall dimensions of the contactor and increases the manufacturing and
assembling costs. Furthermore, the coil must be precisely sized and calibrated, thus
entailing difficult and complicated operations in order to ensure satisfying performances
and an adequate reliability. Finally, in order to perform closing operations in optimised
times, the current injected into the coil must rapidly reach high values, thus requiring
wires of large size, and then it must be continuously supplied so as to keep the contacts
coupled. Clearly, these aspects may often cause a faster wear of the contactor, may
influence its reliability and entail a non-optimised power consumption; further, the
presence of the electromagnetic parts renders the contactor sensitive to possible
external magnetic fields.
[0004] The aim of the present invention is to realize a low voltage contactor which allows
to overcome the drawbacks and disadvantages of the known art, and in particular which
has a simplified structure in comparison with known contactors and ensures, at the
same time, optimised performances.
[0005] Within the scope of this aim, an object of the present invention is to realize a
low voltage contactor which allows to execute opening/closing operations in an easier
and more controlled way with respect to known contactors, and whose reliability is
improved.
[0006] Another object of the present invention is to realize a low voltage contactor whose
number of components, as well as its overall dimensions, are remarkably reduced.
[0007] A further object of the present invention is to realize a low voltage contactor,
which allows to reduce the manufacturing and assembling costs.
[0008] This aim, these objects and others which will become apparent hereinafter are achieved
by a low voltage contactor comprising a case which contains at least a first fixed
contact and a second fixed contact which are suitable to be connected to an electric
circuit, a movable conductive arm provided with a first contact piece and a second
contact piece, and actuating means which supply the energy for moving said movable
conductive arm. The low voltage contactor according to the invention, is characterized
in that said actuating means comprise:
- a rotary switching bar operatively connected to said movable conductive arm; and
- a command unit comprising a motor which drives into rotation said rotary switching
bar and the movable conductive arm operatively connected therewith so as said first
and second contact pieces couple/uncouple electrically with said first and second
fixed contacts, respectively.
[0009] Document EP 0 612 092 discloses a device according to the preamble of claim 1.
[0010] Further characteristics and advantages of the invention will become apparent from
the description of a preferred but not exclusive embodiment of a low voltage contactor
according to the invention, illustrated only by way of non-limitative example in the
accompanying drawings, wherein:
figure 1 is a schematic representation of a low voltage contactor of the known type;
figure 2 illustrates a block diagram of the low voltage contactor according to the
invention;
figure 3 is a schematic frontal view of the low voltage contactor according to a preferred
embodiment of the invention;
figure 4 is a schematic plan view of a three-phase low voltage contactor according
to the invention;
figure 5 is an exploded view of a piezoelectric motor used in the low voltage contactor
according to the invention.
[0011] With reference to figures 2-5, the low voltage contactor 1 according to the invention
comprises a case 2 which contains at least a first fixed contact 3 and a second fixed
contact 4 which are suitable to be connected to a conductor of an electric circuit,
schematically indicated in figure 3 by the reference numeral 5; inside the case 2,
there is a movable arm 6 made of conductive material which is provided with a first
contact piece 9 and a second contact piece 10, and actuating means 40 which supply
the energy for moving the movable conductive arm 6. Advantageously, as indicated in
figure 3, the actuating means 40 comprise a rotary switching bar 11, operatively connected
to the movable conductive arm 6, and a command unit, indicated in figure 2 by the
reference numeral 12, which comprises a rotating motor 13 and control electronic means
14 which are suitable for supplying electric command signals to the motor 13 itself.
[0012] As shown in figure 3, according to a preferred embodiment, the movable conductive
arm 6 is mounted, and in particular directly fulcrumed, on the rotary switching bar
11 transversal to the rotation axis 30 of the bar 11 itself, with the first contact
piece 9 and the second contact piece 10 which are positioned at the ends and on opposite
sides of the movable conductive arm 6; in turn, the first fixed contact 3 and the
second fixed contact 4 are positioned substantially symmetric to each other with respect
to said rotation axis 30. Alternatively, the movable arm 6 may be connected to the
bar 11 with an insulating element 28 interposed therebetween.
[0013] Further, according to a particularly preferred embodiment, the body of the movable
contact arm 6 can be advantageously realized with at least two substantially rigid
portions interconnected by means of a substantially flexible element 7, such as a
flexible pivot obtainable by reducing the thickness of a portion of the arm 6 with
respect to the surrounding parts; in this way, the movable conductive arm 6 is provided
with a structural elasticity so as to compensate ageing and uneven wear of the contact
pieces 9-10, 3-4, to guarantee adequate electric contact between them, and definitely
to increase the useful life of the contactor.
[0014] Alternatively, the body of the arm 6 can be realized in a single substantially uniform
body, or in two independent parts, each carrying a corresponding contact piece.
[0015] Advantageously, in the low voltage contactor according to the invention, the motor
13 is a rotating self-braking motor, i.e. a rotating motor in which braking during
operation is obtained thanks to the intrinsic structure of the motor itself, without
using additional braking devices; in particular, the rotating motor 13 used in the
contactor 1 is a piezoelectric motor, i.e. a motor which comprises piezoelectric elements
and whose operations are obtained by their electric excitement. More specifically,
according to a particularly preferred embodiment, the piezoelectric motor is an ultrasonic
piezoelectric motor, i.e. a motor in which the exciting signals are in the ultrasonic
frequency range.
[0016] However, other types of rotating motors might be used, provided that they are suitable
for the application.
[0017] One example of an ultrasonic piezoelectric motor suitable for being used in the low
voltage contactor 1 according to the invention is shown in figure 5. As illustrated
in this figure, the piezoelectric motor 13 comprises a stator unit and a rotor unit;
the rotor unit comprises a metallic disc 15 which is structurally integral with the
rotary switching bar 11; in this way, the rotary switching bar 11 constitutes the
shaft of the motor 13 itself, according to a solution constructively simple and functionally
effective. Alternatively, it would be possible to use as a rotary switching bar, an
additional bar connected to the shaft of the motor 13. Further, a bearing 26 is associated
to the rotary bar 11 in order to allow its rotation.
[0018] In turn, the stator unit comprises a flange 16 to which the bearing 26 is connected,
and an annular elastic disc 17 which is also connected to the flange 16, and has a
base plate 18 and a teeth-shaped ring 19 which protrudes transversally, in particular
in a perpendicular direction, from the base plate 18; according to the applications
and/or specific needs, the teeth-shaped ring 19 can be positioned at the external
edge of the base plate 18, as indicated in figure 5, or along an internal circumference.
Further, the stator unit comprises at least one layer of piezoelectric material 20,
for example of the PZT type, which is fixed on the elastic disc 17; in particular,
the layer of piezoelectric material 20 comprises a plurality of sectors 27 which are
electrically excited by the command signals supplied by the control electronic means
14, for the purpose and in the way which will be described hereinafter.
[0019] The motor 13 further comprises friction means 21, for example constituted by a layer
of rubber, which are positioned interposed between the metallic disc 15 and the teeth-shaped
ring 19, and retaining means 22; for example, the retaining means 22 can be constituted
by a metallic elastic body 23 which is positioned on a face of the metallic disc 15
opposite to the annular elastic disc 17, and a nut 24 which is screwed to a threaded
end of the bar 11 and allows keeping the various elements of the rotor packed on the
stator.
[0020] Damping means 25, constituted for example by a ring-shaped layer of rubber, are interposed
between the retaining means 22 and the face of the metallic disc 15 opposite to the
annular elastic disc 17, so as to dampen undesired vibrations of the motor.
[0021] During operations, for example when the contactor 1 has to be closed, the piezoelectric
sectors 27 are excited by predefined excitation signals supplied by the control electronic
means 14; in particular, adjacent pairs of piezoelectric sectors 27 are alternatively
polarised, i.e. two adjacent sectors are both polarised in a direction perpendicular
to the sectors themselves but in opposite directions, and fed with ultrasonic electric
signals, i.e. voltage signals, which are, for instance, about 90°-phase shifted with
respect to each other. As a consequence, the piezoelectric sectors 27 vibrate with
a 90° phase-shift and the vibrations are transmitted to the annular elastic disc 17;
in turn, the annular elastic disc 17 vibrates too and, thanks to the teeth of the
ring 19, the small vibrations produced by the piezoelectric sectors are conveniently
amplified. The composition of the two 90°-shifted vibrations brings to the generation
of travelling waves along the ring 19; by means of the friction means 21, the movement
is transmitted to the metallic disc 15 and thus, the rotor is dragged into rotation
thanks to the friction action. In this manner, the rotary switching bar 11 is driven
into rotation together with the movable conductive arm 6 operatively connected therewith,
so as the first contact piece 9 and the second contact piece 10 couple electrically
with the corresponding first fixed contact 3 and the second fixed contact 4, respectively.
In this position, coupling between the contacts is ensured by the holding torque of
the motor, thus avoiding the need of additional brakes; further, the power consumption
required by the motor, is reduced with respect to conventional contactors, since feeding
of the motor can be switched off in this position.
[0022] Starting from the closed position, in order to open the contactor, it is sufficient
to invert of 180° the phase of one of the two electric signals supplied to the piezoelectric
sectors 27 which have the same polarisation; in this way, the rotor rotates in the
opposite direction and determines uncoupling of the contact pieces 9, 10 from the
fixed contacts 3, 4.
[0023] The solution above described can be easily implemented for any kind of multi-phase
low voltage contactors. A possible embodiment of a three-phase contactor 1 is schematically
shown in figure 4 in which the neutral phase is not shown. In this case, inside the
case (not shown) there are provided for each phase of the electric circuit 5 to which
the contactor is connected, at least a first fixed contact 3 and a second fixed contact
4 which are suitable to be connected to a corresponding phase conductor of the circuit;
further, for each phase, there is a movable conductive arm 6 provided with a first
contact piece 9 and a second contact piece 10. The three arms 6 are connected to a
unique rotary switching bar 11, transversally to its rotation axis 30, and the bar
11 is driven into rotation, together with the three arms 6, by a single motor 13,
as previously described. In this case, coupling/uncoupling of the contact pieces 9,
10 with the corresponding fixed contacts 3, 4 can be realized synchronously among
the various phases.
[0024] In practice, it has been found that the low voltage contactor 1 fully achieves the
intended aim and objects, giving several advantages with respect to the known art.
[0025] In fact, in addition to the advantages previously mentioned, the use of actuating
means as conceived in the contactor according to the invention, allows to simplify
the structure of the whole contactor, and in particular to eliminate the electromagnetic
equipment, thus realizing a contactor which is smaller and lighter, which has a reduced
number of components and is substantially exempt from the effects of magnetic fields.
Moreover, the absence of the electromagnetic equipment allows to reduce the manufacturing
and assembling costs and the relative calibration operations, as well as to improve
the reliability of the contactor.
[0026] The use of a rotating motor, and in particular of a self-braking ultrasonic piezoelectric
motor, allows to realize a rotating contactor whose operations are executed in an
easier and more controllable way, with negligible levels of electric power consumption
required for moving the movable equipment and, above all, for keeping the contactor
in the closed position. Further, the ultrasonic piezoelectric motor allows to have
high torque levels at low speed and relatively reduced response times, and to perform
substantially noise-free operations.
[0027] The low voltage contactor, according to the present invention, thus conceived is
susceptible of numerous modifications and variations, all of which are within the
scope of the inventive concept; for example it is possible to include in the command
unit 12 an auxiliary power feeding element, such as a capacitor, which may be used
for exciting the piezoelectric sectors if the reference voltage signal fed by the
main circuit decreases under a predetermined threshold.
1. A low voltage contactor (1) comprising a case (2) which contains at least a first
fixed contact (3) and a second fixed contact (4) which are suitable to be connected
to an electric circuit (5), a movable conductive arm (6) provided with a first contact
piece (9) and a second contact piece (10), and actuating means (40) which supply the
energy for moving said movable conductive arm (6), said actuating means (40) comprising
: a rotary switching bar (11) operatively connected to said movable conductive arm
(6);
characterised by
- a command unit (12) comprising a rotating motor (13) which drives into rotation
said rotary switching bar (11) and the movable conductive arm (6) operatively connected
therewith so that said first and second contact pieces (9, 10) couple/uncouple electrically
with said first and second fixed contacts (3, 4), respectively.
2. A low voltage contactor (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that said movable conductive arm (6) is mounted to the rotary switching bar (11) transversal
to the rotation axis (30) thereof, with said first and second contact pieces (9, 10)
positioned at the ends and on opposite sides of the movable conductive arm (6) itself,
and in that said first and second fixed contacts (3, 4) are positioned substantially symmetric
to each other with respect to said rotation axis.
3. A low voltage contactor (1) according to claim 1 characterized in that said command unit (2) comprise control electronic means (14) suitable for supplying
electric command signals to said motor (13).
4. A low voltage contactor (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that said motor (13) is a rotating self-braking motor.
5. A low voltage contactor (1) according to claim 4, characterized in that said motor (13) is a piezoelectric motor.
6. A low voltage contactor (1) according to claim 5, characterized in that said motor (13) is an ultrasonic piezoelectric motor.
7. A low voltage contactor (1) according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that said piezoelectric motor (13) comprises a stator unit and a rotor unit, said rotor
unit comprising a metallic disc (15) which is structurally integral with said rotary
switching bar (11).
8. A low voltage contactor (1) according to claim 7, characterized in that said stator unit comprises a flange (16), an annular elastic disc (17) which is operatively
connected to said flange (16), said annular elastic disc (17) having a base plate
(18) and a teeth-shaped ring (19) which protrudes transversally from the base plate
(18), and at least one layer of piezoelectric material (20) which is connected to
the annular elastic disc (17), said at least one layer of piezoelectric material (20)
comprising a plurality of sectors (27) which are electrically excited by said command
signals supplied by the control electronic means (14).
9. A low voltage contactor (1) according to one or more of claims 6-8 characterized in that said piezoelectric motor (13) comprises friction means (21) which are positioned
interposed between the metallic disc (15) of the rotor unit and the teeth-shaped ring
(19), retaining means (22) which are positioned at a face of the metallic disc (15)
opposite to the annular elastic disc (17), and damping means (25) which are interposed
between said retaining means (22) and said face of the metallic disc (15) opposite
to the annular elastic disc (17).
10. A low voltage contactor (1) according to one or more of the preceding claims characterized in that said movable contact arm (6) comprises at least two substantially rigid portions
which are interconnected by means of a substantially flexible element.
1. Niedrigspannungs-Schaltschütz (1) mit einem Gehäuse (2), welches wenigstens einen
ersten feststehenden Kontakt (3) und einen zweiten feststehenden Kontakt (4) enthält,
die in geeigneter Weise mit einer elektrischen Schaltung (5) verbunden sind, einem
bewegbaren leitenden Arm (6), der mit einem ersten Kontaktteil (9) und einem zweiten
Kontaktteil (10) ausgestattet ist, und einer Betätigungseinrichtung (40), die mit
Energie versorgt wird, um den bewegbaren leitenden Arm (6) zu bewegen, wobei die Betätigungseinrichtung
(40) einen Dreh-Schaltstab (11) umfaßt, der betriebsmäßig mit dem bewegbaren leitenden
Arm (6) verbunden ist, gekennzeichnet durch
eine Befehlsgabeeinheit (12), die einen Drehmotor (13) umfaßt, welcher den Dreh-Schaltstab
(11) und den bewegbaren leitenden Arm (6) für eine Drehung antreibt, der mit diesem
betriebsmäßig verbunden ist, so daß das erste und das zweite Kontaktteil (9, 10) mit
dem ersten bzw. zweiten feststehenden Kontakt (3, 4) elektrisch gekoppelt/entkoppelt
wird.
2. Niedrigspannungs-Schaltschütz (1) nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der bewegbare leitende Arm (6) an dem Dreh-Schaltstab (11) transversal zur Drehachse
(30) desselben montiert ist, wobei das erste und das zweite Kontaktteil (9, 10) an
den Enden und auf sich gegenüberliegenden Seiten des bewegbaren Kontaktarmes (6) selbst
positioniert sind, und dadurch, daß der erste und der zweite feststehende Kontakt (3, 4) im wesentlichen symmetrisch
zueinander in bezug auf die Drehachse positioniert sind.
3. Niedrigspannungs-Schaltschütz (1) nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Befehlsgabeeinheit (2) eine elektronische Steuereinrichtung (14) enthält, die
dafür ausgelegt ist, um elektrische Befehlssignale zu dem Motor (13) zuzuführen.
4. Niedrigspannungs-Schaltschütz (1) nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Motor (13) aus einem umlaufenden Motor mit Eigenbremsung besteht.
5. Niedrigspannungs-Schaltschütz (1) nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Motor (13) aus einem piezoelektrischen Motor besteht.
6. Niedrigspannungs-Schaltschütz (1) nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Motor (13) aus einem piezoelektrischen Ultraschallmotor besteht.
7. Niedrigspannungs-Schaltschütz (1) nach Anspruch 5 oder 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der piezoelektrische Motor (13) eine Statoreinheit und eine Rotoreinheit umfaßt,
wobei die Rotoreinheit eine Metallscheibe (15) aufweist, die strukturmäßig einstückig
mit dem Dreh-Schaltstab (11) ausgebildet ist.
8. Niedrigspannungs-Schaltschütz (1) nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Statoreinheit einen Flansch (16), eine ringförmige elastische Scheibe (17), die
betriebsmäßig mit dem Flansch (16) verbunden ist, wobei die ringförmige elastische
Scheibe (17) eine Basisplatte (18) und einen zahnförmig gestalteten Ring (19) besitzt,
der transversal von der Basisplatte (18) vorragt, und wenigstens eine Schicht aus
einem piezoelektrischen Material (20) aufweist, welches mit der ringförmigen elastischen
Scheibe (17) verbunden ist, wobei die wenigstens eine Schicht aus dem piezoelektrischen
Material (20) eine Vielzahl an Sektoren (27) umfaßt, die elektrisch durch die Befehlssignale
erregbar sind, welche durch die elektronische Steuereinrichtung (14) zugeführt werden.
9. Niedrigspannungs-Schaltschütz (1) nach einem oder mehreren der Ansprüche 6 bis 8,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der piezoelektrische Motor (13) Reibmittel (21) enthält, die zwischen der Metallscheibe
(15) der Rotoreinheit und dem zahnförmig gestalteten Ring (19) zwischengefügt sind,
ferner Rückhaltemittel (22) umfaßt, die an einer Fläche der Metallscheibe (15) gegenüber
der ringförmigen elastischen Scheibe (17) positioniert sind, und Dämpfungsmittel (25)
enthält, die zwischen die Rückhaltemittel (22) und die Fläche der Metallscheibe (15)
gegenüber der ringförmigen elastischen Scheibe (17) zwischengefügt sind.
10. Niedrigspannungs-Schaltschütz (1) nach einem oder mehreren der vorhergehenden Ansprüche,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der bewegbare Kontaktarm (6) wenigstens zwei im wesentlichen steife Abschnitte aufweist,
die durch ein im wesentlichen flexibles Element miteinander verbunden sind.
1. Contacteur à basse tension (1) comprenant un boîtier (2) qui contient au moins un
premier contact fixe (3) et un deuxième contact fixe (4) qui sont appropriés pour
être raccordés à un circuit électrique (5), un bras conducteur mobile (6) pourvu d'une
première pièce de contact (9) et d'une deuxième pièce de contact (10), et des moyens
d'actionnement (40) qui fournissent l'énergie destinée à déplacer ledit bras conducteur
mobile (6), lesdits moyens d'actionnement (40) comprenant une barre de commutation
rotative (11) reliée fonctionnellement audit bras conducteur mobile (6) ; caractérisé par une unité de commande (12) comprend un moteur rotatif (13) qui entraîne en rotation
ladite barre de commutation rotative (11) et le bras conducteur mobile (6) relié fonctionnellement
à celle-ci de sorte que lesdites première et deuxième pièces de contact (9, 10) se
couplent/découplent électriquement avec lesdits premier et deuxième contacts fixes
(3, 4), respectivement.
2. Contacteur à basse tension (1) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ledit bras conducteur mobile (6) est monté sur la barre de commutation rotative (11)
transversalement à l'axe de rotation (30) de celle-ci, avec lesdites première et deuxième
pièces de contact (9, 10) positionnées au niveau des extrémités et sur des côtés opposés
du bras conducteur (6) lui-même, et en ce que lesdits première et deuxième contacts fixes (3, 4) sont positionnés sensiblement
symétriquement l'un par rapport à l'autre par rapport au dit axe de rotation.
3. Contacteur à basse tension (1) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ladite unité de commande (2) comprend des moyens électroniques de commande (14) appropriés
pour fournir des signaux de commande électriques au dit moteur (13).
4. Contacteur à basse tension (1) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ledit moteur (13) est un moteur rotatif à auto-freinage.
5. Contacteur à basse tension (1) selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que ledit moteur (13) est un moteur piézoélectrique.
6. Contacteur à basse tension (1) selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que ledit moteur (13) est un moteur piézoélectrique ultrasonore.
7. Contacteur à basse tension (1) selon la revendication 5 ou 6, caractérisé en ce que ledit moteur piézoélectrique (13) comprend une unité de stator et une unité de rotor,
ladite unité de rotor comprenant un disque métallique (15) qui est structurellement
d'un seul tenant avec ladite barre de commutation rotative (11).
8. Contacteur à basse tension (1) selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que ladite unité de stator comprend une bride (16), un disque élastique annulaire (17)
qui est relié fonctionnellement à ladite bride (16), ledit disque élastique annulaire
(17) comprenant une plaque de base (18) et une bague en forme de dents (19) qui fait
saillie transversalement depuis la plaque de base (18) et au moins une couche de matériau
piézoélectrique (20) qui est reliée au disque élastique annulaire (17), ladite au
moins une couche de matériau piézoélectrique (20) comprenant une pluralité de secteurs
(27) qui sont excités électriquement par lesdits signaux de commande fournis par les
moyens électroniques de commande (14).
9. Contacteur à basse tension (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 6 à 8, caractérisé en ce que ledit moteur piézoélectrique (13) comprend: des moyens de friction (21) qui sont
positionnés intercalés entre le disque métallique (15) de l'unité de rotor et la bague
en forme de dents (19), des moyens de retenue (22) qui sont positionnés au niveau
d'une face du disque métallique (15) opposée au disque élastique annulaire (17), et
des moyens d'amortissement (25) qui sont intercalés entre lesdits moyens de retenue
(22) et ladite face du disque métallique (15) opposée au disque élastique annulaire
(17).
10. Contacteur à basse tension (1) selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes,
caractérisé en ce que ledit bras de contact mobile (6) comprend au moins deux parties sensiblement rigides
qui sont interconnectées au moyen d'un élément sensiblement flexible.