# US 10,312,670 B2 · Drive device for vacuum circuit breaker chassis > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,312,670 B2 - Document ID: US10312670B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/656,833 - Filed: 2017-07-21 - Published: 2018-06-28 - Granted: 2019-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2016-12-23 - Assignees: ABB Schweiz AG - Applicants: ABB Schweiz AG - Inventors: Xin Zhang; Zhian Wang; Zhijian Zhuang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10312670B2 ## CPC - H02B 11/133: with interlock - F16H 25/20: Screw mechanisms (with automatic reversal F16H25/12) - F16H 25/2454: {Brakes; Rotational locks} - H01H 33/66: Vacuum switches - H01H 33/666: Operating arrangements - H02B 11/127: Withdrawal mechanism - H02K 7/06: Means for converting reciprocating motion into rotary motion or vice versa - H02K 7/108: with friction clutches - H02K 7/116: with gears - F16H 2025/2031: {Actuator casings} - F16H 2025/2071: {Disconnecting drive source from the actuator, e.g. using clutches for release of drive connection during manual control} - F16H 2025/2096: {using endless flexible members} - H02B: BOARDS, SUBSTATIONS OR SWITCHING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SUPPLY OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER - F16H: GEARING - H01H: ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES (contact cables H01B7/10; electrolytic self-interrupters H01G9/18; emergency protective circuit arrangements H02H; switching by electronic means without contact-making H03K17/00) - H02K: DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES (dynamo-electric relays H01H53/00; conversion of DC or AC input power into surge output power {H03K3/53}) ## Abstract The present invention provides a drive device for a middle-high voltage vacuum circuit breaker chassis, which comprises a drive motor (10), a clutch (11) and a drive chain wheel (12); the clutch (11) is installed on an output shaft of the drive motor (10), the drive chain wheel (12) is directly fixed with the clutch (11), and the drive chain wheel (12) is driven by the drive motor (10) through the clutch (11). The drive device further comprises a driven chain wheel (13) and a chain (14) or a belt, the driven chain wheel (13) is fitted over a lead screw (15) of the chassis; and the driven chain wheel (13) is driven by the drive chain wheel (12) through the chain (14) so as to drive the lead screw (15) to rotate together. The drive device further comprises a position locking device (39), which is insertable into a recess (37a-c) on the lead screw (15) to lock the chassis. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A drive device for a middle-high voltage vacuum circuit breaker chassis, comprising: a drive motor, a clutch, and a drive chain wheel, the clutch being coupled to an output shaft of the drive motor, the drive chain wheel being coupled to the clutch; a driven chain wheel positioned on a lead screw of a chassis; a drive means directly coupled to the drive chain wheel and the driven chain wheel such that rotation of the drive chain wheel is transmitted by the drive means to the driven chain wheel, wherein the driven chain wheel and the lead screw rotate together; and a position locking device that is insertable into a recess on the lead screw to lock the chassis. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device drive for the middle-high voltage vacuum circuit breaker chassis according to claim 1, wherein the drive means comprises a chain or a belt. ### Claim 3 A drive device for a middle-high voltage vacuum circuit breaker chassis, comprising: a drive motor, wherein the drive device further comprises a clutch and a drive chain wheel; the clutch is installed on an output shaft of the drive motor, the drive chain wheel is directly fixed with the clutch, and the drive chain wheel is driven by the drive motor through the clutch; the drive device further comprises a driven chain wheel which is fitted over a lead screw of a chassis, and the driven chain wheel is driven by the drive chain wheel so as to drive the lead screw to rotate together; and wherein the drive device further comprises a position locking device, which is insertable into a recess on the lead screw to lock the chassis. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The drive device for the middle-high voltage vacuum circuit breaker chassis according to claim 3, wherein the driven chain wheel is driven by the drive chain wheel through a chain. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The drive device for the middle-high voltage vacuum circuit breaker chassis according to claim 4, wherein the drive motor and the lead screw of the chassis are arranged on a plane, the plane being the same for the drive motor and the lead screw. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The drive device for the middle-high voltage vacuum circuit breaker chassis according to claim 5, wherein a brushless direct current motor integrated with a logic control unit is adopted as the drive motor. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The device drive for the middle-high voltage vacuum circuit breaker chassis according to claim 5, wherein a permanent magnet direct current motor is adopted as the drive motor. ### Claim 8 (depends on 3) The drive device for the middle-high voltage vacuum circuit breaker chassis according to claim 3, wherein the driven chain wheel is driven by the drive chain wheel through a belt. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The drive device for the middle-high voltage vacuum circuit breaker chassis according to claim 8, wherein the drive motor and the lead screw of the chassis are arranged on a plane, the plane being the same for the drive motor and the lead screw. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The drive device for the middle-high voltage vacuum circuit breaker chassis according to claim 9, wherein a brushless direct current motor integrated with a logic control unit is adopted as the drive motor. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The device drive for the middle-high voltage vacuum circuit breaker chassis according to claim 9, wherein a permanent magnet direct current motor is adopted as the drive motor. ### Claim 12 (depends on 3) The drive device for the middle-high voltage vacuum circuit breaker chassis according to claim 3, wherein the drive motor and the lead screw of the chassis are arranged on a plane, the plane being the same for the drive motor and the lead screw. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The device drive for the middle-high voltage vacuum circuit breaker chassis according to claim 12, wherein a permanent magnet direct current motor is adopted as the drive motor. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The drive device for the middle-high voltage vacuum circuit breaker chassis according to claim 12, wherein a brushless direct current motor integrated with a logic control unit is adopted as the drive motor. ### Claim 15 (depends on 3) The drive device for the middle-high voltage vacuum circuit breaker chassis according to claim 3, further comprising a drive control microswitch, which is configured to shut off the drive motor when the position locking device is in a locking position. ### Claim 16 (depends on 3) The drive device for the middle-high voltage vacuum circuit breaker chassis according to claim 3, further comprising a working position control microswitch and an isolation position control microswitch. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The drive device for the middle-high voltage vacuum circuit breaker chassis according to claim 16, wherein, when the chassis moves forward to a working position, the working position control microswitch is actuated by a pressing plate; meanwhile, a swinging in circuit of the drive motor is shut off, so that the drive motor would not swing in the chassis even if the drive motor receives a signal for swinging in chassis, so as to avoid misoperation. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The drive device for the middle-high voltage vacuum circuit breaker chassis according to claim 16, wherein, when the chassis is swung out of an isolation position, the isolation position control microswitch is actuated by a pressing block; meanwhile, a swinging out circuit of the drive motor is shut off, so that the drive motor would not swing out the chassis even if the drive motor receives a signal for swinging out the chassis, so as to avoid misoperation. ### Claim 19 A drive device for a middle-high voltage vacuum circuit breaker chassis, comprising: a drive motor, wherein the drive device further comprises a clutch and a drive chain wheel; the clutch is installed on an output shaft of the drive motor, the drive chain wheel is directly fixed with the clutch, and the drive chain wheel is driven by the drive motor through the clutch; the drive device further comprises a driven chain wheel which is fitted over a lead screw of a chassis, and the driven chain wheel is driven by the drive chain wheel so as to drive the lead screw to rotate together; and wherein the drive device further comprises an electromagnet, which is configured so that once a circuit for unlocking electromagnet is closed, a movement of an iron core of the electromagnet makes a position locking device move away from a recess on the lead screw, and meanwhile makes a pressing plate move and actuate a working position control microswitch for a motor circuit to be closed.