Abstract: An electromagnetic brake for an electric motor includes a brake core having a coil bobbin holder in which a coil bobbin is housed and a connector insertion hole into which a connector is inserted. The coil bobbin includes plural terminal casings in each of which a terminal is set. The terminal has a first contact, which creates a connection with a winding engaged in catches of the terminal casing with the terminal inserted in the terminal casing, and a second contact which contacts an electrode of the connector inserted in the connector insertion hole with the terminal set in place in the terminal casing.

Abstract: An electromagnetic actuating device includes a pole tube that is substantially cylindrical overall, an armature situated radially inside the pole tube, and an electromagnetic coil situated radially outside the pole tube, the pole tube having a first axial end and a second axial end. The pole tube is configured as a sleeve that is stamped and is brought into its shape by reshaping, the sleeve having, close to its first axial end, openings that extend in the circumferential direction.

Abstract: A relay includes a fixed terminal, a movable contact piece, a holder, a drive shaft, a contact case, a magnetic field generation member, and an inner member. The drive shaft is connected to the holder on a side close to the first end of the drive shaft. The magnetic field generation member is arranged around the contact case and is configured to generate a magnetic field in which an arc generated between the fixed contact and the movable contact extends in a lateral direction of the movable contact piece. The inner member includes a rotation preventing portion for restricting rotation of the holder around the drive shaft. The rotation preventing portion is arranged so as to contact the holder at a position closer to a second end of the drive shaft than the movable contact piece and closer to the drive shaft than the movable contact.

Abstract: A relay, including a first fixed contact, a second fixed contact, a movable contact piece having first and second movable contacts, a contact piece holding unit configured to hold the movable contact piece, a magnet for arc extinguishing, and a debris suction unit configured to exert a magnetic force to suck debris, is disclosed. A first contact position between the first fixed contact and the first movable contact is located between the magnet for arc extinguishing and the contact piece holding unit in a longitudinal direction of the movable contact piece. The debris suction unit is disposed so that the first contact position does not overlap a region between the debris suction unit and the contact piece holding unit. A magnet force exerted by the debris suction unit in the contact piece holding unit is larger than a magnetic force exerted by the magnet in the contact piece holding unit.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an electromagnetic soft actuator includes a first soft outer member comprising a soft internal electrically conductive coil, a second soft outer member comprising a soft internal electrically conductive coil, and a soft inner shaft on which the first and second soft outer members are mounted, the first and second soft outer members being linearly displaceable along a length of the soft inner shaft, the soft inner shaft comprising a permanent magnet, wherein the first and second outer members linearly move under an electromagnetic force relative to the soft inner shaft and each other when an electric current is applied to the soft internal electrically conductive coils.

Abstract: A stator coil assembly is provided comprising: a stator having a stator core; a cover positioned within the stator core; a top section coupled to the cover to define an interior region, the top section including a pair of protrusions, each protrusion having a bore extending therethrough; a bobbin disposed within the interior region; a plurality of coil windings wrapped around the bobbin; a pair of lead wires, each lead wire extending through a corresponding protrusion bore and connecting to the coil windings within the interior region; and a pair of hermetic seals, each hermetic seal surrounding a corresponding lead wire within a protrusion bore to hermetically seal the interior region.

Abstract: A power contactor and a method for producing a housing body for a power contactor are disclosed. In an embodiment a power contactor includes a first electrical contact, a second electrical contact, a switch element configured to provide an opened position and a closed position, wherein the switch element, in the closed position, contacts the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact with one another, and wherein the first electrical contact and the second electric contact are insulated from one another when the switch element is in the opened position and at least one temperature sensor integrated into the power contactor, wherein the sensor is configured to detect a temperature of the power contactor in a pre-defined distance from the first electrical contact and/or the second electrical contact.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a direct current (DC) relay having an auxiliary contact, and more particularly, to a DC relay having an auxiliary contact to have a monitoring function regarding a state of the DC relay. The DC relay having an auxiliary contact includes a housing, main contacts installed at a portion of the housing, and an auxiliary contact installed at another portion of the housing, wherein a partition is installed in a longitudinal direction inside the housing to provide a first accommodating part and a second accommodating part, the main contacts are installed in the first accommodating part, and the auxiliary contact is installed in the second accommodating part.

Abstract: A disconnecting device interrupts a direct current of a current path containing a hybrid switch which has a current-carrying mechanical contact system and a semiconductor switching system connected in parallel thereto. The contact system has a fixed contact and a moving contact. The moving contact is mounted on a contact bridge being coupled to a drive system moving the moving contact in a switching movement from an open position into a closed position resting against the fixed contact with a contact force. A first magnet element is mounted on the contact bridge and spaced apart from a stationary second magnet element by an air gap such that, when a current flows through the contact bridge, a magnetic field is produced in the first magnet element and the first and second magnet elements are magnetically attracted. The attraction produces a magnetic force directed in the same direction as the contact force.

Abstract: A high-speed solenoid includes a casing, a least two pairs of first permanent magnet and second permanent magnet installed in the casing, and coils corresponding to the pairs of first permanent magnet and second permanent magnet provided in the same number as the number thereof in a bobbin of a mover. In magnetic paths formed by the pairs of first permanent magnet and second permanent magnet and the coils, each magnetic path corresponding to each pair of first permanent magnet and second permanent magnet is separated from each other. Therefore, the multiple magnetic paths are formed to operate the mover. The high-speed solenoid has an advantage in that the mover is operated at a relatively high speed.

Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a base, a spool provided on the base, a coil wound on the spool, a yoke inserted into a hole formed in the spool, an armature movably provided on the base, a movable contact fixed on the base, a static contact fixed on the base, and a driving member connected between the armature and the movable contact. The yoke is L-shaped. The yoke and the armature form a rectangular magnetic loop.

Abstract: A relay unit includes: bus bars serving as conductive paths; relays including contact portions for turning on and off energization of the bus bars, and a plurality of terminals connected to the contact portions, the bus bars being fixed to the terminals; and heat dissipation members that are fixed to the terminals of the relays, receive heat of the terminals, and dissipate the heat.

Abstract: A bi-stable solenoid includes a housing, a wire coil, a permanent magnet, an armature, a pin, and a spring. The wire coil is arranged within the housing. The armature is slidably arranged within the housing and is moveable between a first armature position and a second armature position. The pin at least partially extends out of the housing and is slidably engaged by the armature. The spring is biased between the armature and the pin. When the pin encounters an intermediate position between a retracted position and an extended position due to the pin engaging an obstruction, the spring is configured to maintain a biasing force on the pin until the obstruction is removed.

Abstract: The present utility model provides a contactor, comprising: a housing, including a first side plate and a second side plate disposed opposite to each other; a static iron core and a movable iron core located inside the housing, a coil bobbin fitted on the static iron core, a coil wound on the coil bobbin, an elastic device located between the coil bobbin and the movable iron core, and a moving contact and astatic contact disposed opposite to each other, wherein the coil bobbin includes a contact end surface facing the movable iron core and a first fixing part and a second fixing part fixed to edges of the contact end surface, length directions of the first fixing part and the second fixing part are parallel to the first side plate and the second side plate, the first fixing part is in contact with and connected to the first side plate, and the second fixing part is in contact with and connected to the second side plate.

Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes: a coil; a housing that supports the coil; a non-movable portion supported by the housing and including a fixed core and a fixed magnetic path defining member; and a movable portion provided to be reciprocally movable along a center axis line of the coil according to an energization state of the coil. The movable portion includes a movable core disposed to face the fixed core along the center axis line. The movable portion integrally has a flange portion protruding in a coil radial direction perpendicular to the center axis line to define a separation distance and/or a facing area in a magnetic gap between the fixed magnetic path defining member and the movable core by abutting against the non-movable portion.

Abstract: An electromagnetic coil through which current is passed to generate a magnetic flux, a fixed core, a movable core, a magnetic spring disposed between the cores and, and a yoke are provided. The magnetic spring includes a magnetic substance, and biases the movable core in a direction in which the movable core is separated from the fixed core in a Z direction. Additionally, the magnetic spring includes a leaf spring member including the magnetic substance and spirally wound, and a central portion of the magnetic spring is located biased toward one side in the Z direction compared to a peripheral portion of the magnetic spring. When the movable core is attracted to the access position, the magnetic spring is prevented from being deformed to a minimum spring length corresponding to a width of the leaf spring member.

Abstract: An input device includes a first part and a second part configured to move relative to each other according to an input operation, a magnetic viscous fluid whose viscosity changes according to a magnetic field, and a magnetic-field generator that generates the magnetic field applied to the magnetic viscous fluid. The second part includes a first surface and a second surface that are arranged in a direction orthogonal to a direction of relative movement between the first part and the second part. Gaps are formed between the first surface and the first part and between the second surface and the first part, and the magnetic viscous fluid is present in at least a part of the gaps.

Abstract: Switch assemblies and switching methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, a switch assembly may include a first blade having a first contact within an enclosed cavity, and a second blade having a second contact within the enclosed cavity. The first and second contacts are operable to make or break contact with one another in response to a magnetic field. The switch assembly may further include a coating formed over each of the first and second contacts, the coating including a titanium layer, a second layer formed over the titanium layer, and a tungsten-copper layer formed over the second layer. In some embodiments, the second layer is copper or molybdenum.

Abstract: A first fixed terminal includes a first support portion and a first extending portion. The first support portion is located in a closing direction with respect to a movable contact piece. The first support portion supports a first fixed contact. The first support portion extends from the first fixed contact in a first lateral direction. The first lateral direction is one direction in a longitudinal direction of the movable contact piece. The first extending portion is connected to the first support portion. The first extending portion extends in the closing direction from the first support portion. The first extending portion is disposed apart from the movable contact piece in the first lateral direction.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a rotary joint electromagnetic locking device and a rotary joint, the rotary joint electromagnetic locking device comprising a first electromagnetic sucker, a sliding plate, a rotary plate, a connecting shaft connecting the first electromagnetic sucker and the sliding plate, and a second electromagnetic sucker, different from the prior art. When the first electromagnetic sucker and the second electromagnetic sucker have no adsorption force, the sliding plate and the rotary plate can be locked to each other; when the second electromagnetic sucker has an adsorption force, the rotary plate or the first electromagnetic sucker is adsorbed by the second electromagnetic sucker, making the sliding plate and the rotary plate to be further locked; when the first electromagnetic sucker has an adsorption force, the sliding plate can be adsorbed to the first contact surface of the first electromagnetic sucker, making the sliding plate released from the rotary plate.