Abstract: An electromagnetic contactor manufacturing method includes a step of forming an arc extinguishing chamber connection portion by simultaneously brazing a fixed terminal and a pipe penetrating and fixed to a tub-shaped arc extinguishing chamber, and a tube portion of a first connection member in communication with an open end portion of the arc extinguishing chamber; a step of forming a cap connection portion having a flange portion extending outward in a radial direction from an open end of a bottomed tubular cap; and a step of disposing a flange portion of the first connection member and a flange portion of a second connection member in close contact with a base plate in which an aperture hole is formed, and welding each of the flange portions to the base plate so that the arc extinguishing chamber connection portion and the cap connection portion are in communication through the aperture hole.

Abstract: An electromagnetic contactor includes a contact device having a contact housing case formed from an insulating material and housing a pair of fixed contacts and a movable contact disposed to be capable of contacting to and separating from the pair of fixed contacts. On an inner peripheral surface of the contact housing case along the movable contact, arc extinguishing permanent magnets magnetized so that magnetic pole faces facing each other have same polarity are disposed to be near the movable contact.

Abstract: In an electromagnetic contactor, an arc generated when a movable contact separates from fixed contacts can be easily extinguished. The movable contact is disposed so as to be connectable to and detachable from the pair of fixed contacts disposed to maintain a predetermined interval inside a contact housing case having insulating properties, and an arc extinguishing chamber is formed in a position in which the movable contact and the pair of fixed contacts contact. At least the inner wall surface side of the arc extinguishing chamber contacting an arc is formed of a high thermal conductivity material having thermal conductivity higher than that of a synthetic resin molded material.

Abstract: An electromagnetic contactor has a pair of fixed contacts disposed maintaining a predetermined interval and a movable contact disposed to be capable of connecting to and separating from the pair of fixed contacts; and an electromagnet unit that drives the movable contact. The electromagnet unit includes a magnetic yoke enclosing a plunger drive portion; a movable plunger in which a leading end is protruding through an aperture formed in the magnetic yoke, and urged by a return spring; and an annular permanent magnet enclosing a peripheral flange portion formed on a protruding end side of the movable plunger, and magnetized in a moving direction of the movable plunger.

Abstract: An electromagnetic contactor has a contact device including a pair of fixed contacts disposed maintaining a predetermined distance and a movable contact disposed to be capable of contacting to and separating from the pair of fixed contacts. The pair of fixed contacts each includes a support conductor portion supported by an upper plate of a contact housing case, and a contact conductor portion connected to an end portion of the support conductor portion. The contact conductor portion includes a contact plate portion formed with a contact portion, and a connecting plate portion formed on an outer end portion of the contact plate portion and extending to the upper plate side. The movable contact is mounted onto a connecting shaft connected to a drive portion through a contact spring on an end portion on the upper plate side, and disposed to face the contact portion of the pair of fixed contacts.

Abstract: An electromagnetic switch includes a pair of fixed contacts fixed in a contact housing case with a predetermined distance therebetween; a movable contact disposed in the contact housing case to contact to and separate from the pair of fixed contacts; and an electromagnet unit causing the movable contact to contact to and separate from the pair of fixed contacts. The electromagnet unit has a magnetic yoke enclosing an exciting coil, a movable plunger disposed to move through a through hole provided in the magnetic yoke and having a contact pole surface facing the contact pole surface of the magnetic yoke, and a linking shaft linking the movable plunger and the movable contact. The contact pole surface of the movable plunger includes a circular protruding portion having a width narrower than that of a surface facing the magnetic yoke for increasing a magnetic flux density.

Abstract: An electromagnetic contactor includes a contact device having a pair of fixed contacts disposed to maintain a predetermined distance and a movable contact disposed so as to contact to and detach from the pair of fixed contacts. An insulating cover, which covers the pair of fixed contacts except for contact portions that contact the movable contact and covers an inner surface of an insulating plate that fixes and holds the fixed contacts, is mounted on the pair of fixed contacts.

Abstract: An electromagnetic contactor includes a contact device including a pair of fixed contacts and a movable contact contacting to and separating from the pair of fixed contacts. The pair of fixed contacts includes support conductor portions supported with an upper surface of a contact housing case, and C-shaped portions each including an upper plate portion linked to an end portion of the support conductor portion, an intermediate plate portion extending downward from a side of the upper plate portion opposite to that of the other support conductor portion, and a lower plate portion extending from a lower end of the intermediate plate portion toward a side of the other support conductor portion and formed with a contact portion on an upper surface thereof. The contact housing case includes contact bearing portions bearing a side of the lower plate portions of the pair of fixed contacts opposite to the movable contact.

Abstract: An electromagnetic contactor includes a pair of fixed contact portions having a predetermined distance from each other; a movable contact including a pair of movable contact portions disposed facing the pair of fixed contact portions; a movable support body supporting a central portion of the movable contact in an extending direction of the movable contact; a housing receptacle formed from a non-conductive body, housing at least the pair of fixed contact portions and the movable contact; an electromagnet unit causing the movable support body to move back and forth to cause the movable contact portions to contact to and separate from the fixed contact portions; and sliding guides extending along a moving direction of the movable contact for moving the movable contact back and forth in the housing receptacle to regulate a turning displacement of the movable contact. The sliding guides are different from the housing receptacle.

Abstract: An electromagnetic contactor includes a fixed contact portion, a movable contact portion disposed facing the fixed contact portion to contact to and separate from the fixed contact portion, and an arc extinguishing receptacle forming an arc extinguishing chamber housing the fixed contact portion and movable contact portion. Among contact surfaces of the movable contact portion and fixed contact portion facing each other, at least an opposing distance between a contact end portion of the fixed contact portion and a contact end portion of the movable contact portion positioned in a moving direction of an arc generated when separating the movable contact portion from the fixed contact portion is set to increase with increasing proximity to end surfaces on contact end portion sides.

Abstract: An electromagnetic contactor includes a contact mechanism having a pair of fixed contacts disposed to maintain a predetermined interval in a longitudinal direction, and a movable contact disposed above the pair of fixed contacts, the movable contact contacting to and detaching from the pair of fixed contacts. Each of the pair of fixed contacts has a fixed contact portion, the movable contact extends in a longitudinal direction thereof and has a pair of movable contact portions contacting the pair of fixed contacts, and the movable contact is disposed so as to move in a vertical direction thereof on a connecting shaft fixed to a movable plunger and is pressed down by a biasing force of a contact spring in a downward direction thereof on a central portion of the movable contact in the longitudinal direction, the movable contact being held on the connecting shaft.

Abstract: An electromagnetic contactor has a pair of fixed contacts disposed and fixed maintaining a predetermined interval; a movable contact disposed to be capable of contacting to and separating from the pair of fixed contacts; an electromagnet unit to drive the movable contact; and a drive circuit driving the electromagnet unit. The electromagnet unit includes at least a movable plunger urged by a return spring, a coil to move the movable plunger, and a ring-form permanent magnet magnetized in a moving direction of the movable plunger. The drive circuit includes a power source to supply power to the coil; a pulse drive circuit to output and supply to the coil an engage pulse causing the movable plunger to perform an attracting operation and a hold pulse maintaining the attracting operation when the movable plunger is subject to the attracting operation, and a flywheel circuit having a semiconductor switching element.

Abstract: A movable hook portion (13) provided in a unit side coupling surface (2a) of an accessory unit (2) includes a hook portion main body (14), which is formed with a movable claw (23a) and a pressed piece (22), and a straight spring (15), slidably accommodates the hook portion main body (14) in a main body accommodation concave portion (16) formed in the unit side coupling surface (2a), and accommodates the straight spring (15) in a spring accommodation concave portion (17a) formed in the unit side coupling surface (2a) so as to be orthogonal to a sliding direction of the hook portion main body (14), with a middle portion in a length direction of the spring being engaged with the hook portion main body (14).

Abstract: A contact mechanism is capable of, without enlarging the entire configuration thereof, preventing the generation of an electromagnetic repulsion that opens a movable contact upon application of a current, and also provides an electromagnetic contactor that uses this contact mechanism. A contact mechanism has a fixed contact and a movable contact that are inserted in a current-carrying path. In the contact mechanism, the fixed contact or the movable contact is formed into an L-shape or a U-shape so as to generate a Lorentz force that acts against an electromagnetic repulsion in an opening direction, which is generated between the fixed contact and the movable contact upon application of a current.

Abstract: The electromagnetic contactor has a pair of fixed contacts disposed to maintain a predetermined interval and a movable contact disposed so as to be attachable to and detachable from the pair of fixed contacts, and an electromagnet unit that drives the movable contact. The electromagnet unit has a magnetic yoke enclosing a plunger drive portion, a movable plunger having a leading end protruding through an aperture formed in the magnetic yoke and biased by a return spring, an annular permanent magnet fixedly disposed so as to enclose a peripheral flange portion formed on a protruding end side of the movable plunger and magnetized in a direction in which the movable plunger can move, and an auxiliary yoke disposed on the annular permanent magnet at a side opposite to that of the magnetic yoke and regulating a movement of the peripheral flange portion of the movable plunger.

Abstract: A contact device includes a contact mechanism including a pair of fixed contacts disposed to maintain a predetermined distance and a movable contact disposed to be capable of contacting to and separating from the pair of fixed contacts. The movable contact has a conductive plate portion extending in a direction crossing a moving direction of the movable contact in a contact housing case. Each of the pair of fixed contacts includes an inner side conductor plate portion having one end and the other end portion extending toward the outside of the contact housing case in parallel to the conductive plate portion, and an outer side conductor plate portion connected to the other end portion of the inner side conductor plate portion and extending in a direction separating from the movable contact, to form an L-shaped conductor portion to generate a Lorentz force opposing an electromagnetic repulsion force.

Abstract: An electromagnetic contactor includes a base plate having an aperture hole; an arc extinguishing chamber formed by a fixed terminal support insulating substrate and a cylinder portion; and a bottomed tubular cap in which one end thereof is open. An arc extinguishing chamber connection portion is formed by the arc extinguishing chamber and a first connection member having a flange portion. A cap connection portion is formed by the cap and a second connection member having a tube portion and a flange portion. The flange portion of the first connection member is attached to one surface of the base plate, and the flange portion of the second connection member is attached to the other surface of the base plate, so that the arc extinguishing chamber connection portion and the cap connection portion are in communication through the aperture hole of the base plate.

Abstract: A contact device includes a pair of fixed contacts fixedly disposed inside an arc extinguishing chamber and maintaining a predetermined interval from each other; a movable contact disposed inside the arc extinguishing chamber, and contacting to and separating from the pair of fixed contacts; a first arc root movement promotion portion formed on the pair of fixed contacts, and promoting a movement of a root of an arc in a direction away from the movable contact, the arc being generated when contacts are opened in which the movable contact moves away from the pair of fixed contacts; and a second arc root movement promotion portion formed on the movable contact, and promoting a movement of the root of the arc in a direction away from the relevant fixed contact.

Abstract: An electromagnetic switch includes a main contact housing portion housing a main contact mechanism having a pair of fixed contacts fixedly disposed maintaining a predetermined interval and a movable contact disposed to connect with and separate from the pair of fixed contacts in a contact housing case; an auxiliary contact housing portion housing at least two auxiliary contact mechanisms having fixed contacts and movable contacts disposed connecting to and separating from the fixed contacts; and an electromagnet unit having a movable plunger individually coupled to move the movable contact of the main contact mechanism and the movable contacts of the auxiliary contact mechanisms. The main contact housing portion, the auxiliary contact housing portion, and the electromagnet unit are disposed in series.