Patents by Inventor Rudolf Mikl
Rudolf Mikl has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11205551Abstract: A cradle for a relay comprises a force introduction section at which a force is introduced from a triggering system and a force diversion section in which the force that is introduced from the triggering system is diverted to a contact system. A direct connection line extending between the force introduction section and the force diversion section runs through a receptacle. A bottom of the receptacle is spaced apart from the direct connection line.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2018Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Tyco Electronics Austria GmbHInventors: Rudolf Mikl, Markus Gutmann
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Patent number: 10854408Abstract: A magnetic flux assembly for closing a magnetic circuit of a relay and a relay. The magnetic flux assembly has a yoke and a U-shaped armature that is movable relative to the yoke. The yoke has a coil part that is in a coil and a flux conduction part that conducts the magnetic flux generated by the coil.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2017Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Tyco Electronics Austria GmbHInventors: Markus Gutmann, Rudolf Mikl, Paul Indrajit
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Patent number: 10825629Abstract: A carrier body for a relay comprises a base body, a coil carrier, and a contact mount. The base body is monolithically formed with the coil carrier and the contact mount. The coil carrier and the contact mount extend from the base body.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2017Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Tyco Electronics Austria GmbHInventors: Markus Gutmann, Rudolf Mikl, Paul Indrajit
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Patent number: 10665407Abstract: A spring for an electric switch comprises a base portion, a contact section, and a return spring section. The base portion forms a proximal end of the spring. The contact section extends from the base portion to a distal end of the spring opposite the proximal end. The contact section has a contact member. The return spring section extends from the base portion alongside the contact section.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2017Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Tyco Electronics Austria GmbHInventors: Markus Gutmann, Rudolf Mikl, Paul Indrajit
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Patent number: 10541098Abstract: An electromagnetic relay is disclosed. The electromagnetic relay comprises a coil, a yoke having a yoke face, and an armature. The armature has an armature face facing the yoke face and movable, depending on a current through the coil, between an open position and a closed position in which the armature face is positioned closer to the yoke face, and an overlap disposed over a side surface of the yoke. A first distance between the side surface of the yoke and the overlap is smaller than a smallest second distance between the armature face and the yoke face in the open position.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2016Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Tyco Electronics Austria GmbHInventors: Indrajit Paul, Bernd Adrian, Rudolf Mikl
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Patent number: 10504675Abstract: A contact spring for a cradle relay of an electrical switch comprises a switching leg and a hook extending from the switching leg. The switching leg has a contact. The hook has a first tongue bent back toward the switching leg.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2017Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Tyco Electronics Austria GmbHInventors: Markus Gutmann, Rudolf Mikl
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Patent number: 10490364Abstract: A spring for an electrical switch comprises a contact arm and a base from which the contact arm extends. The contact arm has a contact member. The base has a terminal and an extension. The extension extends from the contact arm to the terminal and away from a remaining base.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2017Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Tyco Electronics Austria GmbHInventors: Markus Gutmann, Rudolf Mikl
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Publication number: 20180330905Abstract: A cradle for a relay comprises a force introduction section at which a force is introduced from a triggering system and a force diversion section in which the force that is introduced from the triggering system is diverted to a contact system. A direct connection line extending between the force introduction section and the force diversion section runs through a receptacle. A bottom of the receptacle is spaced apart from the direct connection line.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2018Publication date: November 15, 2018Applicant: Tyco Electronics Austria GmbHInventors: Rudolf Mikl, Markus Gutmann
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Patent number: 9916954Abstract: A switching contact is disclosed. The switching contact has an actuation section including a plurality of spring elements. The actuation section is less rigid in a first direction than an opposite second direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2016Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignees: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, Tyco Electronics Austria GmbHInventors: Johannes Helmreich, Rudolf Mikl, Titus Ziegler
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Publication number: 20170323749Abstract: A magnetic flux assembly for closing a magnetic circuit of a relay and a relay. The magnetic flux assembly has a yoke and a U-shaped armature that is movable relative to the yoke. The yoke has a coil part that is in a coil and a flux conduction part that conducts the magnetic flux generated by the coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2017Publication date: November 9, 2017Applicant: Tyco Electronics Austria GmbHInventors: Markus Gutmann, Rudolf Mikl, Paul Indrajit
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Publication number: 20170323750Abstract: A spring for an electric switch comprises a base portion, a contact section, and a return spring section. The base portion forms a proximal end of the spring. The contact section extends from the base portion to a distal end of the spring opposite the proximal end. The contact section has a contact member. The return spring section extends from the base portion alongside the contact section.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2017Publication date: November 9, 2017Applicant: Tyco Electronics Austria GmbHInventors: Markus Gutmann, Rudolf Mikl, Paul Indrajit
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Publication number: 20170323748Abstract: A carrier body for a relay comprises a base body, a coil carrier, and a contact mount. The base body is monolithically formed with the coil carrier and the contact mount. The coil carrier and the contact mount extend from the base body.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2017Publication date: November 9, 2017Applicant: Tyco Electronics Austria GmbHInventors: Markus Gutmann, Rudolf Mikl, Paul Indrajit
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Publication number: 20170323740Abstract: A spring for an electrical switch comprises a contact arm and a base from which the contact arm extends. The contact arm has a contact member. The base has a terminal and an extension. The extension extends from the contact arm to the terminal and away from a remaining base.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2017Publication date: November 9, 2017Applicant: Tyco Electronics Austria GmbHInventors: Markus Gutmann, Rudolf Mikl
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Publication number: 20170213679Abstract: A contact spring for a cradle relay of an electrical switch comprises a switching leg and a hook extending from the switching leg. The switching leg has a contact. The hook has a first tongue bent back toward the switching leg.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2017Publication date: July 27, 2017Applicant: Tyco Electronics Austria GmbHInventors: Markus Gutmann, Rudolf Mikl
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Publication number: 20160379785Abstract: An electromagnetic relay is disclosed. The electromagnetic relay comprises a coil, a yoke having a yoke face, and an armature. The armature has an armature face facing the yoke face and movable, depending on a current through the coil, between an open position and a closed position in which the armature face is positioned closer to the yoke face, and an overlap disposed over a side surface of the yoke. A first distance between the side surface of the yoke and the overlap is smaller than a smallest second distance between the armature face and the yoke face in the open position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2016Publication date: December 29, 2016Applicant: Tyco Electronics Austria GmbHInventors: Indrajit Paul, Bernd Adrian, Rudolf Mikl
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Publication number: 20160133418Abstract: A switching contact is disclosed. The switching contact has an actuation section including a plurality of spring elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2016Publication date: May 12, 2016Applicants: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, Tyco Electronics Austria GmbHInventors: Johannes Helmreich, Rudolf Mikl, Titus Ziegler
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Patent number: 8816800Abstract: An electromagnetic relay with at least one moveable contact spring, having an assigned normally-open contact, wherein the moveable contact spring is connected electrically-conductively to a first electrical terminal and the normally-open contact is connected electrically-conductively to a further electrical terminal, having a moveably mounted actuating element to move the moveable contact spring as a function of the current flowing through the relay in contact with the normally-open contact. The contact spring is equipped with two abutment surfaces, which are spatially separated from one another, and that the actuating element is equipped with two actuating surfaces, which are brought into active connection with the two abutment surfaces in order to move the contact spring.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2011Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Tyco Electronics Austria GmbHInventor: Rudolf Mikl
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Patent number: 8253519Abstract: A coil former for an electromagnetic relay is configured to receive a core and a coil winding. The coil former includes a first coil flange, a second coil flange, and a cylindrical winding area for fixing a coil winding arranged between the first and second coil flange, wherein at least one of the coil flanges is shaped such that at least a portion of one coil flange sits flush with the winding area of the coil former in a region of a periphery of the coil former. Also, a coil body for an electromagnetic relay includes a base integrally connected to the coil former. The coil former or the coil body is formed such that, in the production thereof, it has no more than three demolding directions for a master mould.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2009Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Tyco Electronics Austria GmbHInventors: Rudolf Mikl, Leopold Mader
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Publication number: 20120154077Abstract: An electromagnetic relay with at least one moveable contact spring, having an assigned normally-open contact, wherein the moveable contact spring is connected electrically-conductively to a first electrical terminal and the normally-open contact is connected electrically-conductively to a further electrical terminal, having a moveably mounted actuating element to move the moveable contact spring as a function of the current flowing through the relay in contact with the normally-open contact. The contact spring is equipped with two abutment surfaces, which are spatially separated from one another, and that the actuating element is equipped with two actuating surfaces, which are brought into active connection with the two abutment surfaces in order to move the contact spring.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2011Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS AUSTRIA GMBHInventor: Rudolf MIKL
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Patent number: 8026782Abstract: A magnet system for an electrical actuator includes a substantially U-shaped magnet yoke having substantially parallel first and second pole legs connected by a yoke web. The first pole leg has a longitudinal end section bent out of a plane of the first pole leg. A longitudinal side of the longitudinal end section forms a first magnet pole. The second pole leg has an end face forming a second magnet pole.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2008Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: Tyco Electronics Austria GmbHInventor: Rudolf Mikl