Reciprocating Or Linearly Sliding Patents (Class 335/126)
  • Patent number: 11929224
    Abstract: A relay coil assembly includes a bobbin having flanges on two ends, an enameled wire wound around bobbin, a coil pin mounted to the flange and having an insertion portion, an enameled wire fixing portion and a signal wire fixing portion, and a signal wire. The signal wire fixing portion is provided with a first engagement recess with an opening facing downward, in which the signal wire is engaged. An inverted hook is provided at one of two recess sidewalls of the first engagement recess, and a slope section is provided at one of the two recess sidewalls of the first engagement recess. The opening gradually enlarges from inside to outside along the slope section, which is capable of squeezing the signal wire into the first engagement recess and the inverted hook is capable of preventing the signal wire from coming out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Xiamen Hongfa Automotive Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Maosong Yao, Shuai Chen, Liangui Wei, Wenchao Peng
  • Patent number: 11804348
    Abstract: Disclosed are an arc path formation unit and a direct current relay including same. An arc path formation unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a plurality of magnet parts. The magnet parts, positioned adjacent to respective stationary contacts, are configured such that surfaces facing each other have different polarities. Also, some of the plurality of magnet parts are disposed at an incline relative to other magnet parts. Thus, magnetic field is formed by the plurality of magnet parts to obliquely pass by each of the stationary contacts. The electromagnetic force generated by the magnetic field is imparted in a direction away from the central region of a direct current relay. Accordingly, the generated arc moves in a direction away from the central region of the direct current relay, and thus damage to the direct current relay can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinhee Park, Jungwoo Yoo
  • Patent number: 11784018
    Abstract: Shown are an arc path formation unit and a direct current relay including same. The arc path formation unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a plurality of magnet parts. The magnet parts form a magnetic field at the point at which each fixed contact is positioned. Each magnet part positioned adjacent to each fixed contact is formed so that opposite surfaces thereof facing each other have different polarities. An electric current flowing through the fixed contact and a movable contact, and the magnetic field generated by each magnet part form an electromagnetic force. The electromagnetic force moves away from the center of the direct current relay. Therefore, the generated arc moves in the direction of the electromagnetic force so as to move away from the center of the direct current relay. Thus, damage to the direct current relay can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinhee Park, Jungwoo Yoo
  • Patent number: 11776782
    Abstract: Disclosed are an arc path forming unit and a direct current relay comprising same. The arc path forming unit, according to one embodiment of the disclosure, comprises a plurality of magnet units disposed adjacent to each of fixed contacts. At least one of the plurality of magnet units disposed adjacent to each fixed contact is configured so that the side thereof facing the rest of the magnet units has a different polarity. Accordingly, an arc path is formed from each fixed contact in different directions from each other. Further, the arc path is formed so as to move away from the center part of the arc path forming unit. Accordingly, damage to components disposed in the center part may be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinhee Park, Jungwoo Yoo
  • Patent number: 11557448
    Abstract: In an embodiment a switching device includes at least one stationary contact in a switching chamber containing a gas comprising H2 and one movable contact in the switching chamber, wherein the switching chamber has a switching chamber wall and a switching chamber base, and wherein the switching chamber at least partially comprises a polymer material configured to release hydrogen when heated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: TDK Electronics AG
    Inventors: Robert Hoffmann, Frank Werner
  • Patent number: 11535318
    Abstract: A swing leg assembly, coupled to a paving machine for spreading, leveling and finishing concrete, includes a pivotable swing leg coupled to the paving machine. The swing leg may pivot between multiple angular orientations relative to the paving machine. A jacking column is coupled to the swing leg, and a crawler track is coupled to the jacking column. A slew drive coupled to the jacking column and crawler track rotates the crawler track relative to the jacking column between multiple angular orientations. A processor using sensors determines the angular positions of the swing leg and crawler track, and in response to determining a change in angular orientation of the swing leg controls the slew drive to cause the crawler track to rotate relative to the jacking column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Guntert & Zimmerman Const. Div., Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald M. Guntert, Jr., Gerald L. Dahlinger, Richard Wood Francis
  • Patent number: 11476068
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a fixed terminal, a movable contact piece, a housing, and a heat dissipation structure. The fixed terminal includes a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a fixed contact disposed on the first surface. The movable contact piece includes a movable contact that is configured to contact the fixed contact. The housing includes an accommodation space accommodating a portion of the fixed terminal, the fixed contact, and the movable contact piece. The heat dissipation structure includes a heat dissipation space that is provided on the second surface of the fixed terminal for dissipating the heat of the fixed terminal to an outside of the accommodation space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shingo Mori, Ryota Minowa, Yasuo Hayashida, Naoki Kawaguchi, Kohei Otsuka, Hiroyuki Iwasaka
  • Patent number: 11302468
    Abstract: An electromagnet and method for producing an electromagnet. The electromagnet includes a sheet metal casing encompassing a magnetic coil at its end face on a magnetic pole side and extends into an interior of the magnetic coil and forms, in this case, a magnetic pole which interacts with a magnet keeper. The electromagnet enables actuation of a valve, a coupling or a reciprocating pump. The structure is achieved with as few cutting processes as possible to be used for generating the individual parts and as small a number as possible of individual parts is to be used per electromagnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Thomas Magnete GmbH
    Inventors: Edwin Kreuzberg, Thomas Rolland, Olaf Ohligschlager, Thomas Baum
  • Patent number: 11295916
    Abstract: A starter switch (2) comprises a housing (3) extending along an axis (X) that delimits at least one interior space (4), at least one coil (5) housed in said interior space (4), at least one fixed core (10) passed through by a shaft (6) that is movable in translation along the direction of the axis (X) and at least one cavity (12) comprising an electrical connection area, said cavity being separated from the interior space (4) by the fixed core (10). The starter (1) switch (2) comprises at least one sealing device (22) providing a seal between the interior space (4) of the starter (1) switch (2) and the cavity (12) comprising the connection area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Valeo Equipements Electriques Moteur
    Inventors: Romain Guignot, Nicolas Renard, Jean Sébastien Metral, Cyril Bouillard
  • Patent number: 11056305
    Abstract: A relay includes: a housing, a base plate, and a driving device, connected to the base. At least one stationary contact group is provided on the housing. The stationary contact group includes two stationary contacts insulated from each other. At least one stationary contact in the stationary contact group includes an upper terminal and a lower contact are included. The upper terminal and the lower contact are isolated from each other and electrically connected by a fuse. The base plate is provided in the housing and can switch between on and off positions. The base plate, when being in the on position, contacts the stationary contact group for the electrical conduction of the two stationary contacts in the stationary contact group, and, when being in the off position, is isolated from the stationary contact group for disconnecting the electrical conduction of the two stationary contacts in the stationary contact group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: BYD Company Limited
    Inventors: Caili Huang, Baotong Yao, Lujian Wang, Siyuan Liu
  • Patent number: 10998155
    Abstract: A contactor includes a housing having an outer wall defining a cavity, fixed contacts and a movable contact within the cavity, and a coil assembly in the cavity operated to move the movable contact between an unmated position and a mating position with the fixed contacts. The contactor includes an arc suppressor in the cavity including a first magnet located in the cavity on a first side of the movable contact and a second magnet located in the cavity on a second side of the movable contact. The first magnet is arranged in the cavity such that a north B-field of the first magnet faces outward toward the outer wall of the housing. The second magnet is arranged in the cavity such that a north B-field of the second magnet faces outward toward the outer wall of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Corporation
    Inventors: Albert Yong Lee, Roger Lee Thrush
  • Patent number: 10978266
    Abstract: An electromechanical switch includes a housing, first and second stationary contacts mounted to the housing, a movable contact, and a carrier sub-assembly. The housing has a divider wall. The carrier sub-assembly includes a support rod that extends through an aperture in the divider wall and is coupled to the movable contact. The carrier sub-assembly is configured to move the movable contact relative to the first and second stationary contacts. The carrier sub-assembly includes a contact spring surrounding the support rod between the divider wall and the movable contact. The carrier sub-assembly also includes a dampener in engagement with the contact spring. The dampener is configured to absorb vibration along one or more of the contact spring or the movable contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Corporation
    Inventors: Albert Yong Lee, Roger Lee Thrush
  • Patent number: 10943752
    Abstract: A relay cooling device includes a container, a liquid coolant that is stored in the container, and a relay that is immersed in the liquid coolant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroomi Hiramitsu, Tomotaka Kurozu
  • Patent number: 10643809
    Abstract: A medium-voltage electric distribution cubicle for fitting between two parts of an electric circuit to cause current flow, current interruption, circuit disconnection, and grounding. This cubicle includes a vacuum break circuit breaker-disconnector or vacuum break switch-disconnector connected in series with a selector switch having at least two positions, namely, a current flow position and a grounding position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SAS
    Inventors: Philippe Romanet-Perroux, Bertrand Cabaret, Albin Henon, Jean-Pierre Nereau
  • Patent number: 10388478
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a contact device including a fixed terminal with a fixed contact formed, and a movable contactor with a movable contact formed to come into contact with and separate from the fixed contact. The contact device is stored in a housing. The electromagnetic relay further includes a terminal portion including a first terminal portion having a screw portion formed thereon, and a second terminal portion connected to the first terminal portion. The first terminal portion and the second terminal portion are configured to be electrically connected to each other at least in a state where a counterpart member connected to the terminal portion. A rotation restriction portion for restricting relative rotation between the first terminal portion and the second terminal portion is provided on at least one of the first terminal portion or the second terminal portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsukasa Nishimura, Ryosuke Koeda
  • Patent number: 10366852
    Abstract: A power relay for a vehicle is disclosed. The power relay has a housing formed by a connector base and a housing can set thereon, two connection bolts being inserted into the connector base for contacting a load circuit. The power relay further has a coil subassembly arranged in the housing and containing a solenoid coil and an armature. The armature is coupled by a force-transmission member to a contact bridge and can shift in the housing, under the effect of a magnetic field generated by the solenoid coil, in such a way that the contact bridge can be reversibly moved between a closing position, in which the contact bridge bridges the connection bolts in an electro conducting manner, and an opening position, in which the contact bridge is not in contact with the connection bolts. The housing can is configured as an injection-molded component made of plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Ellenberger & Poensgen GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Birner, Manuel Engewald, Ricardo Pimenta, Helmut Kraus, Wolfgang Weiss, Matthias Schwarz, Sebastian Rothmayr, Thomas Singer
  • Patent number: 10316813
    Abstract: A solenoid drive may include a ferromagnetic housing having a coil receiving chamber axially limited by opposing first and second face side walls, and a cylindrical coil arrangement having at least one electric coil, and being arranged in the coil receiving chamber and coaxially surrounding a cylindrical coil interior space. The solenoid drive may also include a ferromagnetic plunger stop having a central region projecting axially in the coil interior space, and a ferromagnetic plunger arranged at the housing opposing the plunger stop. The plunger may project axially into the coil interior space, and may be adjustable axially bi-directionally between an active position proximal to the central region and a passive position distal to the central region. The solenoid drive may further include a ferromagnetic bypass device arranged coaxially to the coil arrangement, radially within the at least one coil, and spaced apart axially from the face side walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Tadej Florijancic, Dejan Manfreda
  • Patent number: 10297407
    Abstract: An electromagnetic contactor in which a shock-absorbing member is integrally formed in a frame. The electromagnetic contactor includes a first frame in which an operating electromagnet is disposed and coil terminals which supply power to a coil of the electromagnet is formed to project from a side surface, and a second frame in which a contact mechanism having an auxiliary contact is disposed and has power source side terminals on one end side and load side terminals on the other end side, and in the first frame and the second frame, a snap fit is formed which can attach the second frame to the first frame in both of a normal direction coupled state where the coil terminals and the power source side terminals face the same direction and a reverse direction coupled state in which the coil terminals and the load side terminals face the same direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC FA COMPONENTS & SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Tsutsumi, Masaaki Watanabe, Hideki Daijima, Shota Shiinoki
  • Patent number: 10269518
    Abstract: An electromagnetic contactor with connecting spring including: a movable core contact plate section that is inserted into a through hole formed in a movable core and comes into contact with a contact support side of the through hole; and a pair of curved plate sections each joined to either end of the movable core contact plate section and housed in connecting spring tip housing sections formed in the contact support, the sides of which opposite to a contact surface of the movable core contact plate section come into contact with the connecting spring tip housing sections. In the movable core contact plate section, a depressed section is formed in a direction crossing a longitudinal direction to bulge out to an opposite side to the contact support side is formed, and contact sections that come into contact with the through hole are formed on both ends of the depressed section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC FA COMPONENTS & SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Tsutsumi, Masaaki Watanabe, Hideki Daijima, Shota Shiinoki
  • Patent number: 10260546
    Abstract: An insert nut includes a body having an opening at a first end, an end wall at a second end and an internal cavity extending between the opening and the end wall. A seal is carried on the body around the opening. In addition, a fastening system is provided. That fastening system includes the insert nut and a cooperating fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ira Jason Goldberg, Shibu Koyadan Chathoth
  • Patent number: 10068734
    Abstract: A contact-breaker for a heat engine starter comprises a cap, a micro-solenoid having a coil which is stationary relative to the cap, and a core which is translational relative to the cap between a starting position and an end position. At least two contact terminals are stationary relative to the cap. A contact plate is inside the cap and is movable between a deactivated position in which the contact plate is spaced from the contact terminals and an active position in which the contact plate is in contact with the contact terminals. The contact-breaker is characterized in that the contact plate is secured to the core of the micro-solenoid in such a way that the contact plate drives the core of the micro-solenoid towards the starting position of the core when the contact plate moves from the active position into the deactivated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Valeo Equipements Electriques Moteur
    Inventors: Jean Sébastien Metral, Tristan Guesney
  • Patent number: 10032587
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a DC relay includes a pair of fixed contacts fixedly installed on one side of a frame, a movable contact movably installed below the pair of fixed contacts and brought into contact with the pair of fixed contacts or separated therefrom, an insulating plate installed below the movable contact, a contact spring provided between the movable contact and the insulating plate, a plate installed below the insulating plate and including a through hole formed in a central portion thereof, a fixed core inserted from above the plate through the through hole and including a shaft hole formed at the center thereof, an anti-noise pad provided between the fixed core and the insulating plate, a movable core installed to be linearly movable below the fixed core, and a shaft installed to penetrate through the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: LSIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Junhyuk Yang
  • Patent number: 10002734
    Abstract: The invention essentially relates to a contact-breaker (1) for a heat engine starter, comprising: —a cap (30); and —a micro-solenoid (41) that comprises a coil (42) which is stationary relative to the cap (30), and a core (43) which is translationally movable relative to the cap (30) between a starting position and an end position. The contact-breaker (1) comprises a means (51) for retaining the core (43) of the micro-solenoid (41) in the end position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Valeo Equipements Electriques Moteur
    Inventors: Jean Sébastien Metral, Tristan Guesney, José Sanchez
  • Patent number: 9799474
    Abstract: A contactor includes a pair of fixed contacts, a movable contact element configured to contact the pair of fixed contacts and to be separated from the pair of fixed contacts, a movable shaft configured to move in an axial direction as to cause the movable contact element to contact the pair of fixed contacts and to be separated from the pair of fixed contacts, and a partition-wall component disposed opposite to the pair of fixed contacts with respect to the movable contact element. The first partition-wall component includes a partition wall provided around the movable shaft. The first partition wall is configured to move synchronously with at least one of the movable contact element and the movable shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Sakai, Koji Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 9734972
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a contactor including a fixed contact and a movable contact, and an electromagnet device for moving the movable contact. The electromagnet device includes a coil generating a first magnetic flux by energization, a tubular body including a permanent magnet generating a second magnetic flux in a direction identical to a direction of the first magnetic flux and having a hollow extending in a center axis direction, a movable element disposed in the hollow of the tubular body and reciprocating in the center axis direction, and a yoke forming a magnetic circuit passing together with the movable element and the tubular body. The magnetic circuit allows at least one of the first and second magnetic fluxes to pass through the magnetic circuit. The electromagnet device is configured to, when the coil is energized, move the movable contact to a first position by attracting the movable element with the first magnetic flux and the second magnetic flux.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Fukuda, Kazuhiro Kodama, Junji Takahashi, Hisashi Hiraki, Shuichi Katayama, Tomohiro Ota
  • Patent number: 9728360
    Abstract: A power relay for a vehicle has a housing and two connecting bolts that are introduced into the housing so as to contact a load current circuit. The power relay further having a coil assembly that is arranged in the housing, the coil assembly contains a magnetic coil and a magnetic armature that is coupled by way of a force-transferring member to a contact bridge that can be moved in a reversible manner between a closed position and an opened position and can be displaced in the housing under the effect of a magnetic field that is generated by the magnetic coil. The contact bridge supports two contact elements that together with the mating contacts of the connecting pin form a first contact pair and a second contact pair. The contact pairs form a three point bearing arrangement in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Ellenberger & Poensgen GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Birner, Manuel Engewald, Helmut Kraus
  • Patent number: 9599087
    Abstract: An electromagnetic switch for the starter of a heat engine, including a first terminal (B1), a second terminal (B2), a first mobile contact (C1) which is movable between an inactive position and a power supply position, and at least one second mobile contact (C2), which is placed between the first mobile contact (C1) and the second terminal (B2) and which is movable between a disconnected position and a connected position. The switch is capable of being placed in three operating states: an inactive state, an engagement state, and a power supply state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Valeo Equipements Electriques Moteur
    Inventor: Stéphane Plaideau
  • Patent number: 9576760
    Abstract: An electromagnet device is configured to generate a magnetic attractive force between a stationary core and a movable core when electricity is applied to a coil, so that the movable core is moved in a direction for coming into contact with the stationary core, and a movable shaft is moved in a direction in which a first end face of the movable shaft separates from a movable terminal. After the movable contact comes in contact with the fixed contact, the movable core moves further in a direction for coming into contact with the stationary core. A yoke made of a magnetic body is disposed between the movable terminal and the first end of the movable shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hideki Enomoto
  • Patent number: 9570258
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a magnetic switch, and more particularly, to a magnetic switch provided with a permanent magnet disposed at an outside of an upper frame and an externally fitted permanent magnet holder to reduce a number of components and facilitate maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: LSIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jinhee Park
  • Patent number: 9514896
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignees: FUJI ELECTRIC FA COMPONENTS & SYSTEMS CO., LTD., FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Naka, Kouetsu Takaya, Kenji Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9508508
    Abstract: A switch has a pair of fixed contacts installed in an arc extinguishing container and disposed to maintain a predetermined space therebetween, and a movable contact disposed so as to come into and out of contact with the pair of fixed contacts. The arc extinguishing container includes an open-topped tub-shaped metal body, an insulating holding member which holds the pair of fixed contacts, disposed on an inner side of the tub-shaped metal body, opposite to the movable contact, and an open-bottomed tub-shaped resin cover which covers the pair of fixed contacts and the movable contact from an open edge face side of the tub-shaped metal body. A periphery of an open edge of the resin cover is sealed to a bottom surface of the tub-shaped metal body with an adhesive agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignees: FUJI ELECTRIC FA COMPONENTS & SYSTEMS CO., LTD., FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouetsu Takaya, Kenji Suzuki, Yasuhiro Naka
  • Patent number: 9502199
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC FA COMPONENTS & SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Naka, Kouetsu Takaya, Kenji Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9470199
    Abstract: A starter for an internal combustion engine, comprising: an electric motor; a drive assembly including a pinion movable between a free position and a meshed position, wherein the pinion is rotatably linked to the electric motor and the internal combustion engine; an electric switching device including a main actuator capable, when engaged, of moving and holding a plunger, in position, the plunger being linked with the movement of the pinion between the free position and the meshed position, by means of a lever; a means connected to the plunger, which is capable of establishing electrical power contact between the electric motor and a power source when the pinion is in the meshed position; and including an auxiliary actuator capable, when engaged, of opening the power contact and a means for separately controlling the main actuator and the auxiliary actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Valeo Equipments Electriques Moteur
    Inventors: Jean-Sébastien Metral, Tristan Guesney
  • Patent number: 9466450
    Abstract: The electromagnetic contactor includes a contact mechanism including a pair of fixed contacts disposed to maintain a predetermined interval and a movable contact disposed so as to connect to and separate 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, a leading end thereof protruding through an aperture formed in the magnetic yoke and a peripheral flange portion being formed on a protruding end side, movement regulating portions that regulate movement of the peripheral flange portion of the movable plunger in an engaged position and released position of the contact mechanism, and a contact noise suppression member that suppresses contact noise when the peripheral flange portion of the movable plunger contacts the movement regulating portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignees: FUJI ELECTRIC FA COMPONENTS & SYSTEMS CO., LTD., FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouetsu Takaya, Yasuhiro Naka, Kenji Suzuki, Masayoshi Sakata
  • Patent number: 9443685
    Abstract: Provided is a contact device in which all of three movable contacts can be securely brought into contact with fixed contacts. The contact device includes a fixed terminal 37 that has a fixed contact 35, a movable terminal 28 that moves toward and away from the fixed terminal 37 and has three movable contacts 31a, 31b, and 31c that are brought into contact with the fixed contact 35, and a pressing spring 33 that presses the movable terminal 28 and brings the movable contacts 31a, 31b, and 31c into contact with the fixed contacts 35 at a predetermined pressing force. The point of application of the pressing spring 33 is located in a triangle formed by internal tangents of the three movable contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ritsu Yamamoto, Tsukasa Nishimura
  • Patent number: 9368266
    Abstract: An apparatus and method directed to the art of providing an electrically insulative electric solenoid for starting internal combustion engines are provided. The solenoid has a housing; a coil unit within the housing comprising a hollow can with an open end, and a bobbin, an armature, and a bridging contact assembly positioned in the can; a flux washer abutting the open end of the can; a mounting plate abutting the open end of the housing, and an electrically insulative biasing member positioned between the mounting plate and the flux washer and between the mounting plate and the bobbin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Trumpet Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis A. Maller, David Lee Westfall
  • Patent number: 9324524
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a movable iron core arranged to move up and down within a center hole of an electromagnet unit formed by winding a coil, and a contact switch where an upper end surface of the movable iron core attaches to and detaches from a lower end surface of a fixed iron core arranged in the center hole according to magnetization and demagnetization of the electromagnet unit and a movable contact attaches to and detaches from a fixed contact by a movable shaft which reciprocates along with the movable iron core where the movable iron core includes a sliding portion which always abuts an auxiliary yoke disposed within a yoke, and where a height dimension of the sliding portion is at least equal to or larger than a plate thickness dimension of the yoke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Kensuke Kawaguchi, Kazuchika Hiroki, Ikuhiro Yoshihara, Tomohiro Yamakita, Haruki Ayado, Tomomi Yoshiyama, Hiroyuki Iwasaka
  • Patent number: 9275806
    Abstract: A lever member is for a trip assembly of an electrical switching apparatus. The electrical switching apparatus includes a housing, a signaling mechanism, separable contacts, and an operating mechanism structured to open and close the separable contacts. The trip assembly includes a mounting assembly disposed on the housing and a drive assembly. The drive assembly includes an actuator coupled to the mounting assembly and a plunger disposed on the mounting assembly and being cooperable with the operating mechanism. The lever member includes: a pivot portion structured to engage the mounting assembly; a first arm portion structured to engage the plunger; and a second arm portion disposed between the pivot portion and the first arm portion, the second arm portion being structured to engage the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Frank Joseph Stifter, Jr., William John Jones, Brian Scott Jansto, Thomas Mark Whalen
  • Patent number: 9196433
    Abstract: An arc runner has a pair of side panels covering movable contacts and fixed contacts from a width direction of a movable contactor, a back panel covering the movable contacts and the fixed contacts from a longitudinal direction of the movable contactor, and a top panel covering the movable contacts and the fixed contacts from above, is formed of a magnetic material, and guides arcs to be generated between the movable contacts and the fixed contacts when the movable contacts and the fixed contacts separate from each other, toward an upward direction of the movable contactor. Furthermore, the arc runner includes, in a central portion of the top panel, a top panel hole flow-path area which is larger than top-panel to side-panel gaps formed between the side panels and the top panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Inaguchi, Satoshi Makino, Tomohiko Takemoto, Naoki Ito
  • Patent number: 9070518
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a starter system including a starter, capable of being in communication with an electronic control unit. The starter can include a motor coupled to a circuit and a pinion including a plunger, and a plurality of solenoid assemblies including a plurality of biasing members. The plurality of solenoid assemblies can include at least one solenoid winding capable of moving the plunger, and at least one solenoid assembly capable of holding the plunger, and at least one solenoid assembly capable of controlling current flow to the motor. Some embodiments include a first switch coupled to the circuit that is capable of being activated by the plunger to control current flowing to at least a portion of the circuit. Some embodiments include at least two power isolation switches capable of controlling a current flow within the circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Remy Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kirk Neet, David Fulton
  • Publication number: 20150097641
    Abstract: A switch assembly includes a circuit board mounted in the housing of an electric tool and carrying multiple magnetic sensor components, a first button having hooks slidably coupled to the circuit board and a press portion exposed to the outside of the housing for pressing by a user and a first magnetic member mounted at the press portion and movable with the first button relative to the housing to induce and change the magnetic flux of one magnetic sensor component, and a second button mounted in the housing and movable back and forth relative to the housing and carrying a second magnetic member that is movable with the second button to induce and change the magnetic flux of the other magnetic sensor component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: TRANMAX MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: HSIN-CHI CHEN
  • Patent number: 8975989
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a contact switching device having a smaller height dimension. For this, there is provided a contact switching device in which a movable iron core (142) provided at one end portion of a movable shaft (145) is attracted to a fixed iron core (138), based on excitation and degauss of an electromagnet portion, by which the movable shaft (145) reciprocates in a shaft center direction, and a movable contact (148a) of a movable contact piece (148) arranged at another end portion of the movable shaft (145) contacts and departs from a fixed contact (133a). Two coil springs (147a, 147b) different in length and diameter are put on the movable shaft (145), and one of the coil springs (147a) is arranged inside the other coil spring (147b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Keisuke Yano, Ryuichi Hashimoto, Yasuo Hayashida, Shingo Mori
  • Patent number: 8937518
    Abstract: An electromagnetic switch has a contact device having a pair of fixed contacts fixed inside an arc extinguishing chamber housing and a movable contact disposed to contact with and separate from the fixed contacts; and an electromagnetic device having a movable plunger moving between an opened position wherein the movable contact separates from the fixed contacts and a closed position wherein the movable contact contacts with the fixed contacts and pressed down. The arc extinguishing chamber housing is provided with permanent magnets to extinguish an arc generated at an opening time when the movable contact separates from the fixed contacts from a state in the closed position wherein the movable contact is contacting with the fixed contacts. In a state wherein the movable plunger is in the opened position, a magnetic circuit is formed starting from the permanent magnets and returning to the permanent magnets through the movable plunger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Suzuki, Yasuhiro Naka, Kouetsu Takaya, Yuji Shiba, Yuichi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8872373
    Abstract: A switching device has an electromagnetic switching element and a controller, the switching element including two coils on one core which act on a shared armature. In order to implement an operation of the armature to be activatable as rapidly and simply as possible with low power consumption, the controller is designed to have a switch in the current path of the coil in each case to activate each coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Simon Rentschler, Duraisamy Sakthivadivel, Harald Schueler, Sven Hartmann, Juergen Gross, Stefan Tumback
  • Patent number: 8860536
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a starter system with an electronic control unit controllable starter that includes a motor coupled to a circuit, and a plunger moveably coupled to a pinion. The system can include a first switch coupled to the circuit that includes two contacts, and a solenoid assembly that includes a first and second solenoid winding that can reversibly move the plunger to couple and decouple from the two contacts. A secondary solenoid assembly includes a third solenoid winding that can electrically couple with secondary solenoid assembly contacts, and two power isolation switches including a second switch and a third switch. The third switch can enable current to flow through the third solenoid winding and in the second solenoid winding after movement of the plunger has coupled the two contacts of the first switch, and the second switch is can enable current to flow to the first solenoid winding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Remy Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kirk Neet, David Fulton
  • Patent number: 8860537
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a fixed iron core, a movable iron core opposed to the fixed iron core, a magnetizing coil for generating a magnetic force when energized to make the movable iron core attracted by the fixed iron core, a movable contact coupled with the movable iron core, a fixed contact opposed to be contacted with the movable contact, a reset spring for reset the movable iron core, and a repulsive-force generating coil. The repulsive-force generating coil generates a magnetic field opposing to a remaining magnetic field of the movable iron core while the movable iron core moves from a position where the movable contact has passed through an arc field where an arc discharge between movable contact and the fixed contact to be occurred to a position where the movable iron core is just about to expand the reset spring fully.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yosuke Sora
  • Patent number: 8847713
    Abstract: The starter-use electromagnetic switch has an electrical contact interposed in a power supply line for supplying power from a battery to a starter motor, the main contact being turned on and off in interlock with energization of an electromagnet implemented by an excitation coil. The electromagnetic switch includes a connection fitting connected to the excitation coil at one end thereof and drawn outside through a resin cover of the electromagnetic switch at the other end thereof, and a terminal fitting electrically and mechanically connected to the other end of the connection fitting at one end thereof, the other end of the terminal fitting being branched into first and second terminal pieces. The first terminal piece serves as an excitation terminal supplied with power from the battery. The second terminal piece serves as a connection terminal connected to an excitation terminal of an external electromagnetic switch through a cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Masami Niimi, Takahisa Inagaki, Mitsuhiro Murata
  • Patent number: 8797128
    Abstract: An exemplary medium or high voltage switch has a first set of contact elements and a second set of contact elements. Each contact element includes an insulating carrier carrying conducting elements. In the closed current-carrying state of the switch, the conducting elements align to form one or more current paths between terminals of the switch along an axial direction. For opening the switch, the contact elements are mutually displaced by through two drives along a direction perpendicular to the axial direction. The switching arrangement is arranged in a fluid-tight housing in a gas of elevated pressure or in a liquid. The switch has a high voltage withstand capability and fast switching times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Lars Liljestrand, Lars E. Jonsson, Per Skarby, Ryan Chladny
  • Patent number: 8797129
    Abstract: An electromagnetic contactor has a pair of fixed contacts; a movable contact disposed to be capable of contacting with and separating from the pair of fixed contacts; and an electromagnetic unit driving the movable contact. The electromagnetic unit has a magnetic yoke having an open upper part; an upper magnetic yoke cross-linked in the open upper part of the magnetic yoke; a spool having a central opening in which an exciting coil is wound around the spool; a movable plunger movably disposed in the central opening of the spool in an axial direction and having a tip end protruding, the movable plunger urged by a return spring; and an auxiliary yoke forming a magnetic path between the movable plunger and the U-shaped magnetic yoke when the movable plunger is in an open position. The movable plunger is coupled to the movable contact through a coupling shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignees: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., Fuji Electric FA Components & Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Naka, Kouetsu Takaya, Kenji Suzuki, Hiroyuki Tachikawa
  • Patent number: 8791779
    Abstract: A medium or high voltage switch has a switching assembly actuated by two drives. Each drive includes a plunger arranged between two Thomson coils. The coils as well as the plunger are rectangular for reducing the weight and therefore inertia of the drive and thus to increase drive speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventor: Lars E. Jonsson