Contact Structure Or Arrangement Patents (Class 335/133)
  • Patent number: 11964645
    Abstract: A valve assembly for a vehicle brake apparatus is disclosed, including a solenoid valve, a pump housing having a bore accommodating the solenoid valve at least partially, a coil for applying a magnetic force to the solenoid valve, a circuit board configured to generate a signal for controlling opening and closing of the solenoid valve, a circuit board housing for accommodating the circuit board, a bobbin at least partially disposed inside the coil, a pin coupled to the bobbin and configured to supply an electric current to the coil, and a coil case at least partially disposed radially outwardly of the coil. Here, the bobbin is coupled with a compression unit that is in external contact with one surface of the circuit board and configured to compress the bobbin and the coil case toward the pump housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Moo Chul Kam
  • Patent number: 11721506
    Abstract: An electromagnetic device includes a spool including a cylindrical body portion in which a through hole extending to a first direction is provided, a coil wound around the body portion, an iron core disposed in a through hole of the body portion, a yoke including a first member and a second member, the first member being connected to the iron core and the second member extending from the first member along an outer peripheral surface of the coil, and a movable iron piece, which has a plate shape, including a bent portion in a middle thereof. The yoke includes at least one positioning projection provided in a middle of the free end in the second direction. The movable iron piece includes a positioning recessed portion that accommodates and positions the positioning projection, the positioning recessed portion being provided in a middle between the pair of rotation supporting points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Azuma, Yoshikazu Tajiri
  • Patent number: 11562870
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a fixed contact, a movable contact piece, a drive shaft, and a movable iron core. The movable contact piece is movable in a first direction and in a second direction. The drive shaft that extends in the first direction and the second direction and that is coupled to the movable contact piece. The movable iron core is coupled to the drive shaft so as to be integrally movable at a position beyond the movable contact piece in the first direction or at a position beyond the movable contact piece in the second direction. The drive shaft includes a first contact portion configured to contact the movable contact piece, a second contact portion configured to contact the movable iron core, and an insulating portion made from an insulating material and configured to insulate the movable contact piece and the movable iron core from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuo Hayashida, Ryota Minowa, Shingo Mori, Naoki Kawaguchi, Kohei Otsuka, Hiroyuki Iwasaka
  • Patent number: 11501937
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mechanical operating assembly for a bistable relay and a bistable relay assembly. The mechanical operating assembly comprises: an actuating mechanism mounted to a bracket, including an actuating member and a first transmitting member which is connected to a paddle, the actuating member is movable between an initial position in which the actuating member is not in contact with the first transmitting member and an actuating position, when the actuating member moves from the initial position to the actuating position, the actuating member contacts the first transmitting member; a reset mechanism mounted to the bracket, including a reset member and a second transmitting member which is in contact with the first transmitting member, the reset member is movable between an initial position and a reset position, the reset member contacts the second transmitting member when moving from the initial position to the reset position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Shaofan Li, Daniel Sinthomez, Xiaoqiang Li, Ming Dai, Franck Becker
  • Patent number: 11476226
    Abstract: A radio-frequency module includes: a transmitting circuit disposed on a mounting substrate to process a radio-frequency signal input from a transmission terminal and to output a resultant signal to a common terminal; a receiving circuit disposed on the mounting substrate to process a radio-frequency signal input from the common terminal and to output a resultant signal to a reception terminal; a first inductor included in a first transmitting circuit; and a bonding wire connected to the ground and bridging over the first inductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takanori Uejima, Yuji Takematsu, Naoya Matsumoto, Shou Matsumoto, Tetsuro Harada, Dai Nakagawa, Yutaka Sasaki, Yuuki Fukuda
  • Patent number: 11335525
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsugu Fujiwara, Makoto Kamiya
  • Patent number: 10890154
    Abstract: The electromagnetic switch device for a starter includes: an A connector which forms a starting circuit, which is connected to a starting resistor, and which has an end at which one of a pair of starting circuit contacts is located; a B connector which forms the starting circuit, which is connected to one of a pair of main fixed contacts, and which has an end at which the other of the pair of starting circuit contacts is located; an insulating member electrically insulating the A connector and the B connector from a main fixed core; and an elastic member sealing a contact chamber, wherein the A connector and the B connector are held between a terminal block and the main fixed core with the insulating member and the elastic member interposed therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Morimoto, Takuma Ono
  • Patent number: 10636603
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay including: an electromagnet; an armature that swings by energization and non-energization of the electromagnet; a first fixed terminal on which a first fixed contact is mounted; a first movable spring on which a first movable contact opposite to the first fixed contact is mounted, and that is fixed to the armature; a second movable spring that moves along with the first movable spring in response to the swinging of the armature; and an elastic member that is mounted on at least one of the first movable spring and the second movable spring, and is disposed between the first movable spring and the second movable spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Kohei Takahashi, Masahiro Kaneko, Nobuo Yatsu, Yayoi Tokuhara, Katsuaki Koshimura, Chuqi Liang, Miki Kitahara
  • Patent number: 10211016
    Abstract: An electrical switch element is disclosed. The electrical switch element has a coil member, a yoke having at least one yoke member, and a control module. The control module is disposed between the coil member and the yoke member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Haehnel, Albert Koetter, Christian Maranke, Rene Wagner, Titus Ziegler, Tobias Marschner
  • Patent number: 9520246
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC FA COMPONENTS & SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Naka, Kouetsu Takaya, Kenji Suzuki, Yuji Shiba, Takanori Takemoto
  • Patent number: 9397429
    Abstract: An interlock pin includes a pin portion and a body portion. The pin portion includes a plurality of electrical input/output pins. The body portion accommodates at least a portion of the pin portion. In the interlock pin, the pins of the pin portion extend from the body portion along a first direction and, a furthest point from one end of the body portion is further along the first direction than a physical contact point between the body portion and the pin portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Myung-Chul Kim
  • Patent number: 9220170
    Abstract: A motor starter module is provided, the module according to the present disclosure including a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) substrate configured to communicate with and control the magnetic contactor, a mechanism part operating in association with an operation of the magnetic contactor, and an upper case covering the PCB substrate and an outer case of the mechanism part, whereby the magnetic contactor can be locally and directly driven, and controlled via communication to reduce a line cost, to shorten an operation time and to promote maximization of spatial utilization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: LSIS Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kyung Ku Lee
  • Patent number: 9019050
    Abstract: An electric switching system comprises first, second, and third input terminals, first, second, and third output terminals, an electric switching module, and a control module. The electric switching module includes two first switches and two second switches, each switch having a fixed input contact, a fixed output contact, and a mobile contact. Fixed input contacts are connected to fixed output contacts via mobile contacts in a closed position and insulated from each other in an open position. A holder member is configured to be moved by an electric driving device between a first position and a second position. The holder member includes a first mechanical coupling element and a second mechanical coupling element. The control module includes the driving device. The holder member is mechanically coupled to the driving device via the first coupling element in a primary configuration or via the second coupling element in a secondary configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Patrick Larcher, Michel Lauraire, Patrick Comtois
  • Patent number: 8981883
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignees: Fuji Electric FA Components & Systems Co., Ltd., Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Naka, Kouetsu Takaya, Kenji Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20150042423
    Abstract: An electromechanical relay is provided, comprising a magnetic system and a pivotable armature. A diagnostic switch is arranged on one side of the relay, and the set of contacts of the diagnostic switch is driven by the adjacent leg of the armature. A load switch is arranged on the bottom side of the relay and is driven by the second leg of the armature via an insulating coupling member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Ralf Hoffmann, Jens Heinrich, Christian Mueller, Olaf Abel, Thomas Kuehne
  • Publication number: 20150035631
    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: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Inaguchi, Satoshi Makino, Tomohiko Takemoto, Naoki Ito
  • Publication number: 20150002247
    Abstract: An electromagnetic contactor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a lower frame; a fixed core provided to be inserted into the lower frame; a bobbin provided at an upper portion of the fixed core; a coil coupled to the bobbin; a movable core provided at an upper portion of the bobbin; a cross bar coupled to an upper portion of the movable core; a movable contact coupled to the cross bar to move in an upward and downward direction; an upper frame configured to cover the lower frame; and a fixed contact fixed to part of the upper frame, wherein a protection base is formed to be protruded from an intermediate portion of the fixed contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: LSIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Dong Chae RHO
  • Patent number: 8890639
    Abstract: An auxiliary contact mechanism of a magnetic contactor includes: a contact support member having an axial recess portion formed in the center in a vertical direction; a stationary contact; a movable contact; a permanent magnet position-fixed to the contact support member and applying magnetic attractive force to restrain the movable contact so that the circuit closing position that the movable contact is in contact with the stationary contact is maintained; and a slide movable supporter having a pressing projection portion formed at a position separated apart by a predetermined distance from the movable contact when in the circuit closing position and pushing the movable contact to release the movable contact from a restrained state after a predetermined delay time has passed, when the slide movable supporter is moved downwardly upon receiving downward pressing force by the main contact slide support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: LSIS Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gwan Ho Choi
  • Patent number: 8873222
    Abstract: An electric protective switching device is configured as a modular system and includes a switching device base module including first mechanical guide elements and an installation space with electric contacts. A control module including control electronics, first mechanical elements and electric counter-contact elements is installable into the installation space. A communication module including second mechanical elements is configured as an interface between the control electronics and an electronic bus system. The control module and the communication module are connectable mechanically and electrically to the switching device base module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Eaton Industries GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Dauer, Guenter Baujan, Anke Juelich
  • Patent number: 8823472
    Abstract: An electromagnetic contactor has a contact device having a pair of fixed contacts and a movable contact; and an electromagnet unit including an exciting coil driving a movable plunger connected through a connecting shaft. The contact device is configured such that L-shaped portions have a contact portion formed in the pair of fixed contacts fixed maintaining a predetermined interval, and two ends of the movable contact are disposed to be capable of contacting to and separating from the contact portions of the L-shaped portion on a side opposite to that of the electromagnet unit. The electromagnet unit includes 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 urged by a return spring, and a ring-form permanent magnet magnetized in a movable direction of the movable plunger and fixed to enclose a peripheral flange portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignees: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., Fuji Electric FA Components & Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouetsu Takaya, Yasuhiro Naka, Kenji Suzuki, Yuichi Yamamoto, Yuji Shiba
  • Patent number: 8816803
    Abstract: The present invention provides a contact mechanism that 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 (CM) has a fixed contact (2) and a movable contact (3) that are inserted in a current-carrying path. In the contact mechanism (CM), at least either the fixed contact (2) or the movable contact (3) 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 (2) and the movable contact (3) upon application of a current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignees: Fuji Electric Fa Components & Systems Co., Ltd., Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Naka, Kouetsu Takaya, Kenji Suzuki
  • 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: 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
  • Patent number: 8786388
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electromagnetic switch (16) for a starting device (10), comprising two contacts (180, 181) that are electroconductively inter-connected by a mobile contact bridge (184). At least one of the two contacts (180, 181) preferably comprises a contact surface (300) fixed to a contact stud (150, 151).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Houman Ramezanian, Claus Kramer, Michael Froehlich-Schlapp
  • Patent number: 8760246
    Abstract: A reed switch includes an envelope, a first fixed terminal piece, a second fixed terminal piece, a third fixed terminal piece, a movable reed piece, a first spring member, a second spring member, and a third spring member. The movable reed piece has a base end portion, a distal end portion, and a movable contact portion. A distal end portion of the second spring member is farther from the first spring member than a base end portion of the second spring member in a state where the movable contact portion is spaced apart from a distal end portion of the first spring member and the distal end portion of the second spring member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
    Inventors: Shunjii Nakahashi, Kenjiro Hamada, Yoichi Wakabayashi
  • Patent number: 8754728
    Abstract: A relay includes: a pair of fixed terminals, each being arranged to have a fixed contact on a one-end face; a movable contact member arranged to have a pair of movable contacts that are correspondingly opposed to the respective fixed contacts; and a driving structure operated to move the movable contact member. In a moving direction of the movable contact member, a side where the fixed contacts are located is called a first side, and a side where the movable contacts are located is called a second side. The movable contact member includes: a center section located between the pair of movable contacts and located on the second side relative to the movable contacts; and a pair of extended sections located between the center section and the pair of movable contacts and extended in a direction including a component of the moving direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinsuke Ito, Youichi Hattori, Norihiko Nadanami, Ryuji Inoue, Takeshi Mitsuoka, Takio Kojima, Taku Hirano
  • Publication number: 20140139303
    Abstract: A relay is provided having a contact set that is disposed in a cover and in a spring bracket, wherein the rows of contacts are isolated by an isolation configuration comprising at least one fixed partition provided on the cover and at least one oppositely oriented fixed partition provided on the spring bracket, and additionally at least one movable actuator is disposed in the space between the cover and the spring bracket, wherein the isolation configuration comprises two mutually parallel and mutually spaced-apart partitions provided on the cover and one partition provided on the spring bracket engaging between the partitions provided on the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventor: Jozef KELLNER
  • Patent number: 8729986
    Abstract: An electromagnetic switching device includes: a housing; first contacts coupled to the housing; a second contact which is brought into contact with the first contacts and separated from the first contacts; and an actuator for driving the second contact such that the second contact is brought into contact with the first contacts and separated from the first contacts, wherein any one of the first contacts and the second contact includes an elastic deformation portion elastically deformed when the first contacts and the second contact are brought into contact. Vibration and noise generated when contacts are brought into contact can be suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: LSIS Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yeon Soon Choi
  • Patent number: 8674796
    Abstract: A relay includes: a plurality of fixed terminals arranged to have fixed contacts; and a movable contact member arranged to have a plurality of movable contacts that are correspondingly opposed to the respective fixed contacts. The relay further includes: a driving structure operated to move the movable contact member such that the respective movable contacts come into contact with the corresponding fixed contacts; a plurality of first vessels provided corresponding to the respective fixed terminals and arranged to have insulating property; a second vessel joined with the plurality of first vessels; and an air-tight space formed by the plurality of fixed terminals, the plurality of first vessels and the second vessel to allow the movable contact member and the respective fixed contacts to be placed therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinsuke Ito, Youichi Hattori, Norihiko Nadanami, Ryuji Inoue, Takeshi Mitsuoka, Takio Kojima
  • Patent number: 8659375
    Abstract: A reed switch includes an envelope. First and second fixed terminal pieces are at one end of the envelope. A third fixed terminal piece is at another end of the envelope. A movable reed piece has a base end portion facing the one end portion of the third fixed terminal piece across a magnetic gap, a distal end portion to contact the first fixed terminal piece, and a movable contact portion. A first spring member has a base end portion secured to the first fixed terminal piece and a distal end portion to contact the movable contact portion. A second spring member has a base end portion secured to the second fixed terminal piece and a distal end portion to contact the movable contact portion. A third spring member has one and another end portions respectively secured to the movable reed piece and the third fixed terminal piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
    Inventors: Shunji Nakahashi, Kenjiro Hamada, Yoichi Wakabayashi
  • Publication number: 20130257567
    Abstract: An electromagnetic contactor has a contact device having a pair of fixed contacts and a movable contact; and an electromagnet unit including an exciting coil driving a movable plunger connected through a connecting shaft. The contact device is configured such that L-shaped portions have a contact portion formed in the pair of fixed contacts fixed maintaining a predetermined interval, and two ends of the movable contact are disposed to be capable of contacting to and separating from the contact portions of the L-shaped portion on a side opposite to that of the electromagnet unit. The electromagnet unit includes 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 urged by a return spring, and a ring-form permanent magnet magnetized in a movable direction of the movable plunger and fixed to enclose a peripheral flange portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Kouetsu Takaya, Yasuhiro Naka, Kenji Suzuki, Yuichi Yamamoto, Yuji Shiba
  • Patent number: 8514037
    Abstract: A device and method for operating automotive battery system relays and related switches. By aligning a magnetic field with a direction of current flow in a contact plate disposed between magnets that are producing the field, a generated Lorentz force can be used to promote arc extinguishing during a relay opening sequence, while simultaneously reducing the tendency of the Lorentz forces to interfere with the operation of a solenoid or other switch-activating mechanisms. By using a rotary-based mechanism to establish contact between a contact plate and current-carrying terminals, the likelihood of inadvertent opening of the relay is reduced. Such devices and methods may be used in conjunction with hybrid-powered and electric-powered vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Chih-Cheng Hsu, Andrew J. Namou
  • Publication number: 20130181793
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrical contactor, comprising main contacts and secondary contacts, an armature provided for actuating the main contact bridges and secondary contact bridges, and means for restoring the armature from an intermediate position or end position to an initial position, wherein a precharging coil and a pick-up coil are provided in order to electromagnetically drive the armature. A coil yoke is arranged in such a way that the magnetic force acting on the armature due to the magnetic field produced by the precharging coil is greater in the end position of the armature than in the intermediate position when equal current is provided to the precharging coil, wherein said magnetic force corresponds to the restoring force of the means for restoring the armature to the initial position in the intermediate position of the armature and is greater than the restoring force in the end position of the armature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: Schaltbau GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Bauer, Rainer Junck, Markus Stoffels
  • Patent number: 8427261
    Abstract: A device and method for operating automotive battery system relays and related switches. By aligning a magnetic field with a direction of current flow in a contact plate disposed between magnets that are producing the field, a generated Lorentz force can be used to promote arc extinguishing during a relay opening sequence, while simultaneously reducing the tendency of the Lorentz forces to interfere with the operation of a solenoid or other switch-activating mechanisms. By using a rotary-based mechanism to establish contact between a contact plate and current-carrying terminals, the likelihood of inadvertent opening of the relay is reduced. Such devices and methods may be used in conjunction with hybrid-powered and electric-powered vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Chih-Cheng Hsu, Andrew J. Namou
  • Patent number: 8390408
    Abstract: In an electromagnetic switch, current flow through a coil causes a plunger to be axially displaced by magnetic attraction, against a restoring force of a return spring, thereby axially displacing a movable contact against fixed contacts and so enabling current flow via the contacts. One or more contact displacement limiting members are disposed on the opposite side of the fixed contacts from the movable contact, for limiting the extent to which the movable contact can be axially displaced when the fixed contacts have become worn by repetitive switching operations. A condition in which the movable contact cannot be restored to a “contacts open” position is thereby prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventor: Yukio Nawa
  • Patent number: 8390405
    Abstract: A circuit breaker comprises a latching plate rotatably coupled to a moveable plate, and tensile type latching springs, each latching spring having two ends fixed to the latching plate and the moveable plate, respectively. Time taken for a moveable contact to be lifted up from a contact time point between the moveable contact and a fixed contact may be shortened, and thus a time duration for which an accident current flows may be reduced. Accordingly, the amount of energy applied to the circuit breaker may be reduced, and a breaking function of the circuit breaker may be enhanced. Furthermore, since a contact pressure between the moveable contact and the fixed contact has a constant change, a reliability on a conductive state of the moveable contact and the fixed contact may be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: LS Industrial Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seung Pil Shin
  • Patent number: 8350647
    Abstract: A plurality of terminal chambers (20a) to (20e) is formed in a housing (16) by using a plurality of partition walls (24a) to (24e) to partition. In the terminal chambers, fixed contactors (31) each having a fixed contact point (31d) and a terminal screw (31a) are mounted. Engaged portions (31b) are formed integrally with the fixed contactors. Further, a press-fit engaging portion (26) is provided in each of the terminal chambers. The terminal chamber is formed as a space different from a space accommodating a movable contact point support, and the press-fit engaging portion is engaged by the engaged portion by press-fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Fuji Electric Fa Components & Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouetsu Takaya, Koji Okubo, Yasuhiro Naka, Toshikatsu Ohgami, Kenji Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8324995
    Abstract: A starter magnet switch includes: a solenoid; an inner iron core fixed to the solenoid; a plunger attracted to the inner iron core by a magnetic field generated when the solenoid is energized; a rod starting to move when the plunger comes into contact therewith; a movable contact attached to an insulating member loose-fit to the rod; an immovable contact with which the movable contact comes into contact when the rod moves; a contact spring pressing the movable contact against the immovable contact; and a stopper receiving a biasing force of the contact spring via the insulating member, the movable contact, and an insulating washer. The stopper is fixed to the rod by subjecting a tip end of the rod to deformation and caulking. It thus becomes possible to obtain a long-life starter magnet switch by suppressing wear and deformation of parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Shuichi Takahama
  • Patent number: 8310323
    Abstract: Terminal bolts are inserted in the bottom of contact cover through collars. C-rings are fitted into U-shaped grooves formed in the terminal bolts and constitute locking parts. Circular notch parts are formed on the innersurface at the contact chamber side of the collars and the notch parts are engaged with the C-ring whereby ring terminals receive pressing force of nuts tightened on the terminal bolts. Accordingly, spaces are created at places being closer to the contact chamber side than the C ring side of the terminal bolts are, by interposing O-rings with large thickness in the spaces in elastically compressed states, whereby an airtightness of the contact chamber can be secured without expanding an outer diameter of the contact cover. Thus, an electromagnetic switch can adopt sealing members with sufficient thickness without expanding an outer diameter of the contact cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventor: Masami Niimi
  • Patent number: 8294540
    Abstract: A relay with multiple contacts includes a coil assembly and a contact assembly. The contact assembly includes at least one base having at least two slots defined therein and at least two bridge members respectively received in the at least two slots. Each bridge member has at least two terminal portions respectively formed thereon. Each terminal portion has a movable contact mounted thereon. At least one connector has at least two fixed contacts mounted thereon. Each fixed contact selectively connects with the corresponding movable contact. A first conducting member and a second conducting member are located between the coil assembly and the contact assembly. The first conducting member has at least one first fixed contact for selectively connecting with the corresponding movable contact. The second conducting member has at least one second fixed contact for selectively connecting with the corresponding movable contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Song Chuan Precision Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sung Jen Wu
  • Patent number: 8222980
    Abstract: A sealed contact device includes an electromagnet block 2 including a coil bobbin 21, a movable iron core 25, a yoke 26, and a return spring 27; a contact block 3 including a sealing container 31, fixed contact points 32, a movable contact member 35 arranged within the sealing container 31 and composed of a rectangular body portion 35a, first and second protrusions 35b, 35c formed in longitudinal sides of the body portion 35a and movable contact points 34, and a shaft 37; and a case 4. The first and second protrusions 35b, 35c of the movable contact member 35 are formed in non-point symmetry with respect to a connection portion of the movable contact member 35 and the shaft 37 so that, when the movable contact member 35 is rotated, only one of the first and second protrusions 35b, 35c makes contact with the sealing container 31.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Yamagata, Tsukasa Nishimura, Ritu Yamamoto, Katumi Yositani, Masahiro Ito
  • Publication number: 20120112858
    Abstract: A plurality of terminal chambers (20a) to (20e) is formed in a housing (16) by using a plurality of partition walls (24a) to (24e) to partition. In the terminal chambers, fixed contactors (31) each having a fixed contact point (31d) and a terminal screw (31a) are mounted. Engaged portions (31b) are formed integrally with the fixed contactors. Further, a press-fit engaging portion (26) is provided in each of the terminal chambers. The terminal chamber is formed as a space different from a space accommodating a movable contact point support, and the press-fit engaging portion is engaged by the engaged portion by press-fitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: Fuji Electric Fa components & Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouetsu Takaya, Koji Okubo, Yasuhiro Naka, Toshikatsu Ohgami, Kenji Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8143979
    Abstract: Terminal-bolts and a fixed contact are formed with different kinds of metals, and fixed to a fixing hole formed in the fixed contact by press fitting one end of the terminal-bolts. A plurality of concavo-convex parts is provided on a surface of the fixed contact that faces the movable contact. A plurality of concavo-convex portions is provided on another surface of the fixed contact that faces an anti movable-contact side. The concavo-convex portions are arranged so that positions of concave parts of the concavo-convex portions match positions of convex parts of the concavo-convex portions provided in the opposite surface of the fixed contact. The concavo-convex parts are at least partly curved, and have the same height and project in a height direction from the fixed contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Usami, Masami Niimi, Mitsuhiro Murata, Mikio Saitoh
  • Patent number: 8134429
    Abstract: An electrical appliance designed according to the principle of a fork connection, and into which a contact element is insertable between two contact clips. In the event of high currents, such as those which can occur in the event of short circuits in a load which is connected to the fork connection, magnetic forces counteract current constriction forces, thus allowing higher currents to be carried through the connection without the contact clips being bent apart from one another in the process. This is achieved in that a magnetic field caused by a current is concentrated in a particularly advantageous manner for production of forces which draw the two clip contacts together with the aid of a part at least partially composed of a ferromagnetic material, one of which in at least one embodiment, is arranged between the contact clips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Oliver Harling
  • Patent number: 8093970
    Abstract: A relay including a coil or solenoid, at least one fixed substrate and a moving substrate, a plurality of braided electrical contact element contacts making contact with pads on the fixed and moving substrates, returning springs mounted on alignment pins, and an optional cover for hermetical sealing. A further embodiment presents a horizontally-moving armature actuated by one or more solenoids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Montara Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Che-Yu Li
  • Patent number: 8093973
    Abstract: A movable contact holder includes a movable contact holder base and a movable contact holder cover. One side of the movable contact holder base is opened to have a plurality of recesses each being formed for holding a contact pair, each contact pair include a bridge contact assembly and a contact spring inserted therein while being isolated from the other pairs. The other side of the movable contact holder base is formed as a bottom wall, and preferably includes openings through which an assembly jig can be inserted from outside the moveable contact holder. Alternatively, jig openings can be formed in lateral side walls of the recesses to allow the assembly jig to be inserted. The movable contact holder cover covers the movable contact holder base and is coupled thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Fuji Electric Components and Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouetsu Takaya, Koji Ohkubo, Yasuhiro Naka, Toshikatsu Ohgami, Kenji Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7996985
    Abstract: A method of making a relay includes: preparing a relay core member; coupling first, second and third terminals to the relay core member by moving the same horizontally relative to the relay core member such that terminal portions of the first, second and third terminals enter notches formed in the relay core member in a horizontal direction; and enclosing the relay core member, the first terminal, the second terminal, and the third terminal within a housing, and sealing the housing with resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Excel Cell Electronic Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Ming-Chang Kuo
  • Patent number: 7990239
    Abstract: At least one electrical contactor is provided that includes a fixed contact and a movable contact. The fixed contact includes a center leg and first and second arms that extend in opposite directions from the center leg. The movable contact associated with each fixed contact includes first and second blades positioned on opposite sides of the center leg. The first and second blades extend parallel to the center leg of the fixed contact such that when current flows through the electrical contactor, the current flow creates a force to push the first and second blades into the first and second arms of the fixed contact. The electrical contactor includes an actuating arrangement having a pair of cam members. The movement of the cam members causes pegs on each of the first and second blades to travel within the cam channel, thus opening and closing the contactor arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: M&FC Holding, LLC
    Inventors: Michael R. Brown, William R. Mazza, Jr., Oliver Burstall, Alan Syrop
  • Patent number: 7982562
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a magnetic latching relay which can avoid influences of erection stress on internal structure parameters thereof. The magnetic latching relay includes a yoke assembly, a magnetic steel assembly, a contact system having movable and immovable contact spring assemblies and a pusher pad, and a shell having a bottom case and an upper cover. Back contact springs of the movable contact spring assembly are arc-shaped and stacked on one side of each movable contact spring of the movable contact spring assembly. The bottom case has clip-shaped bosses which are formed outside two side walls of the bottom case to fasten extension ends of the movable and the immovable contact springs and supported with bolts to clamp the springs extending out of clip-shaped openings of the bosses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Shanghai BST Electrical Appliance Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zheng Yang, Zhongqin Wang
  • Patent number: 7902948
    Abstract: A switching device, in particular a power switching device, has two pairs of series-connected switching contacts for interrupting a conducting path and at least one quenching packet, disposed near the pairs of switching contacts, for quenching the arcs occurring when the conducting path opens. The pairs of switching contacts are arranged such that their opening paths are substantially mutually parallel or antiparallel. The pairs of switching contacts are connected in series such that the same current flowing in both arcs flows spatially in the same direction. The quenching packet is disposed in the area between the opening paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Carsten Lüders