Contact Structure Of Composition Patents (Class 335/83)
  • Patent number: 7046109
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-contact type relay in which power is supplied to a load through a BCM (Body Control Module) in accordance with a switching signal from an integration switch, and two coils provided in a relay are selectively activated in accordance with a switching signal from the BCM, so that a fixed contact unit operates based on various contact types in accordance with a movement of a switching part. Therefore, it is possible to fabricate a product as a module, thus resulting in cost reduction and a lightness of a product fabricated thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Jong Chan Lee
  • Patent number: 7046107
    Abstract: Each movable contact 15 is given a first force by a drive mechanism along a direction for bringing the movable contact into contact with a fixed contact 5 and given a second force through a leg 14b by deformation of a supporting member 14c resulted from an overtravel of the movable plate 14. The fixed contact and the movable contact are arranged such that a resultant force of the first and the second forces acts in a direction normal to a contact surface defined between the fixed contacts and the movable contacts. So, a component force of the resultant force parallel to the contact surface is not generated, therefore, a side slip of the movable contact can be prevented when the contacts are opened or closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ritsu Yamamoto, Riichi Uotome, Kouji Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 7012492
    Abstract: A contact construction and switching device for DC loads that can be repeatedly used while minimizing problems such as cut-off failure, locking and deposition due to an abnormal continuation of an arc between the contacts, burning and destruction of the contacts, and an increase in contact resistance has a construction that includes a stationary contact and a movable contact that are opposite to each other, and a magnetic unit which applies a magnetic field orthogonal to the moving direction of the movable contact. In the contact construction, the anode-side contact is made of an AgSnO2-based alloy which contains at least Ag and SnO2, and the cathode-side contact is made of one of an AgNi-based alloy which contains at least Ag and Ni and an AgCuO-based alloy which contains Ag and CuO. The switching device has the above-mentioned contact construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Mori, Takuya Yamazaki, Kazuhiro Tsutsui, Susumu Sato
  • Patent number: 6995639
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay which is short in length and capable of maintaining a required insulation distance is disclosed. A first coil terminal connecting with one of extension lines of a coil is disposed in the vicinity of one end of a movable iron fragment and a card. A second coil terminal having a binding member which extends from an intermediate portion of the second coil terminal in a horizontal direction and is allowed to be bended toward the electromagnet block with the other of the extension lines of the coil bound to the binding member is further disposed below the electromagnet block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Ryota Minowa, Keisuke Yano, Kazuchika Hiroki, Yasuhiro Yokote
  • Patent number: 6940375
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay makes it difficult for deformation due to impact force to easily occur even when bending work is applied to a contact plate. A coil block is put on a base and a moving contact plate and fixed contact plates are so juxtaposed as to oppose one another. The moving contact plate is constituted by a contact-fitting portion to which a moving contact is fixed, a push-in fixing portion which is pushed in and fixed to the base and from which terminal portions extend, and a connection portion for connecting the contact-fitting portion and the push-in fixing portion. The connection portion has a width smaller than those of the contact-fitting portion and the push-in fixing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Hironori Sanada, Hiroyasu Tanaka, Hiroaki Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 6903639
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay prevents appropriately invasion of a sealant. A coil block 3 produced by winding a coil 29 on a core 27 through a spool 28 and connecting the coil 29 to coil terminals 42 disposed at flanges 28a and 28b of the spool 28 is put onto a base 1. The through-holes 15 are sealed under the state where the coil terminals 42 protrude from the through-holes 15 formed in the base 1. An attraction surface 27a of the plate 27 is positioned on the side of the base 1 so that a moving iron plate 32 can be attracted and operated between the coil block 3 and the base 1. An increased thickness portion 41 into which the coil terminal 42 can be pushed is formed in each flange 28a, 28b of the spool 28 and a recess 43 for storing a sealant entering inside from the through-hole 15 is formed around the coil terminal 42.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Hironori Sanada, Hiroyasu Tanaka, Hiroaki Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 6903637
    Abstract: The micro-switch couples electrically a first terminal to a second terminal. The micro-switch includes: a first supporting member where the first terminal is provided; a moving unit where the second terminal corresponding to the first terminal is provided; a driving unit for bringing the second terminal into contact with the first terminal by driving the moving unit in a direction of the first terminal by supplying power; an electrode provided in the first supporting member, and for supplying power to the driving unit; an elastic terminal including the elastic unit having elasticity in a predetermined direction; and a pushing terminal contacting the elastic terminal by pushing the elastic unit, the pushing terminal being electrically coupled to the electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Advantest Corporation
    Inventors: Masaru Miyazaki, Hirokazu Sampei, Yongxun Liu, Masayoshi Esashi
  • Patent number: 6873232
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay has three fixed contact terminal assemblies arrayed in a row at regular intervals, and a movable contact spring assembly having three movable contacts. An armature is caused to swing by turning on and off an exciting current to a coil assembly so that normally-open contact portions are closed and opened. A movable spring of the movable contact spring assembly is branched into three portions on one end side thereof and a substantially U-shaped slit is formed in each of the branched portions so that spring flexible portions and a current-carrying path portion are separately formed in each branched portion. A current-carrying plate is joined to the three current-carrying path portions so that the three movable contacts are electrically connected together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignees: NEC TOKIN Corporation, NEC TOKIN Iwate, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Chida, Kei Chiba
  • Patent number: 6861932
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay for high frequency signal switching is provided. The electromagnetic relay has a small size, high isolation characteristics, and small loss. Fixed terminals are supported by the sides of a base composed of a dielectric material and having an internal space. A fixed contact on each fixed terminal is exposed to the internal space. The surface of the fixed terminal is disposed parallel to the bottom of the base, while a movable block is disposed in the internal space of said base. Signal lines are formed from the fixed terminals and a movable contact piece. Shielding portions to be grounded are disposed at either upper or lower part of the internal space corresponding to the signal lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuo Shinoura, Mitushiro Kawai, Shishido Jun
  • Patent number: 6853275
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electromagnetic relay that has a long service life, even when being used for interrupting high voltage, and that can be miniaturized. In this electromagnetic relay, the circuit interruption is cut-off by two or more keying circuits, which are operated by a single coil and connected in series. Thus, an amount of generated arc per keying circuit is suppressed. Consequently, the service life of the electromagnetic relay is lengthened. Moreover, the space between the contracts thereof is reduced, so that the electromagnetic relay is miniaturized. Additionally, a magnetic field for extinguishing arc is formed by a back or counter electromotive force generated when the circuit is cut-off. Thus, the generated arc is extinguished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Fujitsu Takamisawa Component Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Sato, Yoshio Okamoto, Shigemitsu Aoki, Keiji Ikeda, Masato Morimuta
  • Patent number: 6853273
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a relay having a first circuit, a second circuit, a ground, an electro-magnetic actuator assembly, and an armature assembly. The armature assembly is movable between first and second positions with respect to the first and second circuits, and is controlled by the electro-magnetic actuator assembly. Movement of the armature assembly to its first position allows current to flow through the first circuit. Movement of the armature assembly to its second position couples the first circuit to the ground and allows current to flow through the second circuit. The ground may be embodied in an extension of the armature assembly that contacts the first circuit when the armature assembly moves to its second position, or the ground may be embodied in a biased conductor that is moved into contact with the first circuit when the armature assembly moves to its second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: James A. Freeman
  • Patent number: 6841839
    Abstract: Microrelays and microrelay fabrication and operating methods providing a microrelay actuator positively controllable between a switch closed position and a switch open position. The microrelays are a five terminal device, two terminals forming the switch contacts, one terminal controlling the actuating voltage on an actuator conductive area, one terminal controlling the actuating voltage on a first fixed conductive area, and one terminal controlling the actuating voltage on a second fixed conductive area deflecting the actuator in an opposite direction than the first fixed conductive area. Providing the actuating voltages as zero average voltage square waves and their complement provides maximum actuating forces, and positive retention of the actuator in both actuator positions. Various fabrication techniques are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Uppili Sridhar, Quanbo Zou
  • Patent number: 6831533
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electromagnetic relay that has a long service life, even when being used for interrupting high voltage, and that can be miniaturized. In this electromagnetic relay, the circuit interruption is cut-off by two or more keying circuits, which are operated by a single coil and connected in series. Thus, an amount of generated arc per keying circuit is suppressed. Consequently, the service life of the electromagnetic relay is lengthened. Moreover, the space between the contracts thereof is reduced, so that the electromagnetic relay is miniaturized. Additionally, a magnetic field for extinguishing arc is formed by a back or counter electromotive force generated when the circuit is cut-off. Thus, the generated arc is extinguished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Fujitsu Takamisawa Component Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Sato, Yoshio Okamoto, Shigemitsu Aoki, Keiji Ikeda, Masato Morimuta
  • Publication number: 20040239457
    Abstract: There are provided a contact construction for DC loads which, even in the case of a high-capacitance load, can be repeatedly cut off for a long term without causing any problems such as cut-off failure, locking and deposition due to an abnormal continuation of an arc between the contacts, burning and destruction of the contacts, and an increase in contact resistance, and whose reductions in size and cost can be achieved, as well as a switching device having the contact construction. The contact construction includes a stationary contact and a movable contact that are opposite to each other, and a magnetic unit which applies a magnetic field acting in a direction orthogonal to a moving direction of the movable contact, to a space in which both contacts exist, and one of the stationary contact and the movable contact is used as an anode-side contact, and the other is used as a cathode-side contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Tetsuya Mori, Takuya Yamazaki, Kazuhiro Tsutsui, Susumu Sato
  • Patent number: 6816044
    Abstract: An electrical switching element comprising a housing having an elongated base. An electrical coil is wrapped around a yoke and arranged in the housing such that a center axis of the electrical coil is positioned parallel to the elongated base of the housing. An armature having a first switching contact is mounted in a sprung manner and in operative connection with the armature. A first low-profile contact is connected to the first switching contact, and a second low-profile contact is connected to the second switching contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Austria GmbH
    Inventors: Leopold Mader, Rudolf Mikl
  • Patent number: 6806801
    Abstract: A high frequency relay has a mounting surface to be mounted on an external element and includes an electromagnet having an iron core and a coil wound around the iron core, stationary terminals to be connected to the external element, contacts formed to be generally flat and having respective contact surfaces to be brought into contact with or separated from the stationary terminals, an armature attracted to or repelled from the iron core according to energization of the coil to obtain a driving force for driving the contacts, and a pair of shielding members made of a metallic material for supporting the contacts in an insulated state so that the contact surfaces extend generally parallel to the mounting surface. The pair of shielding members are provided to shield contact portions between the contacts and the stationary terminals and sandwich the contact in a direction perpendicular to the mounting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Kadoya, Kazuyoshi Tsuka
  • Patent number: 6784773
    Abstract: A small-sized electromagnetic relay which can afford high current and dissipate generated heat efficiently is disclosed. A plate section 18c for coupling to one side of a yoke 14 is formed on a movable contact terminal 18. Countersunk rivet features at three or more positions which are not aligned on a line on the plate section 18c couple the movable contact terminal 18 to the yoke 14. A base end 16b of a movable contact spring 16 is coupled to the surface of the plate section 18c opposite to the yoke 14 to support the movable contact spring 16. In the countersunk rivet feature, each protrusion 14a formed on the yoke 14 is inserted into the corresponding countersunk hole 18d formed on the plate section 18c, respectively, and the tops of the protrusions 14a are crushed to expand its diameter so as to sandwich the plate section 18c against the yoke 14.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Tsutsui, Hideyuki Wachi
  • Patent number: 6781490
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a plurality of fixed contact terminals, a main body assembly formed by combining an electromagnetic assembly with an armature assembly, a terminal board having a plurality of pocket shaped recess portions engaged with the plurality of fixed contact terminals, and a convex band located on the terminal board so as to isolate the plurality of fixed contact terminals from each other, the convex band including a groove into which a back-stop metal or one of the plurality of fixed contact terminals is inserted, and a cover for receiving an electromagnetic relay main body formed by combining the main body assembly with the terminal board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignees: Taiko Device, Ltd., Hella KG Hueck & Co.
    Inventors: Hideo Funayama, Hiromitsu Sato
  • Patent number: 6781489
    Abstract: A high-frequency relay includes: a base block having fixed terminals insert-molded to expose fixed contacts on the upper surface; an electromagnetic block having a coil wound around an iron core through a spool; and mounted on the base block, and movable blocks having movable contacts driven in accordance with excitation and demagnetization of the electromagnetic block so as to be connected with and disconnected from the fixed contacts of the base block. The movable blocks have movable iron pieces to be connected with and disconnected from the fixed contacts of the fixed terminals. A return spring is provided for elastically supporting each of the movable blocks so as to make the movable block accessible vertically to the upper surface of the base block. The return spring is disposed to be biased to one of the fixed terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Hiromi Shima, Mitsuhiro Kawai, Masanori Nakamura, Toshifumi Sumino
  • Patent number: 6771154
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay comprises a coil and a contact group containing a plurality of normally open contacts which are connected in series under control of an electromagnet created when this coil is energized. This electromagnetic relay can prevent a short-circuit from occurring between the normally closed contact and the normally open contact due to an arc even though the contact gap length is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Taiko Device, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Funayama, Hiromitsu Sato
  • Patent number: 6765462
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a relay in which an external lead-out terminal portion can be arranged in an optional position so as to constitute an in-line terminal while forming a base and performing a sealing operation easily. Horizontal portions are formed by bending terminal portions of coil terminals of an electromagnet block, and the horizontal portions are laid along the under face of a base to arrange the terminal portions and other terminal portions in a line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi Noguchi
  • Patent number: 6756868
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electromagnetic relay that has a long service life, even when being used for interrupting high voltage, and that can be miniaturized. In this electromagnetic relay, the circuit interruption is cut-off by two or more keying circuits, which are operated by a single coil and connected in series. Thus, an amount of generated arc per keying circuit is suppressed. Consequently, the service life of the electromagnetic relay is lengthened. Moreover, the space between the contracts thereof is reduced, so that the electromagnetic relay is miniaturized. Additionally, a magnetic field for extinguishing arc is formed by a back or counter electromotive force generated when the circuit is cut-off. Thus, the generated arc is extinguished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Fujitsu Takamisawa Component Limited
    Inventors: Shinichi Sato, Yoshio Okamoto, Shigemitsu Aoki, Keiji Ikeda, Masato Morimuta
  • Patent number: 6753747
    Abstract: An integrated microspring switch may be provided for relatively high frequency switching applications. A spring arm may be formed over a microspring dimple, which may be hemispherical and hollow in one embodiment. When the spring arm contacts the dimple, the spring dimple may resiliently deflect away or collapse, increasing the contact area between the spring arm and the dimple.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Qing Ma
  • Patent number: 6734770
    Abstract: A microrelay has a switching part which is pivotably suspended on a substrate and can be moved into two alternative switching states like a rocker, by electrostatic attraction through the use of suitably attached electrodes. The switching function is brought about by electrodes which are fastened to the substrate above the rocker being shorted by metallizations or contact electrodes on an upper side of the switching part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Robert Aigner, Sven Michaelis, Florian Plötz
  • Patent number: 6707356
    Abstract: An electro-mechanical relay including a substrate. A pass through circuit may be mounted on a first face of the substrate. An attenuator circuit may be mounted on a second face of the substrate. An armature assembly may be provided that is movable between first and second positions with respect to the substrate. The armature assembly when moved to its first position causes the pass through circuit to be coupled into a circuit. When moved to its second position, the armature assembly causes the attenuator circuit to be coupled into a circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: James A Freeman
  • Patent number: 6686821
    Abstract: A relay device capable of reducing the manufacturing costs thereof by decreasing the number of parts and the number of electrical connections between these parts, and making the manufacturing process simple. The relay device has a plurality of electromagnetic relays and uses a common base plate with which stems of the electromagnetic relays are formed integrally, and on which a wiring member is formed by resin molding. The wiring member on the common base plate is projected from the molded resin to define a fixed contact member of each electromagnetic relay. Each relay unit assembly of each electromagnetic relay except for the fixed contact member thereof is secured to the common base plate such that a movable iron piece is driven in parallel with a surface of the common base plate. The construction of the resultant relay device is compact, the relay properties are readily adjusted, and the number of parts can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Anden Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hirohisa Suzuki
  • Patent number: 6677840
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay of a simple structure for reliably making and breaking a high load voltage. First and second fixed contact terminals are mounted on an insulating base block. First and second branched moving pieces are attached to the lower side of a hanging portion of a spring member. When a relay coil is not excited, the first and second moving pieces are resiliently urged into contact with a back-stop plate, displaced from the first and second fixed contact elements. When the relay coil is excited, contact elements attached to the first and second moving pieces are resiliently urged into contact with respective contact elements attached to the first and second fixed contact elements, electrically connecting the respective first and second fixed contact terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Fujitsu Takamisawa Component Limited
    Inventors: Akihiko Nakamura, Shigemitsu Aoki, Yoshio Okamoto, Tomohisa Endoh
  • Patent number: 6661320
    Abstract: A safety relay comprising an electrically insulating carrier part, an electromagnetic drive arranged on the carrier part, at least one control contact arranged on the carrier part, at least three load contacts arranged on the carrier part wherein each of the load and control contacts is forcibly guided by a common comb connected with the electromagnetic drive and each load and control contact having two contact springs, each of the contacts springs comprising, a contact head, a spring foot at a distance from the contact head, and at least one fastener part connected with the spring foot, the contact springs being supported solidly with the spring foot in the carrier part wherein at least one of the contacts forms a working contact and another one a resting contact, a rigid stop arranged on the carrier part next to which is located the contact head in the vicinity of one of the contact springs, the other one of the contact springs of the contact engaging the comb in such a way that the movement of the contact
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Elesta Relays GmbH
    Inventor: Werner Fausch
  • Publication number: 20030218523
    Abstract: An electro-mechanical relay including a substrate. A pass through circuit may be mounted on a first face of the substrate. An attenuator circuit may be mounted on a second face of the substrate. An armature assembly may be provided that is movable between first and second positions with respect to the substrate. The armature assembly when moved to its first position causes the pass through circuit to be coupled into a circuit. When moved to its second position, the armature assembly causes the attenuator circuit to be coupled into a circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventor: James A. Freeman
  • Patent number: 6624730
    Abstract: A microrelay device formed on a silicon substrate wafer for use in opening and closing a current path in a circuit. A pair of electrically conducting latching beams are attached at their proximal ends to terminals on the substrate. Proximal ends of the beams have complementary shapes which releasably fit together to latch the beams and close the circuit. A pair of shape memory alloy actuators are selectively operated to change shapes which bend one of the beams in a direction which latches the distal ends, or bend the other beam to release the distal ends and open the circuit. The microrelay is bistable in its two positions, and power to the actuators is applied only for switching it open or closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: TiNi Alloy Company
    Inventors: A. David Johnson, Vikas Galhotra, Vikas Gupta, Valery Martynov
  • Patent number: 6611184
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay having a base and an armature. The base having a first fixed contact support having a first fixed contact and a second fixed contact support having a second fixed contact. The armature having a first end and a second end. A contact bridge mechanically coupled to the first end by a transfer spring and having a first moveable contact and a second moveable contact. The contact bridge positioned between the first fixed contact support and the second fixed contact support such that the first fixed contact is substantially adjacent to the first moveable contact and the second fixed contact is substantially adjacent to the second moveable contact. An armature spring positioned on the second end of the armature for urging the contact bridge toward the first fixed contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Amp GmbH
    Inventor: Ralf Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 6606018
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay including a base including a receptacle, an electromagnet assembly incorporated in the base, and a contact section incorporated in the base to be actuated by the electromagnet assembly. The contact section includes a fixed contact member located away from the electromagnet assembly at at least a predetermined insulating distance, and a movable contact member located opposite to the fixed contact member at a position further away from the electromagnet assembly than the fixed contact member. The fixed contact member is provided with a fixed contact portion, a first terminal portion, a fitting portion arranged between the fixed contact portion and the first terminal portion, the fitting portion being fitted and inserted in a lateral direction into the receptacle of the base, and an extending portion arranged between the fitting portion and the first terminal portion, the extending portion extending to be exposed outside from the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: Takamisawa Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Takano, Shigemitsu Aoki
  • Patent number: 6590480
    Abstract: A low strength part (groove) 62, which is low in rigidity and on which stress concentrates, is formed along a portion demarcating the end edge part 61 of a flange 32b located at the inner part of a case, which faces the top end part (plate-like part 41a) of a fixed terminal 41. The fixed terminal 41 is secured to a flange 32a which is located at the opened side of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuhisa Matsuda
  • Patent number: 6563408
    Abstract: A diagnostic relay has a casing mounted on a relay base and enclosing components of the relay. The casing includes a top wall having a plurality of apertures. The apertures are aligned with contacts inside the casing. The contacts are integral with or electrically connected to relay prongs traversing the base. A diagnostician replaces a circuit relay with the diagnostic relay, then inserts probes of a circuit tester through selected apertures into engagement with the contacts to determine the location of faults in the circuit. In one embodiment, the casing is clear or transparent so the diagnostician may observe whether moving components of the diagnostic relay are operating properly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Yazaki North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas Robert Miller
  • Patent number: 6531939
    Abstract: The relay comprises a base body (27), a coil (1), a core arrangement (3), an armature (10) and a contact system. The contact spring (16) is configured as an arc and arranged to be connected with the armature (10) in such a way that it is subjected to uniform, low mechanical loading. As a result a material can be used for the contact spring (16) which presents high electrical conductivity, so that the forward resistance of the relay is reduced. The contact spring (16) and armature (10) are arranged in such a way that a relay with a compact structure can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Logistics AG
    Inventors: Martin Hanke, Ralf Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 6496090
    Abstract: Casing 5 is formed with a recess 67 toward an internal space in which the internal components are not located. The recess 67 is formed with a gate portion 69 as a resin inlet for forming the casing 5, and a bleeder portion 68 which is opened during a sealing operation and then sealed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Nishida, Takashi Asao, Jiro Kumagae, Masanori Nakamura
  • Patent number: 6448877
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay has a reduced height while maintaining a good voltage withstand. A base unit includes a metal plate member and a base mold made of a plastic, the metal plate member having a break fixed contact point and a break terminal and being insertion-molded with the base mold. A subassembly, including an electromagnet assembly and a movable leaf spring/armature assembly attached to the electromagnet assembly, is fixed to an upper side of the base unit. The electromagnet assembly includes a bobbin, a coil, an iron core and a yoke. The movable leaf spring/armature assembly includes a movable leaf spring having a movable contact point and an armature fixed to the movable leaf spring. A make terminal member having a make fixed contact point and a make terminal is fixed to the base unit. The base mold has a yoke attaching part to which the yoke of the electromagnet assembly is attached and a make terminal member attaching part to which the make terminal member is attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited
    Inventors: Hideto Harayama, Shigemitsu Aoki, Yoshio Okamoto
  • Patent number: 6424242
    Abstract: Insulating walls 14 and 15 are arranged between fixed contacts 21a and 23a that face a movable contactor 51b while being able to come in and out of contact with it and a shield plate 24 positioned on the back surface side of the fixed contacts 21a and 23a. With this arrangement, a compact high-frequency use switch having the desired high-frequency characteristic can be obtained with high productivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuo Shinoura, Kiyoaki Kuzukawa, Masanori Nakamura
  • Patent number: 6424244
    Abstract: The invention relates to a magnetic switch having a yoke which has the shape of a rotationally symmetrical cup on the base of which is arranged a permanent magnet. The flux of the permanent magnet is conducted via a core, which has a radial core flange, to the plate-shaped armature. For the operational air gap effective between the armature and the core and the yoke and the magnetic resistance WA thereof, the following relation applies in relation to the marginal air gap formed between the core flange and the yoke: WA<WR. As a result of the rotational symmetry with a yoke having the shape of a cup, it is possible to generate a high holding force for the armature with a small structural volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Amp, GmbH
    Inventor: Horst Hendel
  • Patent number: 6414576
    Abstract: A multiple electromagnetic relay is disclosed which comprises at least three electromagnetic relays including electromagnetic relays of the same type or two electromagnetic relays of different types selected from electromagnetic relays of various types each including a coil and a contact unit of a different type and which is mounted in a single assembly frame adapted to be attached to a board. Those terminals of the electromagnetic relays for connection with the external conductors which are connectable with a common external conductor are coupled to each other by a coupling conductor in the area of the assembly frame, and the common external conductor is connected to one of the terminals thus coupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Fujitsu Takamisawa Component Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiko Nakamura, Shigemitsu Aoki, Yoshio Okamoto
  • Patent number: 6407654
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay is basically constructed by an insulation base and an armature block. Herein, the insulation base is constructed by a fixed-side terminal set including fixed contacts, a coil block in which a coil is wound about a middle portion of a U-shape iron core, and a permanent magnet, all of which are integrally held together by a fixed-side insulator. The armature block is constructed by a moving-side terminal set including moving contacts and an armature, all of which are integrally held by a moving-side insulator. The armature block is mounted on the insulation base in such a way that the moving contacts are placed opposite to the fixed contacts respectively, and it is supported by a support point to pivotally move on the permanent magnet under an effect of electromagnetic force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Masao Saito, Naohiro Tanioka, Yoshiyuki Hosaka, Masaaki Sato, Kazuyuki Oyama
  • Patent number: 6373355
    Abstract: Switch with at least one set of interacting contacts which is accommodated in the switch housing and can be seen through a transparent window. The contacts are arranged on the free ends of current-carrying strips which run towards the window. At least one of the strips has U-shaped section adjacent to its contact, the opening of the U-shaped section facing away from the window. A plate made from magnetizable material is arranged between the limbs of the U-shaped section of at least one strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Holec Holland N.V.
    Inventors: Albert Jozef Peter Postmus, Aloysius Gerardus Majella Hemmer, Roel Ritsma
  • Patent number: 6362710
    Abstract: For increasing the reliability of contact closure in safety relays, a contact spring (10) is provided with two contact pieces (15, 16) which are disposed at the free end of the contact spring (10), spaced transversely of the longitudinal axis thereof and cooperate with contact pieces (17, 18) disposed on a common fixed contact. The contact spring (10) has a zone (19) in which it is not only flexible but also sufficiently torsional about its longitudinal axis in order to ensure the closure of both contact couples. Disposing the free end of the contact spring (10) carrying the contact pieces (15, 16) at an angle with respect to the fixed contact (12) achieves smooth and low-bounce contact closure and at the same time provides the function of a pre-contact and a main contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works (Europe) AG
    Inventor: Johannes Oberndorfer
  • Patent number: 6340923
    Abstract: A high frequency relay comprises a contact base block having pairs of fixed contacts, contact members with movable contacts, and an electromagnet for moving the contact members to open and close the fixed contacts by the movable contacts. The contact base block comprises an injection-molded base having projections on its front surface, first metal films formed as the fixed contacts on top surfaces of the projections, second metal films formed as connection terminals for outside devices on a rear surface of the base, each of which corresponds to one of the first metal films, through holes each having a conductive material on its inner surface to make an electrical connection between one of the first metal films and the corresponding second metal film in the shortest distance, and a third metal film formed on the base to provide electrical isolation from the first and second metal films, which works as electromagnetic shield as well as a ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2002
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yamanaka, Toshiyuki Suzuki, Kazunobu Nakata
  • Patent number: 6337614
    Abstract: Fixed terminals 60 and 80 are mounted by being engaged with the flanges of the spools of electromagnetic blocks 1 and 31 by use of a press fitting or another method, by which the flanges are joined in parallel to each other so as to join the electromagnetic blocks 1 and 31 to each other. This arrangement allows the provision of a twin type electromagnetic relay in which two electromagnetic blocks are joined in parallel to each other, the relay has a reduced number of components and a simple structure in which the electromagnetic blocks and the fixed terminals are stably joined to each other with high accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2002
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Tsutsui
  • Patent number: 6320486
    Abstract: The relay has a structure with a coil, yoke and armature as well as contacts, whereby one of the contacts is connected to a terminal element via the yoke and a plug fuse. The yoke has a yoke section that extends laterally at the relay into the proximity of the bottom side. A laterally projecting spring clip is respectively secured both to the yoke section as well as to the appertaining terminal element. The two spring clips are bridged by the plug fuse attached laterally to the relay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Logistics AG
    Inventors: Roman Dietrich, Peter Ritter
  • Patent number: 6300854
    Abstract: For increasing the reliability of contact closure in safety relays, a contact spring (10) is provided with two contact pieces (15, 16) which are disposed at the free end of the contact spring (10), spaced transversely of the longitudinal axis thereof and cooperate with contact pieces (17, 18) disposed on a common fixed contact. The contact spring (10) has a zone (19) in which it is not only flexible but also sufficiently torsional about its longitudinal axis in order to ensure the closure of both contact couples. Disposing the free end of the contact spring (10) carrying the contact pieces (15, 16) at an angle with respect to the fixed contact (12) achieves smooth and low-bounce contact closure and at the same time provides the function of a pre-contact and a main contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd
    Inventor: Johannes Oberndorfer
  • Patent number: 6272734
    Abstract: The relay is formed from two half-shells which are formed by extrusion coating the functional elements with plastic. A first half-shell is formed by extrusion coating a coil with a U-shaped core, while a second half-shell is formed by extrusion coating a spring support and at least one fixed contact element. A contact spring having a flat armature is attached to the spring support. The relay is adjusted and at the same time sealed by the process of joining the two half-shells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Logistics AG
    Inventor: Josef Kern
  • Patent number: 6252478
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay having a motor assembly with a bobbin secured to a frame. A core is disposed within the bobbin except for a core end which extends from the bobbin. An armature end magnetically engages the core end when the coil is energized. An actuator engages the armature and a plurality of movable blade assemblies. The movable blade assembly is comprised of a movable blade ultrasonically welded onto a center contact terminal. A normally open blade is positioned relatively parallel to a movable blade. The normally open blade is ultrasonically welded onto a normally open terminal to form a normally open contact assembly. A normally closed contact assembly comprised of a third contact rivet and a normally closed terminal. A normally closed contact assembly is vertically positioned with respect to the movable blade so that the normally closed contact assembly is in contact with the movable blade assembly when the movable blade is not being acted upon by the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Inventor: Klaus A. Gruner
  • Patent number: 6246306
    Abstract: The electromagnetic relay has a motor assembly with a bobbin secured to a housing. A core is adjacently connected below the bobbin except for a core end, which extends from the bobbin. An armature end magnetically engages the core end when the coil is energized. An actuator engages the armature and a plurality of center contact spring assemblies. The center contact spring assembly is comprised of a center contact spring which is not pre bent and is ultrasonically welded onto a center contact terminal. A normally open spring is positioned relatively parallel to a center contact spring. The normally open spring is ultrasonically welded onto a normally open terminal to form a normally open outer contact spring assembly. A normally closed outer contact spring is vertically positioned with respect to the center contact spring so that the normally closed outer contact spring assembly is in contact with the center contact spring assembly, when the center contact spring is not being acted upon by the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Inventor: Klaus A. Gruner