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Contact switching device

US10026577B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 16, 2016
Grant dateJul 17, 2018
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Expiry dateAug 16, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H2235/01
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There is provided a contact switching device which has high productivity and in which operation characteristics hardly vary. The contact switching device includes an electromagnetic unit, a holder, a movable shaft, a movable yoke, a movable contact piece having movable contacts at both ends, fixed contacts, and a fixed yoke. At the time of excitation of the electromagnetic unit, the movable shaft moves to the holder side along a direction of an axis center. A magnetic circuit is formed of the fixed yoke and the movable yoke due to a magnetic field generated by a current that flows into the movable contact piece as a result of the movable contacts coming into contact with the fixed contacts. The movable yoke is then attracted to the fixed yoke.

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