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Seesaw balance type microminiature electromagnetic relay and method of producing the same

US5304970A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 18, 1992
Grant dateApr 19, 1994
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Expiry dateJun 18, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/4902
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a seesaw balance type microminiature electoromagnetic relay including an armature unit composed of two movable contact springs having a pivot arm formed at the center thereof and contacts formed at every end thereof, an armature having a protrusion on the back side for a pivotal movement, and an insert-molded insulator, a substrate unit composed of a common terminal for mounting the pivot arm electrically connected to a common terminal pin, a pair of switching terminals having fixed contacts for connecting the contacts of the springs electrically connected to terminal pins, and an electromagnet unit composed of a yoke, an exciter coil wound thereon, a flat shape permanent magnet provided between both ends of the yoke, and two terminal pins electrically connected to the start and the end of the exciter coil, respectively; a hoop member is formed in an integrated configuration of a plurality of groups by a press blanking procedure, each group including a pair of movable contact springs, two non-magnetizing plates and two connecting bars connecting both ends of the springs and one end of the non-magnetizing plate; the armature is piled on the free edge of the non-magnetizing plate …

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