| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 335156000 | With protective means for switch or contacts | 13 |
| 20080303617 | Device mounted contactor and method for reducing continuous charge distribution - Provided is a device mounted contactor and a method of reducing continuous charge distribution, especially in a vehicle. The contactor includes a housing, and a plurality of power terminals. The device may further include a conductance shield and support structure extending from the housing. Situated at least partially in the housing is a switch, which is capable of electrically coupling at least two of the plurality of power terminals. One or more electrically insulative covers may be provided. The contactor may also provide a fused accessory terminal, which is electrically coupled to one of the power terminals through a fuse. A method according to the present invention reduces continuous electrical charge distribution in an electrical circuit by mechanically attaching a first contactor power terminal to a battery terminal and electrically coupling a second contactor power terminal to a circuit, which may include a vehicle starter. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090267715 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - An electromagnetic relay capable of smoothly rotating a movable iron member by eliminating the effect of foreign matters produced on the contact surface of the movable iron piece on a core even if the drive voltage of an electromagnetic block is small. The attracting surface ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100073114 | PROTECTION DEVICE FOR AN AUTOMATIC CIRCUIT BREAKER AND AUTOMATIC CIRCUIT BREAKER COMPRISING THIS DEVICE - The present invention relates to a magnetic protection device, in particular for an automatic circuit breaker or a disconnecting switch, preferably for use in low voltage systems. The invention also relates to an automatic circuit breaker comprising this device. The protection device ( | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100156578 | Device mounted contactor - Provided is a device mounted contactor and a method of reducing continuous charge distribution, especially in a vehicle. The contactor includes a housing, and a plurality of power terminals. The device may further include a conductance shield and support structure extending from the housing. Situated at least partially in the housing is a switch, which is capable of electrically coupling at least two of the plurality of power terminals. One or more electrically insulative covers may be provided. The contactor may also provide a fused accessory terminal, which is electrically coupled to one of the power terminals through a fuse. A method according to the present invention reduces continuous electrical charge distribution in an electrical circuit by mechanically attaching a first contactor power terminal to a battery terminal and electrically coupling a second contactor power terminal to a circuit, which may include a vehicle starter. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100237968 | ELECTROMAGNETIC SWITCH FOR A STARTER MOTOR - An electromagnet switch has a metal contact for a switch terminal that projects from a case and is wired to one end of a coil. A male connector member surrounds an outer periphery of the metal contact. The male connector member is connected to a female connector member that is provided at a tip end of a cable used for supplying electric power to the coil. Such a penetrating hole is formed in a case that reaches the metal contact. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100301974 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - An electromagnetic relay comprises a coil generating magnetic force when power is distributed, a contact point part opened and closed by the magnetic force, and a fuse functional part having a conductor wired electrically in series with the contact point part and disconnected when predetermined heat quantity is received, and the fuse functional part is disposed at a position which receives arc heat generated in the contact point part when switching the contact point part from conduction state to cut-off state. Thereby, a small electromagnetic relay which enables interruption of current in all current value range can be provided. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110140813 | ELECTROMAGNETIC SWITCH WITH ENHANCED STABILITY IN OPERATION - A normally-closed electromagnetic relay which may be used in controlling a supply of electric current to an automotive engine starter. The electromagnetic relay is equipped with a resistor and a shirt circuit. The short circuit is created by closing of relay contacts when a relay coil is energized to establish an electric connection between ends of the resistor to supply the current from a battery to an electric motor without flowing through the resistor and opened by opening of the relay contacts when the relay coil is deenergized to supply the electric current from the battery to the electric motor through the resistor. If a motor drive signal line leading to the electromagnetic relay is disconnected when the relay coil is kept energized, it will cause the short circuit to be established to ensure the supply of current to the motor, which also avoids the melting down of the resistor. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110181382 | ELECTROMAGNETIC SWITCH - Disclosed is an electromagnetic switch, in which an arc protection member is installed in an extinguishing chamber for housing stationary electrodes and a movable cotact arm, thereby protecting internal components including an upper yoke from damages caused due to arc, which is generated immediately when the movable cotact arm is separated from the stationary electrodes, resulting in improvement of operation reliability as well as increase in a lifespan of the electromagnetic switch. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20130057369 | CONTACT SWITCHING DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide a contact switching device that does not cause a contact failure due to resin powder, and has higher contact reliability. For this, there is a contact switching device in which a movable iron core provided at one end portion of a movable shaft ( | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130241679 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - Provided is an electromagnetic relay which can sufficiently dissipate heat generated from a coil to secure desired attracting force even when the electromagnetic relay is miniaturized. The electromagnetic relay includes an electromagnet block and a contact switching mechanism. A movable contact piece of the contact switching mechanism includes a contact attaching portion to which a movable contact is attached, and a first fixed portion attached to a first movable iron piece of the electromagnet block. The first fixed portion is in surface contact with the movable iron piece and is substantially equal in width dimension to the movable iron piece. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130293324 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - An electromagnetic relay includes an electromagnetic part, a movable iron piece, a contact driving part, a contact which is opened and closed by driving the contact driving part with a card disposed between the movable iron piece and the contact driving part. Particularly, the card is disposed between the insulating wall and the contact driving part, a driving projection projected onto an inward surface side opposed to the insulating wall of the card is inserted in and projected from a manipulation hole made in the insulating wall, and the driving projection of the card is pressed by the movable iron piece that is operated based on excitation and demagnetization of the electromagnetic part. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20140055219 | SWITCHING ARRANGEMENT - A switching arrangement is disclosed comprising: a control circuit; a latching relay controlled by the control circuit for connecting an AC source to an AC load; and a relief circuit in parallel with the relay and controlled by the control circuit. The relief circuit has two modes of operation: an inactive mode in which the relief circuit is non-conductive and an active mode in which the relief circuit is at least partially conductive. The relief circuit is partially conductive when spending both a time period in a conductive state and a time period in a non-conductive state during a half-cycle of the AC. The control circuit is configured to switch the relief circuit from inactive mode to active mode, and upon switching to active mode, to set the relief circuit as partially conductive for at least two half-cycles, wherein the proportion of time the relief circuit is conductive compared to non-conductive is increased for successive ones of the at least two half-cycles. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140247099 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING A RELAY FROM FREEZING - In at least one embodiment, an apparatus including a relay is provided. The relay includes a coil, a terminal, and a thermal conductive material. The coil generates heat in response to a current. The terminal includes a first contact positioned thereon. The coil and the terminal define a cavity there between. The thermal conductive material is positioned in the cavity and is in thermal communication with the coil and the first contact to transfer heat from the coil to the first contact. | 09-04-2014 |
