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US3270164A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Pilot light structure for electromagnetic switch

Assignee: Schneider Electric USA Inc
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Filing: 1965-07-20
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Granted: 1966-08-30
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Expires: 1985-07-20
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Allin W Schubring

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 06:56
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H9/00; H01H9/16; H01H9/161; H01H50/00; H01H50/16; H01H50/18; H01H50/20; H01H50/22

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 414 words
AN ELECTROMAGNETIC SWITCH ASSEMBLY COMPRISING: A HOUSING HAVING AN OPEN CAVITY EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY FROM AN EXPOSED TOP EDGE TOWARD A BASE OF THE HOUSING, A PAIR OF SPACED NOTCHES IN A FRONT WALL OF THE HOUSING EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY FROM THE TOP EDGE, A MAGNET MOTOR POSITIONED IN THE CAVITY, SAID MAGNET MOTOR HAVING: A MAGNET COIL HAVING A FLAT END FACING THE FRONT WALL PORTION OF THE CAVITY AND A PASSAGE EXTENDING THERETHROUGH PERPENDICULAR TO THE FLAT END ALONG AN AXIS PARALLEL TO THE TOP EDGE AND PERPENDICULAR TO THE FRONT WALL, A MAGNET POLE MEMBER HAVING A BASE PORTION POSITIONED BETWEEN THE COIL AND FRONT WALL AND A PORTION PROJECTING FROM THE BASE PORTION INTO THE PASSAGE, AND AN ARMATURE POSITIONED AT AN END OF THE COIL REMOTE FROM THE FRONT WALL AND BEING IN MAGNETIC ATTRACTIVE RELATION TO THE MAGNET POLE WHEN THE MAGNET COIL IS ENERGIZED, A PILOT LIGHT ASSEMBLY COMPRISING: A PILOT COIL STRUCTURE AND A PILOT LIGHT STRUCTURE, SAID PILOT COIL STRUCTURE BEING A UNITARY STRUCTURE HAVING: A BASE PORTION RESTING ON THE BASE PORTION OF THE MAGNET POLE MEMBER, A THIN WAFER-LIKE COIL PORTION EXTENDING FROM THE BASE PORTION POSITIONED BETWEEN THE FLAT WALL OF THE MAGNET COIL AND THE BASE PORTION OF THE MAGNET POLE, A PASSAGE IN THE WAFER PORTION RECEIVING THE PROJECTION ON THE BASE PORTION OF THE MAGNET POLE, A PAIR OF SPACED PROJECTIONS ON THE BASE PORTION OF THE PILOT COIL STRUCTURE RECEIVED IN THE NOTCHES AND A PAIR OF TERMINAL PINS ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO THE WINDINGS OF THE COIL AND PROJECTING OUTWARDLY FROM THE PROJECTIONS EXTERNALLY OF THE FRONT WALL, SAID PILOT LIGHT STRUCTURE BEING A UNITARY STRUCTURE HAVING: AN ENCLOSURE PROVIDING A CAVITY EXTENDING FROM A REAR EDGE OF THE ENCLOSURE, MEANS ON THE REAR EDGE OF THE ENCLOSURE AND THE FRONT WALL OF THE HOUSING PROVIDING A MORTISE AND TENON-LIKE CONNECTION FOR DETACHABLY MOUNTING THE PILOT LIGHT STRUCTURE ON THE FRONT WALL OF THE SWITCCH, A LAMP SOCKET EXTENDING FROM A FRONT WALL OF THE ENCLOSURE INTO THE CAVITY, A PAIR OF RESILIENT CONNECTORS WITHIN THE ENCLOSURE CAVITY ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO A PAIR OF TERMINALS OF THE LAMP SOCKET, SAID CONNECTORS BEING ENGAGEABLE WITH THE PINS WHEN THE ENCLOSURE IS MOUNTED ON THE FRONT WALL OF THE SWITCH AND A COVER FOR THE HOUSING OF THE SWITCH, SAID COVER BEING ENGAGEABLE WITH PORTIONS OF THE MAGNET COIL FOR POSITIONING THE MAGNET MOTOR AND THE PILOT STRUCTURE IN THE SWITCH CAVITY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 414 words
AN ELECTROMAGNETIC SWITCH ASSEMBLY COMPRISING: A HOUSING HAVING AN OPEN CAVITY EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY FROM AN EXPOSED TOP EDGE TOWARD A BASE OF THE HOUSING, A PAIR OF SPACED NOTCHES IN A FRONT WALL OF THE HOUSING EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY FROM THE TOP EDGE, A MAGNET MOTOR POSITIONED IN THE CAVITY, SAID MAGNET MOTOR HAVING: A MAGNET COIL HAVING A FLAT END FACING THE FRONT WALL PORTION OF THE CAVITY AND A PASSAGE EXTENDING THERETHROUGH PERPENDICULAR TO THE FLAT END ALONG AN AXIS PARALLEL TO THE TOP EDGE AND PERPENDICULAR TO THE FRONT WALL, A MAGNET POLE MEMBER HAVING A BASE PORTION POSITIONED BETWEEN THE COIL AND FRONT WALL AND A PORTION PROJECTING FROM THE BASE PORTION INTO THE PASSAGE, AND AN ARMATURE POSITIONED AT AN END OF THE COIL REMOTE FROM THE FRONT WALL AND BEING IN MAGNETIC ATTRACTIVE RELATION TO THE MAGNET POLE WHEN THE MAGNET COIL IS ENERGIZED, A PILOT LIGHT ASSEMBLY COMPRISING: A PILOT COIL STRUCTURE AND A PILOT LIGHT STRUCTURE, SAID PILOT COIL STRUCTURE BEING A UNITARY STRUCTURE HAVING: A BASE PORTION RESTING ON THE BASE PORTION OF THE MAGNET POLE MEMBER, A THIN WAFER-LIKE COIL PORTION EXTENDING FROM THE BASE PORTION POSITIONED BETWEEN THE FLAT WALL OF THE MAGNET COIL AND THE BASE PORTION OF THE MAGNET POLE, A PASSAGE IN THE WAFER PORTION RECEIVING THE PROJECTION ON THE BASE PORTION OF THE MAGNET POLE, A PAIR OF SPACED PROJECTIONS ON THE BASE PORTION OF THE PILOT COIL STRUCTURE RECEIVED IN THE NOTCHES AND A PAIR OF TERMINAL PINS ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO THE WINDINGS OF THE COIL AND PROJECTING OUTWARDLY FROM THE PROJECTIONS EXTERNALLY OF THE FRONT WALL, SAID PILOT LIGHT STRUCTURE BEING A UNITARY STRUCTURE HAVING: AN ENCLOSURE PROVIDING A CAVITY EXTENDING FROM A REAR EDGE OF THE ENCLOSURE, MEANS ON THE REAR EDGE OF THE ENCLOSURE AND THE FRONT WALL OF THE HOUSING PROVIDING A MORTISE AND TENON-LIKE CONNECTION FOR DETACHABLY MOUNTING THE PILOT LIGHT STRUCTURE ON THE FRONT WALL OF THE SWITCCH, A LAMP SOCKET EXTENDING FROM A FRONT WALL OF THE ENCLOSURE INTO THE CAVITY, A PAIR OF RESILIENT CONNECTORS WITHIN THE ENCLOSURE CAVITY ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO A PAIR OF TERMINALS OF THE LAMP SOCKET, SAID CONNECTORS BEING ENGAGEABLE WITH THE PINS WHEN THE ENCLOSURE IS MOUNTED ON THE FRONT WALL OF THE SWITCH AND A COVER FOR THE HOUSING OF THE SWITCH, SAID COVER BEING ENGAGEABLE WITH PORTIONS OF THE MAGNET COIL FOR POSITIONING THE MAGNET MOTOR AND THE PILOT STRUCTURE IN THE SWITCH CAVITY.

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