US4682133A
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Electro-magnetic relay having two armatures
Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1986-08-08
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Granted: 1987-07-21
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Expires: 2006-08-08
Abstract
Abstract A relay includes two armatures each having a contact spring and a contact piece secured thereto which interacts with the respective cooperating contact element. The two movable contact pieces are electrically connected by a stranded copper conductor so that a series connection of the two contacts is formed. The series connection can be interrupted twice by the two armatures which switch independently of one another so that a reliable opening of the circuit is assured even if one of the contacts fuses. The relay is particularly useful for safety circuits such as in motor vehicles.
Inventors
- 👤 Josef Kern
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 16:57
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H51/00; H01H51/02; H01H51/20; H01H1/00; H01H1/58; H01H1/5822
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
202 words
An electro-magnetic relay, comprising: a coil having a coil body defining a mounting plane and an axially extending core extending parallel to the mounting plane and a winding around said core; a yoke disposed adjacent said coil and parallel to said axis and having a bearing blade at each of first and second opposite ends; first and second flat armatures extending substantially perpendicular to said axis at respective opposite ends of said coil, each of said flat armatures being seated on one of said bearing blades at one of said opposing yoke ends and forming a working air gap with an end of said core, each of said first and second flat armatures having a continuation extending beyond said bearing blade; a common restoring spring stressed for tension connecting said continuations of said first and second armatures behind said bearing blades; a contact spring carried by each of said first and second armatures; movable contact elements on said contact springs; an electrical conductor element connecting said movable contact elements on said two contact springs; and cooperating contact elements for interaction with said movable contact elements, whereby said first and second armatures are independently openable to form a two contact series connection relay.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
202 words
An electro-magnetic relay, comprising: a coil having a coil body defining a mounting plane and an axially extending core extending parallel to the mounting plane and a winding around said core; a yoke disposed adjacent said coil and parallel to said axis and having a bearing blade at each of first and second opposite ends; first and second flat armatures extending substantially perpendicular to said axis at respective opposite ends of said coil, each of said flat armatures being seated on one of said bearing blades at one of said opposing yoke ends and forming a working air gap with an end of said core, each of said first and second flat armatures having a continuation extending beyond said bearing blade; a common restoring spring stressed for tension connecting said continuations of said first and second armatures behind said bearing blades; a contact spring carried by each of said first and second armatures; movable contact elements on said contact springs; an electrical conductor element connecting said movable contact elements on said two contact springs; and cooperating contact elements for interaction with said movable contact elements, whereby said first and second armatures are independently openable to form a two contact series connection relay.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
An electro-magnetic relay as claimed in claim 1, wherein said electrical conductor element is a stranded conductor of good conductivity and is welded to said two movable contact elements.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
An electro-magnetic relay as claimed in claim 2, wherein said stranded conductor is of copper.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
An electro-magnetic relay as claimed in claim 1, wherein said coil body includes flanges having recesses into which said yoke is plug-in fastened.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
An electro-magnetic relay as claimed in claim 1, wherein said coil body includes flanges having recesses lying opposite said yoke for plug-in fastening of said cooperating contact elements.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
An electro-magnetic relay as claimed in claim 1, wherein said movable contact elements and said cooperating contact elements form make-contacts.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
An electro-magnetic relay as claimed in claim 1, wherein said movable contact elements and said cooperating contact elements form break-contacts.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
An electro-magnetic relay as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: a terminal element for said electrical conductor element connecting said movable contact elements.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
69 words
An electro-magnetic relay as claimed in claim 8, wherein said movable contact elements and said cooperating contact elements form two successively operating contacts, and wherein one contact pair of said movable contact elements and said cooperating contact elements is formed of contact pieces having a low tendency to fuse and said one contact pair operating at least one of closing earlier and opening later relative to said other contact.
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