CN1231058A - Electromechanical relay and method of manufacturing same - Google Patents

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CN1231058A
CN1231058A CN97198063A CN97198063A CN1231058A CN 1231058 A CN1231058 A CN 1231058A CN 97198063 A CN97198063 A CN 97198063A CN 97198063 A CN97198063 A CN 97198063A CN 1231058 A CN1231058 A CN 1231058A
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    • H01H11/04Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches of switch contacts
    • H01H11/041Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches of switch contacts by bonding of a contact marking face to a contact body portion
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    • HELECTRICITY
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    • H01HELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01HELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
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    • H01H11/041Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches of switch contacts by bonding of a contact marking face to a contact body portion
    • H01H11/045Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches of switch contacts by bonding of a contact marking face to a contact body portion with the help of an intermediate layer
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01HELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H11/00Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches
    • H01H11/04Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches of switch contacts
    • H01H11/041Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches of switch contacts by bonding of a contact marking face to a contact body portion
    • H01H2011/047Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches of switch contacts by bonding of a contact marking face to a contact body portion on both sides of the contact body portion

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Abstract

An electromechanical relay, in particular, a moveable contact arm for a relay. The contact arm is manufactured by brazing contact pieces from both sides to a metal blade. In order to avoid excess brazing material contaminating the contact surfaces, the metal blade is provided with a through-hole over which the contact pieces are centered from both sides. The through-hole serves as a braze reservoir. Thus, excess brazing material flows into the hole which in turn limits braze flow up the contact edges which would result in contamination of the contact surfaces.

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Electromechanical relay and manufacture method thereof
The present invention relates to a kind of electromechanical switching device, as relay, relate in particular to a kind of electromechanical switching device of charged contact arm, contact arm all has contact chip as the both sides of moving contact arm.
Be used for the electromechanical switching device of high current at relay and other, make when electrically contacting arm, generally all use riveted joint type contact.For example, all need in both sides the indirect contact arm of contact contact piece structure (as SPDT, Break-Maker, Form C), prefabricated riveted joint contact, pile under the hole on the arm then, and make the contact distortion, form the contact-making surface that connects with both sides at contact arm.The known method of this making contact arm make processing contact rivet cost very high.In addition, the final contact arm structure that forms can't satisfy the requirement in harsh useful life in some switch application occasion.
British patent specification GB-A-1158119 has described a kind of elasticity brake lining assembly (springblade assembly) and preparation method thereof, and it has the elasticity brake lining of a plurality of stacks, through the connection of elasticity brake lining contact both sides sheet and be clamped together.Specifically, the elasticity brake lining has the through hole of mutual aligning, and a contact head covers the hole of a plurality of elasticity brake lining one sides, and a supporter covers the hole of opposite side.Contact head and supporter connect together through welding.Because a plurality of elasticity brake linings overlap together, contact chip must have good electrical conductivity when connecting in the hole of aiming at.This just requires each contact chip to have a connector, puts in each respective aperture from contact head and/or supporter to be connected with other contact chip.So contact chip becomes rivet shape, and similar to above-mentioned rivet contact, the cost of manufacture height.
Another kind of known method is, downcuts contact chip from a contact band, utilizes melts combine method such as resistance brazing that contact chip is connected on the described surface that electrically contacts arm.And need not on the contact arm surface, to form through hole.One side of this contact chip generally has the bed course of copper alloy, is used for contact chip is soldered to the plane of contact arm or disconnecting link reed.The contact arm made from the sheet of the contact band of soldering generally can satisfy the requirement in the useful life of harshness.
But in connection or brazing process, excessive fusion brazing material can cover the side of contact chip, and in some cases, flows on the surface of contact chip.Partly cause is that employed electrode applies power on contact chip in brazing process, make its location, and maintenance and contact arm can accept electrically contact.This situation can cause contact arm operation in produce Contact welding, and reduced the life-span of electrode in the electric resistance welding.Very disadvantageously, because the restriction of contact band manufacture craft, the amount of copper alloy coating or thickness can not reduce fully, and promptly this Albatra metal-can only reach a certain minimum thickness on tape.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to overcome the shortcoming of prior art.
Specifically, the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of dynamo-electric machine switch, it electrically contacts the contact chip that arm uses the cheapness with simple shape and plane, and these contact chips can be soldered to the both sides of metal brake lining, and can not produce the problem that excessive brazing material influences contact surface.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of electric mechanical switch of charged contact arm, and wherein, a pair of contact chip downcuts from the contact band of band copper alloy bed course.
Another purpose of the present invention provides a kind of electric mechanical switch of charged contact arm, wherein, a pair of contact chip is welded on the respective side of metal brake lining, and contact is pressed on the metal brake lining, between the metal surface, reach predetermined integral thickness, and need not to remove unnecessary brazing material.
Electric mechanical switch provided by the invention has been avoided the problems referred to above, and this electric mechanical switch comprises:
Coil block, it has the frame of magnetic core, the coil on the magnetic core, supporting magnetic core and coil;
Contact assembly, it has a pair of quiet contact arm that (a) is oppositely arranged, on the contact that is oppositely arranged is arranged, (b) be located at moving contact arm between a pair of quiet contact arm, the metal brake lining and a pair of contact chip of one band through hole are arranged, and each contact chip all has a baseplane, and the baseplane of described contact chip is soldered on the metal brake lining, to cover the both sides of through hole, described through hole to small part is filled by excessive brazing material; And
Drive the device of moving contact arm along with coil stimulating or non-excitation.
The present invention also provides a kind of arm that electrically contacts, comprise: the metal brake lining of the through hole that coherent earthing is formed thereon, a pair of contact chip, each contact chip all has a flat basal surface, the baseplane of described contact chip is connected on the metal brake lining, covering the both sides of through hole, and described through hole to small part is filled by excessive connection material.
In addition, the method that the present invention also provides a kind of manufacturing to electrically contact arm, its step is as follows:
The one metal brake lining that is formed with through hole on it is provided;
A pair of contact chip is provided, and each contact chip has the flat basal surface bigger than the through hole on the described brake lining, and each described basal surface scribbles the connection material layer;
A described contact chip is positioned at a side of described brake lining, to live described through hole from this side cover;
The described connection material layer of heat fused and with described contact chip from a described side pressure on described brake lining, thereby contact chip is linked on the brake lining, wherein, through hole is as the collection space that flows into for the connection material of excessive fusing; And
Solidify and connect material.
For understanding not the present invention better, see also following description and accompanying drawing to the embodiment of the invention, wherein,
Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of the inventive method, has used different ratios among the figure, shows contact chip and is with cutting-out from one, and is placed in the middle above the metal brake lining;
Fig. 2 is the amplification view that the present invention electrically contacts arm, and wherein, contact chip is in the incipient stage of soldering processes;
Fig. 3 is the cutaway view after the contact chip soldering is finished among Fig. 2;
Fig. 4 is the decomposing schematic representation of relay of the present invention;
The schematic diagram of the moving contact arm of Fig. 5 Fig. 4 relay.
As shown in Figure 1, contact band 1 is contained on the spool 2 when flat, and it has specific thickness and width.When processing electrically contacts arm, be cut into single contact chip 3 with 1.Cutting machine 4 can be any kind or traditional cutting machine, and is just schematically illustrated among the figure.Contact band 1 is made of the contact material, and the one side scribbles the copper alloy bed course.For example, as shown in the figure, the layer that contact band 1 and contact chip 3 have three layers and combine: noble metal connects surface 31, and silver-colored intermediate layer 32 reaches copper alloy bed course 33, there is shown the cutaway view of the amplification of each layer.
Have contact in order to process both sides, for example can on the assigned address of metal brake lining 5, form a through hole 6 as the arm that electrically contacts of the moving contact arm of relay.Metal brake lining 5 is by any made that is applicable to required application scenario, as copper alloy.Then, a pair of contact chip 3A that scales off, 3B medially is placed on the top, both sides of through hole 6, makes the soldering bed course facing to brake lining 5.Therefore each contact chip 3A, the cross-sectional area of 3B, can cover through hole 6 from the both sides of metal brake lining 5 fully greater than through hole 6, and contact chip 3A, 3B contacts with the respective perimeter surface of metal brake lining 5.
As shown in Figure 2, pair of electrodes 7,8 is introduced to contact chip 3A, and 3B connects on the surface 31, and electrode 7,8 is to contact chip 3A, and 3B applies active force, so that contact chip location, and assurance and the acceptable of brake lining 5 electrically contact.Then, electric current flow through first electrode 7, brake lining and contact assembly 3A, 5 and 3B, and flow into another electrode 8, and after the sufficiently long time, fusing contact chip 3A, the copper alloy bed course on the 3B.Added size of current depends on the composition of a parts and other physical property.
After electric current stopped, electrode 7,8 kept the motionless sufficiently long time, and copper alloy can be solidified.This method makes each contact chip 3A, 3B and brake lining 5 direct solderings together, and all excessive brazing materials all flow into as in the through hole 6 of " soldering collection space ".As shown in Figure 3, in case after brazing material (brazing material) solidifies, the electrode 7,8 of can taking away.
If desired, this method also can make contact chip 3A, and 3B combines, and this is to realize together by making excessive brazing material 34 fill up through hole 6 (see figure 3)s or making the excessive brazing material 34 that comes from each contact chip be combined in through hole 6.
As an example, made the moving contact arm of relay with method of the present invention, its size is as follows:
Contact chip 3A, 3B: the long and wide 3.5mm that is;
Noble metal connects the thickness on surface 31: 0.46mm (minimum value);
The thickness in silver intermediate layer 32: 0.12mm (maximum);
The thickness of copper alloy bed course 33: 0.02mm is to 0.04mm;
The thickness of contact arm brake lining 5: 0.127mm;
The diameter of through hole 6: 2.39mm.
The copper alloy bed course is made of general copper alloy composition, the Ag as 15%, 80% Cu, 5% P.
Fig. 4 shows relay 40 of the present invention, and it comprises pedestal 41, the coil block 42 that links to each other with pedestal 41, armature 43, quiet contact 44,45 and is driven the moving contact arm 46 that contacts with quiet contact by armature.Illustrate in greater detail moving contact arm 46 among Fig. 5, it comprises the metal brake lining 46a and a pair of contact chip 46c that is connected metal brake lining 46a, 46d of band through hole 46b.Through hole 46b is as collection space, and splendid attire is used for connecting contact chip 46c, the excessive brazing material of 46d and brake lining 46a.Relay 40 and moving contact arm 46 can be made with method of the present invention.
Embodiment as described herein is the exemplary illustration of the principle of the invention, and under the situation that does not break away from design of the present invention or scope, those skilled in the art can make various modifications to it.
For example, contact band 1 can be single band, and not on spool 2.In addition, contact chip 3A, 3B also can scale off from the contact band by different shapes, as rectangle or circle.Moreover the copper alloy bed course can be made of any kind or traditional brazing material.
In addition, copper alloy bed course 33 can melt with other device, and does not use electrode 7,8, and adds electric current betwixt, for example, can use heating chamber.Electrode 7,8 can also replace with other mechanism, and contact chip 3A, 3B is pressed on the metal brake lining 5, and fixes.
Also have, contact chip can be with any known or traditional melts combine technology, and for example soft soldering or melting welding (soldering or welding) is used suitable soft soldering or connection material to be connected on the brake lining, and do not used soldering.

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1. electric mechanical switch comprises:
Coil block, it has the frame of magnetic core, the coil on the magnetic core, supporting magnetic core and coil;
Contact assembly, it has
(a) a pair of quiet contact arm that is oppositely arranged, on the contact that is oppositely arranged is arranged,
(b) be located at moving contact arm between a pair of quiet contact arm, the metal brake lining and a pair of contact chip of one band through hole are arranged, and each contact chip all has a baseplane, and the baseplane of described contact chip is soldered on the metal brake lining, to cover the both sides of through hole, described through hole to small part is filled by excessive brazing material; And
Drive the device of moving contact arm along with coil stimulating or non-excitation.
2. electric mechanical switch as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described metal brake lining is by the elastic copper alloy manufacturing.
3. electric mechanical switch as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described contact chip has two-layer at least noble metal.
4. electric mechanical switch as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described contact chip is a parallelepiped-shaped.
5. electric mechanical switch as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the cross-sectional area of described through hole is roughly 1/3rd to 1/2nd of described contact chip bottom surface.
6. one kind electrically contacts arm, comprising:
(a) the metal brake lining of coherent earthing through hole formed thereon,
(b) a pair of contact chip, each contact chip all have a flat basal surface, and the baseplane of described contact chip is connected on the metal brake lining, and covering the both sides of through hole, and described through hole to small part is filled by excessive connection material.
7. switch as claimed in claim 6, wherein, described metal brake lining is by the elastic copper alloy manufacturing.
8. switch as claimed in claim 6, wherein, described contact chip has two-layer at least noble metal.
9. switch as claimed in claim 6, wherein, described contact chip is a parallelepiped-shaped.
10. switch as claimed in claim 6, wherein, the cross-sectional area of described through hole is roughly 1/3rd to 1/2nd of described contact chip bottom surface.
11. a manufacturing electrically contacts the method for arm, its step is as follows:
The one metal brake lining that is formed with through hole on it is provided;
A pair of contact chip is provided, and each contact chip has the flat basal surface bigger than the through hole on the described brake lining, and each described basal surface scribbles the connection material layer;
A described contact chip is positioned at a side of described brake lining, to live described through hole from this side cover;
The described connection material layer of heat fused and with described contact chip from a described side pressure on described brake lining, thereby contact chip is linked on the brake lining, wherein, through hole is as the collection space that flows into for the connection material of excessive fusing; And
Solidify and connect material.
12. method as claimed in claim 11 wherein, connects material and comprises brazing material, the step that connects contact chip comprises the soldering contact chip.
13. method as claimed in claim 12 wherein, comprises that also one side of contact material scribbles described brazing material from containing the step with the described contact chip of cutting-out of contact material.
14. method as claimed in claim 12, wherein, the step of soldering comprises by pair of electrodes being added on the described contact chip and making electric current flow through the resistance heating of carrying out therebetween.
15. method as claimed in claim 14, wherein, electrode is arranged to be pressed in contact chip on the described brake lining and fix, and solidifies up to brazing material.
16. method as claimed in claim 11, wherein, step of curing comprises the cooling contact chip.
17. method as claimed in claim 12, wherein, the step of soldering comprises fusing brazing material layer, and enough excessive fusion brazing materials are welded together contact chip up to having in through hole.
18. arm that electrically contacts with method manufacturing as claimed in claim 11.
19. an electric mechanical switch has the arm that electrically contacts with method manufacturing as claimed in claim 11.
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