EP1011122B8 - Contact unit for electromagnetic relays - Google Patents

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EP1011122B8
EP1011122B8 EP99123867A EP99123867A EP1011122B8 EP 1011122 B8 EP1011122 B8 EP 1011122B8 EP 99123867 A EP99123867 A EP 99123867A EP 99123867 A EP99123867 A EP 99123867A EP 1011122 B8 EP1011122 B8 EP 1011122B8
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contact
contact unit
electromagnetic relays
spring
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Johannes Oberndorfer
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Panasonic Electric Works Europe AG
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Priority to SI9930829T priority patent/SI1011122T1/en
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H50/00—Details of electromagnetic relays
    • H01H50/54—Contact arrangements
    • H01H50/548—Contact arrangements for miniaturised relays
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H1/00—Contacts
    • H01H1/12—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage
    • H01H1/14—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage by abutting
    • H01H1/20—Bridging contacts
    • H01H1/2075—T-shaped bridge; bridging contact has lateral arm for mounting resiliently or on a pivot
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H1/00—Contacts
    • H01H1/12—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage
    • H01H1/14—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage by abutting
    • H01H1/20—Bridging contacts
    • H01H1/2083—Bridging contact surfaces directed at an oblique angle with respect to the movement of the bridge
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H9/00—Details of switching devices, not covered by groups H01H1/00 - H01H7/00
    • H01H9/30—Means for extinguishing or preventing arc between current-carrying parts
    • H01H9/38—Auxiliary contacts on to which the arc is transferred from the main contacts

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Relay Circuits (AREA)
  • Contacts (AREA)
  • Switch Cases, Indication, And Locking (AREA)

Abstract

A contact unit, comprising an undivided contact spring (10) with a flexible torsion region (19) between its fixed end and its contact points, is new. A contact unit comprises a stationary contact (12) and a contact spring (10) which has two transverse contact points (15,16) on an undivided spring end section and, between its fixed end and the contact points, a flexible region (19) capable of torsion about its longitudinal axis.
EP99123867A 1998-12-18 1999-12-01 Contact unit for electromagnetic relays Expired - Lifetime EP1011122B8 (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP05012458A EP1575075B1 (en) 1998-12-18 1999-12-01 Contact unit for electromagnetic relays
DK99123867T DK1011122T3 (en) 1998-12-18 1999-12-01 Contact unit for electromagnetic relays
SI9930829T SI1011122T1 (en) 1998-12-18 1999-12-01 Contact unit for electromagnetic relays

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DE19858755 1998-12-18
DE19858755A DE19858755C1 (en) 1998-12-18 1998-12-18 Contact unit, for an electromagnetic safety relay, comprises an undivided contact spring with a flexible torsion region between its fixed end and its contact points

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EP05012458A Division EP1575075B1 (en) 1998-12-18 1999-12-01 Contact unit for electromagnetic relays
EP05012458.5 Division-Into 2005-06-09

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EP1011122A2 EP1011122A2 (en) 2000-06-21
EP1011122A3 EP1011122A3 (en) 2001-04-25
EP1011122B1 EP1011122B1 (en) 2005-07-06
EP1011122B8 true EP1011122B8 (en) 2005-08-31

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EP05012458A Expired - Lifetime EP1575075B1 (en) 1998-12-18 1999-12-01 Contact unit for electromagnetic relays

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EP (2) EP1011122B8 (en)
JP (1) JP4265057B2 (en)
AT (2) ATE475982T1 (en)
DE (3) DE19858755C1 (en)
DK (1) DK1011122T3 (en)
ES (2) ES2242347T3 (en)
PT (2) PT1575075E (en)
SI (2) SI1575075T1 (en)

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PT1011122E (en) 2005-09-30
JP2000182456A (en) 2000-06-30
EP1575075A2 (en) 2005-09-14
US6362710B2 (en) 2002-03-26
EP1011122B1 (en) 2005-07-06
EP1575075A3 (en) 2008-09-10
DE19858755C1 (en) 2000-06-08
DK1011122T3 (en) 2005-08-01
ATE475982T1 (en) 2010-08-15
ES2347967T3 (en) 2010-11-26
EP1575075B1 (en) 2010-07-28
DE59915189D1 (en) 2010-09-09
JP4265057B2 (en) 2009-05-20
ATE299290T1 (en) 2005-07-15
SI1575075T1 (en) 2010-11-30
ES2242347T3 (en) 2005-11-01
PT1575075E (en) 2010-09-08
SI1011122T1 (en) 2005-12-31
US6300854B1 (en) 2001-10-09
US20010054546A1 (en) 2001-12-27
EP1011122A3 (en) 2001-04-25
DE59912238D1 (en) 2005-08-11
EP1011122A2 (en) 2000-06-21

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