JP2004319483A - 電磁リレー - Google Patents
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Abstract
【解決手段】本発明は、固体スラグがチャネル内を移動し、電気的接続を行ったり解除したりする電気リレーに関する。固体スラグは、電磁石によって移動される。好適な実施形態において、スラグは導電性の液体金属のような液体によって湿潤し、チャネル内の湿潤性の接点パッドに付着して、ラッチ機構を提供する。リレーは、微細加工技術の適用により作成される。
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- 電磁リレーであって、
切り替えチャネルを収容したリレーハウジングと、
前記切り替えチャネル内で移動させるよう設けた固体スラグと、
前記切り替えチャネル内に配置され、液体により湿潤可能な面を有する第1の接点と、
前記切り替えチャネル内に配置され、液体により湿潤可能な面を有する第2の接点と、
前記第1の接点と前記第2の接点の間の前記切り替えチャネル内に配置され、液体により湿潤可能な面を有する第3の接点と、
前記固体スラグと湿潤接触する導電液体と、
前記固体スラグをそれが前記第1の接点と前記第3の接点に湿潤接触する第1の位置へ移動させるよう動作可能な第1の電磁アクチュエータと、
前記固体スラグをそれが前記第2の接点と前記第3の接点に湿潤接触する第2の位置へ移動させるよう動作可能な第2の電磁アクチュエータと、
を備える電磁リレー。 - 前記第1の電磁アクチュエータと前記第2の電磁アクチュエータの少なくとも一方が、前記切り替えチャネルを取り囲む電気コイルを備える、請求項1記載の電磁リレー。
- 前記切り替えチャネルの端部に開口して接続した圧力解放通気孔をさらに備え、該圧力解放通気孔は前記固体スラグが移動したときに前記切り替えチャネル内の圧力を解放するよう設けてあり、前記圧力解放通気孔は前記固体スラグの動きを制動するように大きさと配置が決められる、請求項1記載の電磁リレー。
- 前記導電液体は液体金属である請求項1記載の電磁リレー。
- 前記リレーハウジングは、
前記第1の接点と前記第2の接点と前記第3との接点が上に形成された回路基板層と、
キャップ層と、
前記回路層と前記キャップ層との間に配置された切り替え層であって、前記切り替えチャネルが前記切り替え層に形成される、前記切り替え層と、
を備える請求項1記載の電磁リレー。 - 前記第1の接点と前記第3の接点の間に配置した第1の非導電管と、
前記第2の接点と前記第3の接点の間に配置した第2の非導電管と、をさらに備え、
前記第1の接点と前記第2の接点と前記第3の接点と前記第1の非導電管と前記第2の非導電管は切り替えチャネルを封入し形成しており、前記第1の接点と前記第2の接点が前記切り替えチャネルの端部を形成しており、前記第1の電気コイルが前記第1の非導電管を取り囲んでおり、前記第2の電気コイルが前記第2の非導電管を取り囲んでいる、請求項1記載の電磁リレー。 - 前記第1の非導電管と前記第2の非導電管はガラスで作られている請求項7記載の電磁リレー。
- 導電液体により湿潤された固体スラグを有する電磁リレー内で第1の接点と第2の接点との間の電気回路を切り替える方法であって、
前記電気回路を閉路するとき、第1の電磁アクチュエータを励磁するステップであって、前記固体スラグを切り替えチャネル沿いに第1の位置へ移動させ、該第1の位置で前記固体スラグを第1の電気接点と前記第2の電気接点に湿潤接触させる、前記第1の電磁アクチュエータを励磁するステップと、
前記電気回路を開路するとき、第2の電磁アクチュエータを励磁するステップであって、前記固体スラグを切り替えチャネル沿いに第2の位置へ移動させ、該第2の位置で前記固体スラグを第2の電気接点と前記第3の電気接点に湿潤接触させる、前記第2の電磁アクチュエータを励磁するステップと、
を有する方法。 - 前記電気回路を閉路させるとき、前記固体スラグが前記第1の位置へ移動した後に前記第1の電磁アクチュエータの励磁を解除するステップと、
前記電気回路を開路させるとき、前記固体スラグが前記第2の位置へ移動した後に前記第2の電磁アクチュエータの励磁を解除するステップと、
をさらに有する請求項8記載の方法。 - 前記第1の電磁アクチュエータに通電するステップが、前記切り替えチャネルを取り囲む第1のコイルに電流を通電するステップを有し、前記第2の電磁アクチュエータの付勢ステップが、前記切り替えチャネルを取り囲む第2のコイルに電流を通電するステップを有する、請求項8記載の方法。
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