US2516790A - Slow-acting quick-release relay - Google Patents

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US2516790A
US2516790A US730360A US73036047A US2516790A US 2516790 A US2516790 A US 2516790A US 730360 A US730360 A US 730360A US 73036047 A US73036047 A US 73036047A US 2516790 A US2516790 A US 2516790A
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  • the hold gap There has been nearer thereto, known as the hold gap, is a shortno such relay structure in the art which would circuited electrical winding, shown as a copper meet the requirements of space, cost, efiiciency slug of high electrical conductivity. Located on and reliability prescribed for such a relay for the core between the hold gap and the main opertelephone switching application. It has been an ating gap is an energizing winding.
  • the realmost universal practice to employ slow-releasluctances of the hinge gap and hold gap, when ing relays, with associated additional relays and the relay is unoperated, are low by virtue of the circuits, or condenser-resistance time delay netlo construction of cooperating parts thereof.
  • the resistivity of the slug the reluctance of the Disclosures such as the above are not considered magnetic circuits involved and the moment arms as embodying necessary qualifications of ef- 110 represented by the respective distances said airficiency, space requirements, low manufacturing gaps are removed from the armature hinge. cost and reliability of operation and control to The latter parameters, for the most part, depermit their employment in lieu of the relatively termine the operating time element or constant complicated arrangements in current use. of the relay structure.
  • the present invention rests in mechanical,
  • One feature of this invention is the realizaelectrical and magnetic characteristics of an tion of an armature hinge arrangement of conelectromagnetic relay structure whereby the trollable and somewhat critical low magnetic relay can accomplish controlled results heretoreluctance.
  • the critical nature of this relucfore realized only by the use of a plurality of tance pertains to specific embodiments and not relays cooperating with external electrical cir to the scope of the invention as will be hereincuits as heretofore mentioned. after discussed.
  • a second feature is an operating or main herein is an electromagnetic relay of flat type armature air-gap, of relatively high reluctance construction and of the multiple contact spring when the armature is unoperated, opposing a variety employing to some extent the electroholding or auxiliary armature air-gap, of conmagnetic delay principle disclosed by Erickson, trollable low magnetic reluctance, said two air- 3 gaps located at different distances from the armature hinge.
  • Another feature of this invention is unloaded initial movement of the armature upon operation of same in order to achieve a time element independent of spring loading.
  • a fourth feature of particular importance is an electromagnetic relay structure comprising a core of magnetic material carrying an operating winding and a short-circuited winding, said windings being mutually spaced apart on said core, and an armature of magnetic material hinged to said core, different. portions of said armature forming with said core two air-gap paths, one of which occurs at the core space between said windings and the other of which occurs remote from said space.
  • Still another feature of this invention is the provision of a steady-state flux as well as a transient flux in the hold gap between windings, whereby the available reliable time element of the relay is increased beyond the limits available in the prior art.
  • a further feature is anelectromagnetic relay structure of the type outlined" previously.
  • the operating time delay of which is substantially independent of ampere-turns energization. available withinv capability limits of the structure.
  • An important cumulative feature is a combination of the above features, with others, to produce a reliable, efficient and easily manufactured relay structure, characterized by the operating qualifications heretofore briefly explained and not possessed by disclosures of the prior art.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an electromagnetic relay embodying features which constitute the invention.
  • This relay normally operates in the position shown wherein they armature rests substantially in a vertical plane and moves horizontally when attracted or released.
  • the relay disclosed' is capable on the other hand of operating in any desired position.
  • the relay is here shown unoperated;
  • Fig. 2' is a top view of the relay of Fig. 1 and shown in an operated. status;.
  • Fig. 3 presents an end elevation of. Fig. 2 typifying an. unoperated status of the relay;
  • Figs. 4, and 6 constitute. a progression of assembly stages shown in exploded perspective
  • Figs. 4 and 5 illustrate assembly stages associated particularly with the right side of the relay of Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 6 is'concerned with assembly stages pertinent to the left side of the relay of Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 7 is a partially. sectionalized. view similar to Fig. 2 and taken along the line 1-1 of. Fig. 3.
  • the relay of Fig. '7 has been rotated 90 degrees from the position of the relay shown in Fig. 2.
  • Fig. '7 illustrates an unoperated status of the relay;
  • Figs. 8 and 9 are curves of the data from laboratory tests on. samples of this relay. These curves will be explained after a complete description of the construction and operation of this, structure is set forth.
  • Reference numeral I represents a winding assembled between non-magnetic insulating spoolheads 2 and 3 and retaining a rectangular axial opening 4 therethrough.
  • the two ends of the winding I terminate in leads 5 and 6 attached to terminal lugs and 8 fixed in
  • the core 9 is of fiat E-shaped construction having its. middle leg 5 $3 lenger than the two outside legs i and i2, all of which legs are integral with a core crosspiece E3.
  • the middle leg Iii of core 9 is of dimensions suitable for a snug fit into the axial hole 1 through coil i and spoolheads 2 and 3.
  • Numeral M indicates numerous copper plate-like sections. adapted to encircle the leg Ii! of core 9 by means of rectangular holes is substantially centrally located in said plates Hi.
  • Numeral 2i designates a disc of magnetic material threaded to engage the stud 22 which is staked in hole 22-. of core leg iii to form a stop pin 68 for the armature main air-gap as will be mentioned later.
  • the disc 2&3 is adjustable on stud 2i when. the latter is fixed to the core leg and maybe removed entirely if desired.
  • the frame mounting piece H has a middle leg 23 thereof and two outside legs 2;; and 25 and in addition an angle extension SI with holes 62 therein. adapted for mounting said relay.
  • the leg 23 engages. with. a snug fit into the holes 16 throughthe copper slug: pieces It. as shown.
  • the holes 26 in. theoutside legs. 2 and 25 of frame piece El fit the bushings 3 1' and the complete assembly. is held together the spring pile-up bolts B9;
  • the bolt'2l'. and nut 28 clamp the slug pieces i together and against the spacing bushing 29. which. is. positioned between the frame piece i-Z'and thev slug pieces is.
  • Figs. 2 and '7 it is seen that the position of winding i on leg Iii of core is such that spoolhead 3 is fixed against the end of the leg of frame piece El.
  • Fig. 5 illustrates the nature of the spring pileupassemblies.
  • Insulator stud E3 is staked to spring 35 and passes through clearance holes 3! to thereby actuate contact springs as and 35 when stud 63 is moved by the armature of the relay.
  • Springs se and 35' are somewhat thinner than are the other springs in the pile-up.
  • Numeral 32 designates insulator strips.
  • the parts numbered 33- are clam-ping plates and 34' indicates insulator sleeves adapted to fit over bolts 13, which sleeves extend over a sufficient length of the bolts 19. to. insulate the contact springs therefrom.
  • spring pile-ups are fastened to the relay assembly by means of bolts 19 engaging tapped holes lilin the core 9, the sleeves 34 fitting holes. 25 of frame piece ll.
  • the leads 5 and E from the winding I are soldered respectively to lugs 36 and 3]. on respective winding terminals 38 and 39. of the. two spring pile-ups.
  • Figs. 4 and 5 produce a structure which is shown intact in the lower portion of Fig. 6 except that in Fig. 6 the assembled. structure of Figs. 4 and 5 is turned over to expose the side thereof pertinent to the final assembly stage about to be described.
  • the piece designated 40 isv the armature of this relay. It is of H-shaped flat construction having one end bridged by an integral piece 4! and the other end bridged by a U-shaped piece 42, the face 43 of which cooperates with the face 44 of the core leg I0. This face 44 of core leg I9 is most clearly shown in Fig. and indicated in Figs. 3 and 'l'.
  • a spring member 45 is adapted to yieldingly apply pressure to adjusting screw 46 to hold it in adjusted position in armature 4U. Screw 46 is adapted to engage tapped hole 4'1 in crosspiece 48 of armature 48. Spring 45 is positioned in notches 4-9 in the edges of armature4il. The purpose of this adjustin arrangement will be apparent from subsequent description of the operation of this relay.
  • are adapted to engage holes 5I of the core crosspiece I3, with non-magnetic washers 64 interposed therebetween.
  • the washers 64 may be in the order of thickness of .002 inch in order to provide a definite location of the hinge axis in spite of surface roughness or lack of flatness of mating core and armature surfaces.
  • the armature crosspiece 43 is adjacent the core leg I0 at the area 52 of Fig. 6.
  • the adjustment of screw 46 shown in Fig. 7 allows the armature crosspiece 48 to be adjusted as to its separation from the cooperating surface of leg Ill at area 52.
  • Spring member 54 of Fig. 6 is inserted into the holes 55 in the slug pieces I4 and engages yieldingly in a notch 56 in the inner edge of the armature crosspiece 4 I, as shown in Fig. '7.
  • This spring 54 at all times forces the crosspiece H of the armature into contact with the washers 64 and core crosspiece, I3 and acts as an armature return spring to normally retain the armature in the positions shown in Figs. 3 and 7.
  • the offset projection 51 of the armature U- shaped crosspiece 42 has integral therewith two laterally disposed ears 58 and 59 which, after assembly as in Figs. 1 2, 3 and '7, are adapted to actuate the contact spring operating studs 63.
  • the insulator studs 63 in turn connect or disconnect cooperating pairs of contact springs which may in turn control external circuits or apparatus.
  • the disc 20 on the free end of the core leg Ill may have numerous adjusted positions when on end of the core leg, two of which are represented by respective Figs. 2 and 3.
  • Fig. 2 the adjustment is shown as positioning the disc 26 close to the surface of the end of core leg Ill and in Fig. 3, removed therefrom.
  • the purpose of this adjustment is set forth hereinafter.
  • An electromagnetic relay of the above type depends for its functioning on the effectiveness of short-circuited turns to divert the flux into one of two parallel magnetic paths.
  • short-circuited turns on a magnetic core during the transient period following energization of said core by an energizing winding, will contain induced currents as a result of the increasing flux linking said turns.
  • This current will set up a magnetomotive force in opposition to that which caused the induced current and thereby tend to limit the rate of build-up of the flux through the core section encircled by the turns. After a time lag the flux reaches a maximum steady value and the counter-magnetomotive force of such a group of short-circuited turns will disappear.
  • an energizing winding I is positioned on a core 9, upon which core 9 is also positioned a series of short-circuited turns represented by the copper slugs I4. These two structures are separated on the core 9 by a portion of the core indicated as area 52.
  • the armature 45 is hinged to core 9 by means of pins 50 of armature crosspiece 4
  • the Spring 54 which assists in holding the armature 40 in its unoperated position, insures that the surface of arma" ture crosspiece 4
  • the armature crosspiece 48 appears opposite to the core leg in at area 52, the hold gap, and the surface 43 of the free end 42 of the armature 49 is seen to cooperate with the adjacent free end surface 44 of core leg I!) at the main air-gap.
  • the copper slugs I4 are so positioned that the hinge gap and hold gap are in parallel in a magnetic circuit with the core, the main gap the armature.
  • the slugs I4 are effective to limit the rate of change of flux through the core portion encircled thereby.
  • the relay When unoperated the relay assumes a status exemplified by Fig. 3 or '7.
  • the hinge and hold gaps are closed except for the amount deter-- mined by the adjusted position of the end 53 of screw 46 at the hold gap area 52 and except for the spacing in the hinge gap caused by washers 64.
  • the main gap, free end areas 43 and 44 respectively of armature and core, is a relatively large air-gap. Under these conditions, when the winding is energized to create flux in the core, the slugs I4 will produce a magnetomotive force in opposition to that which produced the firx and this counter-magnetomotive force will prevent the flux from returning to the core via the hinge gap.
  • the hold gap prevents the path of least eifective reluctance at this time and con sequently is traversed by the increasing flux.
  • the main air-gap will transmit part of the flux, the rest returnin to the hold gap by air leakage from disc 20 whenever said disc is present on the structure.
  • the hold gap is closed, or nearly so, is of small flux path area and contains substantially the total flux.
  • the main air-gap is open, lsof relatively large area and contains only part 1 of the total flux.
  • the forces respresented by these conditions at. the two'air-gaps are large for. the hold gap. andv small tor'the main gap.
  • the hold gap moment about the armature hinge axis will be larger'than the main gap moment and will hold the armature unoperated.
  • Theloss of fiux. by the hold gap to the: hinge path represents a loss of holding moment by the hold gap and at a predetermined-time, depending on various adjustments, the ratio between the main gap moment and hold gap moment: will have increased to a value at which the main: gap will predominate. At this time the main gap force will attract the armature toits operatedposition to effect closure of cooperating contacts ofthe relay spring pile-ups.
  • the flux in the hold gap approaches zero as a final value.
  • the hold gap flux approaches a definite lower limit, dependent on the ratio of hold gap and hinge gap reluctances.
  • the induced current in the copper slug is a maximum an instant after the closure of the main or operating winding circuit and thereafter reduces in amplitude logarithmically with time.
  • the maximum time element rating of such a structure is therefore dependent onthe minimum practicable slug current to which it is reliably feasible to work.
  • the holding force moment produced by this current in addition to that moment produced by the return spring, balances the main gap force moment about the hinge axis. In order to obtain consistent and. reliable performance from any given design the hold. gap moment due to the slug current must be adequately large relative to the other moments in the structure. Therefore any feature of the design which will increase the holding force per ampere of current in the slug will increase the practic'abletime rating of the structure.
  • the holding flux is proportional to the slug current and the holding force is proportional to the square of the flux or current. Therefore as the slug current becomes small the holding force becomes very small, and thus a minimum practicable cut-oil value is soon reached.
  • the flux across the hold gap is composed of two parts: The first part is due to slug current; the second part is a final value which persists after the slug current has reduced to zero (assuming that the armature were held unoperated) and is due to the magnetomotive force across the rear hinge gap.
  • the latter remark refers to the existence of a finite ratio of hold gap reluctance to hinge gap reluctance under these conditions.
  • the flux in the hold gap will be a finite amount, a proportion of the total flux determined bythe ratio of the hold gap reluctance to hinge gap re-- lucta-nce under these conditions.
  • the logarithmic decay or theshold gap'fiux therefore apthe aforementioned washers.
  • the pull at the hold gap is proportional to the square of the total flux effective therein so that if the first part of the flux mentioned in the above paragraph is A I and the second part is l the pull is proportional to I +M since A I is negligible when compared to the other terms of the equation.
  • the present invention provides this control by introducing non-magnetic washers at the hinge pins.
  • the adjustment of screw 46 determines the time'constant of the holding magnet circuit. If the screw is backed away to produce a small air-gap the reluctance of the magnetic circuit. is a minimum and the time constant a maximum. If the screw 46 is adjusted to produce a larger air-gap at the holding magnet suriaqe the time Constant will be shorter. It has been found desirable to provide at all times a minimum height of this stop pin to assure a stable controllable time constant and to permit reasonable manufacturing variations in flatness of the mating surfaces of armature and core at area 52. In the particular structure disclosed a stop pin height of .0002 inch effected a time element of .35 second, while a stop pin height of .002 inch produced a time element of .12 second.
  • the adjustment of the stop pin screw 46 also affects the main gap. This effect is slight as the main gap is large relative to the change produced therein by the stop pin adjustment.
  • the adjustment of disc 20 on the end of the core at the main air-gap is a fine adjustment of the time element of the structure.
  • the position of this disc determines in part the amount of flux which is allowed to leak back to the hold gap by air paths.
  • the adjustment shown in Fig. 2 represents the condition wherein an appreciable portion of the flux in the core will enter the disc 20 and thus by means of air paths leak back to the hold gap. This situation affords the main air-gap appreciably less than total available flux.
  • the adjustment of disc 20 shown in Fig. '7 is one wherein the path for the flux from core to disc is of considerably greater reluctance than previously and thus represents less leakage flux.
  • the main gap hasthe benefit of more flux than in the former.
  • This condition is manifested in a larger main air-gap moment about the hinge, higher ratio of main gap-hold gap moments and consequently a faster operating time.
  • the condition wherein the disc 20 is removed entirely presents the least possible leakage condition and the fastest possible time element adjustment by this means.
  • the hold gap stop pin height is preferred as a factory adjustment since it is an over-all coarse adjustment which will compensate for manufacturing variations in dimensions of parts.
  • the main gap adjustment by disc 2!] may be used in maintenance work to compensate for wear which may appear over an extended period of operation.
  • a life test on a model similar to that shown in Fig. 7 produced data to the eifect that the time element remained within 2 per cent of its initial value during 12 million consecutive operations during which the disc 20 was not adjusted from its initial setting.
  • the release characteristics of this structure provided a fairly fast release time relative to some wellknown types of slow-operating relays. It has been determined experimentally that for stop pin heights of about .004 or greater in the main air-gap (screw head as shown in Figs. 3 and '7) the release time of this relay is about 10 milliseconds. This release time increases, of course, as the height of the stop pin St is decreased and reaches the neighborhood of about '70 milliseconds with no stop pin height at all, representing non-existence of screw head 60. It is, of course, advisable to employ some stop pin height in order to prevent undesired sticking of the mutually attracted surfaces of the main gap.
  • the time constant of the hold magnet circuit of such a structure as described herein is determined for the most part by the resistivity of the copper slugs l4 and the reluctance of the magnetic circuits.
  • the time element is proportional to the inverse product of these factors.
  • the use of copper represents as high a conductivity as is practical.
  • the hinge gap is adapted with thin washers as described, pin-hinged and held closed by a biasing or armature return spring.
  • the reluctance of the hold gap may be regulated by a stop pin or by finish thickness or by both in order to enable all relays of such construction to be adjustable within similar ranges of operating time.
  • the disc 20 is the best presently known method of fine adjustment for each individual relay for a particular desired time element but it is to be understood that elimination of this means may be desirable for specific embodiments of this invention. Likewise, in specific cases the hinge pin washers may be omitted entirely and their function replaced by a non-magnetic finish thickness. As previously mentioned screw 46 with its stop pin and 53 represents the coarse factory adjustment of time element.
  • Fig. 8 represents the following conditions under which the data illustrated thereon was accumulated:
  • the energizing winding on the relay was composed of 7,750 turns of No. 35 wire having a direct-current resistance at room temperature of about 400 ohms.
  • Fig. 8 The three typical adjustments of the hold-gap length in Fig. 8 indicate the nature of delay time control available therefrom with various currents through the main winding.
  • Fig. 9 represents the same relay conditions as does Fig. 8 except: 7
  • the fine time delay control adjustable disc 20 on the drawings, was set first at maximum time delay position, curve A, and then at minimum time delay or completely removed, curve B.
  • An electromagnetic relay structure including a core, an armature hinged to said core in a magnetic path at a free end of each, said core andsaid armature having directly therebetween two cooperating air-gaps of variable size, first of said gaps, normally large when said ar ture is unoperated, located at the unhingedends of said core and said armature, the second of said gaps, normally small when said armature is unoperated, located between said first gap and said hinge, an energizing winding on said core between said air-gaps, short-circuited turns on said core between said second air-gap and said hinge, whereby upon energization of said core theforces in said air-gaps'produ'ce opposing moments on said armature about said hinge to tltiereby delay the operation of said armature, single means for effecting a coarse control of the operating delay time of the armature and additional means for eifecting a line control of the operating delay time of the armature
  • An electromagnetic relay structure including a core, an armature hinged thereto in a magnetic path, an energizing winding on said core for "producing a given flux therein when enersaid core and said armature having directly therebetween two air-gap fiLiX paths, one of said paths being normally small and the other normally large when said armature is unoperated, means for diverting flux from said hinge path to said small air-gap path during transient periods after energization of said core, said two air-gap paths so disposed that respective forces created therein by passage therethrough of fins effect opposing moments on said armature about said hinge to thereby impose a time delay on the oper tion of said armature, means for adjust- ...e ratio of moments effected "by said forces ditional means for independently conthe moment effected by the force created in said large air-gap path.
  • An electromagnetic relay structure including a core, an armature hinged thereto in a magnetic path, an energizing winding on said core for producing a given flux therein, said core and armature having directly "therebetween two air-gap flux paths, one of said paths being 'norm'ally small andthe other normally large when said armature is unoperatecl, means for diverting flux from said hinge path to said small airgap path during transient periods after energization' of said core, said two air-gap paths so disposed that respective forces created therein upon energization of said core cite-ct opposing moments on said armature about said hinge to thereby impose a time of said armature, an adjustable armature stop pin at said small air-gap adapted to alter the relative normal sizes of said air-gaps to thereby adjust the ratio of magnetic forces effective therein and adjustable magnetic means at said large air ga-p path. adapted to divert controlled portions of the given therefrom to air leaklagge paths
  • An electromagnetic relay structure including a core, an armature hinged to said core in a magnetic path at a free end of each, said core and armature having therebetween two cooperating air-gaps of variable size, the first of said gaps, normally large when said armature is unoperated, located at the free ends of said core and said armature, the second of said gaps, normally small when said armature is unoperated, located between said first gap and said hinge, an energizing winding on said core between said air-gaps, short circuited turns on core between said second air-gap and said hinge, whereby upon energization of said core said air-gaps are so disposed that the forces created therein upon energization of said energizing winding produce opposing moments on said armature about said hinge to thereby delay the operation of said armature, an adjustable armature stop pin located on the armature at the normally delay on the operation :13 small air-gap for adjusting the relative sizes of
  • An electromagnetic relay of the slow operating type having unpolarized magnetic circuits and comprising a core, an energizing winding on said core, a short-circuited winding on said core, an armature, an armature-core hinge, said core and said armature having therebetween two air-gaps so disposed that respective forces created therein upon energization of said energizing winding have oppositional effect on said armature, and structural means in the unpolarized magnetic circuit of said relay for effecting in one of said air-gaps upon energization of said energizing winding a magnetic flux having both steady and transient components, said means including means for controlling the reluctances of said hinge and of said one air-gap.
  • An electromagnetic relay of the slow operating type having unpolarized magnetic circuits and comprising a core, energizing means associated with said core, an armature, an armaturecore hinge, said core and said armature having therebetween an operating air-gap and a holding air-gap, said air-gaps so disposed that respective forces created therein upon energization of said core have oppositional effect on said armature, and structural means in the unpolarized magnetic circuit of said relay including control of the reluctances of said hinge and said holding air-gap for effecting in said holding air-gap upon energization of said core a magnetic flux having both steady and transient components.
  • An electromagnetic relay of the slow operating type having unpolarized magnetic circuits and comprising a core, energizing means associated with said core, an armature, an armature-core hinge, said core and said armature having therebetween an operating air-gap and a holding airgap, said air-gaps so disposed that respective forces created therein upon energization of said core have oppositional eifect on said armature, and a combination of structural means in the unpolarized magnetic circuit of said relay for effecting in said holding air-gap upon energization of said core a magnetic flux having both steady and.
  • transient components one of said means comprising a control of the reluctance of said holding air-gap and adapted to regulate the time constant of said transient component, another of said means comprising a control of the reluctance of said hinge and adapted to control the magnitude of said steady component.
  • An electromagnetic relay structure including a core, an energizing winding on said core, a short-circuited winding on said core and separated thereon from said energizing winding, an armature, an armature-core hinge, said core and said armature having therebetween two air-gaps so disposed that respective forces created therein upon energization of said energizing Winding have oppositional effect on said armature, one of said air-gaps located at the core space between netic circuit-of said relay including means for controlling the reluctances of said armature-core hinge and said one air-gap for effecting in the said one of said air-gaps upon energization of said energizing winding a magnetic flux having both steady and transient components.
  • An electromagnetic relay structure including a. core having two exposed ends, an energizing winding on said core adjacent one exposed end thereof, a short-circuited winding on said core adjacent the other'exposed end thereof and separated thereon from said energizing winding, an armature, an armature-core hinge at the said other exposed end thereof, said core and said armature having therebetween two air-gaps so disposed that respective forces created therein by energization of said energizing winding have oppositional effect on said armature, one of said air-gaps located at the core space between said windings, the other of said air-gaps located at the said one exposed end of said core, and structural means in the magnetic circuit of said relay including control of the reluctances of said hinge and said one air-gap for effecting in the said one of said air-gaps upon energization of said energizing winding a magnetic flux having both steady and transient components.
  • An electromagnetic relay structure including a core having two exposed ends, an energizing winding on said core adjacent one exposed end thereof, a short-circuited winding on said core adjacent the other exposed end thereof and separated thereon from said energizing winding, an armature, an armature-core hinge at the said other exposed end thereof, said core and said armature having therebetween two air-gaps so disposed that respective forces created therein upon energization of said energizing winding have oppositional effect on said armature, one of said air-gaps located at the core space between said windings, the other of said air-gaps located at the said one exposed end of said core, and structural means in the magnetic circuit of said relay for effecting in the said one of said air-gaps upon energization of said energizin winding a magnetic flux having both steady and transient components, one of said means comprising a control of the reluctance of said hinge for controlling the magnitude of said steady component
  • An electromagnetic relay structure including a core having two exposed ends, an energizing winding on said core adjacent one exposed end thereof, a short-circuited winding on said core adjacent the other exposed end thereof and separated thereon from said energizing winding, armature, an armature-core hinge at the said other exposed end thereof, said.

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