US3784882A - Solenoid assembly - Google Patents

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US3784882A
US3784882A US00292512A US3784882DA US3784882A US 3784882 A US3784882 A US 3784882A US 00292512 A US00292512 A US 00292512A US 3784882D A US3784882D A US 3784882DA US 3784882 A US3784882 A US 3784882A
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01F—MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
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    • H01F7/06—Electromagnets; Actuators including electromagnets

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  • This invention relates to a solenoid assembly for actuating a driven element, for example a valve, and more particularly to an improved construction of a terminal structure for supplying current to the solenoid coil.
  • Another object of this invention is to provide an improved solenoid assembly in which any desired combination of the design features can be readily incorporated and such combination can be readily altered.
  • a solenoid assembly wherein a coil for actuating a driven member such as a valve is connected to an external conductor through a terminal connector,'characterized in that there are provided a connector for the external conductor, a contact piece spaced apart from the connector and connected to the coil, an insulation substrate for supporting the connector and the contact piece, and a plurality of contact plates adapted to be selectively combined with the insulation substrate, the contact plates including circuit elements of different type, each circuit element bridging the connector and the contact piece when a selected contact plate carrying the circuit element is combined with the insulation substrate.
  • FIG. 1 shows an elevation, partly insection, of a solenoid valve embodying the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a plan view of a terminal board utilized in the solenoid valve shown in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of a contact plate
  • FIG. 4 is a connection diagram showing the electrical connection between various elements shown in FIG. 1 and the solenoid coil.
  • FIG. 5 and 6 show connection diagrams of different embodiments.
  • a preferred embodiment illustrated in the accompanying drawings comprises a casing 1 containing a valve
  • a frame 2 is secured to one side of the casing l to support an insulation base 3 which in turn supports connectors 4 for external conductors.
  • Each connector 4 comprises conductive seats 5, washers 6 and clamping screws 7, and connecting pieces 8 which are formed integral with the seats.
  • Independent contact pieces 9 are mounted on the insulation substrate or base 3 with a predetermined spacing A between contact pieces 8 and 9.
  • Each contact piece 9 is connected to sockets 9.
  • a solenoid mechanism of a known construction is contained in the casing 10 which houses a stationary core 11, a coil 12, lead wires 13 of the coil, and a plug supporting member 14 made of an insulator fastened to a base plate 10.
  • plugs 15 adapted to be inserted in the sockets 9' which are connected to the coil '12 via lead wires 13.
  • a contact plate .l6a shown in FIG. 3 is provided.
  • the contact plate 16a comprises an insulator base plate 17 adapted to cover a recess formed in the valve casing l, and a plurality of projections 17 integral with the base plate 17 and adapted to hold circuit elements 18 shown as U-shaped metal strips 18 adapted to electrically interconnect contact pieces 8 and 9, and a plurality of perforations 19 for the screws used to fasten the base plate 17 to the valve casing.
  • an insulator contact plate 16b for a protector and including a recess 26 for accommodating curcuit elements is removably mounted on the valve casing 1.
  • An insulator projection 27 is formed integral with the contact plate 16 and mutally insulated contact pieces 28 and 29 are bonded to the opposite sides of the projection 27.
  • An opening is formed on the top of the projection and the inner wall of this opening is lined with a contact piece 29.
  • a heater 20 In the recess 26 are contained a heater 20, a thermal contact 21, a neon lamp 22, or a current limiting resistor 23 which are connected to contact pieces 28 and 29 as diagrammatically shown in FIG. 4.
  • a contact plate 16c for lampsis' provided with a recess 36, a downwardly projecting contact piece 33 and a contact 34 on the upper surface.
  • - Neon lamps 22 and current limiting resistors 23 connected as shown in FIG. 4 are contained in the recess 26 and 31 and translucent windows 24 are provided for contact plates 16b and 16c at portions facing to neon lamps 22.
  • a connector contact plate 16d is provided with a recess 36 and a downwardly projecting contact piece 38 adapted to be received in contact 34.
  • a socket 39 is provided with contact pins 39 which are connected to the above described contact pieces in a manner shown in FIG. 4.
  • contact plates 16b, 16c and 16d are interchangeably stacked up overlapping casing l and are removably secured to valve casing 1.
  • each contact plate is provided with suitable projections, perforations and contact pieces which are necessary to provide spacings corresponding to spacings A shown in FIG. 1 in order to enable to an electrical connection to be made as shown in FIG. 4 or to enable an interchange of these contact plates.
  • a plug 40 removably received in the socket 39' includes a cover 43 which covers screws (not shown) 3 adapted to connect conductors of a source cable 41 to pins 39.
  • protector contact plate 16b is used in which case four projections 27 of the contact plate16b are received in the spacings A, FIG. 2. Then, as can be readily understood, connectors 4 and the solenoid coil 12 are interconnected through thermal contacts 21 and heaters 20.
  • lamp contact plate 16c may be mounted on protector contact plate 16b as shown in FIG. 1 or directly upon casing 1, thereby connecting neon lamp 22 across the solenoid coil for indicating the energization of the coil 12.
  • contact plates 16b and 16c shown in FIG. 1 and 4 are removed and contact plate 16d is directly mounted on the solenoid casing 10.
  • rectifiers 42 for supplying direct current to solenoid coils 12 are contained in a contact plate 16e.
  • Contact plate 16d constructed as above described may be superposed upon contact plate 16c.
  • the external source may be connected to connectors 4.
  • suitable dowel pins or cooperating projections and recesses may be provided at the interface between adjacent contact plates so as to assure correct assembling.
  • Contact pieces may be made of resilient elements to ensure firm mechanical connections between superposed contact plates.
  • connectors 4 for external conductors and contact pieces 8 spaced apart therefrom are interconnected by any desired circuit element it is possible to connect the solenoid coil directly to the source (by using contact plate 16a), to energize a DC solenoid coil from an AC source (by using contact plate 1 6e), to provide a safety device for the solenoid coil (by using contact plate 16b) or to provide a connector structure connecting the solenoid coil to the source through a plug-socket connector (by using a connector 16d).
  • any desired circuit element can be associated with the solenoid coil.
  • a solenoid assembly comprising:
  • said insulation base maintaining said contact plates spaced from said coil
  • said contact plates each including connecting means coupled to said circuit means of different types, said connecting means electrically coupling with said connector and contact piece when said plates are combined with said insulation base such that the circuit means of a contact plate bridges said connector and said contact piece when a selected contact plate carrying said circuit means is combined with said insulation base.
  • each of said contact plates comprises a projection adapted to engage between said connector and contact piece, and a pair of conductors respectively contacting said connector and contact piece, said conductors being coupled to said circuit means of said contact plate.
  • each of said connecting plates comprises receptacle means for receiving a projection of another of said contact plates.
  • said receptacle means includes contact means adapted to electrically couple to'said contact piece and said connector, and adapted to receive said projection means of another contact plate for electrically connecting the circuit means carried by said another contact plate with said contact piece and connector.

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
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  • Power Engineering (AREA)
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DE3413735A1 (de) * 1984-04-12 1985-10-17 Robert Bosch Gmbh, 7000 Stuttgart Drucksteuerventil fuer druckmittelbetaetigte bremsanlagen
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