Electromagnetic relay

• US 4,587,502 A
• Filed: 04/23/1984
• Issued: 05/06/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/1983
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Omron Tateisi Electronics Co. (Omron Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Omron Tateisi Electronics Co. (Omron Corporation)
• Inventors: Matsuo, Kenichi, Nakata, Muneo
• Primary Examiner(s): Broome, Harold
• Application Number:
  US06/603,013
• Time in Patent Office: 743 Days
• Field of Search: 335/78-85, 335/229, 335/330, 335/174, 335/175
• US Class Current: 335/85
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2051/2218 having at least one movable permanent magnet
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 50/10 Electromagnetic or electrostatic shielding casings H01H50/02
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 51/2209 with rectilinearly movable armature

Abstract

An electromagnetic relay comprising an electromagnet constituted by an I-like core and a coil wound around the core, a pair of contact mechanisms disposed at both sides of the electromagnet, respectively, a pair of permanent magnets disposed in parallel with the core in such magnetic orientation that the magnetic poles of the permanent magnets each positioned adjacent to each lateral end faces of the I-like core exhibit different polarities, the permanent magnets being interconnected by connecting beam members at both ends to thereby constitutes a frame-like movable armature, a H-like holder having four upstanding legs positioned in opposition to the lateral end faces of the I-like core, respectively, with the permanent magnet being interposed between the legs and the core, actuating members operatively coupled to the permanent magnetic for actuating the contact mechanisms in response to the movement of the armature frame, and a restorting spring for the movable armature frame.

Claims

1. An electromagnetic relay comprising:

an electromagnet composed of a core and a coil wound around said core;

at least a contact mechanism disposed at a side of said electromagnet;

a movable armature composed of at least a permanent magnet juxtaposed in parallel with said electromagnet so that both magnetic poles of said permanent magnet are positioned in opposition to both ends of said core, respectively;

a holder frame having erect legs positioned adjacent to both ends of said core, respectively, with said permanent magnet being interposed between said legs and said core;

an actuating member operatively coupled to said permanent magnet for actuating said contact mechanism;

a restoring spring for said movable armature disposed between said permanent magnet and said core;

wherein said core is of an I-like configuration and pairs of relay swithces are disposed at both sides of said electromagnet, respectively, with a first pair of said relay switches being positioned adjacent to one end of said core while a second pair of the relay switches is positioned adjacent to the other end of said core, said movable armature being of a rectangular frame structure constituted by a pair of the permanent magnets extending in parallel with said core, disposed at both sides thereof, respectively, and interconnected by non-magnetic connecting beams, wherein said pair of permanent magnets are so disposed that magnetic poles of opposite polarities face toward one another; and

wherein said holder frame is of an H-like form having four upstanding legs of which two are disposed at one side of said electromagnet with one of said permanent magnets being interposed therebetween while the other two legs are disposed at the other side of the electromagnet with the other permanent magnet being disposed therebetween.

2. An electromagnetic relay according to claim 1, wherein the pair of said relay switches disposed at each side of said electromagnet is so arranged that when one of said relay switches is closed the other is simultaneously opened.

3. An electromagnetic relay according to claim 2, wherein each of said relay switch is composed of a movable contact member supported on a card-like member operatively coupled to said permanent magnet by way of said actuating member and a pair of stationary contacts to be electrically connected and disconnected by said movable contact member.

4. An electromagnetic relay according to claim 3, wherein the pair of said relay switches disposed at each side of said electromagnet have one of said stationary contacts in common to both relay switches.

5. An electromagnetic relay according to claim 3, wherein when said movable contact arm is detached from said respective stationary contacts, said movable contact arm is brought into contact with earth contacts.

6. An electromagnetic relay according to claim 1, wherein notches are formed in said permanent magnet at positions adjacent to the end portions of said permanent magnet at which said permanent magnet is connected to said connecting beam member.

7. An electromagnetic relay according to claim 1, wherein said restoring spring is made of a non-megnetic material and disposed between lateral end faces of said I-like core and one of said permanent magnet.

8. An electromagnetic relay according to claim 1, wherein said restoring spring is formed integrally with one of said actuating members.

9. An electromagnetic relay according to claim 1, wherein said spool is provided with a pair of end collars, said base being formed with apertures at locations where said collars are positioned when said electromagnet is mounted on said base with said holder frame being interposed therebetween, said apertures being filled with a bonding agent for thereby fixing together said end collars of said spool, said base and said holder frame.

10. An electromagnetic relay according to claim 1, wherein said base for mounting therein said relay switches is formed of a synthetic material with earth projections projecting integrally and outwardly from said base, the surface of said base inclusive of that of said earth projections being covered with an electrically conductive layer, further including bores each extending longitudinally in each of said earth projections from the inner surface of said base.

11. An electromagnetic relay, comprising:

a common contact member;

a normally closed contact member;

a normally opened contact member provided in opposition to said normally closed contact member with said common contact member being interposed therebetween;

a normally closed movable contact piece mounted on a card at an intermediate portion and serving for opening or closing a current path between said common contact member and said normally closed member;

a normally opened movable contact piece mounted on a card at an intermediate portion and serving for closing or opening a current path between said common contact member and said normally opened contact member;

a restoring spring for resiliently urging said cards in parallel with each other to thereby hold said normally closed movable contact piece in the current path establishing state while holding said normally opened movable contact piece in the current path interrupting state;

an electromagnet for pressing said restoring spring at an intermediate portion to thereby change over said normally closed contact piece to said current path interrupting state, while changing over said normally opened movable contact piece to said current path establishing state; and

a pair of earth protrusions against which at least said normally closed movable contact piece bears in said current path interrupting state;

wherein;

distance between said paired earth protrusions against which said normally closed movable contact piece bears is selected smaller than a distance between said common contact member and said normally opened contact member.