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Drive device with an electric motor and a relay switching the motor current

  • US 5,877,569 A
  • Filed: 12/11/1997
  • Issued: 03/02/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/20/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A drive device for use in combination with an electric motor with a permanent magnet and a pole top, the drive device comprising:

  • a relay for switching a motor current through the electric motor, comprising at least one electromagnet comprising a relay coil and a relay armature, and at least one relay contact, wherein the relay is mounted in the pole top of the electric motor, and wherein the magnetic field lines generated by the electromagnet are closed through the permanent magnet and the pole top of the electric motor.

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