Double contact point switch and a magnetic connector having the double contact point switch

• US 9,431,182 B2
• Filed: 01/27/2015
• Issued: 08/30/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SPS Incorporated
• Original Assignee: SPS Incorporated
• Inventors: Jeon, Eun-Min, Kim, Jung Gyo, Youn, Dae-Young, Kim, Hyun-Jun
• Primary Examiner(s): PAUMEN, GARY F
• Application Number:
  US14/606,264
• Publication Number:
  US 20160006187A1
• Time in Patent Office: 581 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 1/58 Electric connections to or between contacts; Terminals for high tension switches H01H33/025; for electromagnetic relays H01H50/14; for circuit breakers H01H71/08
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/2421 using coil springs
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6205 Two-part coupling devices held in engagement by a magnet
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/7038 making use of a remote controlled switch, e.g. relais, solid state switch activated by the engagement of the coupling parts
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2103/00 Two poles

Abstract

Provided are a double contact point switch and a magnetic connector having the same. The double contact point switch includes: a pin part; an additional terminal part; and an elastic part applying elastic force to the pin part, wherein the pin part includes a front contact point and a rear contact point, the pin part moves rearward when external force is applied to the front contact point of the pin part and again moves forward when the external force of the front contact point disappears, by the elastic part, and the rear contact point contacts the additional terminal part when the pin part moves rearward. As a result of this configuration, it is possible to confirm whether or not a contact of a magnetic connector was made without installing a separate signal terminal in the magnetic connector.

Claims

1. A magnetic connector having a double contact point switch, comprising:

a magnet configured to magnetically attract a counter contact terminal; and

a double contact point switch,

wherein the double contact point switch includes;

a pin part having a front contact point and a rear contact point, wherein the pin part is configured to move rearwards with the front contact point contacted with the counter contact terminal when the counter contact terminal is magnetically attracted by the magnet,

an additional terminal part configured to electrically contact the rear contact point of the pin part when the pin part moves rearwards,

a body part surrounding and supporting the pin part, and

an elastic part disposed inside the body part and surrounding the pin part, the elastic part configured to elastically bias the pin part frontwards,

wherein the body part and the pin part electrically contact with each other, and the body part is electrically connected to a circuit allowing supply of power to the pin part so that, when the pin part moves rearwards and the rear contact point electrically contacts the additional terminal part, the circuit allows a power supply to the pin part through the body part.

2. The magnetic connector having a double contact point switch of claim 1, wherein the additional terminal part has an elastic means allowing the additional terminal part to move rearward when the rear contact point of the pin part contacts and an external force is applied thereto.