21 |
THERMALLY RESPONSIVE ELECTRICAL SWITCH |
US11383083 |
2006-05-12 |
US20070262844A1 |
2007-11-15 |
Michelle Pisuk; Brian Leary; Savithri Subramanyam; Keith Crowe; Sameer Masurkar |
A motor protector (10) is shown having an elongated generally cup-shaped metallic housing (12) formed by a top wall (12a) and a side wall (12b) extending down from the perimeter of the top walls, the free end of which is welded to a header (14). The side and top wall have a rounded junction (12c) and a calibration rill (12e) is formed in the top wall from one end of the housing and through the rounded junction. An elongated thermostatic disc (16) is mounted in the housing and has a movable electrical contact (20) mounted at one end to be movable into and out of engagement with a stationary electrical contact (34) that is in turn mounted on a heater (26). A ceramic insulator plate (32) is interposed between the heater and the header. |
22 |
Laser adjusted set-point of bimetallic thermal disc |
US10426293 |
2003-04-29 |
US20040004531A1 |
2004-01-08 |
George
D.
Davis; Robert
F.
Jordan |
A method for post-fabrication modification of the snap actuation properties of a thermally responsive bimetallic actuator by exposing a pre-formed bimetallic actuator to laser energy, thereby permanently altering the thermal response properties of the bimetallic actuator, and a thermally responsive bimetallic actuator having snap actuation properties developed according to the method. |
23 |
HIGH-FREQUENCY RELAY |
US10444452 |
2003-05-23 |
US20030218522A1 |
2003-11-27 |
Masanori
Nakamura; Mitsuhiro
Kawai; Hiromi
Shima; Kazumi
Sako; Toshifumi
Sumino |
A high-frequency relay includes: a base block having fixed terminals insert-molded to expose fixed contacts; an electromagnetic block mounted on the base block and for rotating a movable iron piece due to excitation and demagnetization; and movable blocks interlocking with a rotation operation of the movable iron piece so as to be connected with and disconnected from the fixed contacts of the base block. A push-in spring for pushing one of the movable blocks is provided in the movable iron piece. The push-in spring includes a fixed portion fixed to the movable iron piece, a pressure portion for applying pressure to the movable block, and foot portions each extending substantially perpendicularly to the movable block wherein extending directions of the foot portions cane be adjusted. |
24 |
Electric switch |
US09402421 |
1999-10-07 |
US06399908B1 |
2002-06-04 |
Heinrich Mueller; Axel Rastemborski |
The invention relates to an electric switch (1) with a contact system (9) which consists of at least one fixed contact (10, 11) and of a movable contact tongue (12). A movable actuating member (5) is operatively connected to the contact tongue (12) for changing over the contact system (9). The contact tongue (12) is arranged on a bearing (18) designed in the manner of a knife-edge bearing. The switch point of the contact system (9) is adjustable by the shift of part of the contact system (9) in the direction of movement (20, 20′) of the actuating member (5), in that the bearing (18) and/or the fixed contact (10, 11) and/or the contact tongue (12) is capable of being set in the direction of movement (20, 20′) of the actuating member (5). In order to adjust the switch point of the contact system (9), part of the actuating member (5) may also be capable of being set in the direction of movement (20, 20′) of said actuating member (5). |
25 |
Laser adjusted set-point of bimetallic thermal disc |
US09976388 |
2001-10-11 |
US20020044624A1 |
2002-04-18 |
George
D.
Davis; Robert
F.
Jordan |
A method for post-fabrication modification of the snap actuation properties of a thermally responsive bimetallic actuator by exposing a pre-formed bimetallic actuator to laser energy, thereby permanently altering the thermal response properties of the bimetallic actuator, and a thermally responsive bimetallic actuator having snap actuation properties developed according to the method. |
26 |
Two pole circuit breaker calibrated in assembled state |
US09649364 |
2000-08-28 |
US06239676B1 |
2001-05-29 |
James Gerard Maloney; Miguel Angel Gonzales; Ronald Dale Smiddle |
A two-pole miniature circuit breaker is configured for calibration of both pole mechanisms with the circuit breaker fully assembled. The identical pole mechanisms are mounted in the same orientation in parallel outer compartments of a molded housing with the metal support frame of one pole against the outer housing wall and the frame of the other spaced from the associated outer wall. A coupler couples the two-pole mechanisms together for simultaneous opening of both poles when either pole is tripped has an actuating member on each end which engages the trip device of the associated pole. The actuating member, at least of the pole with the metal frame spaced from the housing outer wall, is configured to provide direct access for a calibration tool inserted through a calibration opening in the housing to engage a calibration slot in the metal frame. |
27 |
Method of laser adjusting the switch-gap in a reed switch |
US538511 |
1995-10-03 |
US5916463A |
1999-06-29 |
Willem Hoving; Johannes P. C. Van Dooren |
A method of adjusting the mutual separation (g) of the two overlapping metallic cantilever members (9, 11) within the vitreous envelope of a reed switch, having a beam (21) of radiant energy to which the envelope is substantially transparent directed for a controlled period of time through the envelope onto a localised area (p) of at least one of the members (11), causing permanent thermally-induced bending of that member (11) about the irradiated area (p). |
28 |
Support plate for a circuit breaker |
US362402 |
1994-12-22 |
US5546060A |
1996-08-13 |
Stephen A. Mrenna |
A support plate for a circuit breaker has a longitudinal slot centrally located in the support plate, a free end with a tab for affixing an elongated bimetal of a trip assembly, a longitudinal edge opposite to the free end and terminating in proximity to a latch ledge of a cradle of an operating mechanism, opposed lobes each having a transverse edge, and an opening in each of the transverse edges. The support plate extends partially along a planar wall of a base of a housing for the circuit breaker. Molded pins in the base of the housing of the circuit breaker enter the openings in the transverse edges of the support plate for securing the support plate to the base. These molded pins extend outwardly to space the support plate away from the cradle of the operating mechanism. Bent over tabs are provided in one of the lobes for abutting a cover of the circuit breaker to maintain the fixed position of the support plate in the housing base. |
29 |
Electromagnetic relay and method of adjusting same |
US160196 |
1993-12-02 |
US5352999A |
1994-10-04 |
Wolfgang Hoffmann; Andre Korner; Maik Zimmer |
An electromagnetic relay having an uncomplicated and cost-effective construction includes a switching contact spring (5) that is adjustable in a particularly uncomplicated manner for controlling actuation sensitivity. In this manner, in particular, actuation can be influenced by a value of a minimum attraction voltage. |
30 |
Condition-responsive snap-acting member, device and method of making |
US631554 |
1990-12-21 |
US5092124A |
1992-03-03 |
Sheldon S. White; Lawrence E. Cooper; Rene N. Langlais |
A movable condition-responsive member such as a snap-acting dished metal member is mounted in a condition-responsive device to move between spaced dispositions such as between the original and inverted dished configurations of a dished metal member in response to occurrence of selected pressure, force or temperature conditions. The member is arranged to engage and move the device control elements during such movement to perform control functions. A series of artifacts such as laser-melted portions of the metal materials embodied in the member are provided in the surface of the member, typically after the member is assembled in the control device. Each artifact establishes a local pattern of stresses in the member at variance with a pattern of stresses in the member adjacent to the artifacts, and the artifacts cooperate to precisely determine the condition which results in the snap-acting member movement. The member is intially formed and processed in conventional manner to provide the member with intended initial condition-response properties differing by selected value from the properties ultimately to be established in the member, and is tested to display its actual properties as initially formed. The artifacts are each proportioned to modify the condition-response properties by only a small increment of said value and they are formed in sequence, typically after member assembly in the device, as the response of the device is tested to precisely determine the condition-response properties of the member in the device. |
31 |
Ground fault circuit breaker with cold temperature bimetal constriction |
US42157373 |
1973-12-04 |
US3858130A |
1974-12-31 |
MISENCIK J |
A ground fault circuit interrupter characterized by a circuit breaker and a ground fault detector contained within an insulating housing. The circuit breaker comprises an elongated current-carrying bimetal element for tripping a pair of cooperable contacts from the closed to the open position, one end portion of the bimetal element being fixedly mounted and the other end being free to move in one direction in response to an increase in temperature. A bi-metal stop projection within the housing to prevent movement of the bimetal element from its latched position to the other direction in response to extremely cold ambient temperatures.
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32 |
Circuit breaker with means for facilitating adjustment thereof |
US3467933D |
1966-11-29 |
US3467933A |
1969-09-16 |
GELZHEISER FRANCIS L; NYSTROM CHARLES E |
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33 |
Circuit breaker with thermal and magnetic trip means |
US18276562 |
1962-03-27 |
US3200217A |
1965-08-10 |
BULLIS JR EARL |
|
34 |
Circuit breakers |
US107360 |
1960-01-07 |
US3081386A |
1963-03-12 |
KOENIG MARTIN F; PASTENE ALEXANDER J; WILLIAMS LLOYD D |
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35 |
Electronic opening and closing device and a method of manufacturing the same |
JP2013112729 |
2013-05-29 |
JP5592537B2 |
2014-09-17 |
サン ジン リ |
|
36 |
Electromagnetic relay |
JP2011164191 |
2011-07-27 |
JP2013030309A |
2013-02-07 |
OKUDA AKIHIRO |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electromagnetic relay capable of easily adjusting operation characteristics.SOLUTION: The electromagnetic relay includes: an electromagnet 1; an armature 2 rotatable with respect to the electromagnet being driven by a magnetic force of the electromagnet 1; a card 8 that moves linearly being pressed by the armature 2; a movable contact 51 interlocked with the card 8; and a fixed contact 52 to/from which the movable contact 51 comes into contact/separates away by the rotation of the armature 2. The armature 2 includes: two armature elements 21 each of which is a flat magnetic body; and a connecting piece 24 which is a plate made of a plastically deformable material and the thickness of which is smaller than the thickness of the armature element 21, is positioned between the armature element 21 and the card 8 with the thickness direction of which oriented in a rotation direction of the armature 2. The characteristics of the armature element 21 can be adjusted by plastically deforming the connecting piece 24, which is easily deformable due to the thickness smaller than that of the armature element 21. Compared to the case where the armature element 21 directly comes into contact with the card 8, the characteristics of the armature element 21 can be easily adjusted. |
37 |
High frequency relay |
JP2002149442 |
2002-05-23 |
JP4052015B2 |
2008-02-27 |
正則 中村; 聡史 住野; 宏海 島; 光弘 河合; 和美 迫 |
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38 |
relay |
JP2005234654 |
2005-08-12 |
JP2007048705A |
2007-02-22 |
NAKAMURA MASANORI; SARUWATARI YOJIRO; SHINOURA TATSUO; OTA AKIRA |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a relay of which assembling accuracy is high and variations in operation characteristics is small. <P>SOLUTION: A contact block 30 is constituted of a supporting shaft 58 in which both ends are bridged over the contact base 31; a movable iron piece 50 fixing a leaf spring 53 to the lower surface, rotatably supported by the supporting shaft 58; and plungers 43, 44 inserted into operation holes 31a, 31b of the contact base 31 in free vertical movement, having movable contacts 45, 46 on lower end part protruding from lower face of the contact base 31. Then, the upper and lower faces of the contact block 30 have been pinched by the electromagnet unit 60 which directly fixes first and second iron cores 76, 77 to the upper face of the contact base 31 and by the base block 11 which arranges fixed contacts 21a, 22a, 23a at a position confronted in free connection with the movable contacts 45, 46. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT |
39 |
Method and apparatus of manufacturing relay |
JP2000313985 |
2000-10-13 |
JP2001185016A |
2001-07-06 |
KITADA KOSAKU; ASAHI NOBUYUKI; YOSHIDA TOKUO |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide method and apparatus of manufacturing a relay that enabled to adjust an electric property of the relay by regulating bending of a contact spring member using plastic processing without contact and that enables such an adjustment in a micro-relay. SOLUTION: A laser 1 is irradiated to a contact spring member 2 in the optimized laser energy condition, and as it generates temperature differences between a front surface and a rear surface of the contact spring member 2 in laser irradiation position and then plastic deformation is performed toward the side of lower temperature at these temperature differences, it can adjust the electric property of the relay by adjusting the bending of the contact spring member 2. |
40 |
JPH06509438A - |
JP50187993 |
1992-06-22 |
JPH06509438A |
1994-10-20 |
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