Electromechanical relay, terminal block, and electromechanical relay assembly

An electromechanical relay (1) for insertion into a modular terminal (2), the relay comprising:

• a magnetic system, which has a coil (3) with a longitudinal axis, a coil core (4) and an armature (5), wherein the relay (1) can be inserted into a modular terminal (2) in an insertion direction running perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (L) of the coil (3), such that the armature (5) is mounted, so that it is pivotable into a first position and a second position running perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the coil (3) and perpendicular to the insertion direction (S),
• a housing (7) having a first side face (7a) and a second side face (7b) opposite one another, each arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the coil (3) and having a longitudinal axis running parallel to the insertion direction (S),
• a first toggle switch (8) having two fixed contacts (9, 10) and a contact spring (11), such that the contact spring (11) has one stationary end (12) and one segment (14) carrying a contact element (13) that is movable between the two fixed contacts (9, 10),
• a second toggle switch (15) having two fixed contacts (16, 17) and one contact spring (18), wherein the contact spring (18) has a stationary end (20b) and a segment (20) that carries a contact element (19) and is movable between the two stationary contacts (16, 17), wherein the first toggle switch (8) and the second toggle switch (15) are arranged at different locations inside the housing (7) along the longitudinal axes of the first and second side faces (7a, 7b), and
• an actuating device (21, 21a, 21b), which couples the movable segments (14, 20) of the contact springs (11, 18) of the first and second toggle switches (8, 15) to the armature (5) and can be moved along the longitudinal axes of the first and second side faces (7a, 7b), wherein
• the one stationary contact (9) of the first toggle switch (8) is connected to a first connecting element (22),
• the other fixed contact (10) of the first toggle switch (8) is connected to a second connecting element (23),
• the one fixed contact (16) of the second toggle switch (15) is connected to a third connecting element (24),
• the other fixed contact (17) of the second toggle switch (15) is connected to a fourth connecting element (25),
• the stationary end (20b) of the contact spring (18) of the second toggle switch (15) is connected to a fifth connecting element (26),
• the stationary end (12) of the contact spring (11) of the first toggle switch (8) is connected to a sixth connecting element (27), and wherein
• the coil (3) is connected to a seventh and eighth connecting element (31, 32), wherein
• the connecting elements (22 to 27, 31, 32) each have an external segment (22a to 27a, 31a, 32a) situated outside of the housing (7), wherein
• at least one of the connecting elements (22 to 27, 31, 32) has an external segment (22a to 27a, 31a, 32a) situated outside of the housing (7), such that at least one of the connecting elements (22 to 27, 31, 32) leads out of the first side face (7a) and at least one additional connecting element (22 to 27, 31, 32) leads out of the second side face (7b), or at least one of the connecting elements (22 to 27, 31, 32) leads out of one of the two side faces (7a, 7b).