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US 2010/0123533 A1Published application
Relay With Snap Action Spring
AssigneeTyco Electronics Austria GmbH
InventorJohannes Helmreich
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Abstract
The relay has a movable first contact, a second contact, and an actuating element operatively connected with an armature of the relay. The first contact is movable toward the second contact by the actuating element and dependent on a supply of current to the relay. A snap action spring connects the second contact to a housing of the relay. The second contact is positioned between two arrangements by the snap action spring.
Claims22
A relay comprising:
- a movable first contact;
- a second contact;
- an actuating element operatively connected with an armature of the relay, the first contact movable toward the second contact by the actuating element and dependent on a supply of current to the relay;
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- a snap action spring connecting the second contact to a housing of the relay, the second contact positioned between two positions by the snap action spring.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.