Switching contact arrangement
AssigneePhoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
InventorRalf Hoffmann
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices for a switching contact arrangement for a relay are described. A switching contact arrangement may include a first contact carrier including a first contact plug and a first contact pole in a first switching plane, a second contact carrier including a second contact plug and a second contact pole in a second switching plane, and a contact spring arranged between the first switching plane and the second switching plane. The contact spring may include a third contact carrier, a third contact plug, a third contact pole facing the first contact pole of the first contact carrier, and a fourth contact pole facing the second contact pole of the second contact carrier. The contact carriers may be acted upon by electrical signals via the respective contact plugs.
Claims20
A switching contact arrangement for a relay, comprising:
- a first contact carrier comprising a first contact plug and a first contact pole, wherein the first contact pole is arranged in a first switching plane and the first contact plug is formed in one piece with the first contact carrier, and wherein the first contact carrier is electrically connected with the first contact plug;
- a second contact carrier comprising a second contact plug and a second contact pole, wherein the second contact pole is arranged in a second switching plane that is spaced parallel to the first switching plane, and wherein the second contact carrier is electrically connected with the second contact plug;
- a contact spring comprising a third contact carrier and a third contact plug, wherein the contact spring is arranged between the first switching plane and the second switching plane, and wherein:
- the third contact carrier is electrically connected with the third contact plug, and
- the contact spring comprises a third contact pole facing the first contact pole and a fourth contact pole facing the second contact pole, wherein the third contact pole is arranged laterally offset next to the fourth contact pole.
A method for producing a switching contact arrangement for a relay, comprising:
- punching a first contact carrier and a second contact carrier in a contact carrier strip;
- attaching a first contact pole to the first contact carrier and a second contact pole to the second contact carrier;
- bending a contact portion of the second contact carrier into a second switching plane, wherein the second contact pole is arranged on the contact portion;
- punching a contact spring in a contact spring strip;
- attaching a third contact pole and a fourth contact pole to a third contact carrier of the contact spring;
- bending the contact spring to form a spring element, wherein the third contact carrier, on which the third contact pole and the fourth contact pole are arranged, has a smaller distance to the second switching plane than a third contact plug to the second switching plane;
- connecting the contact carrier strip with the contact spring strip at a connection point of the third contact plug;
- separating the contact spring from the contact spring strip;
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- separating the third contact plug from the contact carrier strip.
An apparatus for producing a switching contact arrangement for a relay, comprising:
- means for punching a first contact carrier and a second contact carrier in a contact carrier strip;
- means for attaching a first contact pole to the first contact carrier and a second contact pole to the second contact carrier;
- means for bending a contact portion of the second contact carrier into a second switching plane, wherein the second contact pole is arranged on the contact portion;
- means for punching a contact spring in a contact spring strip;
- means for attaching a third contact pole and a fourth contact pole to a third contact carrier of the contact spring;
- means for bending the contact spring to form a spring element, wherein the third contact carrier, on which the third contact pole and the fourth contact pole are arranged, has a smaller distance to the second switching plane than a third contact plug to the second switching plane;
- means for connecting the contact carrier strip with the contact spring strip at a connection point of the third contact plug;
- means for separating the contact spring from the contact spring strip;
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- means for separating the third contact plug from the contact carrier strip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.