Glass-to-metal-seal assembly for an electromechanical switching device
AssigneeSensata Technologies, Inc.
InventorsALEKSANDAR PETROV MIHAYLOV, MICHAEL JOSEPH SANGERMANO
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Abstract
This disclosure presents apparatuses, systems, and devices that include a glass-to-metal-seal (GTMS) header for a low-voltage auxiliary switch. In one embodiment, an apparatus is disclosed that includes a weld plate and a plurality of glass-to-metal-seal (GTMS) headers. Each GTMS header is inserted into the weld plate. In this embodiment, the apparatus also includes a plurality of bendable conductive inserts, each bendable conductive insert extending through one GTMS header of the plurality of GTMS headers.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a weld plate;
- a plurality of glass-to-metal-seal (GTMS) headers, each GTMS header inserted into the weld plate;
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- a plurality of bendable conductive inserts, each bendable conductive insert extending through one GTMS header of the plurality of GTMS headers.
An apparatus comprising:
- a weld plate;
- a main switch that includes:
- at least two main stationary contacts;
- a moveable contact for opening and closing a connection between the at least two stationary contacts;
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- a moveable assembly configured to move the moveable contact into an open state in which the connection between the at least two stationary contacts is open and a closed state in which the connection between the at least two stationary contacts is closed;
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- an auxiliary switch that includes:
- a first set of terminals;
- a plurality of glass-to-metal-seal (GTMS) headers, each GTMS header inserted into the weld plate and having a bendable conductive insert extending through the GTMS header, the bendable conductive inserts positioned such that one end of each of the bendable conductive inserts is in a position to make or break a connection with the first set of terminals in response to movement of the auxiliary switch;
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- wherein when the connection between the first set of terminals and the auxiliary switch is closed, the auxiliary switch provides a signal that indicates a state of the moveable contact.
A method of assembling a glass-to-metal-seal assembly for an electromechanical switching device, the method comprising:
- inserting into a weld plate of an electromechanical switching device, a plurality of glass-to-metal-seal (GTMS) headers, each GTMS header having a bendable conductive insert extending through the GTMS header;
- welding each GTMS header to the weld plate to form a hermetically sealed arc chamber;
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- bending one end of each of the bendable conductive inserts such that the end of the bendable conductive insert is in a position to make or break a connection with terminals of an auxiliary switch of the electromechanical switching device in response to movement of the auxiliary switch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.