Contactor with floating armature

A contactor having a floating armature comprising:

• a movable contact carrier having an armature slot integrally molded therewith, the armature slot having a pair of side grooves to loosely retain a floating armature therein;
• a housing with a bottom surface having an armature stop and an armature channel to guide the floating armature;
• and
• wherein the movable contact carrier has a pair of offset ears adjacent the armature slot and the housing has two elongated sides that are parallel to a length of the floating armature, each elongated side having a carrier ear slot to accept one of the pair of offset ears of the movable contact carrier therein.

A contactor comprising

• a powerhead housing having a set of stationary contacts mounted within the powerhead housing and a set of movable contacts in operable association with the stationary contacts;
• a movable contact carrier having the movable contacts attached thereon and having an armature slot integrally molded therewith;
• an armature loosely situated in the armature slot of the carrier assembly so as to float therein;
• a coil and magnet assembly to move the armature and movable contact carrier between a contact open position and a contact closed position;
• wherein the movable contact carrier has a pair of offset ears adjacent the armature slot and the powerhead housing has two elongated sides that are parallel to a length of the armature, each elongated side having a carrier ear slot to accept one of the pair of offset ears of the movable contact carrier therein;
• wherein the powerhead housing has a bottom surface having an armature stop and an armature channel and the armature slot of the movable contact carrier has a U-shaped lower retention portion;
• and
• wherein the armature is metallic and the movable contact carrier is plastic and further comprises a combination wherein the armature slot of the movable contact carrier has a pair of W-shaped side grooves and the armature has a pair of side extensions, wherein the combination prevents any sharp corners of the armature from contacting the inside corners of the plastic carrier.