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US 7,782,162 B2Granted
Switching device
AssigneeOMRON Corporation
InventorTakeshi Nishida
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Abstract
A plurality of pairs of a movable contact point and a fixed contact point, which are opposite so that they can be contacted with and separated from each other, are provided in parallel and connected in series so that an electrical current flows in the same direction between the movable contact point and the fixed contact point, which are simultaneously closed. Permanent magnets are disposed on lateral sides of the movable contact point and the fixed contact point a so that a magnetic field, which extends an arc generated between the contact points in either an upward or downward direction, is formed.
Claims3
A switching device
- wherein a plurality of pairs of a movable contact point, which is provided on an upper end portion of a movable contact piece, and a fixed contact point, which is provided on an upper end portion of a fixed contact piece are provided in parallel connected in series so that an electrical current flows in the same direction between the contact points simultaneously closed, and at least one permanent magnet is disposed on a lateral side of the contact points so that a magnetic field, which extends an arc generated between the contact points in either an upward or downward direction, is formed,
- wherein a terminal portion of the movable contact piece and a terminal portion of the fixed contact piece, which protrude from a bottom surface of a base that supports the movable contact piece and the fixed contact piece, are connected in series with a bypass fitting so that an electrical current flows in the same direction between the contact points simultaneously closed.
A switching device
- wherein a plurality of pairs of a movable contact point, which is provided on an upper end portion of a movable contact piece, and a fixed contact point, which is provided on an upper end portion of a fixed contact piece are provided in parallel connected in series so that an electrical current flows in the same direction between the contact points simultaneously closed, and at least one permanent magnet is disposed on a lateral side of the contact points so that a magnetic field, which extends an arc generated between the contact points in either an upward or downward direction, is formed,
- wherein the permanent magnet is disposed on a lateral side between the adjacent plurality of the pairs of the contact points provided in parallel, and
- wherein a terminal portion of the movable contact piece and a terminal portion of the fixed contact piece, which protrude from a bottom surface of a base that supports the movable contact piece and the fixed contact piece, are connected in series with a bypass fitting so that an electrical current flows in the same direction between the contact points simultaneously closed.
A switching device
- wherein a plurality of pairs of a movable contact point, which is provided on an upper end portion of a movable contact piece, and a fixed contact point, which is provided on an upper end portion of a fixed contact piece are provided in parallel connected in series so that an electrical current flows in the same direction between the contact points simultaneously closed, and at least one permanent magnet is disposed on a lateral side of the contact points so that a magnetic field, which extends an arc generated between the contact points in either an upward or downward direction, is formed,
- wherein a pair of the permanent magnets are disposed so as to face each other on both lateral sides of the plurality of the pairs of the contact points provided in parallel, and
- wherein a terminal portion of the movable contact piece and a terminal portion of the fixed contact piece, which protrude from a bottom surface of a base that supports the movable contact piece and the fixed contact piece, are connected in series with a bypass fitting so that an electrical current flows in the same direction between the contact points simultaneously closed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.