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US 9,761,397 B1Granted
Electrical relay device
AssigneeTe Connectivity Corporation
InventorsRonald Martin Weber, William E. Veith
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Abstract
An electrical relay device includes a housing extending between a closed end and an open end defining a chamber. The closed end of the housing faces and is mounted to a circuit board. A driver is received in the chamber and is electrically connected to a relay power source. The driver includes a coil and coil terminals terminated to the circuit board. A switch member is positioned in the chamber and moves between a first position and a second position. The switch member includes a movable relay contact. A cover is coupled to the housing at the open end. The cover holds the coil with the movable relay contact positioned between the coil and the closed end of the housing facing the circuit board.
Claims19
An electrical relay device comprising:
- a housing extending between a closed end and an open end, the housing defining a chamber, the closed end of the housing facing and being configured to be mounted to a circuit board;
- a driver received in the chamber and being electrically connected to a relay power source, the driver having a plate, the driver having a coil and coil terminals configured to be terminated to the circuit board;
- a switch member within the chamber of the housing that is configured to move between a first position and a second position based on a presence or absence of a magnetic field that is induced by current through the coil, the switch member including a movable relay contact that is spaced apart from at least one stationary relay contact when the switch member is in the first position and engages the at least one stationary relay contact to provide a closed circuit path when the switch member is in the second position;
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- a cover coupled to the housing at the open end, the cover retaining the coil and the movable relay contact positioned between the coil and the closed end of the housing in the housing and facing the circuit boards;
- wherein the coil is positioned between the cover and the plate and the switch member is received between the plate and the closed end of the housing.
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An electrical relay device comprising:
- a housing extending between a closed end and an open end, the housing defining a chamber, the closed end of the housing facing and being configured to be mounted to a circuit board;
- stationary relay contacts mounted to the closed end of the housing, each of the stationary relay contacts having a mating interface exposed in the chamber and a circuit board interface exposed exterior of the housing for termination to the circuit board;
- a driver received in the chamber and being electrically connected to a relay power source, the driver having a coil and coil terminals configured to be terminated to the circuit board;
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- a switch member within the chamber of the housing that is configured to move between a first position and a second position based on a presence or absence of a magnetic field that is induced by current through the coil, the switch member including a movable relay contact that is spaced apart from at least one of the stationary relay contacts when the switch member is in the first position and engages at least one of the stationary relay contacts in the second position to provide a closed circuit path.
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An electrical relay device comprising:
- a circuit board having a mounting surface and a power circuit at the mounting surface electrically connected to a relay power source;
- stationary relay contacts mounted to the power circuit on the mounting surface of the circuit board, each of the stationary relay contacts having a mating interface;
- a housing mounted to the circuit board at the mounting surface, the housing extending between a closed end and an open end, the housing defining a chamber, the housing having an end wall defining the closed end, the end wall having at least one opening therethrough, the closed end of the housing mounted to the mounting surface of the circuit board such that the stationary relay contacts are exposed to the chamber through the at least one opening in the end wall;
- a driver received in the chamber and being electrically connected to the relay power source, the driver having a coil and coil terminals terminated to the circuit board;
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- a switch member within the chamber of the housing that is configured to move between a first position and a second position based on a presence or absence of a magnetic field that is induced by current through the coil, the switch member including a movable relay contact that is spaced apart from at least one of the stationary relay contacts when the switch member is in the first position and engages at least one of the stationary relay contacts in the second position to provide a closed circuit path.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.