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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8035468 | Magnet system extrusion coating for a relay A relay has a magnet system with a core partially enclosed by a coil. A yoke has a first yoke leg attached to a first end of the core and a second yoke leg extending parallel to the core. The second yoke leg has an armature mounting portion formed on an upper side o... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7852179 | Relay with automated overtravel adjustment An electromagnetic relay has a relay coil, an armature, a pusher and a contact system. The armature is actuated by the relay coil, and linked to the pusher to drive the pusher to operate the contact system. A set of stationary contact springs and a set of moveable c... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7800467 | Electrical switch element, in particular a relay, for the simultaneous switching of a plurality of circuits An electrical switch element for a relay includes a base, a compensating element, and an actuating device. The base is provided with fixed contacts. The compensating element includes first and second switch contact carriers provided with switch contacts that corresp... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7498912 | Electromagnetic relay It is intended to provide an electromagnetic relay which resolves problems of large base size and difference in spring constant. In a facing gap defined between a pair of electromagnet units disposed on a base in parallel to each other and with shaft lines being ori... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7482900 | Micro relay The micro relay of the present invention comprises a base substrate 3, an armature block 5, and a cover 7. The base substrate 3 has a storage recess 41 for accommodating an electromagnetic device 1. The storage recess is com... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7439834 | Electromagnetic relay To reduce the internal resistance of small electromagnetic relays of a one-circuit three-contact gap type in order to make it possible to allow large electric currents and at the same time to improve the connection between the fixed contacts and the moveable contact... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7423504 | Electromagnetic relay An electromagnetic relay is provided which is capable of reducing a contact bounce at time of closing a contact. The electromagnetic relay is so configured that an opposed angle θ is 0° | 09/09/2008 |
| 7420448 | Electromagnetic relay To provide a small-sized electromagnetic relay capable of reducing an internal resistance of a contact circuit as much as possible, and also capable of carrying a high current to the relay. The electromagnetic relay includes an electromagnetic driving block composed... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7414214 | Contact arrangement for a relay The invention relates to a contact arrangement of a relay with a contact head (11) with a crown (17) which encloses a contact surface (15) and is raised with respect to the contact surface. According to the invention, for increasing the contact ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7385471 | Electromagnetic relay To provide a small-sized electromagnetic relay capable of reducing an internal resistance of a contact circuit as much as possible, and also capable of carrying a high current to the relay. The electromagnetic relay includes an electromagnetic driving block composed... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7370614 | Electromagnetically driven valve An electromagnetically driven valve includes a driven valve having a stem and carrying out reciprocating motion along a direction in which the stem extends, a disc support base having an abutment surface, a disc extending from one end coupled to the stem toward the ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372350 | Electromagnetic relay An electromagnetic relay is provided which is small in size and is capable of controlling two circuits of an ordinarily-open contact, which has a large current-carrying capacity and high interrupting capability, and which is excellent in resistance against shock and... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7338296 | Electric apparatus having plural electric parts In an electric apparatus having a bus bar, a plurality of electric parts and a number of terminals connected to external terminals are mounted on the bus bar. The terminals are arranged in two or more lines, plural terminals are arranged in each line. Therefore, a s... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335040 | Electromagnetic relay An electromagnetic relay is provided which allows free design of arrangements of each external connecting terminal and is capable of effectively dissipating heat from a base and suppressing a rise in temperatures within the electromagnetic relay. The electro-magneti... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336051 | Voltmeter relay with built-in terminal board A voltmeter relay, of the type normally installed in control boxes for the electric motors of refrigerator compressors, equipped with a built-in terminal board for connection of the relay excitation coil to the electric motor, the pickup and maintenance capacitors, ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7323957 | Electro-mechanical relay The electro-mechanical relay comprises a base having a transversal axis and a rocking member operatively connected over the base. The rocking member is pivotable, with reference to the transversal axis, between a first position and a second position. The relay also ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324350 | MEMS RF switch module including a vertical via An apparatus and method to provide a micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) radio frequency (RF) switch module with a vertical via. The MEMS RF switch module includes a MEMS die coupled to a cap section. The vertical via passes through the cap section to electricall... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321281 | Hermetically sealed relay having low permeability plastic housing A high voltage relay comprises a hermitically sealed housing made of ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) and having internal components for changing the state of said relay. Terminals are electrically connected to the internal components for connection to external circuit... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7307499 | High-frequency relay A high-frequency relay includes: a base block having fixed terminals insert-molded to expose fixed contacts; an electromagnetic block mounted on the base block and for rotating a movable iron piece due to excitation and demagnetization; and movable blocks interlocki... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7286031 | Supporting structure of fixed contact terminals In the supporting structure of fixed contact terminals, a pair of fixed contact terminals with respective fixed contacts provided on their free ends are supported by fixed contact bases and the both ends of a movable contact piece contact with and separate from the ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283026 | Electromagnetic relay An electromagnetic relay including a base, an electromagnet fitted to the base, and a contact section operable to open or close with an operation of the electromagnet. The base includes a retaining face firstly contacting with the yoke of the electromagnet, in an ac... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7268987 | Motor starter device A motor starter device having an elongated base provided with power poles acted upon by a contactor part and a protection part. The base houses power current lines 15 and their control mechanism 20. Two movable linkages (30, 40) are associated w... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7250838 | Packaging of a micro-magnetic switch with a patterned permanent magnet A method and apparatus for packaging a plurality of micro-magnetic switches is described. A bonded substrate structure includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a magnetic layer. The first substrate has a plurality of cantilevers formed thereon. The second... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7212090 | Relay with core conductor and current sensing A relay situated in series between an AC line source and an AC load has a core conductor connected with the fixed N.O. contact, so that load current flows axially through the core of the actuator coil. Alternatively, the fixed N.C. contact may be connected with the ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7210970 | Circuit breaker with improved connector socket A shouldered connector pin socket (14) is shown having an open channel (14a) formed in the face surface of a wall member of a circuit breaker housing. An electrically conductive spring member (16, 16′) is received over the channel and i... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7205870 | Electromagnetic relay An electromagnetic relay having a moving contact plate and fixed contact plates juxtaposed with one another on a base. A moving iron plate is rotated during magnetization/demagnetization of a coil block put on the base to reciprocate a card in a horizontal direction... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7190246 | Ground fault circuit interrupter A ground fault circuit interrupter includes a circuit board, a magnetic relay, and an armature. The circuit board has an opening and the magnetic relay is mounted on a first side of the circuit board and aligned with the opening. The armature assembly is pivotally m... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7187257 | Electromagnetic relay To provide a small-sized electromagnetic relay capable of reducing an internal resistance of a contact circuit as much as possible, and also capable of carrying a high current to the relay. The electromagnetic relay includes an electromagnetic driving block composed... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7186120 | Automotive relay and electrical connector box An automotive relay and electrical connector box in which relays provided in the connector box do not include an integrated resistor, but provide for the attachment of a resistor only when a relay is connected to a circuit requiring resistance. When a common relay w... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7184193 | Systems and methods for amorphous flexures in micro-electro mechanical systems A micro-electro mechanical system includes a flexure, wherein the flexure is made of an amorphous material. Similarly, a method for forming a micro-electro mechanical system includes forming a substrate, and forming an amorphous flexure, the amorphous flexure being ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7157995 | Switching device An electromagnetic relay has an iron core having a protruding shaft and a magnetic pole portion. The protruding shaft is penetrated through a through hole provided on a metal case, and coil is wound around the protruding shaft. A voltage is applied to the coil for m... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7136281 | Display and electrical connection structure thereof A display and an electrical connection structure thereof. In the electrical connection structure, a first conduction module and a second conduction module are pivoted on a shaft with an insulator. The second conduction module is capable of rotating with respect to t... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7135947 | Hybrid microwave T-switch actuator A hybrid switch actuator having six positions that are stable in the absence of current and in which displacement occurs between an initial position and a target position under the action of a current. The actuator includes a stator and a rotationally moveable rotor... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7135946 | Electromagnetic relay having at least one relay actuator and a receptacle for relay actuators A double relay is described which has two relay actuators which are inserted into a common receptacle. Each relay actuator has a first fixed contact and a movable contact. Arranged on the receptacle are two second fixed contacts, in each case a second fixed contact ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7116193 | Electromagnetic relay A relay is provided that has a base, connecting elements, a magnet system with a coil, a core arranged within the coil, an L-shaped yoke, and a plate-shaped armature, wherein the axis of the coil extends parallel to the first yoke leg, and a second yoke leg is conne... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7109832 | Relay In one embodiment, a method for reducing signal noise in a relay having pass-through and attenuator circuits which are alternately closed by operation of an armature assembly of the relay is disclosed. In accordance with the method, the armature assembly is provided... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7106154 | Electromagnetic relay An electromagnetic relay including a base having a first receptacle, a second receptacle and a partition wall defining the first and second receptacles on mutually opposite sides of the partition wall. The partition wall includes a major part and an auxiliary part, ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7102473 | Micro-relay This micro relay comprises a body 1, a cover 4, an armature block 3. The body 1, which is made of silicon or glass, has an electromagnetic mechanism 2. The cover 4 is also made of silicon or glass. The armature block 3 | 09/05/2006 |
| 7075195 | Electrical safety lockout mechanism for power tools and other hazardous machinery An improved electrical lockout mechanism includes a first connection means to a power source, and a second connection means to a power input terminal of the machine being protected. The machine includes a manually-operated ON/OFF switch. A switching element, which i... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7061351 | Complex relay device A complex relay device has at least one bus bar base plate, two relay units, and a relay case. The bus bar base plate has multiple bus bars that have ends providing terminals and are formed in predetermined circuit patterns. The bus bars are integrated and covered w... | 06/13/2006 |
