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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8143979 | Electromagnetic relay for starters Terminal-bolts and a fixed contact are formed with different kinds of metals, and fixed to a fixing hole formed in the fixed contact by press fitting one end of the terminal-bolts. A plurality of concavo-convex parts is provided on a surface of the fixed contact tha... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8130064 | Switching device The invention is directed to a switch assembly which can be used in situation in which the switch accommodates the flow of high voltage current. An actuator assembly with moveable contacts is moved by a motor driven armature. The moveable contacts are in electrical ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7978035 | Magnet switch with magnetic core designed to ensure stability in operation thereof A magnet switch which may be employed in automotive engine starters is provided. The magnet switch includes a stationary magnetic core made up of a disc assembly and a core body. The disc assembly is made of a stack of annular plate members superposed on each other.... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7948339 | Electromagnetic drive unit and an electromechanical switching device An electromechanical switching device, especially a contactor or a multifunctional device including a contactor, includes at least one stationary contact piece, at least one movable contact piece movable to and from the at least one stationary contact piece for open... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7911301 | Electromagnetic relay An electromagnetic relay has a solenoid formed from a wound coil, a movable iron core that is reciprocated upwardly and downwardly in an axial hole of the solenoid, and a movable contact point that reciprocates together with the movable iron core. The movable contac... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7692522 | Method and device for the safe operation of a switching device A method and device are disclosed for safely operating a switching device with at least one main contact, which can be switched on or off, and which has contact elements and a moving contact bridge, and with at least one control magnet, which has a moving armature. ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7570138 | Electromagnetic switch for starter An electromagnetic switch for a starter comprises a current-supply terminal and a vibration absorber configured to absorb vibration imposed on the terminal. The terminal is provided so that one end of the terminal is tightly attached to the switch, and the other end... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7548146 | Power relay A first aspect of the invention includes a power relay assembly having a motor assembly and actuator assembly disposed in a housing. The actuator assembly includes at least one bridge assembly having one or more contacts arranged to provide selective electrical conn... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7474182 | Contactor with connector module for control of the solenoid mechanism A contactor includes a housing lower section housing a solenoid mechanism, a main contact and a housing upper section, for housing main terminals and a connector module including control terminals which may be connected to the solenoid coil of the solenoid mechanism... | 01/06/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7375606 | Electromagnetic contractor for controlling an electric starter The metal housing of the case of a contactor includes an annular rib extending continuously opposite the cylindrical periphery of the main stationary core, the rib having an internal diameter respectively greater than that of the ferrule and smaller than that of the... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7262519 | Actuator unit with at least two actuators and a secure control unit In order to provide a bearing for an already prepositioned switching shaft, fitted with coupling levers, of a low-voltage circuit breaker in the region where the switching forces act, a bearing assembly is provided. The bearing assembly includes a bearing body which... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7236071 | Medium voltage vacuum contactor A medium voltage vacuum contactor comprising for each pole, a vacuum envelope which contains a fixed contact and a corresponding movable contact; and actuating means providing the energy required to move the movable contacts, characterized in that said actuating mea... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7199687 | Solenoid type drive and starter using the same A solenoid type device as a magnetic switch of a starter 10 comprises an exciting coil 3f that is energized and generates magnetic force, a plunger 3a that is a moving core which is a part of the magnetic circuit, and a fixed core ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7165468 | Starter An outer diameter portion of a sealing member is rotatably supported by an inner surface of a nose portion. The axial movement of the sealing member is regulated. A tooth profile-shaped hole having approximately the same shape as that of a gear portion of a pinion i... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7138894 | Electromagnetic breaker An electromagnetic breaker includes a housing (10) having two conductors (30, 31), and a slidable conductor (40) slidably disposed in the housing (10) and movable to engage with the conductors (30, 31) and to electrically couple th... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7116196 | Starter electromagnetic switch The starter electromagnetic switch includes a switch coil creating magnetic force to move a plunger for closing the main contact thereof, a switch terminal bolt having a head portion fixed to a switch cover covering the main contact, and a shaft portion to which a s... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7091805 | Electromagnetic relay An electromagnetic relay has a mobile contact point attached to a contact member, a fixed contact point, a contact point spring that applies a biasing force on the contact member towards the fixed contact point, a guide that carries the contact member and said conta... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7088208 | Wire connecting structure of electromagnetic switch of starter In a starter, an electromagnetic switch is mounted to a seating. A lead wire of an exciting coil is led to an outside of a switch case by a coil-leading portion and is connected to a male terminal, which is fixed to the coil-leading portion by welding. The coil-lead... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7053327 | Apparatus and method for use in circuit interrupters The present invention provides improved and more efficient methods and apparatus for maintaining and/or adjusting over-travel gaps and contact wipe portions in operating rod assemblies of circuit interrupters. According to one embodiment of the invention, a circuit ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7038564 | Electromagnetic starter switch An electromagnetic starter switch in which a voltage from a power source is depressed by a resistor and applied to a motor by an auxiliary movable contact coming into contact with a first auxiliary fixed contact and a second auxiliary fixed contact before a pinion g... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7038563 | Electromagnetic switch for starter In an electromagnetic switch of a starter, a bobbin has two terminal holders on a flange. Each of the terminal holders defines a slot on its end surface and a terminal is press-fitted in the slot in an axial direction of the bobbin. An end of an excitation coil woun... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7034643 | Electromagnetic starter switch An electromagnetic starter switch in which a voltage from a power source is depressed by a resistor and applied to a motor by an auxiliary movable contact coming into contact with a first auxiliary fixed contact and a second auxiliary fixed contact before a pinion i... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7023306 | Electromagnetic relay An electromagnetic relay includes an electromagnet block having coils wound about the bodies of spools through which iron cores are provided. The electromagnet block is accommodated in a concave part that opens upward of a box-shaped case such that the shaft centers... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7009475 | Starter solenoid switch with highly reliable contacts A starter solenoid switch according to the present invention includes a first and a second set of contacts that are disposed between a battery and a starter motor in parallel with each other. The first and the second sets of contacts are so configured that the secon... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6943655 | Direct current contactor assembly A direct current contactor having at least one low current terminal and at least two high current terminals is disclosed. The low current terminal is connected to a spring, which is nested in a chimney-shaped receptacle, where it is coupled to the contactor's coil. ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6937123 | Electromagnetic switch of engine starter An electromagnetic switch of an engine starter includes a pair of stationary contacts connectable to a starter motor, a movable contact disposed at a first distance from the pair of stationary contacts; a rod having one end that slidably supports the movable contact... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6930268 | On-off electrical switch having quick make-brake spring loaded plunger mechanism A non-fused electrical slide switch. A handle assembly is operatively connected to a base, between on and off positions, and movable relative to a cover. The base has two pair of raised landings rising above four contact strips. Each pair of raised landings are disp... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6930576 | Electromagnetic switch for starters An electromagnetic switch for a starter is provided. In the switch, a switch case has an open end formed and a molding cap has two terminals connected electrically to external leads and a fitting end. The fitting end is mutually fitted to the open end of the switch ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6914504 | Electromagnetic switch for a starter An electromagnetic switch has at least one pair of projection and groove engageable with each other and extending in an axial direction on an outer cylindrical surface of a solenoid casing and on an inner cylindrical surface of a switch casing. Engagement of the pro... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6911883 | Electrical switchgear comprising several housing parts A switching chamber enclosure includes a number of enclosure parts with specific functional subdivision, in which switching elements are arranged. The enclosure of the switching device is formed at least by one lower shell and one upper shell, which are separated fr... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6864443 | Multipolar circuit-protection assembly for a collector rail system The invention relates to a multipole fused switch arrangement for busbar systems having at least two fused switch units (10) which each holds a fuse link (20), with the fused switch units (10) having a mounting and contact apparatus (11) ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6852937 | Inductive position sensing switching device A switching device, in particular a position sensing switching device, generates switching signals. The position sensing switching device comprises at least one switching unit and at least one activation unit, the switching unit reacting to a relative spacial displa... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6833778 | Electromagnetic switch and starter using the same An electromagnetic switch includes a contact holding member connected to a plunger in order to hold a first movable contact. The contact holding member is disposed outside a switch case covering a periphery of an excitation coil. A return spring pushes the plunger b... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6822544 | Magnet switch for starter In a magnet switch for a starter, a first contact portion and a second contact portion are connected in parallel between a battery and a motor. The first contact portion makes contact through a resistive component so that the motor starts rotation at low speed. By t... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6710690 | Magnet switch for starter A magnet switch has a coil of a reduced size and a sufficiently large contact and does not have a rod running through the plunger or the fixed iron core. A flange and a joint are fixed at one end of the plunger. The arm of the flange is connected to a holder via an ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6693503 | Relay, in particular for a starting device A relay (10), in particular for a starter for an internal combustion engine, is proposed. The relay (10) includes a relay coil (13) and a solenoid armature (22) which can be moved when full battery current flows to the relay coil (13). A contact member (3... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6552638 | Semi-solid link solenoid A semi-solid link solenoid 10 comprises windings 22 held within a housing 20, and a spring biased plunger 24 which is free to slide axially within the windings. The plunger 24 slideably engages a contact rod 26 having an end knob 58. The end knob 58 of th... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6411184 | Electromechanical contactor An electromechanical contactor that houses an electromagnet and a mobile contact carrier within one body. The electromagnet 20 is situated at the rear of the body 10 and a command wiring plane PB is situated at the front of the power wiring plane PA. The ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6404310 | Magnet switch having metal-molded resinous switch cover A magnet switch includes a resinous switch cover and an external terminal. The switch cover has a cylindrical metal member insert-molded into a fixing portion, and the external terminal is disposed inside the metal member. The external terminal has an anc... | 06/11/2002 |
