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US3146315A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Readily adjustable relay contact structure

Assignee: Honeywell Inc
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Filing: 1962-05-16
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Granted: 1964-08-25
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Expires: 1982-05-16
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Donald R Hazelquist

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 21:15
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H50/00; H01H50/54; H01H1/00; H01H2001/0005; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49204

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 175 words
IN AN ELECTROMAGNETICALLY ACTUATED RELAY, COMPRISING: MAGNETIC CIRCUIT MEANS INCLUDING MAGNETIC FLUX GENERATING MEANS FOR PROVIDING A CONTROLLED MAGNETIC FLUX IN SAID CIRCUIT MEANS; SAID CIRCUIT MEANS INCLUDING A FIXED MAGNETIC MEMBER AND A MOVABLE MAGNETIC MEMBER WHICH MOVE RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER AS SAID MAGNETIC FLUX IS CONTROLLED; ELONGATED CONTACT MEANS CARRIED BY SAID MOVABLE MAGNETIC MEMBER; FIXED METAL CONTACT MEANS INCLUDING TWO CONTACTS OF RECTANGULAR CROSS SECTION HAVING ADJOINING CONTACT SURFACES AND EACH FURTHER HAVING AN INTEGRAL EXTENSION AT GENERALLY RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID CONTACT SURFACES; SAID CONTACT SURFACES AND SAID EXTENSIONS LYING IN A PLANE PERPENDICULAR TO AND INTERSECTED BY SAID ELONGATED CONTACT MEANS; AND AN INSULATING MEMBER ATTACHED TO SAID EXTENSIONS TO MOUNT SAID CONTACT SURFACES ADJOINING EACH OTHER; SAID CONTACTS AND SAID EXTENSIONS BEING INTEGRALLY FORMED OF A METAL OF SUFFICIENT THICKNESS TO MAINTAIN A FIXED RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SAID CONTACTS AFTER SAID CONTACT MEANS IS MOUNTED UPON SAID INSULATING MEMBER; SAID INSULATING MEMBER MOUNTED UPON SAID MAGNETIC CIRCUIT MEANS TO ALLOW SAID ELONGATED CONTACT TO PASS BETWEEN SAID CONTACT SURFACES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 175 words
IN AN ELECTROMAGNETICALLY ACTUATED RELAY, COMPRISING: MAGNETIC CIRCUIT MEANS INCLUDING MAGNETIC FLUX GENERATING MEANS FOR PROVIDING A CONTROLLED MAGNETIC FLUX IN SAID CIRCUIT MEANS; SAID CIRCUIT MEANS INCLUDING A FIXED MAGNETIC MEMBER AND A MOVABLE MAGNETIC MEMBER WHICH MOVE RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER AS SAID MAGNETIC FLUX IS CONTROLLED; ELONGATED CONTACT MEANS CARRIED BY SAID MOVABLE MAGNETIC MEMBER; FIXED METAL CONTACT MEANS INCLUDING TWO CONTACTS OF RECTANGULAR CROSS SECTION HAVING ADJOINING CONTACT SURFACES AND EACH FURTHER HAVING AN INTEGRAL EXTENSION AT GENERALLY RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID CONTACT SURFACES; SAID CONTACT SURFACES AND SAID EXTENSIONS LYING IN A PLANE PERPENDICULAR TO AND INTERSECTED BY SAID ELONGATED CONTACT MEANS; AND AN INSULATING MEMBER ATTACHED TO SAID EXTENSIONS TO MOUNT SAID CONTACT SURFACES ADJOINING EACH OTHER; SAID CONTACTS AND SAID EXTENSIONS BEING INTEGRALLY FORMED OF A METAL OF SUFFICIENT THICKNESS TO MAINTAIN A FIXED RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SAID CONTACTS AFTER SAID CONTACT MEANS IS MOUNTED UPON SAID INSULATING MEMBER; SAID INSULATING MEMBER MOUNTED UPON SAID MAGNETIC CIRCUIT MEANS TO ALLOW SAID ELONGATED CONTACT TO PASS BETWEEN SAID CONTACT SURFACES.

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