Electromagnetic relay with a movable piece including contact portions

Inventors: Ayata Horie (Kyoto, JP); Hiroyuki Iwasaka (Kyoto, JP); Ryota Minowa (Kyoto, JP); Shinichi Ogawa (Kyoto, JP); Kohei Otsuka (Kyoto, JP)

Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION

H01H50/54 H01H50/14

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Quick Facts

Patent No.: US 12671048
App. No.: 18/684,819
Granted: Jun 30, 2026
Kind: B2

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Abstract

An electromagnetic relay includes a drive shaft, a drive device, a movable piece, a first fixed terminal, and a second fixed terminal. The drive shaft is movable in a moving direction. The drive shaft extends in the moving direction. The drive device moves the drive shaft in the moving direction. The movable piece includes a center portion connected to the drive shaft. The movable piece extends in a longitudinal direction. The first fixed terminal and the second fixed terminal face the movable piece. The movable piece includes a first contact portion and a second contact portion. The first contact portion contacts the first fixed terminal. The second contact portion contacts the second fixed terminal. The first contact portion is disposed eccentrically with respect to a center line of the movable piece. The center line of the movable piece extends in the longitudinal direction through the center portion.

Claims (22)

1 . An electromagnetic relay comprising:

a drive shaft configured to move in a moving direction, the drive shaft extending in the moving direction;

a drive device configured to move the drive shaft in the moving direction;

a movable piece including a center portion connected to the drive shaft, the movable piece extending straight in a longitudinal direction from the center portion, the movable piece being a substantially flat plate-like member extending in the thickness, width and longitudinal directions;

a first fixed terminal facing the movable piece; and

a second fixed terminal facing the movable piece, the second fixed terminal being disposed apart from the first fixed terminal in the longitudinal direction, wherein

the movable piece includes a first contact portion configured to contact the first fixed terminal and a second contact portion configured to contact the second fixed terminal, the first and second contact portions being arranged on a same plane of the plate-like member, and

the first contact portion is disposed eccentrically with respect to a center line of the movable piece, the center line extending in the longitudinal direction through the center portion.

2 . The electromagnetic relay according to claim 1 , wherein the second contact portion is disposed eccentrically with respect to the center line of the movable piece.

3 . The electromagnetic relay according to claim 2 , wherein the first contact portion and the second contact portion are eccentric to opposite sides each other with respect to the center line.

4 . The electromagnetic relay according to claim 1 , wherein the first contact portion and the second contact portion are disposed point-symmetrically with respect to the center portion.

5 . The electromagnetic relay according to claim 1 , wherein the movable piece includes a first notch disposed adjacent to the first contact portion.

6 . The electromagnetic relay according to claim 5 , wherein the movable piece includes a second notch disposed adjacent to the second contact portion.

7 . The electromagnetic relay according to claim 6 , wherein the first notch and the second notch are disposed point-symmetrically with respect to the center portion.

8 . The electromagnetic relay according to claim 5 , wherein the first fixed terminal includes a third notch disposed adjacent to the first notch.

9 . The electromagnetic relay according to claim 6 , wherein the second fixed terminal includes a fourth notch disposed adjacent to the second notch.

10 . The electromagnetic relay according to claim 1 , wherein the movable piece includes a first recess disposed adjacent to the first contact portion.

11 . The electromagnetic relay according to claim 10 , wherein the movable piece includes a second recess disposed adjacent to the second contact portion.

12 . The electromagnetic relay according to claim 11 , wherein the first recess and the second recess are disposed point-symmetrically with respect to the center portion.

13 . The electromagnetic relay according to claim 1 , wherein the first contact portion includes a first contact surface inclined with respect to a surface of the movable piece.

14 . The electromagnetic relay according to claim 13 , wherein the second contact portion includes a second contact surface inclined with respect to the surface of the movable piece.

15 . The electromagnetic relay according to claim 14 , wherein the first contact surface and the second contact surface are inclined in opposite directions from each other with respect to the center line.