IP Library Granted Patent US 9,991,067
Granted Patent B2
US 9,991,067 · App. 14/237,906 · Granted Jun 5, 2018

Method for producing an electric contact support

Inventor: Rainer Faast (Altnagelberg, AT)
Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
H01H11/04H01H11/042H01H11/06H01R43/02H01R43/0263H01R43/0482H01R43/16H01R43/18H01R43/26H01H2011/067Y10T29/49121Y10T29/49179Y10T29/49208Y10T29/49213
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Patent No.
US 9,991,067
App. No.
14/237,906
Granted
Jun 5, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for the production of an electric contact carrier includes producing a basic profile from a basic material. A contact material is applied on a contact accepting area of the basic profile. The contact material is formed into a contact of the contact carrier. Then, the contact carrier is removed from the basic material.

Claims (11)

1. A method for the production of an electric contact carrier of a switching bridge, the method comprising:

producing a basic profile from a basic material, the basic profile including a contact accepting area;

welding a portion of a contact material on the contact accepting area of the basic profile; and then

cutting a remaining portion of the contact material from the welded portion after the contact material is welded to the contact accepting area;

forming the welded portion of the contact material into a contact of the electric contact carrier; and then

removing the electric contact carrier from the basic material.

2. The method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the basic profile is at least one of punched and embossed from the basic material.

3. The method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the contact accepting area is formed at the basic profile by at least one of embossing and upsetting.

4. The method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the contact material is applied as a wire-shaped contact material on the contact accepting area.

5. The method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the contact material is formed into the contact by embossing.

6. The method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the contact carrier is embossed from the basic material.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 11, 2018
From: EATON INDUSTRIES (AUSTRIA) GMBH
To: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
Reel/Frame 047498/0462 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2018
From: EATON INDUSTRIES (AUSTRIA) GMBH
To: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
Reel/Frame 045736/0941 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 16, 2014
From: FAAST, RAINER
To: EATON INDUSTRIES (AUSTRIA) GMBH
Reel/Frame 032909/0018 →
Priority Claims (1)
AT A1 181/2011 · Aug 12, 2011 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61522846 · Aug 12, 2011
Related Publication 20140237818A1 · Aug 28, 2014