Kit and method for the assembly of at least two variants of a relay and contact spring for a relay
A stationary contact spring for a relay includes a base section fixed in a housing of the relay, a contact area opposite the base section adapted to perform an electric switching with a contact force, a spring section extending between the base section and the contact area, and an abutting latch abutting the housing with a biasing force directed against the contact force.
1. A relay, comprising:
a housing; and
a stationary contact spring having a base section fixed in the housing, a contact area opposite the base section, and a spring section extending between the base section and the contact area, the stationary contact spring abuts the housing with a biasing force directed against a contact force, the biasing force in a first variant of the relay is lower than the contact force and the biasing force in a second variant of the relay is higher than the contact force, the stationary contact spring has an abutting latch abutting the housing with the biasing force, a free end of the abutting latch is plastically deformable into a plurality of positions relative to the spring section for altering the biasing force between the contact spring and the housing.
2. The relay of claim 1 , wherein the stationary contact spring is identically structured in the first variant and in the second variant.
3. The relay of claim 2 , wherein the abutting latch is at least partially plastically deformed further toward the housing in the second variant than in the first variant.
4. The relay of claim 1 , wherein the second variant is a high inrush relay and has an inrush capacity of about 45 A.
5. The relay of claim 1 , wherein the first variant is a low inrush relay and has an inrush capacity of about 15-20 A.
6. The relay of claim 1 wherein the free end of the abutting latch defines an abutting surface bent away from a plane in which the spring section is arranged.
7. The relay of claim 6 , wherein the abutting surface is bent toward the housing in the second variant.
8. A stationary contact spring for a relay, comprising:
a base section fixed in a housing of the relay;
a contact area opposite the base section adapted to perform an electric switching with a contact force;
a spring section extending between the base section and the contact area; and
an abutting latch abutting the housing with a biasing force directed against the contact force, the abutting latch is integrally formed with the spring section and extends from the spring section, the abutting latch has a free tip with an abutting surface bent away from a plane in which the spring section is arranged.
9. The stationary contact spring of claim 8 , further comprising a pair of abutting latches each protruding from a lateral side of the spring section.
10. The stationary contact spring of claim 8 , wherein the abutting latch is L-shaped and cantilevered.
11. The stationary contact spring of claim 8 , wherein a free end of the abutting latch is plastically deformable into a plurality of positions relative to the spring section.
12. A relay, comprising:
a housing; and
a stationary contact spring having a base section fixed in the housing, a contact area opposite the base section, and a spring section extending between the base section and the contact area, the stationary contact spring abuts the housing with a biasing force directed against a contact force, the biasing force in a first variant of the relay is lower than the contact force and the biasing force in a second variant of the relay is higher than the contact force, the first variant is a low inrush relay and has an inrush capacity of about 15-20 A and/or the second variant is a high inrush relay and has an inrush capacity of about 45 A.
13. A stationary contact spring for a relay, comprising:
a base section fixed in a housing of the relay;
a contact area opposite the base section adapted to perform an electric switching with a contact force;
a spring section extending between the base section and the contact area;
an abutting latch abutting the housing with a biasing force directed against the contact force; and
a first bending zone having a smaller width in comparison to an area immediately surrounding the first bending zone.
14. The stationary contact spring of claim 13 , wherein the first bending zone is formed by a notch at the abutting latch.
15. The stationary contact spring of claim 13 , wherein the base section is reinforced.
16. The stationary contact spring of claim 15 , wherein a second bending zone is formed by a border between the spring section and the base section.
17. The stationary contact spring of claim 16 , wherein the first bending zone and/or the second bending zone is defined by a kink.
18. A stationary contact spring for a relay, comprising:
a base section fixed in a housing of the relay;
a contact area opposite the base section adapted to perform an electric switching with a contact force;
a spring section extending between the base section and the contact area, the base section extends beyond a lateral side of the spring section and a gap is disposed between the lateral side of the spring section and the base section; and
an abutting latch abutting the housing with a biasing force directed against the contact force.
19. A stationary contact spring for a relay, comprising:
a base section fixed in a housing of the relay;
a contact area opposite the base section adapted to perform an electric switching with a contact force;
a spring section extending between the base section and the contact area; and
a pair of abutting latches abutting the housing with a biasing force directed against the contact force, the abutting latches are integrally formed with the spring section and extend from the spring section, the abutting latches each protrude from a lateral side of the spring section.
20. A stationary contact spring for a relay, comprising:
a base section fixed in a housing of the relay;
a contact area opposite the base section adapted to perform an electric switching with a contact force;
a spring section extending between the base section and the contact area; and
an abutting latch abutting the housing with a biasing force directed against the contact force, the abutting latch is integrally formed with the spring section and extends from the spring section, the abutting latch is L-shaped and cantilevered.
21. A stationary contact spring for a relay, comprising:
a base section fixed in a housing of the relay;
a contact area opposite the base section adapted to perform an electric switching with a contact force;
a spring section extending between the base section and the contact area; and
an abutting latch abutting the housing with a biasing force directed against the contact force, the abutting latch is integrally formed with the spring section and extends from the spring section, a free end of the abutting latch is plastically deformable into a plurality of positions relative to the spring section.