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Granted Patent B2
US 8,963,663 · App. 13/582,995 · Granted Feb 24, 2015

Contact switching device

Inventors: Keisuke Yano (Kikuchi, JP); Ryuichi Hashimoto (Yamaga, JP); Yasuo Hayashida (Kumamoto, JP); Shingo Mori (Yamaga, JP)
Assignee: Omron Corporation
H01H1/36H01H1/66H01H50/40H01H50/60H01H51/06H01H51/00H01H50/30H01H50/54H01H50/045H01H50/00H01H50/02H01H9/443H01H50/443H01H2050/025
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Patent No.
US 8,963,663
App. No.
13/582,995
Granted
Feb 24, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a contact switching device having high dimension accuracy and an inexpensive price, and including a small sealed space. For this, there is provided a contact switching device that drives a contact mechanical portion ( 30 ) arranged inside a sealed space ( 43 ) to perform contact switching, based on excitation and degauss of an electromagnet portion ( 50 ) arranged outside the sealed space ( 43 ). Particularly, a ceramic plate ( 31 ) holding a fixed contact terminal ( 33 ) of the contact mechanical portion ( 30 ) is bonded to and integrated with an upper opening edge portion of a metal cylindrical flange ( 32 ), while a plate-like yoke ( 37 ) is bonded to and integrated with a lower opening edge portion opposed to the upper opening edge portion to form the sealed space ( 43 ).

Claims (19)

1. A contact switching device that drives a contact mechanical portion arranged inside a sealed space to perform contact switching, based on excitation and degauss of an electromagnet portion arranged outside the sealed space,

wherein a ceramic plate holding a fixed contact terminal of the contact mechanical portion is bonded to and integrated with an upper opening edge portion of a metal cylindrical flange, while a plate-like yoke is bonded to and integrated with a lower opening edge portion opposed to the upper opening edge portion to form the sealed space;

wherein a pair of permanent magnets is arranged on opposed inner surfaces of the metal cylindrical flange, and are configured so that magnetic forces of said pair of magnets extend a generated arc, and the metal cylindrical flange is brazed to an upper-surface circumferential edge portion of the ceramic plate and an opening edge portion on lower side of the metal cylindrical flange is integrated with upper surface of the plate-like yoke, by brazing.

2. The contact switching device according to claim 1 , wherein the metal cylindrical flange is made of a magnetic material.

3. The contact switching device according to claim 1 , wherein the upper opening edge portion of the metal cylindrical flange is bonded to and integrated with an upper-surface outer circumferential edge portion of the ceramic plate.

4. The contact switching device according to claim 2 , wherein the upper opening edge portion of the metal cylindrical flange is bonded to and integrated with an upper-surface outer circumferential edge portion of the ceramic plate.

5. The contact switching device according to claim 1 , wherein the lower opening edge portion of the metal cylindrical flange is fitted on an annular step portion protruded on an upper surface of the plate-like yoke, and is welded and integrated from outside.

6. The contact switching device according to claim 2 , wherein the lower opening edge portion of the metal cylindrical flange is fitted on an annular step portion protruded on an upper surface of the plate-like yoke, and is welded and integrated from outside.

7. The contact switching device according to claim 3 , wherein the lower opening edge portion of the metal cylindrical flange is fitted on an annular step portion protruded on an upper surface of the plate-like yoke, and is welded and integrated from outside.

8. The contact switching device according to claim 1 , wherein an outer circumferential rib provided in the upper opening edge portion of the metal cylindrical flange is welded and integrated with an outer circumferential rib of a metal frame body, and an opening edge portion on a lower side of metal cylindrical flange is welded and integrated with plate-like yoke.

9. The contact switching device according to claim 2 , wherein an outer circumferential rib provided in the upper opening edge portion of the metal cylindrical flange is welded and integrated with an outer circumferential rib of a metal frame body, and an opening edge portion on a lower side of metal cylindrical flange is welded and integrated with plate-like yoke.

10. The contact switching device according to claim 3 , wherein an outer circumferential rib provided in the upper opening edge portion of the metal cylindrical flange is welded and integrated with an outer circumferential rib of a metal frame body, and an opening edge portion on a lower side of metal cylindrical flange is welded and integrated with plate-like yoke.

11. A contact switching device that drives a contact mechanical portion arranged inside a sealed space to perform contact switching, based on excitation and degauss of an electromagnet portion arranged outside the sealed space,

wherein a lower opening edge portion of a metal cylindrical flange forming the sealed space is bonded to and integrated with a plate-like yoke provided with an annular brazing-reservoir groove having a shape along at least any one of an inside or an outside of the lower opening edge portion of the metal cylindrical flange on an upper surface.

12. The contact switching device according to claim 11 , wherein two annular brazing-reservoir grooves provided inside and outside of the lower opening edge portion, are provided in parallel.

13. The contact switching device according to claim 11 , wherein at least one positioning projection that can lock the opening edge portion of the metal cylindrical flange to position the metal cylindrical flange portion is provided on the upper surface of the plate-like yoke.

14. The contact switching device according to claim 12 , wherein at least one positioning projection that can lock the opening edge portion of the metal cylindrical flange to position the metal cylindrical flange portion is provided on the upper surface of the plate-like yoke.

15. A contact switching device that drives a contact mechanical portion arranged inside a sealed space to perform contact switching, based on excitation and degauss of an electromagnet portion arranged outside the sealed space,

wherein a lower opening edge portion of a metal cylindrical flange forming the sealed space is fitted in an annular brazing-reservoir groove provided on an upper surface of a plate-like yoke to be bonded and integrated.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 9, 2013
From: YANO, KEISUKE; HASHIMOTO, RYUICHI; HAYASHIDA, YASUO; MORI, SHINGO
To: OMRON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 030387/0173 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2010-058009 · Mar 15, 2010 · national
JP 2010-058010 · Mar 15, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130214883A1 · Aug 22, 2013