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US 12,266,493 · App. 18/347,425 · Granted Apr 1, 2025

Relay having a step that secures an adhesive layer between base and cover of the relay

Inventors: Daishi Kitajima (Tokyo, JP); Kazuaki Miyanaga (Tokyo, JP); Mitsuyoshi Mizuhashi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: FCL Components Limited
H01H50/56H01H50/02
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Patent No.
US 12,266,493
App. No.
18/347,425
Granted
Apr 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A relay includes an electromagnet, a plurality of springs having contacts which open and close in accordance with operation of the electromagnet and terminals, and a base which supports the springs, wherein at least one of the plurality of springs has a locked part which is locked on the base using resilience of the spring, and the base has a lock part which locks the locked part.

Claims (8)

1. A relay, comprising:

an electromagnet,

a fixed contact;

a movable spring;

a movable contact fixed on the movable spring, that contacts with the fixed contact in accordance with operation of the electromagnet,

a base which supports the movable springs, and

a cover which covers the base, wherein

a step that secures an adhesive layer between the base and the cover is formed on a middle of an outside surface of the base facing an inside surface of the cover or formed on a middle of the inside surface of the cover facing the outside surface of the base, with respect to a front-rear direction of the relay.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE RECEIVING PARTY'S ADDRESS IS "12-4, HIGASHI-SHINAGAWA 4-CHROME, SHINAGAWA-KU, TOKYO, 140-0002, JAPAN" PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 68660 FRAME: 58. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Oct 15, 2024
From: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
To: FCL COMPONENTS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 069192/0898 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 20, 2024
From: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
To: FCL COMPONENTS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 068660/0058 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-113338 · Jun 30, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 17305028 · Jun 29, 2021
Related Publication 20230352259A1 · Nov 2, 2023
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