Te Connectivity Germany Gmbh

Christian Lindner

Matthias Kroeker

Harry Koch

Peter Sandeck

Bernd Rahn

A switching assembly comprises a pair of fixed contacts, and a contact bridge movable between a bridging position in which the contact bridge electrically connects the contacts and a separated position in which the contacts are electrically separated. A detector of the assembly includes at least one sensor for detecting the presence of the contact bridge in at least one of the separated position or the bridging position, and a controller operatively connected to the sensor and having a first switching point and a second switching point. One of the switching points is associated with a position of the contact bridge between the bridging position and the separated position.

Switching assembly and method for measuring a position of a contact bridge in a switching assembly

A switch assembly comprises a plurality of contacts, a switch including a contact bridge and an armature connected to the contact bridge, and a switch status detector positioned remotely and electrically isolated from the switch. The switch has an open position in which the contacts are electrically separated from one another and a closed position in which the contacts are in electrical contact with each other through the contact bridge. The switch status detector includes an electronic oscillator coupled with a coil wrapped around a core. The switch status detector outputs an oscillating voltage that varies depending upon a position of the switch between the open position and the closed position.

Switching arrangement

A switch assembly has two contacts; a switch having an open position in which the contacts are electrically separated from one another; and a switch status detector positioned remotely from the switch.

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Christian Lindner