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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2013
Tesla Motors, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Bennett Sprague, Oakland, CA (US);
Ian C. Dimen, San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott I. Kohn, Redwood City, CA (US);
Andrew Titus, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jeffrey G. Reichbach, Belmont, CA (US);
Gregory Michael Goetchius, Mountain View, CA (US);
Garland Dughi, Castro Valley, CA (US);
TESLA, INC., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
An electromagnetic switch includes: at least two stationary electric contacts; and a moveable contact, wherein the electromagnetic switch is configured for reciprocal motion of the moveable contact into and out of contact with the stationary electric contacts, wherein the moveable contact is configured so that at least three contact points occur in the reciprocal motion, and so that a triangle defined by the at least three contact points encloses a center of force of the movement.