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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2020
Littelfuse, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Davide Mantoan, Legnago, IT;
Littelfuse, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Provided herein are methods for an improved bi-stable relay. In some embodiments, a method may include providing a core assembly within a housing, the core assembly comprising a plunger extending through a coil support structure. The method may further include winding a first coil and a second coil about a central section of the coil support structure, providing a first magnet and a first ferromagnetic plate at a first end of the coil support structure, and providing a second magnet and a second ferromagnetic plate at a second end of the coil support structure. In some embodiments, the method may further include activating the first coil or the second coil to move the plunger between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position a circuit formed by a set of contacts is closed, and wherein in the second position the circuit is open.