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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2001
Krister Linnarud, Västerås, SE;
Joakim Wåhrenberg, Västerås, SE;
Arne Axelsson, Västerås, SE;
Mats Johansson, Västerås, SE;
Tomas Baltzer, Enkoping, SE;
ABB AB, Västerås, SE;
Abstract
A contact element of a relay, operative for closing and breaking a power supply circuit, respectively, and comprising a contact element ( ) for establishing a current path over a pair of connection means ( ) in the circuit closing mode, the contact element being received in a socket ( ) that is arranged to be movable relative to the relay, and a spring element ( ) is operative for holding the contact element in the socket such that the contact element is detachable from the socket against the action of said spring element, in a circuit breaking mode.