The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2003
Rainer Schmelz, Wellendingen, DE;
Gruner AG, , DE;
Abstract
In a relay ( ) with two parallel contact springs ( ) which close or interrupt the electric circuit between a first and a second relay contact ( ), whose one end is connected in a conducting fashion to the first relay contact ( ) and whose other free end ( ) closes or interrupts the electric circuit in a first end position and a second end position of the contact springs ( ), respectively, and with an armature ( ) which can be adjusted by means of a magnetic field whose poles can be changed, for deflecting the contact spring ( ) into the respective end position, in accordance with the invention, a leaf spring ( ) is centrally pivotably disposed on the armature ( ) or its actuator ( ) whose two free ends ( ) bias the two contact springs ( ) with force into the first end position.