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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2008
David Glen Parker, Trinity, NC (US);
Victor Eugene Slack, Lewisville, NC (US);
David Glen Parker, Trinity, NC (US);
Victor Eugene Slack, Lewisville, NC (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
An electromagnetic relay includes a relay coil assembly, an armature, and a contact system. The contact system includes a stationary contact assembly stationary contacts and moveable contact springs adjacent to the stationary contacts. The moveable contact springs have a projecting portion. The armature is pivotably actuated in response to an electromagnetic force generated by the relay coil to move the at least one contact spring linearly between a first position and a second position. The stationary contact assembly includes an overmold portion attached to the at least one stationary contact. The overmold portion includes a dielectric material and is bonded to the at least one stationary contact to maintain a predetermined configuration of the stationary contact relative to the at least one moveable contact spring.