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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2013
Applicant:
Tesla Motors, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mark Goldman, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ian C. Dimen, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bennett Sprague, Oakland, CA (US);
Assignee:
TESLA MOTORS, INC., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 50/30 (2006.01); H01H 50/20 (2006.01); H01H 50/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 50/305 (2013.01); H01H 50/20 (2013.01); H01H 50/546 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49105 (2015.01);
Abstract
An electromagnetic switch includes: a stationary electrical contact; a moveable electrical contact; an actuated member to which the moveable electrical contact is attached for driving the moveable electrical contact into and out of contact with the stationary electrical contact; and a damping interface between the moveable electrical contact and the actuated member.