Patent ID: 11869735
Assignee: SOLID STATE PLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. A contactor according to claim 1, wherein the contactor comprises an auxiliary contact mechanism having a signal circuit, wherein the auxiliary contact mechanism is configured to be actuated by the actuator assembly and upon said actuation to activate an external signal indicating the circuit status; optionally, wherein the auxiliary contact mechanism comprises
an auxiliary contact member located within the enclosure and connected to the actuator assembly so as to be movable upon movement of the actuator assembly; and
an auxiliary electrode;
wherein movement of the actuator assembly causes the auxiliary contact member to move between a disengaged position, in which the auxiliary contact member and the auxiliary electrode are out of contact and no electric current is generated in the signal circuit and an engaged position, in which the auxiliary contact member and the auxiliary electrode are in contact and an electric current is generated in the signal circuit, wherein the auxiliary contact mechanism has a signal generating component configured to activate an external signal indicating the circuit status based on the presence or the absence of an electric current in the signal circuit.