Patent ID: 9576760
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: H01H

Claim:
1. A contact device, comprising: a movable core; a pair of movable contacts; a pair of fixed contacts; a stationary core; a movable terminal having a first surface on which the pair of movable contacts is provided and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a movable shaft having a first face facing the first face of the movable terminal and configured to move in an axis direction along with a movement of the movable core; and yokes comprising at least a first yoke and a second yoke, the first yoke being disposed on a side of the first surface of the movable terminal, and the second yoke being disposed on a side of the second surface of the movable terminal, wherein: the contact device is configured so that the movable core, after the pair of movable contacts individually comes in contact with the pair of fixed contacts by moving the movable core in a direction for coming into contact with the stationary core, moves further in the direction for coming into contact with the stationary core, the first yoke overlaps with the second yoke in the axis direction, and the first yoke is disposed between the pair of fixed contacts and is fixed to a member that is not caused to be moved by the movement of the movable core.