Patent ID: 8816800
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. An electromagnetic relay with at least one moveable contact spring, having an assigned normally-open contact, wherein the moveable contact spring is connected electrically-conductively to a first electrical terminal and the normally-open contact is connected electrically-conductively to a further electrical terminal, having a moveably mounted actuating element to move the moveable contact spring as a function of the current flowing through the relay in contact with the normally-open contact, wherein the contact spring has first and second sides with a central longitudinal axis extending along the length of the contact spring, intermediate the first and second sides, with the first and second sides being spaced transversely from the central longitudinal axis, the contact spring and is equipped with first and second abutment surfaces, the first abutment surface being positioned adjacent to the first side and the second abutment surface being positioned adjacent to the second side, and on opposite sides of the central longitudinal axis of the contact spring, and the actuating element is equipped with two actuating members, which are provided to seat against respective abutment surfaces in order to move the contact spring, wherein the two abutment surfaces are in relation to a contact region of the contact spring, disposed on opposing sides of the contact spring, and each abutment surface is provided on a sprung arm, which are connected to a base body of the moveable contact spring, the sprung arms extend laterally out from the base body from a region beneath the contact region and are carried upwards into the region of the contact region and are disposed at the side of the contact region, preferably with equal lateral spacing from the contact region, and preferably end at an identical height with the abutment surfaces for the actuating element.