Patent ID: 6041489
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: H01H,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of producing a reed relay comprising:providing a magnetically actuated switch having an enclosure that defines an exterior surface, said switch having two switch leads protruding from an interior region of the switch through the enclosure, the switch providing a relatively low electrical resistance path between the two switch leads were closed and providing a relatively high electrical resistance path between the two switch leads when open;attaching each of first and second relay terminals to a respective one of the switch leads at a respective junction, each junction being located outside of said enclosure;molding a thermoplastic material around the switch to form a bobbin that defines an interior surface and an exterior surface, the bobbin being disposed around the switch so that the bobbin interior surface contacts substantially all of a predetermined portion of the exterior surface of said enclosure and so that said bobbin encloses said junctions between the first and second relay terminals and the two switch leads; andwinding a coil around the molded bobbin.