Patent ID: 9117611
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. An electromagnetic contactor, comprising: a contact device including a pair of fixed contacts spaced at a predetermined interval away from each other, each having a support conductor portion supported on an upper plate of a contact housing case, and a contact conductor portion connected to an end portion of the support conductor portion inside the contact housing case, the contact conductor portion being integrally formed in a C-shape and including a contact plate portion having at least a contact portion facing the upper plate and disposed in parallel with the upper plate, a first connecting plate portion formed in proximity to the contact portion on an outer end portion of the contact plate portion and extending toward the upper plate, and a second connecting plate portion disposed in parallel to the contact plate portion between an end portion of the first connecting plate portion on an upper plate side and the support conductor portion; and a movable contact mounted onto a connecting shaft connected to a drive portion through a contact spring on an end portion of the connecting shaft on the upper plate side, and disposed to face the contact portion of each of the pair of fixed contacts from the upper plate side; a magnetic plate formed in a C-shape and disposed inside the first connecting plate portion to cover an inner side surface of the first connecting plate portion; an insulating cover including an L-shaped plate portion disposed to sandwich the magnetic plate with the first connecting plate portion and to cover an inner side surface of the first connecting plate portion through the magnetic plate and an inner side surface of the second connecting plate portion, and side plate portions protruding outwardly from two side portions of the L-shaped plate portion to cover side surfaces of the first and second connecting portions, wherein the contact conductor portion is formed in the C-shape to generate a Lorentz force opposing an electromagnetic repulsion force to separate the movable contact from the pair of fixed contacts when current is supplied to the pair of fixed contacts and the movable contact.