Patent ID: 6229415
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A contactor comprising: a housing having a front wall, a back end, an intermediate wall disposed between the front wall and the back end, a side wall, and an interior chamber extending between the front wall and the intermediate wall; a means for providing a front compartment and a sealed rear compartment within the interior chamber, wherein the front compartment is disposed adjacent the front wall and the rear compartment is disposed adjacent the intermediate wall; a pair of fixed contact terminals extending into the front compartment of the interior chamber; a contact plate disposed within the front compartment of the interior chamber, the contact plate being movable between a working position in contact with the fixed contact terminals and a rest position not in contact with the fixed contact terminals; a means for moving the contact plate between the rest position and the working position; and a control means disposed within the sealed rear compartment of the interior chamber for activating and deactivating the means for moving the contact plate.