Patent ID: 8294540

Claim:
A relay with multiple contacts comprising: a coil assembly; a contact assembly disposed adjacent to the coil assembly and comprising: a base having two slots defined therein and laterally extending therethrough; two bridge members respectively received in the two slots and each bridge member having two terminal portions respectively formed on two opposite ends and extending from the corresponding slot, each terminal portion having a movable contact electrically mounted thereon; and a connector disposed adjacent to one side of the base and having four fixed contacts electrically mounted thereon, each fixed contact selectively and electrically connecting with the corresponding movable contact of the two bridge members; a first conducting member and a second conducting member disposed adjacent to the other side of the base opposite to the connector and located between the coil assembly and the contact assembly, the first conducting member having two first fixed contacts mounted thereon for selectively and electrically connecting with the movable contact of the corresponding bridge member, the second conducting member having two second fixed contacts mounted thereon for selectively and electrically connecting with the movable contact of the corresponding bridge member; and wherein when the coil assembly adapts to be induced an magnetic field by supplying electric current, the base is magnetically attracted and moved by the magnetic field, the two bridge members moved with the base, the movable contacts of the two bridge members correspondingly and respectively move to electrically contact with the two first fixed contacts, the two second fixed contacts, and the four fixed contacts for adapting to open a circuit.