Patent ID: 8405476

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