Global Patent Index - EP 0879475 B1

EP 0879475 B1 19990929 - ELECTRONIC SWITCH MAGNET CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HOLDING A CONTACTOR

Title (en)

ELECTRONIC SWITCH MAGNET CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HOLDING A CONTACTOR

Title (de)

ELEKTRONISCHE SCHALTMAGNETANSTEUERUNG ZUM HALTEN EINES SCHÜTZES

Title (fr)

SYSTEME DE COMMANDE ELECTRONIQUE A AIMANT DE COMMUTATION POUR LE MAINTIEN D'UN CONTACTEUR

Publication

EP 0879475 B1 19990929 (DE)

Application

EP 97900577 A 19970109

Priority

  • DE 19605759 A 19960206
  • EP 9700054 W 19970109

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9729502A1] The invention relates to an electromagnetic switch magnet control system (1) for contactors (2). The contactor (2) has a coil (7) which drives switching contacts (5) via an armature (4) moving between an ON and OFF position. The switch magnet control system (1) also has a sensor (S, 3a) used to determine the position of the armature (4) driven by the coil (7). A mark (4a) joined to the armature (4) can be detected by the sensor (S, 3a). The sensor (S, 3a) is arranged with respect to the mark (4a) in such a manner that when the armature (4) deviates to a small extent from the ON position the sensor (S, 3a) detects the mark (4a) and sends an appropriate signal to the switch magnet control system (1). So, a maximum magnetic field is generated which drives the armature (4) towards the ON position as soon as the sensor (3; S, 3a) detects the mark (4a), the strength of said maximum magnetic field being set or adjusted for a predetermined maximum time (tmax) and cut off at the end of said maximum time (tmax).

IPC 1-7

H01H 47/04

IPC 8 full level

H01H 9/16 (2006.01); H01H 47/00 (2006.01); H01H 47/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01H 9/168 (2013.01); H01H 47/002 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH DE FR GB IT LI SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9729502 A1 19970814; AT E185218 T1 19991015; DE 19605759 A1 19970807; DE 59700505 D1 19991104; EP 0879475 A1 19981125; EP 0879475 B1 19990929

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 9700054 W 19970109; AT 97900577 T 19970109; DE 19605759 A 19960206; DE 59700505 T 19970109; EP 97900577 A 19970109