US 12,113,354 B2
Relay assembly with reverse connection protection
Yanqiu Jia, Suzhou (CN); Dan Jin, Suzhou (CN); and Yu Wang, Suzhou (CN)
Assigned to SUZHOU LITTELFUSE OVS CO., LTD., Suzhou (CN)
Appl. No. 17/781,180
Filed by Suzhou Littelfuse OVS Co., Ltd., Suzhou (CN)
PCT Filed Dec. 5, 2019, PCT No. PCT/CN2019/123191
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 31, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/109054, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 10, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0006439 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. H02H 9/02 (2006.01)
CPC H02H 9/026 (2013.01) 17 Claims
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1. A relay assembly, comprising:
a relay socket receiving a relay, the relay socket comprising a plurality of openings each having a same size and a same shape;
a power source connected to the relay socket; and
a positive temperature coefficient thermistor (PTC) connected between the relay socket and the power source, wherein the PTC is directly connected to a positive side of the power source, wherein the relay is connected to the relay socket via a plurality of pins, and wherein the relay includes an integrated diode directly connected between two pins of the plurality of pins, and wherein a third pin of the plurality of pins is directly connected to a negative side of the power source.