An integrated rectifier assembly having a coil of wire wound to form a solenoid about a thermoplastic bobbin. The coil of wire has a pair of leads for coupling to an external electrical circuit. A rectifier device is connected to the pair of leads of the solenoid coil to rectify power delivered to the coil. The rectifier device is a silicon rectifier and has two pairs of bifurcated legs which are soldered or otherwise electrically coupled to the electrical socket prongs normally associated with the solenoid winding. One leg of each bifurcated leg pair is coupled to the winding directly and the other leg of each pair is coupled to an electrical socket prong which may then be coupled directly to an external circuit. The entire assembly including the rectifier and its bifurcated legs are encapsulated in an electrically insulating material to protect the unit from shock, corrosion or interference electrically with other conductive members associated with the solenoid assembly.
An electromagnetic contact comprising stationary and movable contacts with electromagnetic means for moving the moving contact to the closed position with the stationary contact, said means comprising a U-shaped magnetic core, an armature, and coil means for the core, the coil means comprising a pickup winding, a holding winding, and a bridge rectifier, container means comprising three portions of a uniform non-metallic insulating molded shell, one portion of which is around one leg of the U-shaped core, the other portion which is around the other leg thereof, and the third portion being adjacent to said two portions, and the pickup and holding windings being in the one and other portions of said shell respectively and the rectifier being in said third portion.
A solenoid assembly including, in order, a circuit breaker side plate, a solenoid, a clamp bracket, and a bridge diode rectifier assembly, all which mechanically and electrically and engage into a precise configuration.
