DETAILED ACTION
Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
A person shall be entitled to a patent unless –
(a)(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale, or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
Claims 1 | 13 | 20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by YAO et al . US 20200294747 A1 [YAO].
Regarding claim 1, YAO teaches A contactor movable contact module [fig. 6], comprising: an insulating member [120 and 121, fig. 6] including: an insulating body [120 and 121, fig. 6] having a through hole penetrating therethrough [element 121 has a through hole, fig. 6]; and a peripheral wall protruding from the insulating body [lower insulating cover 121 has a peripheral wall protruding from the insulating body, fig. 6] and surrounding an opening of the through hole [fig. 6]; and a movable contact [moving contact bridge 103] including: a fixed portion [the inner sides of element 103] fixed in the insulating body [fig. 10 shows that the sides of 103 fixed in the insulating body 120 and 121]; and an exposed portion [the sides of 103] exposed from the insulating body [120 and 121], the fixed portion of the movable contact is surrounded by the insulating body [the part close to element 121] so as to be electrically isolated from a drive shaft [115] passing through the through hole [hole of 121, fig. 10], the peripheral wall of the insulating member increasing a creepage distance between the drive shaft [115] passing through the through hole and the exposed portion of the movable contact [fig. 4 shows the insulating member 121 increasing a creepage distance].
Regarding claim 13, YAO teaches A movable contact assembly for a contactor [fig. 6], comprising: a movable contact module including: an insulating member having: an insulating body [120 and 121, fig. 6] having a through hole penetrating therethrough [element 121 has a through hole, fig. 6]; and a peripheral wall protruding from the insulating body [lower insulating cover 121 has a peripheral wall protruding from the insulating body, fig. 6] and surrounding an opening of the through hole [fig. 6]; and a movable contact [moving contact bridge 103] having: a fixed portion fixed in the insulating body [fig. 10 shows that the inner sides of 103 fixed in the insulating body 120 and 121]; and an exposed portion [the sides of 103] exposed from the insulating body [120 and 121], the fixed portion of the movable contact surrounded by the insulating body [the inner portion of 103 surrounded by the insulating body 120 and 121]; and a drive shaft [115] passing through a through hole in the insulating member [fig. 10], the drive shaft is elastically connected to the contactor movable contact module [fig. 10 shows the drive shaft is elastically connected to the contactor movable contact module through buffer spring 125] and driving the movable contact to move between a closed position in electrical contact with a static contact [102, fig. 4] and an opened position in electrical separation from the static contact [fig. 2], the movable contact being electrically isolated from a drive shaft passing through the through hole [fig. 6 shows that the movable contact 103 being electrically isolated from a drive shaft 115 passing through the through hole of 121], and the peripheral wall of the insulating member increasing a creepage distance between the drive shaft passing through the through hole and the exposed portion of the movable contact [figs. 6 and 10 show that the peripheral wall of the insulating member 121 increasing a creepage distance between the drive shaft 115 passing through the through hole and the exposed portion of the movable contact].
Regarding claim 20, YAO teaches A movable contact module, comprising: an insulating member [120 and 121, fig. 6] defining a through hole [through 121], and a peripheral protruding wall and surrounding at least one open end of the through hole [lower insulating cover 121 has a peripheral wall protruding from the insulating body, fig. 6]; and a movable contact [103] having a first portion arranged within the insulating member [the inner sides of element 103 arranged within 120 and 121], and a second portion exposed and extending from the insulating member [the outer sides of 103], the fixed portion being at least partially surrounded by the insulating member [121] and adapted to be electrically isolated from a drive shaft passing through the through hole [paragraph 61 teaches that The lower insulating cover 121 may be arranged below the moving contact bridge 103 and sleeved outside the drive shaft 115, the upper end of the lower insulating cover 121 may stretch into the mounting hole 119 and be sleeved on the outer side surface of the lower end of the upper insulating cover 120, and the upper insulating cover 120 is in interference fit with the lower insulating cover 121. Thus, the drive shaft 115 can be isolated from the moving contact bridge 103, and thus the high and low voltage components can be isolated to prevent the low voltage components from being damaged or broken down, so that the quality and service safety of the relay 100 can be improved].
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 2-12 | 14-19 are objected to as being dependent upon a rejected base claim, but would be allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims.
The following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter:
The prior arts of record when considered as a whole, alone or in combination, neither anticipates nor renders obvious the combination of the insulating body has a top surface and a bottom surface opposite thereto in the thickness direction; and the peripheral wall includes: a first peripheral wall protruding from the top surface of the insulating body and surrounding a top opening of the through hole; and a second peripheral wall protruding from the bottom surface of the insulating body and surrounding a bottom opening of the through hole or the insulating member further includes an auxiliary switch pressing portion adapted to trigger an auxiliary switch and moving synchronously with the movable contact or a radial flange and a first snap groove are formed on the drive shaft, and the first snap groove is located at one end of the drive shaft, the movable contact assembly further including: a first snap ring that is snapped in the first snap groove and rests against the top surface of the insulating body; and a first spring which is compressed between the bottom surface of the insulating body and the radial flange of the drive shaft.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. See (PTO-892).
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/Mohamad A Musleh/
Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2837