摘要 |
Apparatus for, and methods of, producing magnetic reed contact units wherein a first contact member which is releasably held at one end thereof by support means, magnetically supports a second contact member at the other end thereof such that the ends of the contact members are overlapping and the longitudinal axes thereof are in alignment, the alignment being maintained during subsequent stages of the production method by a magnetic field established in or in the vicinity of the second contact member, wherein a double open-ended enclosure member is passed over the contact members, the means for establishing the aligning magnetic field being de-energised and removed to facilitate this operation, and wherein the aligned contact members are sealed within the enclosure member such that end portions thereof are overlapping and separated from each other by a desired amount. |