181 |
Control element with a mechanical actuator |
US10823213 |
2004-04-13 |
US07515726B2 |
2009-04-07 |
Paul Portmann |
The inventive control element is provided with a mechanical actuator (8) and an electrical or electromechanical switching element (3;4), whereby the switching element (3;4) comprising of at least one push button (5;6) reacting upon pressure. Thereby, the actuator (8) is arranged elastically or resiliently relocatable or tiltable with respect to the switching element (3;4) or the push button (5;6) respectively and an actuating cam (10;11) is further provided at the actuator (8) facing the push button (5;6), whereby the actuator (8) and the switching element (3;4) are not directly connected to each other. The dividing of the control element into two parts, one mechanical actuating part (8) and one electrical switching part (3;4), permits the replacement or exchange only of the mechanical actuating (8) part without any influence to the electrical switching part (3;4). The replacement or exchange therefore may take place without the need of desoldering of the electrical switching part (3;4) from its printed circuit board or from its connected wires. |
182 |
Switching device and method |
US11380070 |
2006-04-25 |
US07373036B2 |
2008-05-13 |
David E. Bateman; Todd M. Bullock |
A rocker styled switch includes an arm member moveable into and out of a beam path transmitting light between an optical transmitter and an optical receiver for blocking and allowing light to reach the receiver for providing an actuating signal. An end of the arm member includes a cam follower moveable along a contoured cam surface for causing a preferential movement of the arm member from an unstable position to a stable position responsive to the cam surface for defining a switching operation. Interchangeable cam surfaces provide a one position momentary switch, a two position momentary switch, a two position stationary switch, and a three position stationary switch. |
183 |
Electrical rocker type switch |
US75313 |
1998-05-08 |
US5990436A |
1999-11-23 |
David B. Balaban; Anthony Tufano |
An electrical rocker type wall switch capable of single, duplex and triplex configurations incorporates one or more slightly concave manually depressible rockers. These rockers have a relatively short range of motion from their respective on to off positions. The edges of the rocker lie substantially flush with the switch cover when in either of their on or off positions. Switching is actuated by an actuating arm attached to the rocker moving a contact on the end of a movable brush arm in and out of electrical contact with a fixed contact on the end of a contact arm attached to a fixed terminal. One or more brush arms extend from a fixed brush backplate and are formed so as to be resilient. Switch toggling is achieved by using a toggle spring, held in place on the end of a toggle arm, which is compressed during the first half of travel of the rocker from its resting position and expands as the rocker crosses its midway point toward the second half of travel to its resting position on the other side of the switch. The toggle spring sits centrally over a spring pivot which has two spring stops on either side of it to support the toggle spring at the on and off position of the rocker. |
184 |
Latching switch |
US724288 |
1996-09-16 |
US5714732A |
1998-02-03 |
James Sungioun Lee |
This invention includes a switch using two flexible domes positioned to engage the underside of a lever bar. The lever bar includes a top substantially flat surface with the exception of two spaced apart ramped nubs. A keycap is positioned over the lever bar for pivotal movement in a housing carrying the same. The keycap includes two spaced apart downwardly extending legs for engaging the top surface of the lever bar. The keycap is movable from a first position wherein the two downwardly extending legs straddle the outside of the two ramped nubs and wherein both flexible domes are fully extended and not collapsed. The elongated keycap may be depressed on a first end causing a first leg of the keycap to force the lever bar downward collapsing a first dome and closing a circuit underneath the dome. As the keycap is depressed the first leg moves over a first ramped nub and is latched in a position between the two ramped nubs. In this second position the second dome is fully extended. The keycap may be moved to a third position by depressing a second end of the keycap forcing the second leg to press downward on the lever bar causing the second dome to collapse and close a circuit underneath the same. As the second end of the keycap is depressed, the second leg moves over the ramped surface of the second nub and is latched in a position between the two nubs. In this third position, the first dome is and fully extended and not collapsed. |
185 |
Switch assembly having a switch contact section installed between a
substrate and a lower case |
US575098 |
1995-12-19 |
US5647478A |
1997-07-15 |
Hideo Hirai |
A switch assembly having a switch contact section positioned with high precision by forming positioning portions for the switch contact section on a lower case 28. The lower case 28 is coupled with an upper case 2. Knobs 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 are pivotally supported on the upper case 2, respectively, and have operation rods 3b, 4c, 5c, 6c, 7c, 8a projected downwardly. The switch contact sections 11, 16, 19, 22, 25 and 26 have operation shafts 11a, 16a, 19a, 22a, 25a and 26a to be contacted with operation rods 3b, 4c, 6c, 7c and 8a, respectively. The lower case 28 is provided with positioning portions 28b, 28c, 28d, 28e, 28f, 28g and 28i for positioning the switch contact sections 11, 16, 19, 22, 25 and 26 at predetermined positions, respectively. |
186 |
Switch actuator assembly |
US230671 |
1994-04-21 |
US5446253A |
1995-08-29 |
Thomas J. Oshgan |
A rocker type switch actuator for sequentially actuating plural switches upon rotation in either of opposite directions from a neutral position. The actuator has a springloaded plunger which engages a recess in the housing. The recess has a central depression for neutral position detention and steep ramps disposed spaced on either side of the neutral recess. The steep ramps provide first actuation position detent action against the plunger upon user movement of the rocker from the neutral position. The steep ramp requires a substantially/increased user applied actuation force to move the plunger beyond the initial actuation position; and, upon the plunger cresting the top of the steep ramp a sudden decrease in user applied force is tactilely discernible to provide an indication that the second switching position has been reached. |
187 |
Decorative improved switching apparatus having a rocking element |
US871328 |
1986-06-06 |
US4757168A |
1988-07-12 |
Shiori Fujiyoshi; Shigeru Matsui |
A switch device is disclosed, which comprises a mounting frame provided with a switch body or bodies, a reinforcing frame to be provided with a plate, placed on the surface of a building-forming material and threadedly fixed to the mounting frame, a decorative frame fixed integrally with or separately from the reinforcing frame, and a decorative surface sheet or sheets to be fitted into the decorative frame and attached to a switch-working portion or portions of the switch body or bodies and having an area larger than that of the switch body or bodies. A light display for indicating the on.off state of the switch is or are formed on the decorative surface sheet or sheets. |
188 |
Miniature switch with self-aligning movable contactor |
US22616 |
1987-03-04 |
US4725702A |
1988-02-16 |
Koji Kamisada |
A miniature switch has an actuator block operated by a toggle lever and formed to include a recess in one side face thereof, the recess being open at its bottom and on one side and having a retaining portion. The upper part of a movable contactor is provided with an engagement portion loosely fitted into the retaining portion of the actuator block to mount the contactor in the actuator block. The arrangement is such that when the actuator block is covered by a switch housing, the inner wall surface of the housing is situated at the side of the movable contactor to prevent the movable contactor from becoming detached from the actuator block. |
189 |
Electric switches |
US897728 |
1978-04-19 |
US4259552A |
1981-03-31 |
David A. Swann |
The present invention provides an electric switch comprising an actuator, a first electrical contact which acts are a fulcrum, a second electrical contact and a contact bridging member. The contact bridging member is slidably movable over the fulcrum and pivots thereabout whereby to bring the leading or trailing end of the member into or out of contact with the second contact. Platform means are provided on the side of the fulcrum remote from the second contact to support the member in a position out of contact with the second contact. A further embodiment provides an electrical switch comprising a plurality of such switching assemblies. A single actuator is adapted to move both the contact bridging members, and the fulcrums of the first and second switch assemblies are positioned to obtain multiposition characteristics. |
190 |
Electrical switches with rocker action |
US868268 |
1978-01-10 |
US4169972A |
1979-10-02 |
Charles E. Black, III; Andrew F. Raab |
The electrical switch comprises a resinous plastic casing, a carriage slidable in the casing, at least one contactor mounted on the carriage and movable therewith, contact means in the casing and selectably engageable by the contactor, a resinous plastic rocker plate rockably mounted on the front of the casing and having a lever arm swingable with the rocker plate for causing sliding movement of the carriage in response to rocking movement of the rocker plate, the carriage having a slot for receiving the lever arm, a pair of spaced parallel side walls on the casing and having pivot receiving openings, a pair of flexible resilient generally parallel pivot support tabs projecting rearwardly from the rocker plate and having pivot elements pivotally received in the openings for rockably supporting the rocker plate, the pivot elements being insertable into said openings by flexure of the pivot support tabs, a pair of oppositely inclined stop surfaces on the casing and engageable by the rocker plate at the opposite extremes of its rocking movement, a torsion return spring comprising a wire coil with opposite end arms extending therefrom, the casing having a pocket for receiving the coil and slots for receiving the end arms with the spring prestressed, a pair of spring operating tabs projecting rearwardly on the rocker plate for engaging and swinging the opposite end arms of the spring when the rocker plate is swung in opposite directions from a central position, a lamp in the casing for illumination in at least one position of said contactor, and a cover shell mounted on the front of said rocker plate and having a light transmitting element, the rocker plate having an opening therein for transmitting light between the lamp and the light transmitting element. |
191 |
Control switch assembly |
US41015473 |
1973-10-26 |
US3864535A |
1975-02-04 |
RICHARDS EDWARD L; DOBROSIELSKI STEPHEN S |
A switch device characterized by an electrically insulating base housing, a detachable insulating cover mounted on the base housing and an over-center toggle mechanism mounted on the cover external to the housing for opening and closing separable contacts in the housing which contacts comprise a plurality of stationary contact structures that are located and maintained in place by interfitting portions of the housing and cover, the stationary contact structures being movable into operating position within the housing by surface guide means integral with the housing wall; and means for moving movable contacts comprising a crossbar and connecting element which are detachable interlocked. The invention also includes means for actuating an auxiliary switch.
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192 |
Electrical switch having two movable contacts operable by a rotor and having fixed contact posts |
US3746803D |
1971-10-07 |
US3746803A |
1973-07-17 |
CRYER E |
An electrical switch has a base and a cover between which is mounted a rotor carrying a movable contact. On the base there are first and second contact posts, and in one position these posts are bridged by the movable contact. There is also a conductive bridging member movable to bridge the posts in response to movement of the rotor into said one position, this bridging member including a pair of limbs arranged to engage the first contact post in one angular position of the rotor, one of the limbs then moving into engagement with the second contact post when the rotor is moved into said one position. If the rotor is moved beyond said one angular position the limbs are urged against the contact posts so as to remain in bridging engagement therewith.
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193 |
Seesaw switch |
US3694598D |
1971-08-04 |
US3694598A |
1972-09-26 |
NISHIKAWA KIKUYOSHI; NAKAMURA TADAHISA; NAKAKURA KENJI |
A seesaw switch comprises a rocking mechanism which includes concavely curved shoulders provided on both inner sides of the box of the switch, and a pushing rod carrier having convexly curved sliders at both sides of its lower part and fulcrum projections at both sides of its upper part. The pushing rod carrier is incorporated into the switch box so that the convexly curved slides seat on the concavely curved shoulders of the switch box and the fulcrum projections abut against the receiving stoppers of the frame of the switch. The vertically extending pieces of a button latch onto the upper part of the pushing rod carrier.
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194 |
Rocker switch |
US3671693D |
1971-05-28 |
US3671693A |
1972-06-20 |
FARRELL GUY M |
A switch construction comprising a base carrying at least two stationary contacts with a movable contact arm being disposed over said base for engaging the stationary contacts. A spring is positioned on the contact arm, and this spring includes downwardly depending end portions connected to the ends of the arm and a central portion spanning the arm. A star wheel is located within a rocker used for operating the switch. One point of the star wheel engages the spring, and an opposite point engages the rocker. Additional intermediate points of the star wheel alternately engage interior wall portions defined by the rocker. The structural combination provides an easily assembled and highly effective over-center rocker switch.
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195 |
Window actuator control system |
US37339064 |
1964-06-08 |
US3243680A |
1966-03-29 |
BURNS CHARLES L |
|
196 |
Rocker-operated switch |
US1713260 |
1960-03-23 |
US3071659A |
1963-01-01 |
KIMBALL DONALD G |
|
197 |
Wiring device |
US80165859 |
1959-03-24 |
US3036171A |
1962-05-22 |
WILEY ROY O |
|
198 |
Circuit controller |
US66595657 |
1957-06-17 |
US2966559A |
1960-12-27 |
MEYER BARTHOLD F |
|
199 |
Switching devices |
US73855658 |
1958-05-28 |
US2956255A |
1960-10-11 |
RAGNVALD MAARTMANN-MOE |
|
200 |
Electric switch |
US72337758 |
1958-03-24 |
US2941047A |
1960-06-14 |
GRASHOFF ADOLPH W |
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