161 |
Electric switch. |
US1908468252 |
1908-12-18 |
US986958A |
1911-03-14 |
WOODS COLUMBUS; SAYLES WHITMAN H |
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162 |
Electric-light switch. |
US1906310305 |
1906-04-06 |
US844533A |
1907-02-19 |
MCGAVOCK JAMES |
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163 |
Electric switch. |
US1903187129 |
1903-12-30 |
US760815A |
1904-05-24 |
STEVENS FRANK |
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164 |
Automatic pressure-regulator. |
US1901044624 |
1901-01-24 |
US690515A |
1902-01-07 |
COMSTOCK ALPHONSO S |
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165 |
William hochhausen |
US437359D |
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US437359A |
1890-09-30 |
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166 |
Socket and key for incandescent lamps |
US371570D |
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US371570A |
1887-10-18 |
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167 |
FULL SIZE ROCKER HOUSING WITH PIEZO BUZZER |
US16158503 |
2018-10-12 |
US20190214204A1 |
2019-07-11 |
Michael Howard IRVING |
A rocker switch assembly features a rocker switching mechanism and a rocker base housing. The rocker switching mechanism has a switch cover and rocker configured to rock between rocking positions in response to rocking switch forces applied thereon, and provide a rocking switch actuator force. The rocker base housing has a piezo buzzer and rocker switch circuitry, e.g., including contacts/terminals. The piezo buzzer is configured to respond to the rocking switch actuator force, and provide signaling from the piezo buzzer to rocker switch circuitry, based upon the rocking switch actuator force applied. |
168 |
ELECTRIC ROCKER SWITCH |
US16041863 |
2018-07-23 |
US20180342362A1 |
2018-11-29 |
Martin Koepsell |
The invention relates to an electric rocker switch with an actuating element designed as a rocker. The rocker is thereby moveable back and forth between two positions, namely between an on position and an off position. The rocker is pivotably mounted on the housing for this purpose. The rocker interacts with a leaf spring, the upper end of the leaf spring is firmly clamped at the rocker via a longitudinal area and the lower end of the leaf spring is tiltably arranged on a contact element. The leaf spring has one stable arch shape in the on position and another stable arch shape in the off position with a curve oriented opposite the arch shape. The electric rocker switch according to the invention shows in an advantageous way symmetrical haptics for the on position and also for the off position, wherein the position of the rocker indicates the corresponding position. |
169 |
ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM |
US15898662 |
2018-02-19 |
US20180175600A1 |
2018-06-21 |
Robert HOLLOWAY |
Electrical distribution systems and methods comprising a first cable-to-box connector which accepts electrical wires, a first electrical box having a first and a second coupler to connect to the cable-to-box connector; intra-box circuits built in one or more of a plurality of walls of the first electrical box and connecting the first and the second coupler; and a concavity defined by the plurality of walls of the first electrical box that receives a first electrical insert |
170 |
Ultra low profile rocker design |
US13344342 |
2012-01-05 |
US09947499B2 |
2018-04-17 |
Jianzhuan Lin; Trevor Fitch; Michael Fasano |
A rocker switch having a housing and a rocker extending from the housing. The rocker has a first side with a first end and a second end, a second side adjacent to the first side, and a channel. The channel is disposed on the second side of the rocker and has a first end and a second end. A pivot point is disposed on a crank. A pin, disposed on the crank, is located in a first side of the channel. The depression of the first end of the rocker causes a rotational movement of the channel in a curvilinear path around the pivot point, causing a rotational movement of the crank, moving the pin from the first end of the channel toward the second end of the channel. |
171 |
DRIVER FOR AN ELECTRICAL SWITCH AND AN ELECTRICAL SWITCH INCLUDING SUCH A DRIVER |
US15013325 |
2016-02-02 |
US20160225553A1 |
2016-08-04 |
Jean-Sebastien GUIBERT |
A driver (200) for an electrical switch (100), which driver is adapted to move between two positions so as to make or break contact between a movable contact element and a stationary contact element, and which driver includes a top portion (210) that includes a mount element with two outside faces (212B, 213B) that face away from each other, each provided with first catch elements (214) for mounting a first type of control button on the driver. The mount element includes second catch elements (215) that are accessible in an internal region (R) that is situated between the outside faces, for mounting a second type of control button on the driver. |
172 |
ELECTRONIC SWITCH FOR SIMULATING A MECHANICAL ROCKER SWITCH |
US14625221 |
2015-02-18 |
US20150235788A1 |
2015-08-20 |
Phillippe MARCHAND; Philippe Launay; Philippe Guillot |
The present disclosure relates to an electronic switch for simulating a mechanical rocker switch having a determined current-interrupting capacity, the electronic switch being configured to supply power to an electronic device using an input voltage, and comprises a tact switch for the generation of a control signal, a bistable circuit whose output state depends on said control signal, a switching circuit adapted to the opening and to the closing of a power supply line supplying power to the device, which device consumes a current less than or equal to said determined interrupting capacity, a memory circuit comprising a reservoir capacitor, the tact switch being configured to control opening and closing of the switching circuit and the memory circuit being adapted to the storage of an “open” or a “closed” mechanical position of the electronic switch for a predetermined duration according to the reservoir capacitor. |
173 |
Switching apparatus |
US13746472 |
2013-01-22 |
US08993912B2 |
2015-03-31 |
Pavel Naiman; Milos Petracek |
A switching apparatus for an electrical switching device, the switching device including a rotor housing rotatable between an open position and a closed position; at least one contact arm with a moving contact; and a switching unit with a switching lever, movable between an ON position and an OFF position, a switching frame, and a lever mechanism in functional contact with the switching frame and the rotor housing such that movement of the switching lever into the ON position allows the rotor housing to be moved into the closed position and movement of the switching lever into the OFF position allows the rotor housing to be moved into the open position. The lever mechanism includes at least one stop, configured to prevent movement of the switching lever into the OFF position, independently of the movement of the rotor housing, when the rotor housing is in the closed position. |
174 |
Tamper-resistant, energy-harvesting switch assemblies |
US13104859 |
2011-05-10 |
US08592703B2 |
2013-11-26 |
Martin R. Johnson; Jan F. Finlinson; Jeremy P. Willden; Robert E. Gooch |
Tamper-resistant, longer-lasting energy-harvesting switch assemblies that can accommodate longer antennas required for operation in the 315 MHz radio frequency band are provided. In order to accommodate longer antenna that will not fit within the energy-harvesting module, the front major face of the back plate is equipped with a perimetric channel or trough into which a wire antenna can be installed. The problem of rocker wear in prior-art devices caused by abrasive action of the bows is rectified by a redesign of the rocker and the manufacture of a wear-resistant insert that snaps into place at the rear of the rocker. The potential theft problem associated with prior-art devices has been resolved by redesigning the back plate and the retainer clip that engages latches on the redesigned back plate. Non-destructive removal of the retainer clip can be effected only with a special tool. |
175 |
SWITCH, IN PARTICULAR FOR AN ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE |
US13704318 |
2011-05-05 |
US20130213787A1 |
2013-08-22 |
Gebhard Laicher; Horst Singer |
A switch is shown which has a housing (10, 12), a key (20) that is pivotally mounted on the housing (10, 12), a rocker switch (22) that is assigned to the key (20) and can be actuated by the latter in two directions, so that it is pivoted about two axes spaced apart from each other, and two microswitches (16) that are arranged on the side of the rocker switch (22) facing away from the key (20). |
176 |
Dimmer switch with adjustable high-end trim |
US13437130 |
2012-04-02 |
US08492996B2 |
2013-07-23 |
Jackson Gehman |
A dimmer switch has a user adjustable high-end trim. The dimmer switch includes a bidirectional semiconductor switch, such as a triac, for controlling the amount of power delivered from a source of alternating current power to a lighting load, such as an electric lamp. A user-adjustable timing circuit controls the conduction time of the triac from a minimum time to a maximum time to control the power delivered to the load between a low-end trim and a high-end trim. The timing circuit includes a user-accessible switch that allows a user to reduce the high-end trim from a first nominal level to a second reduced level, lower than the first level, without substantially affecting the low-end trim. The dimmer switch advantageously uses less energy and the lifetime of the lamp is extended when the second reduced level of the high-end trim is selected. |
177 |
Keypad assembly and electronic device using the same |
US12915277 |
2010-10-29 |
US08410385B2 |
2013-04-02 |
Bin Dai |
A keypad assembly includes a support member, a key switch, a keycap, and a resilient member. The key switch is fixed on the support member and includes a triggering portion. The keycap is located opposite to the triggering portion. The resilient member includes a rotation portion and a resilient support portion connected to the rotation portion. The rotation portion is rotatably connected to the keycap and the support member. The resilient support portion is elastically deformed via resisting the support member when the key switch is not triggered, and provides an elastic restoring force to the rotation portion. |
178 |
Dimmer Switch With Adjustable High-End Trim |
US13437130 |
2012-04-02 |
US20120235591A1 |
2012-09-20 |
Jackson Gehman |
A dimmer switch has a user adjustable high-end trim. The dimmer switch includes a bidirectional semiconductor switch, such as a triac, for controlling the amount of power delivered from a source of alternating current power to a lighting load, such as an electric lamp. A user-adjustable timing circuit controls the conduction time of the triac from a minimum time to a maximum time. The maximum possible conduction time of the triac is the high-end trim. The minimum possible conduction time of the triac is the low-end trim. The timing circuit includes a user-accessible switch that allows a user to reduce the high-end trim from a first nominal level to a second reduced level, lower than the first level, without substantially affecting the low-end trim. The switch allows a user to switch a transient voltage suppressor into and out of parallel connection with a resistor that is part of an RC timing circuit for the triac. The dimmer switch advantageously uses less energy and the lifetime of the lamp is extended when the second reduced level of the high-end trim is selected. |
179 |
KEYPAD ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME |
US12915277 |
2010-10-29 |
US20120061221A1 |
2012-03-15 |
BIN DAI |
A keypad assembly includes a support member, a key switch, a keycap, and a resilient member. The key switch is fixed on the support member and includes a triggering portion. The keycap is located opposite to the triggering portion. The resilient member includes a rotation portion and a resilient support portion connected to the rotation portion. The rotation portion is rotatably connected to the keycap and the support member. The resilient support portion is elastically deformed via resisting the support member when the key switch is not triggered, and provides an elastic restoring force to the rotation portion. |
180 |
Dimmer Switch With Adjustable High-End Trim |
US12958878 |
2010-12-02 |
US20110068769A1 |
2011-03-24 |
Jackson Gehman |
A dimmer switch has a user adjustable high-end trim. The dimmer switch includes a bidirectional semiconductor switch, such as a triac, for controlling the amount of power delivered from a source of alternating current power to a lighting load, such as an electric lamp. A user-adjustable timing circuit controls the conduction time of the triac from a minimum time to a maximum time. The maximum possible conduction time of the triac is the high-end trim. The minimum possible conduction time of the triac is the low-end trim. The timing circuit includes a user-accessible switch that allows a user to reduce the high-end trim from a first nominal level to a second reduced level, lower than the first level, without substantially affecting the low-end trim. The switch allows a user to switch a transient voltage suppressor into and out of parallel connection with a resistor that is part of an RC timing circuit for the triac. The dimmer switch advantageously uses less energy and the lifetime of the lamp is extended when the second reduced level of the high-end trim is selected. |