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20080217150 | SAFETY SWITCH CONTROL MECHANISM OF EXERCISER - A safety switch control mechanism includes a linkage and a safety control key. The linkage has a bracket mounted to an instrument panel of an exerciser and a wheel thereof rotatably mounted to the bracket. The instrument panel includes a keyhole located at an opposite side thereof to the bracket. The wheel has at least one hook portion formed at an outer periphery thereof, and a holding portion and a releasing portion formed at one side thereof. The safety control key has a through hole for engaging said at hook portion. When the safety control key is inserted into or pulled away from the keyhole, the sidewall of the through hole forces clockwise or counterclockwise rotation of the wheel to further shift the releasing portion for contact against a micro switch mounted to the instrument panel, and thus the micro switch is driven to switch on or off the power supply of the exerciser. | 09-11-2008 |
20080257700 | Combination Switch - A combination switch is provided for a high-speed oven, the oven having a door. The combination switch has a rotatable cam ( | 10-23-2008 |
20090065338 | CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR MOTOR PROTECTION AND/OR LINE PROTECTION - A manually operated circuit breaker for motor protection and/or line protection includes a basic board including a switching mechanism, a contact device, and a main current path. The switching mechanism includes a switching apparatus and a breaker latching mechanism. The circuit breaker includes a manual actuating device disposed in a housing part protruding from an operating front and configured to activate the switching mechanism via a rotary knob and an actuating shaft disposed perpendicular to the operating front. The circuit breaker includes an electronic control unit module pluggable onto the basic board and configured to be set with at least one control variable for a fault scenario so as to activate the switching mechanism by indicating a settable fault scenario. The electronic control unit is supplied with a voltage from the main current path via the contact device. An actuator unit including an energy storing device is configured to activate the breaker latching mechanism, and a tripping element is configured to respond to a settable fault criterion. | 03-12-2009 |
20090095609 | Sliding contact switch - An electrical sliding contact switch having a housing in which a common contact body and at least one selective contact body having a contact surface are arranged. A sliding area including electrically insulating material is arranged adjacent to the contact area of the selective contact body. A contactor that is in continuous electrically conducting connection with the common contact body and has at least one sliding contact is either in electrically conducting connection with the selective contact body or touches the sliding area. An actuating member is furthermore arranged in the housing such that upon actuation, it slidingly moves the at least one sliding contact of the contactor on a sliding path from the contact surface of the selective contact body into the sliding area and/or out of the sliding area to the contact surface of the selective contact body. Furthermore, embodied in the sliding path, are zones that are not touched by the sliding contacts during transit of the sliding area. | 04-16-2009 |
20090152084 | SWITCH ASSEMBLY FOR HANDHELD POWER TOOL - The invention originates from a machine tool switching device, in particular for a machine tool ( | 06-18-2009 |
20090159413 | SWITCHGEAR SYSTEM - A circuit breaker with electrical contacts adapted to open or close thereby preventing or allowing respectively current to be supplied from one pair of an electrical system to a further part of the electrical system. The circuit breaker is provided with a storage device for storing data indicative of the zero crossing points of the current signal and an actuator arrangement for causing the electrical contacts of the circuit breaker to be opened or closed in accordance with the data indicative of the zero points of the current signal. The system synchronises the zero energy state of the a.c. system with the rapid opening of the contacts thereby circumventing an arc in the circuit breaker. Preferably, the actuator is an electrical linear motor whose armature is provided with a position detector to provide feedback control of the motor. | 06-25-2009 |
20090321235 | Electronic apparatus - An electronic apparatus that includes: a circuit board with a changeover switch; a housing having two surfaces extending in parallel and a side surface connecting edges of the two surfaces, holding the circuit board with a space between the circuit board and the housing and having an operation opening at a portion which faces the changeover switch; a housed part at a position between one side of the circuit board and the side surface of the housing, preventing the changeover switch from being visually recognized through the operation opening; and an operation member including an operation piece placed outside the side surface and receives a slide operation, and an operation arm extending inside the housing from the operation piece through the operation opening, bypassing the housed part to come in contact with the changeover switch, and switching the changeover switch when the operation piece receives the slide operation. | 12-31-2009 |
20090321236 | PUSH SWITCH AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a push switch including: a tubular case; a slider which is supported by the tubular case to reciprocate and advance during a pushing operation; and biasing means for biasing the slider to retreat, wherein the slider upon retreating is automatically returned to a non-operation position by allowing a contact inclined surface provided at a contact portion of the slider to come in contact with a restriction inclined surface provided at a restriction portion of the tubular case, the slider is a mold made of a resin material having a higher thermal contraction coefficient and a lower melting temperature than those of the resin material of the tubular case, the shape of the contact portion is similar to and slightly smaller than the shape of the restriction portion in order that they be complementary to each other, and the tubular case is provided with a pair of restriction inclined surfaces. | 12-31-2009 |
20100126837 | KEY ASSEMBLY AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A key assembly comprises a base plate, two elastic elements and a key body. Each elastic element has a securing portion and two compressing portions protruding from two ends of the securing portion. The securing portions are latched to the base plate. The key body is slidably mounted to the base plate between the two elastic elements. The key body includes a first key section resisting one of the two elastic elements and a second key section resisting another elastic element. When the first key section slides toward and compresses the corresponding elastic element, the second key section slide away from the corresponding elastic element. | 05-27-2010 |
20100133079 | Data Input Device with Enhanced Tactile Sensation - The invention relates to a data input device produced by means of a switch operated by a stem. A return spring enables the stem to return to a stable position. According to the invention, the device comprises a circular element that can be displaced roughly perpendicularly to the displacement of the stem, a cam attached to the stem, and elastic means holding the circular element pressed against the cam, the cam comprising a slope, a high point and a counter-slope on which the circular element bears in succession when the stem is operated from its stable position to a position in which the switch is operated. | 06-03-2010 |
20100147663 | Interface device - An interface device ( | 06-17-2010 |
20100155207 | SLIDING KEY MECHANISM CAPABLE OF BEING FASTENED TIGHTLY DUE TO INTERFERENCE GENERATED BY ELASTIC FORCE AND RELATED ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The sliding key mechanism includes a main body fixed inside a slot on a housing, a sliding actuator connected to a side of the main body for containing a sliding head of a sliding switch, a key portion connected to the other side of the main body for driving the sliding actuator simultaneously when the key portion slides so that the sliding actuator slides the sliding head of the sliding switch, and two elastic components connected to both ends of the main body respectively, and the two elastic components being bent when the main body is fixed inside the slot on the housing so that the two elastic components contact against the housing elastically. | 06-24-2010 |
20100282583 | SIGNALING DEVICE FOR CIRCUIT BREAKER AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SIGNALING DEVICE - A signaling device having an electrical switch configured to generate an electrical signal indicating a transition of an associated circuit breaker from a first state to a second state. A movable body is pivotally mounted around a first axis (101) so as to interact with the actuating mechanism. A return spring is operatively connected to the pivoting body (3) and is mounted around an axis substantially parallel to said first axis. | 11-11-2010 |
20100307899 | SAFETY SWITCH HAVING A HOLD-CLOSED FUNCTION FOR POSITIVE OPENING OF CONTACT ELEMENTS; AND METHOD FOR POSITIVE OPENING OF CONTACT ELEMENTS OF A SAFETY SWITCH WITH A LOCKING FUNCTION - The present invention, in at least one embodiment, relates to a safety switch with a hold-closed function, having a plunger element, which is held such that it can move, for positive opening and closing of contact elements, at least one locking element for locking and unlocking the plunger element, and a housing. At least one embodiment of the invention also relates to a method for positive opening and closing of contact elements of a safety switch with a hold-closed function, and to the use of a safety switch such as this. | 12-09-2010 |
20110042193 | CONTROL KEY ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A control key assembly for an electronic device includes a housing and a control key. The housing forms a receiving portion defining an opening having two spaced-apart arms. The control key is received in the receiving portion. The control key includes a first hook and a second hook. The first hook and the second hook are slidably engaged in the opening, and alternatively latch with the two arms when the control key is slid between first and second positions. | 02-24-2011 |
20110094864 | Electrical Control Device - The subject of the present invention is an electric control or control-by-wire device comprising a control lever ( | 04-28-2011 |
20110147183 | TRIPPING ASSEMBLY FOR SWITCHING DEVICE - A tripping assembly is provided for a switching device. The tripping assembly includes: a body part, a tripping axle configured to turn between a trip position and a tensioned position in relation to the body part; a tripping frame configured to turn between a trip position and a tensioned position in relation to the body part and whose turning axis is substantially parallel with the turning axis of the tripping axle; at least one tripping spring which has an non-tensioned state and a tensioned state and which is functionally connected to the tripping axle and to the tripping frame; a frame spring which has a non-tensioned state and a tensioned state and which is functionally connected between the body part and the tripping frame; and a connecting member which is arranged to functionally connect the tripping axle and the tripping frame both in the final stage of a tensioning event and in the initial stage of a tripping event. In the tripping event: (i) both the frame spring and the at least one tripping spring are configured to transfer from the tensioned state to the non-tensioned state, thus releasing energy needed for the tripping event to the tripping assembly; and (ii) the tripping frame and the tripping axle are configured to turn from their tensioned positions to their trip positions, and while doing so, to turn to opposite directions with respect to one another. | 06-23-2011 |
20110214971 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes: an apparatus body which can house a battery; a lid member which is coupled to the apparatus body; an operating portion which is moved between an ON position where a power source supplied from the battery is turned ON, and an OFF position where the power source is turned OFF; and a unit which, when the operating portion is not at a position which is one of the ON position and the OFF position, moves the operating portion to the position and holds the operating portion at the position in accordance with removal or coupling of the lid member from or to the apparatus body. | 09-08-2011 |
20110226596 | ELECTRIC SLIDE SWITCH - An electric slide switch has at least two contact pins that are secured to a base plate. A contact element supported in sliding fashion is provided for electrically connecting two contact pins. According to the invention, the contact element is situated on a slider that is connected to an actuating component and the actuating component protrudes laterally from the housing. | 09-22-2011 |
20110226597 | Ultra-Thin Dynamically Self-Stabilizing Elastic Keyswitch - A keyboard containing a number of keys that contain dynamically stabilizing self-balancing keyswitches that are expandable and compressible. Each key includes a compressible-expandable elastic keyswitch, a rigid keyboard base, a mechanical actuator switch, and a printed circuit board. Each elastic keyswitch includes a rigid keytop, one or more thin elastic membranes, and a compressible-expandable spherical surface. The compressible-expandable spherical surface allows the keyboard to dissipate key wobble and also compress to a very thin flat surface. | 09-22-2011 |
20110247924 | KEY BUTTON MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A key button structure for entering data in an electronic device comprises a first key element and a second key element. The second key element is retained to the first key element by a retaining mechanism. The second key element has a joint positioned at a side thereof opposite to the first key element and two actuators | 10-13-2011 |
20110284350 | ELECTRICAL SWITCH - An electrical switch has a casing, fixed and moving contacts, and an internal operator turning and moving the moving contact relative to the fixed contact for switching. The casing has an opening through which an engagement part of the operator is accessible from outside for engaging a pull chain to turn the operator. The casing has a tubular part by which the switch may be mounted and through which the pull chain extends. The tubular part, being molded, has an inner surface defining a passage for the pull chain, an outer surface bearing a screw thread for engagement by a threaded nut, and, in a transverse cross-section, four recesses between the inner and outer surfaces to alleviate deformation of the screw thread due to shrinkage in molding. | 11-24-2011 |
20110290626 | Switching device and instrument having the same - A manipulation knob is molded from a resin material and is manually depressible by a user. A switch is depressible through the manipulation knob to execute a corresponding switching operation when the manipulation knob is depressed by the user. The manipulation knob includes a resin spring portion, which is molded integrally with the manipulation knob and projects in an axial direction of the manipulation knob. The resin spring portion is resilient and is adapted to exert a resilient reaction force against the switch when the manipulation knob is depressed by the user to depress the switch. | 12-01-2011 |
20120043189 | Slide Switch - A slide switch includes a housing, a plurality of fixed electrodes, and a slider. The housing includes a first face provided with an accommodating recessed part and a second face configured to be attached to an attaching board. The fixed electrodes are provided in the accommodating recessed part. Each of the fixed electrodes has an external terminal exposed on the second face. The slider has a movable electrode configured to be electrically conducted to the fixed electrodes, and is movably provided in the accommodating recessed part so as to switch an electrical conducted state of the movable electrode and the fixed electrodes. | 02-23-2012 |
20120061218 | KEYPAD ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A keypad assembly includes a support member, a key switch, a rotation member, and a resilient member. The key switch is located on the support member and includes a triggering portion. The keycap is located opposite to the triggering portion. The rotation member is rotatably connected to the keycap. The resilient member includes first resilient hooks latching with the rotation member. The rotation member is rotated relative to the resilient member at an angle when the key switch is not triggered, such that the first resilient hook elastically deforms and provides an elastic torque to the rotation member. | 03-15-2012 |
20120152707 | ELECTRICAL DEVICE CONTROLLER HAVING A SWITCH AND A THUMBWHEEL DIMMER - An electrical device controller is provided for controlling power to a load. The controller includes a housing having an open face and a plate having a unitary aperture secured to the housing and disposed over the open face. The controller further includes an electrical power controller component positioned within the housing for coupling to a power source and a load, a first actuator coupled to the electrical component, and an adjacent second actuator coupled to the electrical component. The first actuator has a movable user operable portion that is user accessible via the unitary aperture for controlling power ON/OFF to the load. The second actuator has a movable user operable portion that is user accessible via the unitary aperture for adjusting magnitude of power delivered to the load. The movement and position of the respective user operable portions of the first and second actuators are mutually independent. | 06-21-2012 |
20120160645 | SWITCH FOR VEHICLES - A switch for vehicles, in particular of the type adapted to be actuated by a linkage or kinematic system of the vehicle, used for signaling an operating condition, includes: a body, electric terminals housed within the body, an actuation element at least partly movable within the body when subjected to a control action, so as to put at least two of the electric terminals in electric contact with each other, wherein the actuation element is at least partly deformable when a higher stress is applied thereto than necessary for closing the contact between the electric terminals. | 06-28-2012 |
20120186959 | CONTROL ASSEMBLY FOR LOCKING TOUCH SCREEN OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A control assembly for an electronic device includes a housing, a control key, and an elastic member. The housing defines a groove. The control key is slidably positioned in the groove. The elastic member includes a plate portion and at least one elastic arm. The control key brings the elastic member to move to contact a switch, and the at least one elastic arm provides a return force to return the control key. | 07-26-2012 |
20120228102 | Spring Operated Actuator For An Electrical Switching Apparatus - A spring operated actuator for an electrical switching apparatus. It includes an opening spring, a closing spring and a damper for the closing. The damper is a rotary air damper with components that rotate relative to each other and has air as working medium for the dampening. | 09-13-2012 |
20120228103 | Spring Operated Actuator For An Electrical Switching Apparatus - A spring operated actuator for an electrical switching apparatus. The actuator has a main shaft transmitting the actuation movement to the switching apparatus and has opening spring means and closing spring means. The opening spring means includes an opening torsion spring and the closing means includes a closing torsion spring. The axes of the torsion springs extend in the same direction and at a distance from each other that is less than 20% of the external opening spring diameter. | 09-13-2012 |
20120285805 | APPARATUS FOR TRIPPING AN ELECTRICAL SWITCH - An apparatus for tripping an electrical switch is disclosed, which includes a selective tripping device and a power-saving mechanism. The electrical switch can be tripped by the selective tripping device by way of the power-saving mechanism. | 11-15-2012 |
20130043111 | CIRCUIT BREAKER POSITION SENSING AND HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM - A circuit breaker includes a breaker housing, a stationary contact, a movable contact, an operating shaft, and a linear position sensor. The stationary contact is non-movably mounted within the breaker housing, and the movable contact is movably mounted within the breaker housing. The movable contact is coupled to receive an input force and is configured, upon receipt of the input force, to move between a closed position, in which the movable contact is electrically coupled to the stationary contact, and an open position, in which the movable contact is electrically isolated from the stationary contact. The operating shaft is coupled to the movable contact to supply the input force thereto. The linear position sensor is connected to the operating shaft and is configured, upon movement of the operating shaft, to supply a position signal representative of movable contact position. | 02-21-2013 |
20130068598 | SLIDE SWITCH DEVICE - In a slide switch device in which a tactile-feel generation portion generates a tactile feel when a slider is operated to slide via an operation knob, the tactile-feel generation portion includes cam portions formed at a back surface of a flat plate portion of the slider, coil springs held at a guide base, and driving bodies that are elastically urged to the coil springs and are pressed to the cam portions. Elastic arms that elastically contact a guide flat surface of the guide base are provided at the flat plate portion of the slider. The elastic arms and the cam portions are arranged by the same number at positions separated from a shaft portion of the slider. | 03-21-2013 |
20130161166 | POWER TOOL SWITCHING DEVICE - A power tool switching device, in particular for portable power tools, includes at least one switching unit having at least one movably mounted control element configured to actuate a mechanical, electrical and/or electronic switching element. The power tool switching device further includes at least one guide unit, which, upon an actuation of the control element along a direction of main extent of the control element, is configured to convert a movement of the control element along the direction of main extent at least into a movement of the control element running transversely in relation to the direction of main extent. | 06-27-2013 |
20130213782 | KEY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - An electronic device includes a housing and a key. The housing defines a mounting hole. The key is moveably connected to the housing, and includes a switch and a key cap engaging with the switch. The key cap comprises an operating component and an actuating component secured to the operating component. The actuating component includes a positioning component secured to the actuating component. When the actuating component extends through the mounting hole, the positioning component is deformed and cooperates with the operating component to abut opposite sides of the housing, for securing the key to the housing. | 08-22-2013 |
20130270082 | OPERATING DEVICE - An operating device includes an operating portion that is in a neutral position in a non-operating state, a first force generating portion arranged in the operating portion to generate a first force, a moderating piece to receive the first force applied from the first force generating portion, a moderating portion including a moderating recessed part against which the moderating piece receiving the first force is pressed, a guide portion to guide a movement in a direction of the first force and in the opposite direction thereto when the operating portion is located in the neutral position, a second force generating portion to generate a second force to press the moderating portion against the moderating piece, and a restricting portion to restrict a movement of the moderating portion relative to the guide portion. | 10-17-2013 |
20140054146 | Driven Machine Tool, in Particular an Angle Grinder or a Straight Grinder - The present invention relates to a driven machine tool, and in particular to an angle grinder or a straight grinder, and which includes a drive unit having a drive switch for switching the drive unit on and off, a housing in which the drive unit is at least partially received, and an actuation mechanism for actuating the drive switch. | 02-27-2014 |
20140151206 | ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS AND MOVABLE CONTACT ARM ASSEMBLY THEREFOR - A movable contact arm assembly is provided for an electrical switching apparatus, such as a circuit breaker. The movable contact arm assembly includes a first member, and a second member attached to the first member. The first member is made from a first material, such as steel, and the second member is made from a second different material, such as copper. The first and second members each include first and second ends. The first end of the first member cooperates with the operating mechanism of the circuit breaker. The first end of the second member is attached to the second end of the first member. A movable contact is disposed on the second end of the second member. | 06-05-2014 |
20140251771 | SLIDE FASTENERS | 09-11-2014 |
20140284192 | DRIVING ROD FOR MEDIUM VOLTAGE SWITCHING ELEMENT GEAR - A device for medium or high voltage switching element gear, the device having: a switching element for connecting two conductors: and a driving rod for operating the switch, wherein the driving rod comprises at least a surface layer of an electrically high resistance material. The electrically high resistance material ensures that a small current will flow through the material due to the present electrical field. This small current will cause a heating of the driving rod, such that condensation is reduced or prevented. | 09-25-2014 |
20150008110 | PRESSURE SWITCH FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - An actuating device for actuating a function on a motor vehicle includes a touch surface actuated by a user. The touch surface is arranged in such a way that it can be moved under pressure from a first end position to a second end position. An elastic reset urges the touch surface into the first end position. A contact switch is arranged between the touch surface and a support surface. A guide sleeve and a guide pin guide the touch surface when actuated. When moving the touch surface, the guide pin is moved in an axial direction into the sleeve and is secured against lateral movement in a small diameter section of the pin. However, the guide pin can be tipped in the sleeve about a pivot point in the small diameter section, thus preventing the touch surface from being jammed in the event of a decentralized impact. | 01-08-2015 |
20150041296 | SWITCH SPRING ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a switch spring arrangement for operating a switch, comprising a first spring arm that can be actuated by a card, and at least one second spring arm, with a contact dome at the free end thereof, for operating a switch that is located beneath the contact dome of the second spring arm, wherein the first spring arm can be actuated by the second spring arm. | 02-12-2015 |
20150060246 | Inter-Pole Drive Bar Usable With Switch Apparatus Having Multiple Poles - An inter-pole drive bar in accordance with the disclosed and claimed concept is usable to extend among a plurality of poles of an improved switch apparatus and to cause the plurality of poles to be together moved between a CLOSED position and an OPEN position. The inter-pole drive bar is elongated and has a plurality of connection points that are connectable with the poles and further includes a number of features that avoid engagement or other interference between the inter-pole drive bar and the various structures of the switch apparatus. The inter-pole drive bar includes an elongated linkage element whose movement between the CLOSED and OPEN positions of the switch apparatus are primarily translation of the linkage element in a direction generally parallel with its longitudinal extent and translation of the linkage element in a direction generally perpendicular to its longitudinal extent. | 03-05-2015 |
20160163479 | ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS, AND OPERATING HANDLE ASSEMBLY AND TRIP CAM THEREFOR - A trip cam is for an operating handle assembly of an electrical switching apparatus. The electrical switching apparatus includes a housing and a number of poles. The operating handle assembly includes an operating handle partially extending into the housing and a cradle member cooperating with the operating handle. The trip cam includes: a mounting portion structured to be disposed in the housing, the mounting portion including a first region, a second region disposed generally opposite the first region, and a third region disposed generally between the first region and the second region; a transfer leg extending from the first region and being structured to cooperate with each of the number of poles; a driving leg extending from the third region and being structured to be driven by the cradle member; and an operating handle protrusion extending from the second region and being structured to engage the operating handle. | 06-09-2016 |
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