COACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120103773 | CONTROL DEVICE COMPRISING A MOVEABLE UPPER PANEL AND ARMS FOR ACTUATING A SWITCH - A device for controlling an electronic apparatus, comprising: a generally flat upper panel; a lower armature of a support with respect to which armature the upper panel can move in a generally vertically downward movement; a switch; and at least two arms for actuating the switch, each arm comprising a first end which bears on the upper panel, a second end which bears on the switch, and an intermediate portion which bears on the armature, in which the arms cooperate with the upper panel and the armature in order to keep the upper panel parallel to a horizontal plane during its vertical movement with respect to the armature. | 05-03-2012 |
20110214969 | ELECTRICAL SWITCH WITH A TACTILE EFFECT AND A DUAL ACTION - A switch including a triggering member that is adapted to come to bear on two peripheral fixed contacts to make a first switchpath and that is deformable to make an electrical connection between these two fixed contacts and a central fixed contact to make a second switchpath consecutively to making the first switchpath. The triggering member may occupy an initial high rest position and a final low switching position toward which it is moved by an actuating member against a return force exerted by a spring that is disposed between the support for the contacts and the triggering member. | 09-08-2011 |
20110180378 | SLIDING ELECTRICAL SWITCH - A sliding electrical switch comprising a first slider which is able to establish a first electrical switching channel, a first actuator for the first slider, a second slider which is able to establish a second electrical switching channel, a second actuator for the second slider, and a common return spring which is a compression spring which is mounted axially compressed between the first and second sliders and which simultaneously stresses each of the two sliders towards its idle axial position. | 07-28-2011 |
20110114465 | ROCKER SWITCH - A rocker switch including a switching unit made up of a housing and including a spring-action switching element that moves back and forth with an actuating rocker that is connected to the switching element, whereby the switching element has a rotating axle rotatably supported within the housing and is surrounded by a spring. The spring is double wound and held in a prestressed state within the housing, one of the spring end shanks of the spring being fixedly supported within the housing, the other spring end shank being supported on a first arm that is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the rotating axle, and an extended central spring leg being both fixedly supported within the housing as well as being supported on a second arm that is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the rotating axle, and with an electrical switching unit. | 05-19-2011 |
20110039440 | IMPROVED DEVICE FOR LATCHING A CONNECTOR DEVICE - A latching device for latching a first front connector to a complementary second rear connector. The latching device comprises at least a front latching element supported by the front connector, the front latching element comprising a rear latching segment. The latching device further comprises a rear latching element supported by the rear connector, the rear latching element comprising a front latching segment and being mounted moveable axially from a rear unlatching position to a front latching position in which the front and rear connectors are immobilize axially together, characterized in that the latching device comprises an axial sleeve supported by the rear connector, the sleeve being opened axially towards the front and the rear, the rear latching element being mounted movable axially into the sleeve from its rear unlatching position to its front latching position. | 02-17-2011 |
20110036696 | ELECTRICAL SWITCH COMPRISING A PUSHBUTTON FIXED BETWEEN A FILM AND A CONTACTOR - The invention proposes an electrical switch ( | 02-17-2011 |
20100323548 | DEVICE FOR LATCHING A CONNECTOR DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED TOOL - The invention related to a device ( | 12-23-2010 |
20100289486 | DEVICE FOR THE DETECTION OF AN ACTUATION ANGLE OF AN ELEMENT ROTATABLE ABOUT A SHAFT - A device for detecting an actuation angle of an element rotatable or pivotable about a shaft of the mentioned type. The device includes a sensor unit configured to emit an electrical signal depending on an angle of rotation and including an annular permanent magnet non-movably connected to the rotatable or pivotable element. The sensor includes a stationary Hall sensor array having two or more Hall sensors disposed at an angular distance about the annular permanent magnet, wherein an individual Hall sensor located in a linear zone defined by the movement of the rotatable or pivotable element is selected by a microcontroller according to a current position of the rotatable or pivotable element. | 11-18-2010 |
20100289484 | MULTI-POSITION SWITCH HAVING DUAL OUTPUT HALL DEVICE - A multi-output switch includes a dipole magnet configured to move from a central position to either a first position or a second position and a Hall Effect sensor having a first sensitive area with a first output and a second sensitive area with a second output, wherein the sensor is relatively positioned such that when the magnet is in the central position, the first output and second output read off, when the magnet is in the first position the first sensitive area is activated and the first output reads on, and when the magnet is in the second position the second sensitive area is activated and the second output reads on. The switch may further include a magnet holder configured to house the magnet and define a pathway of movement for the magnet. | 11-18-2010 |
20100224474 | RECYCLABE DOME SHEET ARRAYS - A moveable contact body that includes a carrier sheet, a moveable contact, and an adhesive layer on at least a portion of a lower surface of the carrier sheet and an upper surface of the moveable contact. The adhesive layer may be water soluble or viscoelastic. A viscoelastic material may be positioned on an upper surface of the carrier film. At least a periphery of the moveable contact may be a rolled foot. Another embodiment may be a membrane switch including a carrier sheet, a moveable contact and an electrical contact having a central stationary damping conductive pill. | 09-09-2010 |
20100224473 | MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH STRUCTURE - A switch has multiple movable contacts, such as snap domes, positioned in a stacked relationship with each other. The stacked relationship may be such that the apexes of each dome point in the same orientation, or the apexes may be in an opposite orientation so that they point toward or away from each other. When the switch is initially depressed, one of the contacts forms a first electrical connection. When the switch is further depressed, a second one of the contacts forms a second electrical connection. Alternatively, multiple moveable contacts are positioned on the same plane under a single bubble of a carrier sheet. Multiple actuating elements may depress each of the domes. Adjacent domes may share common conductive traces. | 09-09-2010 |
20100155211 | SNAP SWITCH - A snap switch may include a housing, a lever having a handle portion and a base portion, a contact component having a first contact and a spring having a first end and a second end. The first end may be secured to the housing, the second end may be secured to the contact component, and a base portion of the lever may surround at least a first portion of the spring. The snap switch may include a first terminal component that may have a first prong and a second prong that may define an opening through which a second portion of the spring may be received. The snap switch may include a second terminal component that may have a second contact. | 06-24-2010 |
20100147099 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING MACHINES AND VEHICLES - A control device for controlling a machine or similar vehicle. The control device includes a control lever, a fixed console upon which the control lever is movably mounted about at least two intersecting axes, a plurality of crossing holders mounted to the fixed console, each crossing holder having a longitudinal slit for guiding the control lever, and a mechanical device having force modifying points configured to be detected by tactile means during any movement of the control lever, wherein the mechanical device is positioned between the fixed console and the crossing holders, and above an installing plane of the fixed console, and wherein the intersecting axes of the crossing holders pass below an installation plane of the fixed console. | 06-17-2010 |
20100025205 | ELECTRICAL PUSHBUTTON SNAP SWITCH - A switch for selectively establishing a first conductive way between a first conductive fixed contact and a second conductive fixed contact or a second conductive way between the first conductive fixed contact and a third conductive fixed contact. The switch includes a housing and a pushbutton extending out of the housing and comprising a driving portion formed by an extension extending into the housing, the pushbutton being arranged, when an external force is applied to the pushbutton, to be moved relative to the housing between a first pushbutton active position in which the first conductive way is established and a second pushbutton active position in which the second conductive way is established. | 02-04-2010 |
20100011903 | JOYSTICK - A joystick for controlling the functions of machines and/or vehicles comprises an actuator which can be moved in different directions by means of a joint having preferably two degrees of freedom, wherein the back-and-forth motions of the actuator occurring in a first plane are subjected to an active force feedback in the form of an electromotor and a reduction gear, and the back-and-forth movement of the actuator which occurs in a second plane perpendicular to the first plane is subjected to a passive force feedback in the form of a sprung reset device. In order to make such a joystick which allows for a low-cost serial production, the invention proposes that the reduction gear is designed with low backlash and is connected on the output side to the actuator via a preferably leaf-spring assembly which connects a swing arm to a joint part. | 01-21-2010 |
20090272640 | ELECTRICAL SWITCH WITH DETECTION AND AN ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SUCH A DETECTING SWITCH - An electrical switch including a supporting base, a top button mounted to the supporting base wherein the top button has a top face configured to receive a first force for actuating the electrical switch, and a detecting interrupter mounted to the top button configured to detect contact on the top face as well as to establish a signal representative of any detection of the contact on the top button when the first force is greater than or equal to a first threshold value. The detecting interrupter further includes a blade configured to deform elastically under the top button to establish the signal and further configured to exert a resistance force on the top button, wherein the resistance force increases continuously while the first force is exerted. | 11-05-2009 |
20090167722 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE FACEPLATE WITH TACTILE FEEDBACK - The invention proposes a touch-sensitive faceplate ( | 07-02-2009 |
20090145736 | ELECTRICAL SWITCH WITH LATERAL OPERATION AND ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SUCH A SWITCH MOUNTED ON A PLATE - An electrical switch may include a support bearing contacts, at least one elastically deformable release element for establishing an electrical connection between two contacts, an actuation pusher that is configured to be movable relative to the support along an overall horizontal path in the plane of the plate bearing electronic components and a lever that is configured to be mounted in a hinged manner relative to the support about a horizontal axis and which converts the horizontal actuation force exerted on the pusher into a vertical release force applied to the release element. The lever may be elastically deformable to allow a movement of the pusher beyond the actuation position. | 06-11-2009 |
20090111335 | MINIATURE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH EXTRACTABLE CONTACT ELEMENTS AND ASSOCIATED TOOL FOR UNLOCKING AND EXTRACTING THE CONTACTS - An electrical connector may include an insulating body including a series of at least two parallel and adjacent longitudinal cells which may be aligned. The electrical connector may include a series of electrical contact elements, each of which may include a locking section which may include at least one locking notch and which may be configured to be received axially in one of the cells and to be axially immobilized therein. The electrical connector may include a series of locking elements each of which may be configured to retain axially, at least towards the rear, a locking section of an associated electrical contact element. Each locking element may include a locating base fixed axially relative to the insulating body and at least one locking finger, a free end of which may be received in a locking notch of the associated contact element to retain it axially, wherein each base may be arranged outside the locking section of the associated cell. | 04-30-2009 |
20090095611 | ELECTRICAL SWITCH WITH MULTIPLE SWITCHING CHANNELS - An electrical switch with multiple switching channels may include a frame, a panel with which a pointing element comes into contact. The electrical switch may have a location element which locates the point of contact of the pointing element on the panel which may include a plurality of switching elements. The electrical switch may have a detection element which detects at least one control action independent of the position of the point of contact with the panel. The electrical switch may have an intermediate plate on which the panel acts in order to cause the change in state of the switching elements. The intermediate plate may be configured to cause the change in state of switching elements and detection element. The plate can be at least in part deformed in order to actuate the detection element after changing the state of the switching elements. | 04-16-2009 |
20080302647 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - In an embodiment, a device for controlling an electronic apparatus may include a top panel which can produce at least one control signal for the electronic apparatus when a pointing element comes into contact on the top face of the top panel. The device may include a support frame relative to which the top panel is fitted to move, a disengageable endstop for the top panel in a raised position, wherein the top panel is supported by a guide deck which is linked to the support frame so as to maintain the top panel orthogonal to a first plane when the top panel is moved relative to the frame. | 12-11-2008 |
20080251369 | ELECTRONIC SWITCH COMPRISING AN ELASTIC SHEET FOR HORIZONTALLY POSITIONING THE PUSHBUTTON - An electronic switch may include a horizontal bottom plate, a top side of the plate may support at least two electrical contacts. A contactor may be positioned on the top side of the plate and may be elastically deformable to electrically link the at least two electrical contacts. A pushbutton may be positioned vertically above the contactor such that manual displacement of the pushbutton downward may provoke the elastic deformation of the contactor. A first elastic sheet may include a top film protecting the contactor. The top film may be fixed to the top side of the plate to secure the contactor vertically on the plate to form an opening so that the pushbutton may act directly on the contactor. A second elastic sheet may position the pushbutton horizontally relative to the contactor on a top side of which the top film may be fixed. | 10-16-2008 |
20080227547 | MULTIDIRECTIONAL ERGONOMIC CONTROL UNIT - A multidirectional control unit includes a lower body of main axis A, an intermediate part which is mounted to move relative to the body in a radial plane, radial displacement guidance means for the intermediate part, a handle of secondary axis B, which is supported by the intermediate part and which is linked to it in radial displacement, between a neutral central position and a plurality of radial actuation positions. The handle may be mounted to slide axially on the secondary axis B, between a top idle axial position and a bottom active axial position. At least one electrical switch may be able to change state when the handle is displaced towards its bottom active axial position. The handle is mounted to rotate freely, about the secondary axis B, relative to the body of the multidirectional control unit. | 09-18-2008 |
20080217155 | ELECTRICAL SWITCH HAVING A VARIABLE RETURN FORCE - An electrical switch system may include a contact-bearing support configured to delimit a recess in a substantially horizontal bottom, wherein at least two fixed electrical contacts are positioned in the recess. Additionally, the electrical switch system may include at least one dome-shaped first triggering device configured to be elastically deformable from a top rest position to form an electrical link between the at least two fixed electrical contacts. The electrical switch system may also include an actuating push-button mounted to be displaced substantially vertically downward relative to the support. Further, the electrical switch system may include a mechanism configured to return the push-button to the rest position and an elastic element configured to exert an elastic force on the push-button, wherein the elastic force is directed upward when the push-button is displaced downward beyond a contact position. | 09-11-2008 |
20080197002 | DOME SHEET WITH LIGHT GUIDE FOR MEMBRANE SWITCH - In an embodiment, a membrane switch may include a flexible light guide having a first refractive index. The flexible light guide may include a first wall, an opposing second wall, and one or more additional walls. One or more of the first wall, the second wall and the additional walls may be disposed adjacent to a substance including a second refractive index that is lower than the first refractive index. | 08-21-2008 |