| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 200402000 | SNAP | 48 |
| 20100059352 | Weld Breaking Contactor - An electric contactor may include a first plunger member supporting a first contact member thereon, the first plunger member being movable between a disengaged position and an engaged position with respect to a first electrical terminal; a second plunger member supporting a second contact member thereon, the second plunger member being movable between a disengaged position and an engaged position with respect to a second electrical terminal; a first linear actuator selectively causing movement of the first plunger from the disengaged position to the engaged position; and a second linear actuator selectively causing movement of the second plunger from the disengaged position to the engaged position. Actuation of one of the first and second linear actuators will apply a weld breaking force against the plunger associated with the other of the first and second linear actuators. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100072051 | SNAPPING SWITCH - A snapping switch includes a base, a ring, a knob, first to third snapping members, and two contact pads. The ring is mounted on the base. The knob is rotatably engaged with the base and the ring. The first snapping member mounted on one of the ring and the knob. The second and third snapping members are separately mounted on the other one of the ring and the knob and sandwiching the first snapping member there-between. The contact pads are respectively mounted on the ring and the knob. When the knob is in a first position, the first snapping member attracts one of the second and third snapping members to separate the contact pads; and when the knob is rotated to a second position, the first snapping member can attract the other one of the second and third snapping members to make an electrical connection between the contact pads. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100133080 | HIGH-SPEED CLOSING SWITCH IN POWER DISTRIBUTOR - A high speed closing switch in a power distributor includes: a case forming an external appearance; a first electrode provided within the case and including a through hole; a second electrode having a receiving recess facing the through hole; a moving contact point member having a cylindrical portion received in the through hole so as to be put into the receiving recess and a flange portion formed at one end of the cylindrical portion; and a closing coil wound on a base of the case, wherein a damping hole is formed at receiving recess of the second electrode. When the moving contact point member put into the receiving recess approaches its final position, a damping force is applied to the moving contact point member to stably and accurately control the final position. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20130081933 | Reconfigurable Bi-Stable Device - A reconfigurable bi-stable device includes an elastically deformable panel laterally disposed between and connected to one or more mounting members directly or indirectly connected to opposing ends of the panel, with the panel maintained under compressive force along at least one vector extending between the opposing ends. The compressive force deforms the panel into a one of two stable deformed positions, with the device disposed such that the panel may be moved between each of the two stable deformed positions by application of manual force to one of two opposing faces of the panel. A first shape memory alloy (SMA) or piezo actuator member is connected to the panel, the actuator member being capable of moving the panel from a first one of the two stable deformed positions to a second one of the two stable deformed positions. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20140251775 | AUTOTRIP PLUNGER OF A CIRCUIT BREAKER AND CIRCUIT BREAKER - An autotrip plunger of a circuit breaker is disclosed for opening contacts of the circuit breaker to install and uninstall the circuit breaker from a current source. In an embodiment, the autotrip plunger includes a compression spring, a first body section and a second body section, the first body section including a contact surface for contacting a tripping element of the circuit breaker and the second body section including an arbor shaft for fitting in the compression spring. At the free end of the arbor shaft, the arbor shaft includes at least one radial protrusion for holding the compression spring. A circuit breaker with such an autotrip plunger is also disclosed. | 09-11-2014 |
| 200404000 | Magnetic snap | 2 |
| 20100000848 | INPUT KEY STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An input key structure for an electronic device includes a first magnetic body, a circuit board and a second magnetic body. The circuit board has a switch. The second magnetic body rotates relative to the first magnetic body to selectively locate between an initial position parallel with the second magnetic body and a target position contacted with the switch. The second magnetic body is structured to cooperate with the first magnetic body to generate a magnetic attractive force to automatically adjust the second magnetic body to the initial position when the second magnetic body is rotated away from its initial position to the target position. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20130284574 | Switch for an Electric Device - A switch has a housing and an actuating element retained on a travel path in the Housing. A restoring member ( | 10-31-2013 |
| 200405000 | Double snap | 20 |
| 20090229962 | HINGE ACTUATOR AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING TWO PARTS OF A HINGE ACTUATOR RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER - The invention relates to a hinge actuator comprising a first part which is configured for connection with a second part via an electric drive. The first and the second part are provided with stops cooperating in a pivoting direction for defining a select or predetermined position of the actuator parts with respect to each other. In an embodiment, in a first position of a coupling between the first part and the second part, these parts can pivot via the electric drive. In a second position, the first part and the second part are not connected via the drive but can be pivoted relative to each other manually. Further, the first and the second part may be provided with stops only cooperating in the second position of the coupling in an opposing pivoting direction, for defining the select or predetermined position. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20110011714 | Circuit Breaker - A circuit breaker, may comprise a circuit board, a resetting button, a tripping button, a lock pin and an elevator. The resetting button may comprise a locking device with a resetting drawbar having a resetting spring on an upper portion, a tripping spring on a middle portion, and a hook at a lower end. A lock pin below the resetting drawbar, may comprise a lock pin slope for selectively contacting the hook. The tripping button may comprise a tripping device configured to selectively contact the locking device. The tripping device may comprise a tripping block, a loosening block slope configured to selectively contact the lock pin slope, and a moveable spring between the tripping block and the circuit board. The elevator may house the portion of the resetting drawbar covered by the tripping spring, and the hook may align with the bottom of the elevator. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20120132508 | DC BREAKER - It comprises fixed terminal | 05-31-2012 |
| 200406000 | Including raised flexible snap element (e.g., dome) | 9 |
| 20080210534 | MOVABLE CONTACT, SHEET HAVING MOVABLE CONTACT, AND SWITCH APPARATUS USING THE SAME - The invention relates to a movable contact used for a sheet having a movable contact for example used for an electronic device such as a mobile phone and provides a movable contact that realizes, even when having a smaller size, a required pressing force and a favorable click touch response. To realize this, a part surrounded by a conical circumferential edge in which a circular outer circumference edge when seen from the upper side has an inclined surface forms a spherical surface-like section that swells in an upward direction. Both ends of the circle having an identical distance to center line of the circle are straightly cut off. Then, parts at which these straight cut edges intersect with the circular edges are chamfered to have a circular arc to provide a movable contact having a substantially oval shape having circular arc corners. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080210535 | PUSH SWITCH - An operating body being made of a metal plate and being overlaid with polyamide resin layer, a side of the operating body having an operating part protruding from a front side of a switch case, and an other side having a driving part in an arm shape and a sliding guide in a frame shape surrounding the driving part, in which the driving part in the arm shape being compression pressed to be a thin plate, and the sliding guide being formed with an upper sliding contact in a hemisphere shape coming into contact with an undersurface of cover above the contact and a lower sliding contact formed long in back and forth direction coming into contact with a protective sheet under the contact. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090038925 | MOVABLE CONTACT AND PUSH SWITCH USING THE SAME - A movable contact includes a dome portion having substantially a dome shape and a periphery, and four projections provided on a concave surface of the dome portion. The periphery of the dome portion has substantially an oval shape having a longitudinal direction. The periphery having two linear peripheries in parallel with the longitudinal direction and two arcuate peripheries connected to the two linear peripheries at four corners. The four corners are arcuate. Two diagonal lines connecting the four corners intersect at a center of the dome portion. The four projections are located on the two diagonal lines at identical distances from the center. The movable contact contacts a fixed contact stably with an excellent click feeling on a pushing operation. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090200147 | PUSH BUTTON SWITCH - A push button switch includes a base part provided with a fixed contact and a snap dome, a light source disposed on a lower surface of the base part, a cover member disposed to cover the base part and having at one side surface an opening, and an operating controller disposed to slide inside the opening in a lateral direction and configured to press the snap dome downwardly. The light source is contained in a cutout provided in a motherboard on which the push button switch is mounted, to illuminate the operating controller brightly. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20100175975 | Device with at least one control element - The invention relates to a device with at least one control element, which is positioned in a device housing for the device, such that the control element is designed as a snap disk, which is made of metal, and such that the snap disk has a rim which is connected to the device housing through material engagement and which forms a seal between the device housing and the control element, such that an area of the snap disk that borders the rim is designed as a reversibly deformable uncoupling area. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20110083950 | MULTI-DIRECTIONAL TACT SWITCH - A tact switch includes an insulative housing, a first conductive electrode, a second conductive electrode, an actuator and a metal cover. The insulative housing defines a receiving cavity which is provided with a fixed terminal and a movable terminal movably contacting with the fixed terminal. The first and second conductive electrodes are received in the receiving cavity. The second conductive electrode is located above and separated from the first conductive electrode. The actuator includes a ring portion defining a through hole at a center thereof, a press seat received in the through hole and defining a receiving groove and an elastic element received in the receiving groove. The metal cover is secured to the insulative housing and fixes the actuator in the insulative housing. When the ring portion is pushed by an exterior force, the elastic element drives the movable terminal to contact with the fixed terminal and a distance change between the first and second conductivity electrodes. And after the movable terminal can not further be moved, the distance between the first and second electrodes further change smaller due to own elasticity of the elastic element made from elastic material. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110139594 | SENSING DEVICE - A sensing device is disclosed that includes a bistable snap mechanism having a snap element operatively connected to an input element and an output element. The snap element has two discrete positions that provide the output element in one of first and second positions. A resistive sensing element includes a flexible member operatively connected to the output element and is configured to deflect in response to movement of the output element between the first and second positions. A resistor is mounted on the flexible member and is configured to provide a variable resistance based upon deflection of the flexible member. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110284354 | KEY ILLUMINATION SWITCH MODULE AND LIGHT GUIDE SHEET - A key illumination switch module has a cover sheet that includes an adhesive layer in a rear surface thereof, a dome-shaped contact spring whose apex portion is bonded to a rear surface of the cover sheet by the adhesive layer, a board that includes a first fixed contact and a second fixed contact, the first fixed contact and the second fixed contact being switched between a conducting state and an insulated state by the contact spring, a light guide sheet that is disposed on a surface side of the cover sheet. In the light guide sheet, a through-hole is made at a position corresponding to the apex portion of the contact spring. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20140166453 | ACCESSORY CONTROLLER FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Accessories such as headsets for electronic devices are provided. A headset may be provided with a button controller assembly that has user-actuated buttons and a microphone. The microphone may be formed by mounting a microphone transducer on a printed circuit board. A housing may be mounted over the transducer to form a sealed cavity for the transducer. Circuitry may be mounted on portions of the printed circuit board that extend beyond the edges of the microphone housing. The button controller assembly may have dome switches. The dome switches may have a housing that encloses dome switch components and that forms a structural internal part for the button controller. The dome switch housing structure may have tabs or other engagement features that mate with corresponding engagement features in a button member. The button member may be pressed by a user to actuate a desired dome switch. | 06-19-2014 |
| 200408000 | Spring Buckle | 1 |
| 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 |
| 200447000 | Double ended type (e.g., reciprocating bridging contacts) | 2 |
| 20120152713 | UNIVERSAL LOAD SWITCH - A universal load switch includes convex fixed terminal contacts and convex movable contacts selectively connectable electrically to the terminal contacts. Snap blades forcibly move the movable contacts toward and away from each of the terminal contacts. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20140001020 | ELECTRICAL SNAP-ACTION SWITCH | 01-02-2014 |
| 200453000 | Compression spring (e.g., push force) | 3 |
| 20120090972 | POWER TRANSFER SWITCH - A power transfer switch in which a cross bar including a movable contact is rotated to come into contact with one of fixed contacts disposed on left and right sides of the cross bar. The cross bar has a non-circular cross-section including a protruded piece on left and right, and a rotating angle thereof is greater than a rotating allowable angle of the movable contact between the fixed contacts. A through hole into which the cross bar is inserted with play is formed on a base portion of the movable contact, and a step portion for receiving the protruded piece of the cross bar and a spring housing portion extended in a direction of a central axis of the movable contact are formed in the through hole. A compression spring is accommodated in the spring housing portion to cause the cross bar to elastically hold the movable contact. | 04-19-2012 |
| 200459000 | One end of spring is fixed | 2 |
| 20090020403 | Apparatus for actuating a switch element - An apparatus for actuating a switch element ( | 01-22-2009 |
| 200461000 | Blade is moved to cause snap | 1 |
| 20130270085 | LABOR-SAVING MICRO-SWITCH - A labor-saving micro-switch comprises a housing, a press member located on the housing, an actuation member located in the housing and a driven member located between the press member and actuation member. The press member is depressible to move reciprocally in a displacement inside the housing. The driven member includes a pivotal portion hinged on the housing in a swivelable manner, a force-receiving portion opposite to the pivotal portion in the displacement and a force-applying portion driven by the force-receiving portion and movable about the pivotal portion serving as a fulcrum to press the actuation member. The driven member drives the actuation member to switch between a first conductive state and a second conductive state through a lever principle. The micro-switch thus formed can achieve higher sensitivity and reduce production cost. | 10-17-2013 |
| 200462000 | Tension spring (e.g., pull force) | 2 |
| 200463000 | Contact pivot point is moved to cause snap | 1 |
| 200464000 | Pivot point is carried by actuator | 1 |
| 20130068600 | Switching Device - A switching device has a housing, an actuator, and at least two metal contact elements. At least one contact element is a common contact point and at least one contact element is a switching contact. The contact elements are electrically contactable from the outside of the housing. The switching device has a snap-action switching mechanism actuated when the actuator is pressed. The snap-action switching mechanism has first and second actuator-elements with a tension spring therebetween. The first actuator-element has first and second ends with one switching contact mounted adjacent the first end and a pivot mount at the second end. The second end also forms the common contact point. The second actuator-element has first and second ends with the first end adapted to be actuated via the actuator and the second end being pivot-mounted on the inner edge of the housing opposite to the common contact. | 03-21-2013 |
| 200467000 | One end of spring is fixed | 1 |
| 20120152714 | SWITCH - A switch includes a movable contact piece having one end as a supporting point of turn and the other end arranged with a movable contact, a turning member having the other end as a supporting point of turn, a coil spring having one end locked to one end of the turning member and the other end locked to an intermediate portion of the movable contact piece, and a push button supported and slidable in an up and down direction. The movable contact piece is inverted by pushing down the one end of the turning member with the push button so as to make the movable contact approach and separate from a fixed contact. The turning member includes a position regulating portion that is brought into contact with the coil spring and brings the movable contact into contact with the fixed contact while maintaining a contact state with the coil spring. | 06-21-2012 |
| 200468000 | Single snap | 21 |
| 20090101486 | TRIGGERING STRUCTURE - A triggering structure provided in a housing includes a circuit body, a pillar, an elastic part, a light-emitting part, and a power supply unit. Part of the pillar in the housing is exposed. When being pushed with an external force to draw back to the inside of housing, the pillar may make the contact points disconnecting from each other in the circuit body, thereby the light-emitting part being made to light; contrarily, when the pillar normally extends out of the housing, the circuit where the disconnected contact points is not turned ON by the pillar is open, and thus the light-emitting part does not work. Depending on a service state, the triggering structure may automatically enable and disable a sound-light part and may be applied to various products. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090242373 | SERVICE SWITCHING DEVICE WITH DOUBLE-BREAK CONTACTS - An electrical switching device comprises a contact point having two double-break contacts, a contact link having a width, a contact pressure spring exerting a pressure on the contact link, a striker pin configured to act on the contact link counter to the pressure of the contact pressure spring during a switch-off operation so as to move the contact link into an open position, and a thruster actuatable by a switching mechanism and configured to guide the striker pin, the thruster having two limbs projecting in the same direction towards a free end of the thruster so as to form a slot there between, wherein a distance between the two limbs tapers towards the free end such that the distance at the free end is smaller than the width of the contact link, so that the contact link is clamped between the two limbs during the switch-off operation. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100236912 | SNAP ACTION SWITCH WITH A NON-METAL INTERCHANGEABLE SPRING - A snap action switch apparatus and method includes a non-metal interchangeable spring for providing a customized spring force thereof. The apparatus further includes one or more mutually spaced fixed contact elements and one or more movable contact elements that can move between a closed position and an open position. An actuating member can be provided for moving the contact elements between the closed position and the open position. The non-metal interchangeable spring can be utilized for performing a snap action operation and is capable of supplying a force needed to maintain the movable contacts in one or more positions. A switch mechanism (e.g., push button) eliminates the applied force to change the movable contacts to the normally open position. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20110147186 | SWITCH DEVICE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SNAP ACTION MECHANISM - A switch device includes a housing having a receiving portion; an operation member that receives a pressing operation; a plurality of fixed contact points provided in the receiving portion side by side at predetermined intervals; a plurality of movable contact points having contact point portions that come into sliding contact with the fixed contact points; and a snap action mechanism that drives the movable contact points when the operation member is pressed to a predetermined position. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20120018287 | Tripping Apparatus, Particularly For Circuit Breakers - At least one embodiment of the invention relates to a tripping apparatus, particularly for circuit breakers, which includes at least one controllable tripping magnet having an armature that is operatively connected to a downstream tripping gear, which engages in a tripping mechanism that acts on the circuit breaker and is coupled to a preloaded spring serving as a force amplifier. According to at least one embodiment of the invention, the tripping mechanism includes a camshaft having a plurality of cam lobes, wherein at least one actuating device is associated with each cam lobe having an offset rotational angle, and wherein, when tripped, at least two actuating processes associated with the respective actuating means take place consecutively, so that the full spring force is transmitted by way of the camshaft to at least one of said actuating means so as to perform the relevant actuating process. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120111707 | Stressing Apparatus - In order to form a tensioning apparatus for a switch-on energy store of a circuit breaker, in which apparatus a tensioning shaft, which can rotate by means of a drive wheel, for tensioning the switch-on energy store is fixedly connected in each case to a cam and to a cam disc, which apparatus has a tripping stop, in which apparatus the drive wheel is coupled to the tensioning shaft via a clutch, and which apparatus has a simple and at the same time cost-effective design, the invention proposes that the clutch is a ratchet arrangement. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120168293 | SPRING HOUSING UNIT CONNECTED WITH SPRING ACTUATOR FOR SWITCHGEAR - A spring housing unit connected to a switch actuator for a switchgear, which is compact and easily installed, the spring housing unit comprises a main spring housing configured as a hollow cylinder, having a flange portion formed at one end portion thereof to support one end portion of a spring, and accommodating the spring therein such that the spring is compressed or elongated; a sub-spring housing connected to the other end portion of the main spring housing such that it is separated therefrom; and a compressing cover insertedly positioned in the main spring housing and compressing the spring. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120234660 | Symmetrical Contact Spring for Screw Heads - A contact spring for the electrical contact of an electrode housing, which is located at the distal end of an electrode line, and a shaft located inside the electrode housing, the contact spring having an external diameter having a center point, which is connectable to the housing in an electrically conductive manner. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20130043114 | ELECTRICAL SWITCH - An electrical switch having a contact system including at least one fixed contact and a switching contact. The switch has an actuating element for acting in switching fashion on the contact system and a switching slide which bears the switching contact and is moveable in a movement direction between two positions, wherein in one position the switching contact is remote from the fixed contact and in the other position the switching contact bears against the fixed contact. The switch has an actuating slide which is moveable by virtue of the actuating element and is coupled to the switching slide by an elastic element. The switch includes a latching mechanism which interacts with the switching slide, such that the switching slide can be switched over between the two positions on actuation of the actuating element with a type of snap-action movement. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130048483 | M-BLADE SNAP ACTION SWITCH WITH OPTIMAL SWITCH CONTACT FORCES - A snap-action switch includes an M-blade snap spring, an actuation arm, a first bridge, and a second bridge. The M-blade snap spring includes a closed end, a double-loop end, a first outer leg, a second outer leg, a first inner leg, a second inner leg, and a cross member. The actuation arm is coupled to the first and second inner legs, and distorts the M-blade snap to exhibit snap-action movement between a first switch position and a second switch position. When the M-blade snap spring is in the first switch position, the double-loop end engages the first bridge and does not engage the second bridge, and when the M-blade snap spring is in the second switch position, the double-loop end engages the second bridge and does not engage the first bridge. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130146432 | Electrical Switching Device - An electrical switch device has a contact system and a movable actuator for switching the contact system. The contact system resiliently preloads a sliding contact against a first fixed contact in a first switch position and against a second fixed contact in a second switch position. In case of pressurization, the actuator moves the sliding contact mainly linearly from the first switch position to the second switch position. In the first switch position, the actuator adjoins to a snap-action element having a stable position and actuates the latter from its stable position to an instable position when switching over to the second switch position, wherein the snap-action element returns to the stable position upon completion of pressurization by means of the actuator. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130153384 | NON-HOMOGENEOUS CAM, AND OPERATING MECHANISM AND ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A non-homogeneous cam includes an eccentric disk having side surfaces with an opening therethrough, and a cam surface disposed between the side surfaces. A first radius extending from a point within the opening to a number of first portions of the cam surface and second radii extending from the point to second portions of the cam surface define the cam surface. The first radius is greater than each of the second radii. The cam surface includes a first cam surface generally having the first radius and a second cam surface having a plurality of the second radii. The first and second cam surfaces define an angle of less than 90 degrees. The eccentric disk is generally made of a first material having a first strength. A portion of the eccentric disk between the first and second cam surfaces is made of a different second material having a greater second strength. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130161169 | ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS AND TRIP LATCH ASSEMBLY THEREFOR - A trip latch assembly is provided for an electrical switching apparatus, such as a circuit breaker. The circuit breaker operating mechanism includes a pole shaft. The trip latch assembly includes a trip latch pivotably coupled to the circuit breaker housing and being movable between a latched position and an unlatched position. A trip latch reset spring is structured to bias the trip latch toward the latched position. A spring housing at least partially overlays the trip latch reset spring. A trip latch spring link includes a first end movably coupled to the pole shaft, and a second end cooperating with the spring housing. When the circuit breaker needs to be reset, the trip latch spring link engages the spring housing, in order apply torque to the trip latch reset spring. When the circuit breaker is closed, the bias of the trip latch reset spring on the trip latch is removed. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130199910 | ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS AND OPENING ASSEMBLY THEREFOR - An opening assembly is provided for an electrical switching apparatus having a housing, separable contacts enclosed by the housing, and an operating mechanism for opening and closing the separable contacts. The operating mechanism includes a poleshaft. The opening assembly includes a spring link comprising a first portion structured to be pivotably coupled to the poleshaft, and a second portion disposed generally opposite of the first portion. A number of opening springs each include a fixed end fixedly coupled to the housing, and a movable end coupled to the second portion of the spring link. The spring link is movable between an open position, wherein the opening springs bias the spring link and poleshaft to maintain full separation of the separable contacts, and a closed position, wherein the opening springs do not bias the poleshaft. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130306453 | LATCHING DEVICE FOR A CIRCUIT BREAKER - A latching device for a circuit breaker includes a manual operating toggle moveably arranged between an OFF-position and an operation-readiness position, a moveable contact and a fixed contact, wherein the moveable contact is configured to open and close a main circuit of the circuit breaker. An energy storage mechanism is configured to store an actuating force of the toggle by the toggle being moved from the OFF-position to the operation-readiness position and to exert the stored force to the moveable contact to close the main circuit of the circuit breaker. A removable retention lever is configured to prevent movement of the moveable contact into a closing position upon the energy storage mechanism exerting the stored force to the moveable contact. A holding mechanism is configured to hold the toggle in the operation-readiness position. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20150068879 | M-BLADE ACTUATED SWITCH ASSEMBLY - A switch assembly includes an M-blade snap spring, an actuation arm, and a switch. The M-blade snap spring exhibits snap-action movement between a first actuator position and a second actuator position. The switch is responsive to the snap-action movement of the M-blade to move between a first switch position and a second switch position. The actuation arm is configured to selectively cause the M-blade snap spring to move, via snap-action, between the first actuator position and the second actuator position, which in turn causes the switch to move between the first switch position and the second switch position, respectively. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150114812 | SWITCH SYSTEM WITH HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATING PLUNGER - A switch system includes a snap action switch, an operating plunger, and an actuator. The snap action switch is configured to move, with snap-action, from a first switch position to a second switch position. The operating plunger is disposed adjacent to the snap action switch and is coupled to selectively receive an actuating force. The operating plunger is configured, upon receipt of the actuating force, to retain the snap action switch in the first switch position. The operating plunger is further configured, upon removal of the actuating force, to allow the switch to move from the first switch position to the second switch position. The actuator contacts the operating plunger and is configured to selectively supply the actuating force to, and remove the actuating force from, the operating plunger. The operating plunger comprises a dielectric material having low thermal conductivity. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150122620 | SNAP-ACTION SWITCH - A snap-action switch has at least two switching contacts, at least one flexible circuit carrier carrying conductor tracks and at least one multifunction component receiving the flexible circuit carrier. The switching contacts and the conductor tracks are connected with each other via a non-detachable connection. The region of the flexible circuit carrier between the switching contacts is configured as a bending tab. | 05-07-2015 |
| 200469000 | Including lost motion coupling to cam | 1 |
| 20120125752 | SWITCH DEVICE OPERATING MECHANISM - Included are: a closing spring which provides a closing drive force for closing a contact of a switch device by rotating a camshaft by release of energy; a first semi-circular latch which retains stored energy of the closing spring via a closing lever; an output lever which pivots by being pressed by a cam provided on the camshaft when retention by the first semi-circular latch is released and the energy of the closing spring is released, and transmits the closing drive force to the switch device via a linking mechanism; and a second semi-circular latch which prevents the output lever from pivoting in a tripping direction via a tripping lever and retains stored energy of an interrupting spring provided on the linking mechanism, the pivoting of the output lever being caused by transmission of the stored energy of the interrupting spring. | 05-24-2012 |
| 200470000 | Contact movement is blocked by latch until spring is charged | 2 |
| 20100032273 | SWITCH - A switch has a supporting terminal assembled to a base, a movable contact piece, made of a band-shaped conductive material bent to a substantially J-shaped cross section, having a movable contact at one end and having an intermediate portion rotatably supported by a rotation receiving portion of the supporting terminal, a plunger accommodated so as to be movable up and down in an internal space formed by fitting a housing to the base, and a coil spring including a forced dissociation bent portion at one end and being rotatably supported by the plunger. The plunger is moved up and down to slidably move one end of the coil spring while pressure contacting the other end edge of the movable contact piece to invert the movable contact piece and contact or separate the movable contact to and from a fixed contact, and to lock a distal end of the forced dissociation bent portion to the other end edge of the movable contact piece and exert a shear force on the movable contact of the movable contact piece. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20120037483 | SWITCH DEVICE - In a state wherein a striker ( | 02-16-2012 |
