| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 200553000 | Rocking actuator (e.g., rocker, lever) | 23 |
| 20090078556 | Over current cut-off switch - An over current cut-off switch has an electric insulating housing, a first conductive foot, a second conductive foot, a reed, an electric wire and a switch button. The housing received upper portions of the first and second conductive feet, the reed and the electric wire. The button is configured on a top of the electric insulating housing. One end of the reed uses a connecting conductor to rivet to the first conductive foot. The other free end of the reed is separately connected to a top of the second conductive foot. The electric wire is mounted between the reed and the first conductive foot to be used as current branch. The switch button is configured on a top of the electric insulating housing. One side of a bottom of the switch button has a bump. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090127087 | Safety Switch - A switch includes a body with a switch member on a top thereof, an extension extends from an underside of the switch member, and a substantially inverted L-shaped slot is defined through the extension. Two terminals extend through a bottom of the body, in which one of the terminals is fixed with a contact plate. The contact plate has a tongue with a free end, which contacts the other terminal when the circuit is ON, and is separated from the other terminal when the circuit is OFF. An operation member has a first end movably engaged with the slot and a second end connected with the contact plate. A positioning member having a first end pivotally connected to an inside of the body and a second end biasing the first end of the operation member. Under the current overload condition, the switch member is pivoted by a torsion spring to the OFF position. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20110220481 | LEVER BUTTON AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREWITH - A lever button in which at least one side thereof is elastically supported and an electronic device therewith is provided. The lever button includes a manipulation part and an elastic part having one end supported by the manipulation part and another end supported by a support frame. The elastic part comprises at least one cantilever. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20130112540 | POWER SWITCH SUITABLE FOR AUTOMATED PRODUCTION - The present invention relates to a power switch, which includes a housing, a key pivotally connected to the housing, a first conductive plate having one end in the housing, a thermally actuated metal plate having one end fixed to the first conductive plate and a free end extending within the housing, a C-shaped spring having two ends engaged with the thermally actuated metal plate, a second conductive plate having one end in the housing, an insulating seat accommodated in the housing, a light-emitting unit located in the key and having two electrodes connected to the insulating seat, and a third conductive plate having one end in the housing. Thus, the light-emitting unit can be easily installed in the housing along with the insulating seat, and the electrodes can directly connect with the second and third conductive plates respectively, so as to make the power switch suitable for automated production. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130134029 | SWITCH DEVICE - Electrode sets each composed parallel electrode plates and a slider are arranged in a contact point accommodating chamber formed with wall portions of an upper case and a lower case. A lever of a knob penetrates through a slit hole in a ceiling wall. A tip end of the lever engages blocks in a box portion in the slider. The slider slides while an opening end surface of the box portion makes contact with a lower surface of the ceiling wall surrounding the slit hole. The slider presses a ball urged by a coil spring retained in the box portion press on a swing contact piece supported by a second of the electrode plates to roll thereon, thus switching a conducting state between the second electrode plate, and a first electrode plate and a third electrode plate. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130240340 | DOORBELL BYPASS SWITCH - A doorbell bypass switch that includes a base switch coupled to a doorbell, the base switch is activated and deactivated to temporarily disable and reactivate the doorbell and a pair of wires coupled to the base switch, the pair of wires includes a first wire and a second wire. The doorbell bypass switch also includes a plurality of wire clips that includes a first wire clip, a second wire clip and a third wire clip and a wire nut coupled to a second end of the first wire and to a first end of a white power wire, the white power wire to provide electrical power to the doorbell bypass switch. | 09-19-2013 |
| 200554000 | Knife blade contact | 3 |
| 20100006414 | Electrical Switch - An electrical switch including a first section; a second section; and a contact arm rotatably connected to the first section. An end of the contact arm is movable between an open position spaced from the second section and a closed position contacting the second section. The second section includes a cam assembly configured to assist in moving the end of the contact arm between the open and closed positions. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100213045 | SWITCH - A switch includes a blade-type moving contact that extends in a radial direction from a turning center and reciprocates such that its free end draws a turning locus, and a fixed contact that moves toward and away from the moving contact in a turning range of the moving contact. The blade-type moving contact and the fixed contact are accommodated a tank. The moving contact is supported by the movable-side support conductor. The fixed contact is supported by the fixed-side support conductor. An opening through which the moving contact enters is arranged to be opposed to a turning center of the moving contact. The movable-side support conductor and the fixed-side support conductor are arranged substantially on a same straight line extending along a center axis of the tank. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20110062011 | MODULAR TERMINAL, PARTICULARLY ISOLATING TERMINAL - A modular terminal that has a terminal housing, a busbar composed of two sections, two terminal elements for connecting a conductor to each section of the busbar, and an isolating blade which is pivotally mounted in the terminal housing. The two sections are interconnected in a first position of the isolating blade while being disconnected from each other in a second position of the isolating blade. The ends of the sections of the busbar which face away from the terminal elements are bent in such a way that the end of the first section of the busbar contacts the isolating blade in an upper contact zone while the end of the second section ( | 03-17-2011 |
| 200556000 | Housing and actuator form detent | 5 |
| 20080245648 | ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS AND TRIP ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY THEREFOR - A trip actuator assembly is provided for a circuit breaker including a housing having a mounting surface, separable contacts enclosed by the housing, and an operating mechanism structured to open and close the separable contacts. The trip actuator assembly includes a trip actuator cooperable with the operating mechanism, and a planar member having first and second ends, first and second edges, and an aperture. The trip actuator is at least partially disposed within the aperture and is further disposed between the planar member and the mounting surface of the housing. The first edge of the planar member is removably coupled to the mounting surface, thereby removably coupling the trip actuator to the housing. The circuit breaker may include an accessory tray which is insertable on and is removable from the mounting surface. When inserted, the accessory tray abuts the body of the trip actuator enclosure further securing the trip actuator. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080245649 | ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS AND TRIP ACTUATOR RESET ASSEMBLY THEREFOR - A trip actuator reset assembly for a circuit breaker includes a cradle assembly, a reset lever, a trip actuator, and a resilient element. The cradle assembly is pivotably coupled to the circuit breaker pole shaft. The reset lever includes first and second ends, and a pivot pivotably coupling the reset lever to the circuit breaker housing. The resilient element is pivotably coupled to the housing proximate the second end of the reset lever. In response to a trip condition, an actuating element of the trip actuator moves the first end of the reset lever. To reset the trip actuator, a guide member guides the cradle assembly into engagement with the resilient element which pivots the reset lever. The first end of the reset lever then resets the trip actuator. After reset, if the cradle assembly continues to move, then the resilient element bends to accommodate the additional motion. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20130256110 | SEESAW SWITCH - A seesaw switch includes a seesaw switch knob, two contacts which extend from the seesaw switch knob, and busbars which contact individually the two contacts. A surface of each of the busbars has a wave shape including end root portions, a middle root portion disposed between the end root portions. Each of the two contacts moves from one of the end root portions to the other of the end root portions by way of the middle root portion to stop in the other of the end root portions while contacting corresponding one of the busbars when one of end portions of the seesaw switch knob is depressed. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20140042007 | CONTACT STRUCTURE - A contact structure includes a busbar which is provided with a plurality of fixed contacts and a contact which includes a body part, conductive parts and a fixing part. The conductive parts are extended from the body part. The fixing part is extended from the body part so as to urge the conductive parts toward the fixed contacts. Each of the fixed contacts respectively includes a concave portion configured to come into contact with the conductive parts, and convex portions formed at both sides of the concave portion. The fixing part slides between a concave portion and convex portions which are formed in the supportive engaging part. The conductive parts come into contact with the concave portions of the fixed contacts in a state where the fixing part is positioned in the concave portion of the supportive engaging part. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140251779 | DISCONNECTING SWITCH - A disconnecting switch includes a contact part that includes a stationary contact and a movable contact, a shaft that moves the movable contact relative to the stationary contact, an open/close mechanism part that moves the shaft back and forth freely between a closed contact position at which the movable contact contacts with the stationary contact and an open contact position at which the movable contact is separated from the stationary contact, and a housing that houses at least the contact part and the shaft. The open/close mechanism part includes an operation lever, an arm that rotates according to an operation of the operation lever to move the shaft between the open contact position and the closed contact position, and a wheel rotatably attached to the housing. The arm has a rotation slot in which the wheel is placed so that the wheel moves when the arm rotates. | 09-11-2014 |
| 200557000 | Actuator biasing mechanism | 5 |
| 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 |
| 20110272265 | Anti-Buckling Housing For Switch Assembly - A switch assembly includes a cover connected to a base to form a switch housing and a toggle switch movably connected to the housing. The toggle switch has a lower portion disposed within the housing and a handle disposed externally of the housing such that movement of the handle moves the toggle switch between off and on positions. A spring is disposed within the housing. A first end of the spring is connected to the base and a second end of the spring is connected to the lower portion of the toggle switch. A spring housing is disposed over at least a portion of the spring to prevent buckling of the spring when the spring moves with the toggle switch. By substantially preventing spring buckling, the switch assembly is safer and has a longer life. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20130015049 | ELECTRICAL SWITCH WITH SHEAR FORCE CONTACT WELD RELEASE - An electrical switch provides a center contact moving between two outer contacts, at least one of which is mounted on a lever. In the event of a contact weld forming between the center contact and the lever mounted contact, unison motion of the lever mounted contact following the center contact during switching causes a strong shear force tending to break the weld. In one embodiment, a fulcrum wall striking the lever of the lever mounted contact causes increased angulation between the contacts so that unison motion rotates and peels the contacts apart. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130213787 | SWITCH, IN PARTICULAR FOR AN ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE - A switch is shown which has a housing ( | 08-22-2013 |
| 20160086750 | ROCKER SWITCH AND LUMINAIRE WITH ROCKER SWITCH - A rocker switch, in particular for an interior light in a vehicle, includes a casing, a PCB assembled in the casing, the PCB having a first contact point, and a shift paddle tiltably mounted within the casing. The shift paddle has a first contact arm wherein by operating the shift paddle the shift paddle can be brought from a central position, in which there is no contact between the first contact arm and the first contact point, into a first operation position in which said first contact arm touches the first contact point of the PCB. A first return spring is provided for, which returns the shift paddle from the first operating position into the central position. | 03-24-2016 |
| 200558000 | Cam actuated contact | 2 |
| 20140138235 | QUIET ELECTROMECHANICAL SWITCH DEVICE - The present invention is directed to a switch device that includes a first switch portion that is configured to rotate a first angular amount in a first direction about a first fixed axis of rotation and has a first pivot arm length. The first and second switch are coupled to the interface portion. The second switch portion rotates a second angular amount in a second direction and has a second pivot arm length. The second angular amount is greater than the first angular amount and a function of the first pivot arm length and the second pivot arm length. A set of switch contacts includes at least one fixed contact and a movable contact separated by a predetermined minimum distance that is a function of the first pivot arm length and the second pivot arm length. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20150107981 | CIRCUIT BREAKER AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF PIN FOR CIRCUIT BREAKER'S SWITCHING MECHANISM - A circuit breaker according to the present disclosure may include a movable contact configured to be brought into contact with or separated from the stationary contact; and a switching mechanism configured to switch the movable contact, wherein the switching mechanism includes a shaft rotatably installed therein; a transfer link configured to transfer a driving force from the shaft to the movable contact; and a pin configured to hinge-couple the shaft to the transfer link and insulate them from each other, and the pin is installed with a wear resistant member at a portion brought into contact with the shaft. | 04-23-2015 |
| 200560000 | Rotating contact | 1 |
| 20120168295 | Ultra Low Profile Rocker Design - 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. | 07-05-2012 |
| 200561000 | Reciprocating contact in straight-line motion | 1 |
| 20140251780 | Switching Device - A switching device including a movable member configured to swing around a fulcrum and having a movable contact, a sliding member of which a part slides on a surface of the movable member, an elastic member for supporting the sliding member so as to be slidable while the part remains abutted on the surface, and a fixed contact contacted with the movable contact, where the movable member swings by a sliding of the sliding member, thereby switching a contact and a noncontact of the movable contact and the fixed contact so as to switch a conduction and a break of an electricity, and where the sliding member is configured to rotate so that a deformation of the elastic member is maximum in a position of the part on the surface, the position being deviated to a side of the contact position compared to a straight line which connects the shaft and the fulcrum. | 09-11-2014 |
