| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 200314000 |
Push button type
| 132 |
| 200316000 |
Rotatable
| 8 |
| 200315000 |
Rocker or toggle | 4 |
| 20090260966 | ELECTRICAL CONTROL DEVICE - An electrical device is disclosed for use in a wall box having a series of buttons that can either be rocker buttons or push buttons. These buttons can be supported by springboards formed integral with a support board. The springboards are for biasing the series of buttons. Much of the device is housed within a housing formed at a first end by a body and a second end by a strap coupled to the housing. The strap extends beyond the body, wherein this strap can be used to dissipate heat from the device. Inside of the housing can be at least one circuit board which has switches, which can be used to receive instructions from a plurality of buttons. In one embodiment, a plurality of light pipes are adapted so that they are housed at least partially inside of these buttons. At least one portion of the light pipe can be formed as a shaft and adapted to extend out from this housing and down to a light emitter disposed on the circuit board. In at least one embodiment, this light pipe can also include at least one actuator which is used to contact an associated springboard when a button is acted on. This movement causes the springboard to contact an actuator on a TAC switch which then results in an associated set of instructions being sent to the circuit board. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100288609 | Self Illuminated Electrical Wall Switch - An electrical switch includes a housing and at least two electrical terminals. A pivoting toggle is provided within the housing for controlling the electrical connection between the two terminals. A light source is mounted to the housing in a fixed position and a length of optically conductive material extends from within the toggle to adjacent the light source, such that, when the light source is on, light is visible through the toggle via the optically conductive material. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20130140160 | ILLUMINATED WALL SWITCH - An electrical switch includes a housing and at least two electrical terminals. A pivoting toggle is provided within the housing for controlling the electrical connection between the two terminals. A light source is mounted to the housing in a fixed position and a length of optically conductive material extends from within the toggle to adjacent the light source, such that, when the light source is on, light is visible through the toggle via the optically conductive material. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20150144470 | SWITCH ASSEMBLY FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A switch assembly includes a base plate and a switch element. The base plate includes a protrusion, a first light emitting diode, a second light emitting diode, a first switch contact, and a second switch contact. The first light emitting diode and the first switch contact are positioned on a first side of the protrusion, and the second light emitting diode and the second switch contact are positioned on a second side of the protrusion. The switch element is movably mounted on the protrusion and contactable with the first switch contact and the second switch contact. The switch element includes a light guiding portion with a first light incident surface positioned above the first light emitting diode, a second light incident surface positioned above the second light emitting diode, and a light emitting surface. | 05-28-2015 |
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| 20090000929 | ILLUMINATED SWITCH - An illuminated switch includes an operation knob that includes an operation surface, a light source that emits light beams using a predetermined direction as an optical axis, and a first light guide member that is provided in the operation knob and guides the light beams emitted from the light source to the operation surface. The first light guide member includes a light incident surface formed of inclined surface that refracts light beams entering along the optical axis in a first direction, a reflection surface that reflects light beams refracted at the light incident surface in a second direction different from the first direction, and a light exit surface that transmits light beams reflected by the reflection surface. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090050454 | CAPACITANCE TYPE LIGHT-EMITTING SWITCH AND LIGHT-EMITTING SWITCH ELEMENT USED FOR SUCH CAPACITANCE TYPE LIGHT-EMITTING SWITCH - A capacitance type light-emitting switch and a light-emitting switch element are provided that operate properly by preventing failure in entry and for which a small number of parts are used. A light-emitting switch | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090065336 | RECONFIGURABLE SWITCH ARRAY USING MULTI-LAYERED FILM - A switch panel assembly includes a plurality of selectively enabled switches for actuating only those available features. A plurality of available actuateable features are represented on the switch panel by graphics that are hidden in a non-illuminated condition and reveled when backlit. Each of individual switch and corresponding LED are selectively enabled and become visible and actuateable when those corresponding features are available to provide a single device operable without physical modification for many features assembled in many different combinations. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20100038224 | ILLUMINATION SWITCH DEVICE - Provided is an illumination switch device including: a manipulation knob in which a light shielding portion is provided in a front outer surface of a body formed of a light transmitting material except for an illumination portion; hollow sliders, each of which is incorporated into the manipulation knob and is formed of a light shielding material; a casing, which elevatably guides the slider; a switch element, which is operated by the elevation movement of the slider; and a light source, which irradiates light to a rear surface of the manipulation knob via an inner space of the slider, wherein a front end portion of the slider is disposed so as to protrude forward from the casing and the manipulation knob is snap-connected to the front end portion of the slider protruding from the casing, wherein the manipulation knob includes: a skirt portion, which protrudes backward from a peripheral edge portion of the body so as to surround the front end portion of the slider; connection pieces, each of which protrudes backward from a rear surface of the body more than the skirt portion so as to be inserted into the slider; and locking holes, each of which is provided in the connection piece so as to be located on the lower side of the skirt portion, and wherein an inner wall surface of the slider is provided with a locking claw, which is snap-connected to the locking hole. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100089729 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING ILLUMINATED KEYBOARD - A portable electronic device having an illuminated keyboard includes a display having a recessed portion and a main body pivotally connected with the display. The main body includes a casing, a keyboard, a fastening element, and a plurality of light-emitting elements. The keyboard is disposed at the casing and includes a plurality of keys made of a first light-transmitting material. Each key has a light incident surface and a light output surface. The fastening element is fastened to the casing and has a first portion made of a second light-transmitting material. The fastening element corresponds to the recessed portion. The light-emitting elements are disposed in the fastening element. The light emitted by the light-emitting elements passes through the first portion of the fastening element to directly enter into the key through the light incident surface and to be outputted from the key through the light output surface. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100096246 | CONTROL PANEL ASSEMBLY - An illuminated control button with an eccentric switch and a button spring configured to substantially balance the mechanical resistance of the switch when the button is depressed. The switch may be a conventional push-button switch having a stem directly contacting a portion of the control button. The button spring may include an integral reflector and may have a rim that defines a surface engaging the button. The control button may include a fixed light source and the reflector may move about the light source when the control button is depressed. The present invention also provides a control button with a light source at least partially contained within an integrating sphere. In one embodiment, the integrating sphere includes a somewhat cup-shaped diffusely reflective surface that cooperates with a diffusely reflective surface on the back surface of the button to substantially evenly distribute light from the light source throughout the integrating sphere. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100175971 | SWITCHING APPARATUS - The invention relates to a switching apparatus ( | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100270137 | SWITCH - A switch includes push knobs and a lens for guiding light from the light source on the pc board to illuminate the push knobs for changing the distance between the incident surface of the lens and the light source by moving the lens by operating the push knobs. The lens has a recess groove intersecting the light path of the incident light to the lens. The pc board has a protruding wall protruding toward the lens at a position corresponding to the recess groove. Upon movement of the lens directed to reduce the distance between the incident surface and the light source, the protruding wall is inserted into the recess groove by an amount corresponding to the lens displacement to shield the light path in accordance with the displacement. Light amount for illuminating the push knobs is kept constant irrespective of the lens movement. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100288608 | ILLUMINATED KEYPAD - An illuminated keypad is disclosed herein. And embodiment of the keypad comprises a first zone and a second zone; a substrate comprising a substrate surface; a first switch located on the substrate in the first zone; a first light guide having a first light guide first side and a first light guide second side, wherein the first light guide first side faces the first switch; a second light guide having a second light guide first side and a second light guide second side, wherein the second light guide first side faces the substrate surface; a masking layer having a masking layer first side and a masking layer second side, the masking layer first side facing the substrate surface; and at least one cut in the masking layer, wherein the masking layer blocks a light path between the light guides. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20120006663 | SAFETY SWITCH - A safety device for attachment to a flotation device is disclosed comprising a light source, a housing, an actuator mounted within the housing and slideable between a first position wherein the light source is not illuminated and a second position wherein the light source is illuminated. The actuator further comprises a raised boss engageable from outside of the housing, a lanyard at least a portion of which is outside of the housing and a water activated switch wherein when the device is submerged in water, the water activated switch completes an electrical circuit illuminating said light source. The lanyard is releasably connected to an end of the actuator using a separable interconnection assembly. When the lanyard is pulled, the actuator moves from the first position to the second position and on reaching the second position the separable interconnection assembly separates thereby disengaging the lanyard from the actuator. An electrical circuit is completed illuminating the light source and the actuator may be reversed from the second position back into the first position using the raised boss thereby extinguishing the light source. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120234658 | BUTTON ASSEMBLY FOR DISPLAYING AN ILLUMINATED SYMBOL - A button assembly for displaying an illuminated symbol with a locking ring having an outer surface. A solid light guide is positioned within and spaced apart from the locking ring. The light guide has a top surface for displaying an illuminated symbol and a bottom surface with a light receiving member having a refracting surface with a first lens member for receiving and directing light to the top surface of the light guide. A resilient sealing member is mounted on the locking ring and interconnects the locking ring and the light guide. The sealing member has an unsupported portion that facilitates movement of the light guide relative to the locking ring. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120279840 | Touch Type Lamp Switch - A touch type lamp switch, which comprising: an upper and lower casing matched to each other; a keying zone is protruded integrally on the upper casing, and several touch switches are divided; multiple punch holes are arranged on the periphery of the keying zone, and the lower casing is provided with a depressed space, with its opening interlocked with the upper casing; a faceplate, attached firmly onto the upper casing; a transparent light panel, attached firmly with the surface of the faceplate; a rectangular hollow frame, embedded onto the center of the transparent light panel and faceplate for locking the transparent light panel; and a circuit structure, embedded into the space formed by the upper and lower casings, comprising of touch switch circuit, several LED indicators and colorful LED backlight. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120292165 | SWITCH INTEGRATED LED LAMP DEVICE - A switch integrated LED lamp device, includes a slide type switch knob, a LED body, a cover, busbars and an insulating housing. The LED body is held in the switch knob. The cover makes the switch knob to be slidably exposed in an opening. The busbars contact with terminal parts of the LED body. The insulating housing fixes the busbars. Spring parts which press the LED body against the busbars are provided in the switch knob. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20140042002 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE ROTARY SWITCH - A touch-sensitive rotary switch is configured to be touched along a rotary path, thereby turning on or off, or adjusting stepwise the magnitude of power supplied from, an external power source. The rotary switch includes a housing whose top portion has a sensing surface. A touch control circuit board is provided in the housing and topped with a touch control circuit layer whose peripheral region is divided into multiple sensing areas in which plural first light-emitting elements are annularly arranged. The sensing areas can be sequentially triggered by touching the sensing surface along its peripheral region, so as for the corresponding portion of the touch control circuit layer to control light emission of the first light-emitting elements corresponding to the triggered sensing areas and to output a coded signal according to the triggered sensing areas in order to control the power supplied from the external power source. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140138221 | ALUMINUM OXIDE CONTROL MECHANISM - A control mechanism comprises a housing defining an interior and an exterior, an aperture formed in the housing and extending from the interior to the exterior thereof, an actuator on the interior of the housing, proximate the control aperture, and a control member positionable within the aperture to operate the actuator. The control member comprises a first surface exposed to the exterior of the housing, a second surface proximate the actuator within the housing, and a body portion extending therebetween, the body portion being formed of a substantially single crystal aluminum oxide material. A bias member is configured to bias the body portion of the control member toward an inner surface of the housing, such that the control member is retained within the aperture in operation of the actuator. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20160035508 | LIGHTING SWITCH FOR DISPLAY UNIT - Switch knobs have indication portions that are provided with various indications. The indications provided in the indication portions can transmit light that is emitted from a light-emitting diode and guided by a light guide member. The optical axes (Ax) of light beams that are emitted from the light-emitting diode and guided by the light guide member are directed to the eye points (IPd, IPn) of persons who are to manipulate the switch knobs, respectively. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160189896 | CONTROL KNOB HAVING IMAGE OUTPUT PART - A control knob having an image output part is provided. The control knob having an image output part of the present invention includes: a head part through which an image is output; a body part into which a portion of the head part is inserted; a guide part which is provided inside the body part and coupled to the head part so as to guide the horizontal movement of the head part; and a returning part which is connected to the head part with the guide part and guides the head part horizontally moved along the guide part to the central portion of the body part. | 06-30-2016 |
