Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
200017000 | Operating means | 44 |
20080217147 | MULTISTAGE SWITCH - Conventional operating elements are relatively expensive to manufacture. For this reason, the invention provides an operating element that is easy and economical to manufacture. This is achieved in that an interior formed by the housing is designed in the shape of a spherical segment on whose walls are arranged contacts, and in that a contact carrier is affixed to the lever in such a way that it is supported in the spherical segment. | 09-11-2008 |
20080217148 | Circuit Interrupter Assembly and Method of Making the Same - A circuit interrupting device is manufacturable in a number of different configurations providing current path options, conductor connectivity options and sensing options. The device may include a configurable solid insulation housing into which various operable components are installed. The device may include a core element including a sensor assembly and conductor members, from which the various configurations may be established including a plurality of different current path configurations. A plurality of circuit interrupting devices (302) may be configured together in an assembly with corresponding disconnect assemblies ( | 09-11-2008 |
20080245642 | LOW-VOLTAGE CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH SEALED INTERCHANGEABLE POLES - A low-voltage circuit breaker that comprises: a containment structure; a control mechanism; a plurality of circuit breaking poles, each of which comprises a housing containing a sealed ampoule that in turn contains at least one fixed contact and at least one moving contact, which can be mutually coupled and uncoupled, said housing consisting of a first side and a second side that define an interior containing said ampoule, the outer side wall on said first side being complementary to and associable with the outer side wall of said second side, said poles being located side-by-side to form a set of poles complementary to at least a part of said containment structure; operative connection means between said control mechanism and said poles. | 10-09-2008 |
20090183974 | Drive Arrangement Having a Common Drive Device for a Plurality of Switchgears of an Electric Switching Device - A drive configuration includes a common drive device and driver elements. The driver elements interact with drive elements in order to transmit a drive movement generated by the drive device to movable contact pieces of switching poles or switchgears of an electric switching device. At least one of the switching poles or switchgears has a first driver element and a second driver element, in which the first driver element serves for the generation of a switching-on movement, and the second driver element serves for the generation of a switching-off movement. | 07-23-2009 |
20090314615 | MOTOR OPERATOR FOR SWITCHGEAR FOR MAINS POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS - A motor operator for switchgear for mains power distribution systems, where the switchgear comprises a closed cabinet | 12-24-2009 |
20100044194 | SWITCH ASSEMBLY HAVING A MECHANICALLY ACTUATED OVERRIDE - A method and apparatus for enabling reverse mow condition in a tractor comprises a switch assembly having an ignition switch that is rotatable through a plurality of positions, a housing for supporting the ignition switch, and an actuator movably located in the housing. The enabling of a reverse mow condition is achieved by displacing the actuator from a rest position to two separate and distinct positions. | 02-25-2010 |
20100072041 | SLIDING BUTTON MECHANISM AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A sliding button mechanism includes a housing defining an aperture, a button slidably mounted on the housing and closing the aperture; a conductive and elastic connector member secured on the button; and a circuit board secured in the housing and including a plurality of contact areas. The connector member is positioned between the button and the circuit board. When the button is slid in the aperture, the connector member is driven to selectively contacts with the contact areas to generate different electronic connections. | 03-25-2010 |
20100140065 | Multi-step pressurized switch - Disclosed is a multi-step pressurized switch providing various signals in response to variation of pressure applied thereto. The multi-step pressurized switch includes a switched PCB connected to a PCB of an electronic device and having at least one or more contact points on the top, and an elastic plate settled on the top of the switched PCB and electrically connecting the contact points with each other if there is pressure. The elastic plate includes a first projection protruding upward from the edge of the elastic plate, a second projection joining with the first projection and protruding in the same direction with the first projection, and a first slope bending down toward a direction opposite to the first projection from the edge of the elastic plate. | 06-10-2010 |
20100230260 | WIRING STANDARD SELECTOR SWITCH AND UNIVERSAL NETWORK CABLE - A wiring standard selector switch for use in a universal network cable system includes a baseboard made of an insulating material and a cover shaped and dimensioned to be connected to the baseboard. A switch actuator is mounted beneath the cover and has a portion which extends through a slot formed in the cover and is movable slidably along the slot of the cover. A plurality of circuit conductors carried by the switch actuator are disposed on the switch actuator so as to achieve paired electrical contact between a first and a second set of contact members on the baseboard. By moving the switch actuator slidably along the slot of the cover, at predetermined space intervals, the first and second sets of contact members engage the plurality of circuit conductors so as to establish a different complete circuit. Each of the different complete circuits corresponds to a different network wiring standard. | 09-16-2010 |
20100270136 | INTERPOLE COUPLING SYSTEM - A circuit breaker includes a plurality of pole assemblies, each having a movable contact and a stationary contact. A bellcrank assembly is associated with each pole assembly. Each bellcrank assembly includes a bellcrank lever including a cylindrical body and at least one radially extending arm. The radially extending arm is mechanically interrelated with the movable contact so that rotation of the bellcrank lever selectively causes the movable contact to engage or disengage the stationary contact. At least one of the bellcrank lever radially extending arms is relatively more flexible than the other bellcrank lever radially extending arms. | 10-28-2010 |
20100314225 | Device for the Electric Actuation of a Safety-Critical System - For a device for the electrical actuation of a safety-critical system, having at least two terminals, at least one switch, an operator control element, by means of which at least two operating states for the system are selectable, by means of which switching positions of the at least one switch are determined, it is proposed that at least one current direction element is provided, so that for at least one of the at least two operating states a unidirectional current flow occurs between the at least two terminals. | 12-16-2010 |
20110048907 | ELECTRICAL SWITCHING DEVICES HAVING MOVEABLE TERMINALS - An electrical switching device that includes first and second circuit assemblies. Each of the first and second circuit assemblies includes a base terminal and a moveable terminal that is configured to flex to and from the base terminal. The switching device also includes a coupling element that is operatively coupled to the moveable terminals of the first and second circuit assemblies. The switching device also includes an electromechanical motor that has a pivot body that is operatively coupled to the coupling element. The pivot body is configured to rotate bi-directionally about a center of rotation. The pivot body moves the coupling element side-to-side along a longitudinal axis so that the moveable terminals move in a common direction with respect to each other and along the longitudinal axis when the pivot body is rotated between first and second rotational positions. | 03-03-2011 |
20110132733 | ROTATION PIN CORRECTION MECHANISM FOR FOUR POLES MOLD CASED CIRCUIT BREAKER - Provided herein is a mechanism for correcting the deformation generated at a portion of the rotation pin between a single pole unit farthest away from a switching mechanism and a single pole unit adjacent thereto, and there is disclosed a correction plate provided at a portion of the pair of rotation pins located between a single pole unit farthest away from the switching mechanism and a single pole unit adjacent thereto, having a pair of rotation pin through hole portions to allow the pair of rotation pins to be penetrated, respectively, and a pair of adjustment extending portions extended in the direction in which the rotation pins penetrate at the upper or lower portion of the rotation pin through hole portions to determine the height of penetration allowance hole of the rotation pins together with the rotation pin through hole portions. | 06-09-2011 |
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 |
20110266119 | Multiple Switch Having A Rotationally Adjustable Element - The invention relates to a switch containing a switch head and a switch lever which is designed in such a manner that at least two electrical contacts can be switched by means of the switch head when the switch lever is tilted. Similar flip switches are known in numerous designs and styles. Adjusting elements such as potentiometers are also known. The prior art further discloses combinations of push switches and adjusting elements. These combinations are however disadvantageous in that the switch can only switch between two states. The aim of the invention is therefore to devise a flip switch which allows switching between a plurality of switching states and which comprises an adjusting element. The switch according to the invention comprises a switch lever containing a switch shaft and contains at least one adjusting element which is connected to the switch shaft in such a manner that the adjusting element can be adjusted by rotating the switch shaft. | 11-03-2011 |
20110297518 | TRIPPING UNIT FOR CIRCUIT BREAKER - A multipolar circuit breaker includes main circuits having main contacts and a latching mechanism for tripping the main contacts of main circuits. A tripping unit configured to actuate the latching mechanism in response to detection of an over-current in at least one of the main circuits. The tripping unit is plugged into a section of the circuit breaker and includes at least one bimetal strip connected in series with at least one of the main circuits and operatively connected with the latching mechanism. | 12-08-2011 |
20120061215 | Multi-Pole Circuit Breaker with Auxiliary Supporting Pieces - The present invention discloses a multi-pole circuit breaker with auxiliary supports, which comprises a base, a plurality of single-pole circuit breaking units, an operating mechanism and a rotation axis assembly, wherein the rotation axis assembly consists of a plurality of supporting assemblies and a plurality of support shaft parts in series; each of the support shaft parts is provided with a movable contact bridge; each of the supporting assembly consists of a rotation axis, an auxiliary support, an auxiliary support bearing and at least one supporting rod; the rotation axis maintains synchronous revolution with the support shaft parts; the outside of the bearing is tightly assembled with a bearing hole of the auxiliary support, while the inside is tightly assembled with the rotation axis; the supporting rod is tightly assembled with a supporting rod installing hole on the auxiliary support; the operating mechanism is fixedly connected with the supporting rod; and the supporting rod is fixedly installed on a housing of the single-pole circuit breaking unit and provides stable supporting force for the rotation axis through the auxiliary supports. The multi-pole circuit breaker has balanced contact pressure at each contact point, flexible operation, fast breaking, good breaking synchronism of contacts at all poles and long service life. | 03-15-2012 |
20120085629 | MULTI FUNCTION NAVIGATIONAL SWITCH - An assembly includes an electronic device having depressible controls and a navigation button which is positioned over the electronic device. The navigation button has a central portion, and directional lobes extending from the central portion. The navigation button initially resides in a non-pivoting orientation in which none of the depressible controls are actuated. The navigation button (i) pivots about a first axis in response to depression of a first directional lobe to actuate a first depressible control of the electronic device without actuating a second depressible control of the electronic device, and (ii) pivots about a second axis in response to depression of a second directional lobe to actuate the second depressible control of the electronic device without actuating the first depressible control of the electronic device. Each of the first axis and the second axis is offset from a midpoint of the navigation button. | 04-12-2012 |
20120103767 | HIGH-VOLTAGE ARRANGEMENT - A high-voltage arrangement has at least one switching device, housing and a drive for the switching device. The switching device has a transmission which can change the switch position of the switching device. In a first switch position, the switching device connects a first connection to a second connection and, in a second switch position, connects the first connection to a third connection, and the three connections are left unconnected in a third switch position. The drive is arranged in the housing on a center axis which runs through the housing center of the housing. The drive axis is at right angles to the center axis, and the movement path of one of the electrical contact elements lies on the center axis and parallel to it. | 05-03-2012 |
20120125746 | HYBRID VEHICLE HIGH VOLTAGE MULTIPLE BATTERY DISCONNECT - An apparatus for selectively connecting and disconnecting a high voltage source includes a mechanical actuator including a plurality of stations. Each station includes connection elements that are electrically connectable to one or more corresponding high voltage modules which are part of a plurality of high voltage modules. The plurality of high voltage modules are electrically connectable to each other. The mechanical actuator has a connected position and a disconnected position for simultaneously electrically connecting each of the plurality of high voltage modules to each other, and for simultaneously electrically disconnecting each of the plurality of high voltage modules from each other. | 05-24-2012 |
20120145520 | Switchgear Device Having Several Single-Pole Switching Units and Comprising a Single Actuating Mechanism of Said Units - A switchgear device comprising a main unit supporting an operating mechanism and at least a first auxiliary unit. The units respectively comprise a rotary bar coupled with a mobile contact bridge guided in rotation around an axis of rotation. Two stationary contacts collaborate with said mobile contact bridge. The operating mechanism commands at least one drive rod, angular movement of which results in that of the mobile contact bridges between an open position and a closed position. Compensation means comprise a stop against which the drive rod presses in the closed position so as to limit movement of said rod at the level of the first unit, and to apply a rotational torque to said rod to keep it parallel to the axis. | 06-14-2012 |
20120217143 | SWITCH AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A switch has a manipulator that is supported by a housing and swung on one side and the other side, a power switch mechanism that brings contact portions of a movable piece and a fixed terminal into contact with each other when the manipulator is swung onto one side, the movable piece and the fixed terminal being disposed opposite each other in the housing, a returning spring that biases the manipulator in a swing manipulation direction when the manipulator is swung onto the other side, and a power retaining and releasing mechanism that includes a retaining portion and a releasing portion, the retaining portion regulating a restoring force of the returning spring according to the swing manipulation of the manipulator onto one side to retain a contact state of the contact portions of the movable piece and the fixed terminal. | 08-30-2012 |
20130068597 | INTERRUPTER MODULE WITH FLOATING PROTECTION FOR DRIVE PINS - An interrupter module for a molded case circuit breaker has a floating antifriction disc between the module casings and the blade carrier which overlays the blade carrier with rim walls of the disc. The rim walls are located at segments of the disc containing the drive pins of the module. If gases from circuit interruption expand the interrupter module sides and force the disc away from the blade carrier, the rim walls remain over the blade carrier and protect the drive pins from contaminants carried by the gases. | 03-21-2013 |
20130146428 | ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS INCLUDING TWO POLES AND A SINGLE OPERATING HANDLE - An electrical switching apparatus includes an enclosure having an opening, a single operating handle disposed through the enclosure opening, a first pole disposed in the enclosure and including first separable contacts, a first operating mechanism to open and close the first contacts, and a first operating member cooperating with the first operating mechanism to open and close the first contacts. A second pole is disposed in the enclosure and includes second separable contacts, a second operating mechanism to open and close the second contacts, and a second operating member cooperating with the second operating mechanism to open and close the second contacts. The single operating handle, centered between parallel poles, includes a first projection within the enclosure cooperating with the first operating member to open and close the first contacts, and a second projection within the enclosure cooperating with the second operating member to open and close the second contacts. | 06-13-2013 |
20140069782 | ANTI-ROTATIONAL BUTTONS - Systems and methods for providing input component assemblies with anti-rotational buttons in electronic devices are provided. The input component assembly includes a switch, a button positioned over the switch, where the button is operative to close at least one circuit of the switch when the button is depressed towards the switch, and at least one pin positioned underneath the button, where the at least one pin is operative to engage with a surface to assist in preventing rotation of the button, when the button is depressed towards the switch. | 03-13-2014 |
20140138220 | ENHANCED CONTROL DEVICE WITH DRUM AND MULTIPLE SWITCHING CHANNELS - A control device for generating electrical signals. The control device includes a bottom support, a first, a second, and a third fixed contacts, a first, a second, and a third moving contacts, each of which is elastically deformable. The control device also includes an intermediate control cradle thank includes first, second and third actuating pawls. The control device is suitable for occupying an inactive position in which at least one first, one second and one third bearing points of the intermediate cradle are in abutment, vertically upwards, each against an associated surface portion facing the bottom support, and a single top control member in the form of a drum. | 05-22-2014 |
20140166450 | Multi-Pole Switching Device - A multi-pole switching device ( | 06-19-2014 |
20150034463 | COMMAND SELECTOR WITH ROTARY SCROLL WHEEL - A command selector includes a scroll wheel mounted in a support and free to rotate about a main axis, a fixed printed circuit board, a detection wheel rotating about a secondary axis, a means of transmission rotationally connecting the scroll wheel to the detection wheel of which the rotations are detected by a rotation sensor arranged on the printed circuit board. The main axis and the secondary axis are non-parallel, the means of transmission defines an angle, and the detection wheel rotating in a plane parallel to the printed circuit board, the secondary axis being perpendicular to the printed circuit board, so as to minimize the circumscribed volume of the selector. | 02-05-2015 |
20150041292 | SWITCH DEVICE - A switch device includes a housing, a substrate, a single operation knob including an operation plate having operation indications provided thereon and moving in a direction toward and away from the substrate, a push switch fixed to the substrate, a plurality of touch electrodes to mounted on the substrate for sensing proximity of a finger and outputting a proximity signal, and a control circuit configured to output a command signal to an electrical circuit based on proximity signals from the respective touch electrodes when a press signal is input thereto. The sensing portions of the touch electrodes are disposed so as to form a space between the sensing portions and the operation plate when the operation knob is not depressed by a finger, and to come close to the operation plate when the operation knob is depressed by a finger. | 02-12-2015 |
20150325392 | OPERATING SWITCH - A multi-directional operating switch to be used chiefly for operating a variety of electronic apparatuses is disclosed. This operating switch can determine a tilt angle of an operating body accurately. The operating switch comprises a fixed electrode body, a movable electrode body made of conductive material, and the operating body. The fixed electrode body includes a first fixed electrode on its top face. The movable electrode body is disposed on the fixed electrode body and includes a first pressing projection protruding toward the first fixed electrode. The operating body is disposed on the movable electrode body and can be tilted such that it presses the first pressing projection from above. The movable electrode body is elastic, so that the first pressing projection can be deformed such that an electrostatic capacity generated between the first pressing projection and the first fixed electrode can be changed. | 11-12-2015 |
20160079015 | TOGGLE SWITCH FOR A PLURALITY OF SWITCHING POSITIONS - The present invention relates to a toggle switch for a plurality of switching positions, comprising a housing, a toggle lever supported on the housing and has a pivot axis, a switching cylinder supported on the housing and has a rotary axis, and a detent mechanism for catching the toggle lever in at least one switching position. The pivot axis of the toggle lever is located in the region of the housing top side with a first gear segment connected to the toggle lever and a second gear segment connected to the switching cylinder, the toggle lever and the switching cylinder engaged with each other. Light-emitting elements arranged inside the housing emit a light signal for indicating the switching position or other information. At least one element of the toggle switch is transparent, so that the light signal is emitted outwardly through the transparent element. | 03-17-2016 |
20160087629 | CONTACT SENSING DEVICE - A contact sensing device includes: a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other, a drive detection circuit of an electrostatic capacitance type, a first switching circuit that implements switching between connection and disconnection between the first electrode and ground, and a second switching circuit that implements switching between connection and disconnection between the first electrode and the second electrode. The drive detection circuit implements switching between a first state and a second state and detects an electrostatic capacitance change in the first state and an electrostatic capacitance change in the second state. | 03-24-2016 |
20080277251 | Electrical switch apparatus and methods - Particular embodiments of the inventive technology may relate to an electrical switch apparatus, and related methods, that include a conductive contiguity, alone with which two sequential electrical contacts may be induced upon application of force by a user, thereby effecting two or more distinct electrical events. Embodiments of the inventive technology may more specifically include a conductive contiguity having a truncated leg that enables inducement of a first electrical contact before a second, subsequential contact is induced. | 11-13-2008 |
20080314721 | Trigger switch - A trigger switch has a chassis, a slide member slidably retained in the chassis, a trigger connected to the slide member and projected from the chassis, the trigger configured to slide the slide member when the trigger is drawn towards the chassis, a pair of power-supply connecting terminals connected to a power supply, a pair of motor output terminals connected to a motor, a speed control circuit configured to output a current to the motor output terminal while controlling the current when the speed control circuit is connected to the power supply, a first contact mechanism configured to connect the power-supply connecting terminal to the speed control circuit when the trigger is drawn by a first amount; and a second contact mechanism configured to connect the power-supply connecting terminal to the motor output terminal when the trigger is drawn by a second amount. | 12-25-2008 |
20110120842 | MULTI-POSITION PUSH SWITCH - A multi-position switch includes a base and a cover. The base and the cover form a receiving space having a lateral surface. The cover defines a through hole and includes a bottom surface and a number of ratchet teeth protruding from the bottom surface and arranged around the through hole. A number of positive contacts and a negative contact are arranged on the lateral surface. The button includes a button body having a side surface and a number of protrusions protruding from the side surface. The button body passes through the through hole and is external to the cover. Each protrusion is located between two neighboring ratchet teeth and has a sloping end. A conductive member is arranged under the button body and includes a conductive rod having two ends configured for respectively contacting one of the positive contacts and the negative contact. | 05-26-2011 |
200018000 | Plural switch | 9 |
20080202898 | INPUT DEVICE AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE HAVING SAME - An input device is provided. The input device includes a first input unit configured to provide at least two directional signals, a second input unit located in the first input unit, the second input unit being configured to provide at least two directional signals different from the at least two directional signals of the first input unit, and a circuitry supporting substrate configured to receive a signal that is input through the first input unit and the second input unit. In addition, a mobile communication device having an input device is also provided. | 08-28-2008 |
20080302639 | Tap Changer Having a Switching Monitoring Device - The invention relates to a tap changer having a switching monitoring device, which is arranged above the upper transmission stage in a housing. For monitoring purposes, two cam switches are provided which are actuated by a cam disk which is connected to the contact-bearing switch column of the tap changer. The cam disk has a horizontally split contour at its end face, wherein one of the two cam switches runs on each partial contour. | 12-11-2008 |
20090038918 | GANGED POWER CIRCUIT SWITCHES FOR ON-BOARD ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN MOTOR VEHICLES - This current invention is about a switching implement ( | 02-12-2009 |
20090139843 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING ELECTRICAL ENERGY - A shutter device is provided for a bypass isolation automatic transfer switch. The shutter device comprises a frame and a shutter that is movably supported by the frame and that is configured to selectively cover and uncover conductors. At least one cam is movably supported by the frame and at least one shutter lever is interposed between the shutter and the at least one cam. The shutter lever is configured to move the shutter in response to movement of the cam. | 06-04-2009 |
20120097508 | MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH FOR VEHICLE HAVING LIGHTING MODULE - The present invention relates to a multifunction switch for a vehicle and provides a multifunction switch for a vehicle in which a user may clearly and intuitively distinguish and recognize a rotating knob on a multifunction switch lever and an operating region of a corresponding rotation knob/mechanism which includes a symbol indicating a manipulating position of the rotating knob and which may enhance visibility that distinguishes respective operating regions of the multifunction switch lever and user convenience thereof. The multifunction switch includes a multifunction switch lever, a rotating knob mounted on the multifunction switch lever, and a lighting module for emitting light to the outside along an interface between a rotating knob operating region including a region where symbols indicating a rotating knob and an operating position of the rotating knob are marked and the rest of the operating regions adjacent to the rotating knob operating region. | 04-26-2012 |
20120118709 | HIGH-VOLTAGE ASSEMBLY - A high-voltage assembly contains a switching device. The switching device contains a gear having two coupling rods that can be pivoted in a predetermined pivot plane and that displace an electric contact element during pivoting, whereby the switching position of the switching device can be varied. In a first switching position, the switching device connects a first connection to a second connection, and in a second switching position, it connects the first connection to a third connection, and in a third switching position, the three connections remain unconnected. A drive axis of a drive is arranged perpendicular to a pivot plane of the coupling rods, and the coupling rods are mounted such that at least one of them can pivot through the drive axis region in which the drive axis of the drive penetrates the pivot plane of both coupling rods when adjusting the switching position of the switching device. | 05-17-2012 |
20120222942 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SWITCHES TO SELECTIVELY CONTROL SAFE ACCESS - An exemplary electronic device includes a casing, a first switch, a second switch and a switch control unit. The casing includes a side plate and a top plate detachably connected with a top end of the side plate. The first switch is turned on when the top plate is connected to the side plate and turned off when the top plate is detached from the side plate. The switch control unit includes a sliding member mounted at one side of the second switch. The sliding member includes a pressing plate. The sliding member is moveable relative to the side plate between a first state in which the pressing plate aligned with and pressing the second switch to turn on the second switch and a second state in which the pressing plate is staggered with the second switch to turn off the second switch. | 09-06-2012 |
20130087438 | Conversion Device for Converting a Mechanical Position Into an Electric State - In this device, a mechanism for receiving an input mechanical command and for actuating first and second switches comprises a lever having a first side arm tiltable about a swiveling axis of said lever and a second side arm tiltable about the same swiveling axis. The first side arm and the second side arm are respectively arranged on a first side and a second side opposite relative to said swiveling axis. The first side arm is an operating arm for operating the first switch. The second side arm is an operating arm for operating the second switch. | 04-11-2013 |
20140116859 | 3-WAY SWITCH FOR A GAS-INSULATED APPARATUS - Provided is a 3-way switch for a gas-insulated apparatus, including a pressure container having a space part therein, the pressure container including a first connecting part in an upper portion of the space part and a second connecting part in a side portion of the space part such that the second connecting part is perpendicular to the first connecting part, a support conductor provided in the space part, the support conductor having a first guide hole defined in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the first connecting part and a second guide hole defined in a direction parallel to the direction of the second connecting part, a disconnecting switch (DS) operating part slidably coupled to the first guide hole, the DS operating part being connected to or separated from the first connecting part by means of an insertion or extrusion thereof, an earthing switch (ES) operating part slidably coupled to the second guide hole such that the ES operating part is perpendicular to the disconnecting switch operating part, the ES operating part being connected to or separated from the second connecting part through an insertion or protrusion thereof, and a main lever, one end of which is rotatably coupled to the support conductor and the other end of which is eccentrically rotated and rotatably connected to the DS operating part and the ES operating part so as to linearly slide the DS operating part and the ES operating part into neutral positions. | 05-01-2014 |
200017000 | Step-by-step | 3 |
20080217147 | MULTISTAGE SWITCH - Conventional operating elements are relatively expensive to manufacture. For this reason, the invention provides an operating element that is easy and economical to manufacture. This is achieved in that an interior formed by the housing is designed in the shape of a spherical segment on whose walls are arranged contacts, and in that a contact carrier is affixed to the lever in such a way that it is supported in the spherical segment. | 09-11-2008 |
20080217148 | Circuit Interrupter Assembly and Method of Making the Same - A circuit interrupting device is manufacturable in a number of different configurations providing current path options, conductor connectivity options and sensing options. The device may include a configurable solid insulation housing into which various operable components are installed. The device may include a core element including a sensor assembly and conductor members, from which the various configurations may be established including a plurality of different current path configurations. A plurality of circuit interrupting devices (302) may be configured together in an assembly with corresponding disconnect assemblies ( | 09-11-2008 |
20080245642 | LOW-VOLTAGE CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH SEALED INTERCHANGEABLE POLES - A low-voltage circuit breaker that comprises: a containment structure; a control mechanism; a plurality of circuit breaking poles, each of which comprises a housing containing a sealed ampoule that in turn contains at least one fixed contact and at least one moving contact, which can be mutually coupled and uncoupled, said housing consisting of a first side and a second side that define an interior containing said ampoule, the outer side wall on said first side being complementary to and associable with the outer side wall of said second side, said poles being located side-by-side to form a set of poles complementary to at least a part of said containment structure; operative connection means between said control mechanism and said poles. | 10-09-2008 |
20090183974 | Drive Arrangement Having a Common Drive Device for a Plurality of Switchgears of an Electric Switching Device - A drive configuration includes a common drive device and driver elements. The driver elements interact with drive elements in order to transmit a drive movement generated by the drive device to movable contact pieces of switching poles or switchgears of an electric switching device. At least one of the switching poles or switchgears has a first driver element and a second driver element, in which the first driver element serves for the generation of a switching-on movement, and the second driver element serves for the generation of a switching-off movement. | 07-23-2009 |
20090314615 | MOTOR OPERATOR FOR SWITCHGEAR FOR MAINS POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS - A motor operator for switchgear for mains power distribution systems, where the switchgear comprises a closed cabinet | 12-24-2009 |
20100044194 | SWITCH ASSEMBLY HAVING A MECHANICALLY ACTUATED OVERRIDE - A method and apparatus for enabling reverse mow condition in a tractor comprises a switch assembly having an ignition switch that is rotatable through a plurality of positions, a housing for supporting the ignition switch, and an actuator movably located in the housing. The enabling of a reverse mow condition is achieved by displacing the actuator from a rest position to two separate and distinct positions. | 02-25-2010 |
20100072041 | SLIDING BUTTON MECHANISM AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A sliding button mechanism includes a housing defining an aperture, a button slidably mounted on the housing and closing the aperture; a conductive and elastic connector member secured on the button; and a circuit board secured in the housing and including a plurality of contact areas. The connector member is positioned between the button and the circuit board. When the button is slid in the aperture, the connector member is driven to selectively contacts with the contact areas to generate different electronic connections. | 03-25-2010 |
20100140065 | Multi-step pressurized switch - Disclosed is a multi-step pressurized switch providing various signals in response to variation of pressure applied thereto. The multi-step pressurized switch includes a switched PCB connected to a PCB of an electronic device and having at least one or more contact points on the top, and an elastic plate settled on the top of the switched PCB and electrically connecting the contact points with each other if there is pressure. The elastic plate includes a first projection protruding upward from the edge of the elastic plate, a second projection joining with the first projection and protruding in the same direction with the first projection, and a first slope bending down toward a direction opposite to the first projection from the edge of the elastic plate. | 06-10-2010 |
20100230260 | WIRING STANDARD SELECTOR SWITCH AND UNIVERSAL NETWORK CABLE - A wiring standard selector switch for use in a universal network cable system includes a baseboard made of an insulating material and a cover shaped and dimensioned to be connected to the baseboard. A switch actuator is mounted beneath the cover and has a portion which extends through a slot formed in the cover and is movable slidably along the slot of the cover. A plurality of circuit conductors carried by the switch actuator are disposed on the switch actuator so as to achieve paired electrical contact between a first and a second set of contact members on the baseboard. By moving the switch actuator slidably along the slot of the cover, at predetermined space intervals, the first and second sets of contact members engage the plurality of circuit conductors so as to establish a different complete circuit. Each of the different complete circuits corresponds to a different network wiring standard. | 09-16-2010 |
20100270136 | INTERPOLE COUPLING SYSTEM - A circuit breaker includes a plurality of pole assemblies, each having a movable contact and a stationary contact. A bellcrank assembly is associated with each pole assembly. Each bellcrank assembly includes a bellcrank lever including a cylindrical body and at least one radially extending arm. The radially extending arm is mechanically interrelated with the movable contact so that rotation of the bellcrank lever selectively causes the movable contact to engage or disengage the stationary contact. At least one of the bellcrank lever radially extending arms is relatively more flexible than the other bellcrank lever radially extending arms. | 10-28-2010 |
20100314225 | Device for the Electric Actuation of a Safety-Critical System - For a device for the electrical actuation of a safety-critical system, having at least two terminals, at least one switch, an operator control element, by means of which at least two operating states for the system are selectable, by means of which switching positions of the at least one switch are determined, it is proposed that at least one current direction element is provided, so that for at least one of the at least two operating states a unidirectional current flow occurs between the at least two terminals. | 12-16-2010 |
20110048907 | ELECTRICAL SWITCHING DEVICES HAVING MOVEABLE TERMINALS - An electrical switching device that includes first and second circuit assemblies. Each of the first and second circuit assemblies includes a base terminal and a moveable terminal that is configured to flex to and from the base terminal. The switching device also includes a coupling element that is operatively coupled to the moveable terminals of the first and second circuit assemblies. The switching device also includes an electromechanical motor that has a pivot body that is operatively coupled to the coupling element. The pivot body is configured to rotate bi-directionally about a center of rotation. The pivot body moves the coupling element side-to-side along a longitudinal axis so that the moveable terminals move in a common direction with respect to each other and along the longitudinal axis when the pivot body is rotated between first and second rotational positions. | 03-03-2011 |
20110132733 | ROTATION PIN CORRECTION MECHANISM FOR FOUR POLES MOLD CASED CIRCUIT BREAKER - Provided herein is a mechanism for correcting the deformation generated at a portion of the rotation pin between a single pole unit farthest away from a switching mechanism and a single pole unit adjacent thereto, and there is disclosed a correction plate provided at a portion of the pair of rotation pins located between a single pole unit farthest away from the switching mechanism and a single pole unit adjacent thereto, having a pair of rotation pin through hole portions to allow the pair of rotation pins to be penetrated, respectively, and a pair of adjustment extending portions extended in the direction in which the rotation pins penetrate at the upper or lower portion of the rotation pin through hole portions to determine the height of penetration allowance hole of the rotation pins together with the rotation pin through hole portions. | 06-09-2011 |
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 |
20110266119 | Multiple Switch Having A Rotationally Adjustable Element - The invention relates to a switch containing a switch head and a switch lever which is designed in such a manner that at least two electrical contacts can be switched by means of the switch head when the switch lever is tilted. Similar flip switches are known in numerous designs and styles. Adjusting elements such as potentiometers are also known. The prior art further discloses combinations of push switches and adjusting elements. These combinations are however disadvantageous in that the switch can only switch between two states. The aim of the invention is therefore to devise a flip switch which allows switching between a plurality of switching states and which comprises an adjusting element. The switch according to the invention comprises a switch lever containing a switch shaft and contains at least one adjusting element which is connected to the switch shaft in such a manner that the adjusting element can be adjusted by rotating the switch shaft. | 11-03-2011 |
20110297518 | TRIPPING UNIT FOR CIRCUIT BREAKER - A multipolar circuit breaker includes main circuits having main contacts and a latching mechanism for tripping the main contacts of main circuits. A tripping unit configured to actuate the latching mechanism in response to detection of an over-current in at least one of the main circuits. The tripping unit is plugged into a section of the circuit breaker and includes at least one bimetal strip connected in series with at least one of the main circuits and operatively connected with the latching mechanism. | 12-08-2011 |
20120061215 | Multi-Pole Circuit Breaker with Auxiliary Supporting Pieces - The present invention discloses a multi-pole circuit breaker with auxiliary supports, which comprises a base, a plurality of single-pole circuit breaking units, an operating mechanism and a rotation axis assembly, wherein the rotation axis assembly consists of a plurality of supporting assemblies and a plurality of support shaft parts in series; each of the support shaft parts is provided with a movable contact bridge; each of the supporting assembly consists of a rotation axis, an auxiliary support, an auxiliary support bearing and at least one supporting rod; the rotation axis maintains synchronous revolution with the support shaft parts; the outside of the bearing is tightly assembled with a bearing hole of the auxiliary support, while the inside is tightly assembled with the rotation axis; the supporting rod is tightly assembled with a supporting rod installing hole on the auxiliary support; the operating mechanism is fixedly connected with the supporting rod; and the supporting rod is fixedly installed on a housing of the single-pole circuit breaking unit and provides stable supporting force for the rotation axis through the auxiliary supports. The multi-pole circuit breaker has balanced contact pressure at each contact point, flexible operation, fast breaking, good breaking synchronism of contacts at all poles and long service life. | 03-15-2012 |
20120085629 | MULTI FUNCTION NAVIGATIONAL SWITCH - An assembly includes an electronic device having depressible controls and a navigation button which is positioned over the electronic device. The navigation button has a central portion, and directional lobes extending from the central portion. The navigation button initially resides in a non-pivoting orientation in which none of the depressible controls are actuated. The navigation button (i) pivots about a first axis in response to depression of a first directional lobe to actuate a first depressible control of the electronic device without actuating a second depressible control of the electronic device, and (ii) pivots about a second axis in response to depression of a second directional lobe to actuate the second depressible control of the electronic device without actuating the first depressible control of the electronic device. Each of the first axis and the second axis is offset from a midpoint of the navigation button. | 04-12-2012 |
20120103767 | HIGH-VOLTAGE ARRANGEMENT - A high-voltage arrangement has at least one switching device, housing and a drive for the switching device. The switching device has a transmission which can change the switch position of the switching device. In a first switch position, the switching device connects a first connection to a second connection and, in a second switch position, connects the first connection to a third connection, and the three connections are left unconnected in a third switch position. The drive is arranged in the housing on a center axis which runs through the housing center of the housing. The drive axis is at right angles to the center axis, and the movement path of one of the electrical contact elements lies on the center axis and parallel to it. | 05-03-2012 |
20120125746 | HYBRID VEHICLE HIGH VOLTAGE MULTIPLE BATTERY DISCONNECT - An apparatus for selectively connecting and disconnecting a high voltage source includes a mechanical actuator including a plurality of stations. Each station includes connection elements that are electrically connectable to one or more corresponding high voltage modules which are part of a plurality of high voltage modules. The plurality of high voltage modules are electrically connectable to each other. The mechanical actuator has a connected position and a disconnected position for simultaneously electrically connecting each of the plurality of high voltage modules to each other, and for simultaneously electrically disconnecting each of the plurality of high voltage modules from each other. | 05-24-2012 |
20120145520 | Switchgear Device Having Several Single-Pole Switching Units and Comprising a Single Actuating Mechanism of Said Units - A switchgear device comprising a main unit supporting an operating mechanism and at least a first auxiliary unit. The units respectively comprise a rotary bar coupled with a mobile contact bridge guided in rotation around an axis of rotation. Two stationary contacts collaborate with said mobile contact bridge. The operating mechanism commands at least one drive rod, angular movement of which results in that of the mobile contact bridges between an open position and a closed position. Compensation means comprise a stop against which the drive rod presses in the closed position so as to limit movement of said rod at the level of the first unit, and to apply a rotational torque to said rod to keep it parallel to the axis. | 06-14-2012 |
20120217143 | SWITCH AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A switch has a manipulator that is supported by a housing and swung on one side and the other side, a power switch mechanism that brings contact portions of a movable piece and a fixed terminal into contact with each other when the manipulator is swung onto one side, the movable piece and the fixed terminal being disposed opposite each other in the housing, a returning spring that biases the manipulator in a swing manipulation direction when the manipulator is swung onto the other side, and a power retaining and releasing mechanism that includes a retaining portion and a releasing portion, the retaining portion regulating a restoring force of the returning spring according to the swing manipulation of the manipulator onto one side to retain a contact state of the contact portions of the movable piece and the fixed terminal. | 08-30-2012 |
20130068597 | INTERRUPTER MODULE WITH FLOATING PROTECTION FOR DRIVE PINS - An interrupter module for a molded case circuit breaker has a floating antifriction disc between the module casings and the blade carrier which overlays the blade carrier with rim walls of the disc. The rim walls are located at segments of the disc containing the drive pins of the module. If gases from circuit interruption expand the interrupter module sides and force the disc away from the blade carrier, the rim walls remain over the blade carrier and protect the drive pins from contaminants carried by the gases. | 03-21-2013 |
20130146428 | ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS INCLUDING TWO POLES AND A SINGLE OPERATING HANDLE - An electrical switching apparatus includes an enclosure having an opening, a single operating handle disposed through the enclosure opening, a first pole disposed in the enclosure and including first separable contacts, a first operating mechanism to open and close the first contacts, and a first operating member cooperating with the first operating mechanism to open and close the first contacts. A second pole is disposed in the enclosure and includes second separable contacts, a second operating mechanism to open and close the second contacts, and a second operating member cooperating with the second operating mechanism to open and close the second contacts. The single operating handle, centered between parallel poles, includes a first projection within the enclosure cooperating with the first operating member to open and close the first contacts, and a second projection within the enclosure cooperating with the second operating member to open and close the second contacts. | 06-13-2013 |
20140069782 | ANTI-ROTATIONAL BUTTONS - Systems and methods for providing input component assemblies with anti-rotational buttons in electronic devices are provided. The input component assembly includes a switch, a button positioned over the switch, where the button is operative to close at least one circuit of the switch when the button is depressed towards the switch, and at least one pin positioned underneath the button, where the at least one pin is operative to engage with a surface to assist in preventing rotation of the button, when the button is depressed towards the switch. | 03-13-2014 |
20140138220 | ENHANCED CONTROL DEVICE WITH DRUM AND MULTIPLE SWITCHING CHANNELS - A control device for generating electrical signals. The control device includes a bottom support, a first, a second, and a third fixed contacts, a first, a second, and a third moving contacts, each of which is elastically deformable. The control device also includes an intermediate control cradle thank includes first, second and third actuating pawls. The control device is suitable for occupying an inactive position in which at least one first, one second and one third bearing points of the intermediate cradle are in abutment, vertically upwards, each against an associated surface portion facing the bottom support, and a single top control member in the form of a drum. | 05-22-2014 |
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20150041292 | SWITCH DEVICE - A switch device includes a housing, a substrate, a single operation knob including an operation plate having operation indications provided thereon and moving in a direction toward and away from the substrate, a push switch fixed to the substrate, a plurality of touch electrodes to mounted on the substrate for sensing proximity of a finger and outputting a proximity signal, and a control circuit configured to output a command signal to an electrical circuit based on proximity signals from the respective touch electrodes when a press signal is input thereto. The sensing portions of the touch electrodes are disposed so as to form a space between the sensing portions and the operation plate when the operation knob is not depressed by a finger, and to come close to the operation plate when the operation knob is depressed by a finger. | 02-12-2015 |
20150325392 | OPERATING SWITCH - A multi-directional operating switch to be used chiefly for operating a variety of electronic apparatuses is disclosed. This operating switch can determine a tilt angle of an operating body accurately. The operating switch comprises a fixed electrode body, a movable electrode body made of conductive material, and the operating body. The fixed electrode body includes a first fixed electrode on its top face. The movable electrode body is disposed on the fixed electrode body and includes a first pressing projection protruding toward the first fixed electrode. The operating body is disposed on the movable electrode body and can be tilted such that it presses the first pressing projection from above. The movable electrode body is elastic, so that the first pressing projection can be deformed such that an electrostatic capacity generated between the first pressing projection and the first fixed electrode can be changed. | 11-12-2015 |
20160079015 | TOGGLE SWITCH FOR A PLURALITY OF SWITCHING POSITIONS - The present invention relates to a toggle switch for a plurality of switching positions, comprising a housing, a toggle lever supported on the housing and has a pivot axis, a switching cylinder supported on the housing and has a rotary axis, and a detent mechanism for catching the toggle lever in at least one switching position. The pivot axis of the toggle lever is located in the region of the housing top side with a first gear segment connected to the toggle lever and a second gear segment connected to the switching cylinder, the toggle lever and the switching cylinder engaged with each other. Light-emitting elements arranged inside the housing emit a light signal for indicating the switching position or other information. At least one element of the toggle switch is transparent, so that the light signal is emitted outwardly through the transparent element. | 03-17-2016 |
20160087629 | CONTACT SENSING DEVICE - A contact sensing device includes: a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other, a drive detection circuit of an electrostatic capacitance type, a first switching circuit that implements switching between connection and disconnection between the first electrode and ground, and a second switching circuit that implements switching between connection and disconnection between the first electrode and the second electrode. The drive detection circuit implements switching between a first state and a second state and detects an electrostatic capacitance change in the first state and an electrostatic capacitance change in the second state. | 03-24-2016 |
20080277251 | Electrical switch apparatus and methods - Particular embodiments of the inventive technology may relate to an electrical switch apparatus, and related methods, that include a conductive contiguity, alone with which two sequential electrical contacts may be induced upon application of force by a user, thereby effecting two or more distinct electrical events. Embodiments of the inventive technology may more specifically include a conductive contiguity having a truncated leg that enables inducement of a first electrical contact before a second, subsequential contact is induced. | 11-13-2008 |
20080314721 | Trigger switch - A trigger switch has a chassis, a slide member slidably retained in the chassis, a trigger connected to the slide member and projected from the chassis, the trigger configured to slide the slide member when the trigger is drawn towards the chassis, a pair of power-supply connecting terminals connected to a power supply, a pair of motor output terminals connected to a motor, a speed control circuit configured to output a current to the motor output terminal while controlling the current when the speed control circuit is connected to the power supply, a first contact mechanism configured to connect the power-supply connecting terminal to the speed control circuit when the trigger is drawn by a first amount; and a second contact mechanism configured to connect the power-supply connecting terminal to the motor output terminal when the trigger is drawn by a second amount. | 12-25-2008 |
20110120842 | MULTI-POSITION PUSH SWITCH - A multi-position switch includes a base and a cover. The base and the cover form a receiving space having a lateral surface. The cover defines a through hole and includes a bottom surface and a number of ratchet teeth protruding from the bottom surface and arranged around the through hole. A number of positive contacts and a negative contact are arranged on the lateral surface. The button includes a button body having a side surface and a number of protrusions protruding from the side surface. The button body passes through the through hole and is external to the cover. Each protrusion is located between two neighboring ratchet teeth and has a sloping end. A conductive member is arranged under the button body and includes a conductive rod having two ends configured for respectively contacting one of the positive contacts and the negative contact. | 05-26-2011 |