| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 200001000 | Sequential operations | 9 |
| 20090277761 | Waterproof rotary switch - A waterproof rotary switch includes a holder base that has hooks extending from the periphery, a switching component set that is mounted on the holder base and has a fixed metal terminal with a fixed contact, a movable metal terminal with a movable contact, and two conductors respectively connected to the fixed metal terminal and the movable metal terminal, an actuator that is mounted in the holder base and has an actuating portion rotatable with the actuator to move the movable contact of the movable metal terminal into contact the fixed contact of the fixed metal terminal to close the circuit or away from the fixed contact of the fixed metal terminal to open the circuit, and a top cover that covers the holder base to hold the switching component set and the actuator on the holder base and has a plurality of hook holes that receive the hooks of the holder base respectively and a plurality of wire slots for the passing of the conductors and a top wall sloping downwardly outwards to the periphery of the top cover for guiding water away quickly. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20100133076 | Switching Apparatus Comprising a Plurality of Switching Assemblies, and Associated Method - An improved electrical switching apparatus comprises a plurality of electrical switching assemblies in a ganged configuration. A bridging device mechanically connects together the actuator devices of the electrical switching assemblies to cause the simultaneous tripping of all of the electrical switching assemblies when an overload or an arc fault is detected on any electrical switching assembly of the gang. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20080217145 | Energy Switch Concept - The Energy Switch works similar to a light switch. It is on the wall of a room for example, and the electricity that supplies outlets with energy, can be switched off when appliances are not being used so that energy won't be wasted unnecessarily. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080296133 | Connector - The present invention provides a connector that can reduce a load generated on a second terminal by elastic deformation of a first terminal. The connector comprises a first movable housing movable relative to a first stationary housing disposed on the side of a first substrate, multiple plug terminals elastically deformed as the first movable housing moves, a second movable housing movable relative to a second stationary housing disposed on the side of a second substrate, and multiple socket terminals that are elastically deformed as the second movable housing moves and that are contacted with the respective plug terminals when the second movable housing is fitted to the first movable housing, and therefore, a load generated on the socket terminals by the elastic deformation of the plug terminals can be reduced. Thus, connection reliability between the socket terminals and the second substrate can be improved. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090026050 | Conductive Contact Unit - A conductive contact unit includes a conductive contact holder, a conductive contact, and an aligning unit. The conductive contact holder includes a first guiding grooves and a second guiding groove opposite to the first guiding groove, each slidably engaging one edge of the conductive contact. The conductive contact has a plate-like shape, and includes a first contacting element and a second contacting element that are brought into contact with different circuitries, a resilient element that is expandable and contractible in a longitudinal direction between the first contacting element and the second contacting element, a first connecting element that connects the resilient element and the first contacting element, and a second connecting element that connects the resilient element and the second contacting element. The aligning unit aligns the conductive contacts. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20120175229 | SEQUENTIAL SWITCHING DEVICE WITH SURROUNDING DISTINCTIVE JOINT POINTS STRUCTURE - The present invention is an innovation about a sequential switching device with surrounding heterogeneous joint points structure, in which the exterior of a middle conductive joint point is surrounded by a heterogeneous external joint point structure, so that a time delay is generated between the two joint points during the sequential OF/OFF operations, so the service life of joint points of a mechanical joint point switch can be prolonged, and the voltage drop and thermal loss of joint point are reduced, especially characterized in that the engagement and stability of joint points are enhanced. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20090095605 | Switch assembly and earphone set with the same - A switch assembly and an earphone set having the same. The switch assembly includes a first plate in which a board is mounted, a second plate installed opposite the first plate, a connection member provided between the first and second plates so as to resiliently connect the first and second plates, a plurality of first contacts provided on a rear face thereof in order to selectively connect a circuit of the board, and a plurality of second contacts provided on a front face thereof in correspondence to the first contacts. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090152081 | ELECTRICAL SWITCH, AS FOR CONTROLLING A FLASHLIGHT - An electrical switch may comprise a base having three electrical conductors thereon and an electrically conductive flexible dome adjacent the base. The flexible dome has plural longer legs extending from its dome and in electrical contact with a first conductor, has a shorter leg extending from its dome and overlying a second conductor, and has its dome overlying a third conductor. A pushbutton must be moved over a distance substantially greater than an actuation distance of the flexible dome to apply sufficient force to cause the shorter leg to contact the second conductor and the dome to contact the third conductor. A spring between the pushbutton and the flexible dome couples force to the flexible dome. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20110132732 | TWO-STAGE SWITCH APPARATUS - A two-stage switch apparatus includes: a PCB including first and second electrodes; a conductive dome disposed on the PCB; an insulating film covering a surface of the conductive dome on a side opposite to the PCB, and third and fourth electrodes above the conductive dome; and a button actuator provided over a side of the insulating film, which is opposite the PCB. The button actuator includes a conductive elastic body protruding to the side of the insulating film at positions corresponding to both the third and fourth electrodes. An analog portion is formed by the conductive elastic body, the third electrode and the fourth electrode, when the conductive elastic body contacts both the third and fourth electrodes. A digital portion is formed by the conductive dome and the second electrode, when the button actuator is pressed and the conductive dome is indented. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20090283390 | ELECTRICAL SWITCH HAVING PLURAL SWITCHING ELEMENTS, AS FOR CONTROLLING A FLASHLIGHT - An electrical switch comprises first and second switch elements each including a respective electrically conductive flexible dome for selectively making an electrical connection. The second switch element is adjacent the first switch element. An actuator is movable for exerting force on the first and second switch elements, wherein the flexible dome of the first switch element makes connection to a first electrical conductor when the actuator moves a first distance and the flexible dome of the second switch element makes the electrical connection to a second electrical conductor when the actuator moves a second distance in addition to the first distance. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20100224466 | Portable handheld work apparatus - A portable handheld work apparatus has an internal combustion engine ( | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100025205 | ELECTRICAL PUSHBUTTON SNAP SWITCH - A switch for selectively establishing a first conductive way between a first conductive fixed contact and a second conductive fixed contact or a second conductive way between the first conductive fixed contact and a third conductive fixed contact. The switch includes a housing and a pushbutton extending out of the housing and comprising a driving portion formed by an extension extending into the housing, the pushbutton being arranged, when an external force is applied to the pushbutton, to be moved relative to the housing between a first pushbutton active position in which the first conductive way is established and a second pushbutton active position in which the second conductive way is established. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20120305372 | Compact Double-Contact Secured Pushbutton Switch - A pushbutton switch comprises a plunger, which provokes, under the action of pressure by a user, the depression of an upper dome positioned above switching means, any depression of the upper dome necessarily provoking the depression of the switching means, the crest of the upper dome and the switching means having a down position, a first electric contact being produced between a primary contact and a secondary contact of the upper dome forming a first electric circuit when the crest of the upper dome is in the down position, and a second electric contact being produced between a primary contact and a secondary contact of the switching means forming a second electric circuit when the switching means are in the down position. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120279836 | SWITCH ARRANGEMENT, SYSTEM & DEVICE - Switch arrangement ( | 11-08-2012 |
