| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 200239000 |
Abutting type
| 25 |
| 200275000 |
Particular shape or structure of the contact
| 25 |
| 200290000 |
Spring biasing means
| 11 |
| 200252000 |
Sliding type
| 11 |
| 200262000 |
Material
| 7 |
| 200292000 |
Printed circuit | 5 |
| 20090301848 | KEY MECHANISM FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A key mechanism ( | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090229957 | Electrical power tools - An electrical power tool may include a switching device capable of controlling output power of a motor, a circuit board supporting the switching device, and a metal case receiving the circuit board. The switching device includes a conductive part and an insulated portion that is covered by an insulating covering material. The conductive part of the switching device contacts the circuit board The insulated portion of the switching device contacts the metal case via the insulating covering material. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20100126835 | Padstacks Capable of Receiving Domes of Dome Keypads in a Plurality of Locations and Printed Circuit Boards Utilizing the Padstacks - Disclosed is a printed circuit board configured for a dome-utilizing keypad configuration including at least one padstack having a plurality of dome switch targets and a plurality of target rings capable of accommodating different key dome locations of a dome keypad. Also disclosed is a padstack capable of accommodating different key dome locations. The disclosed padstack has a single dome switch targets input/output line for the plurality of dome switch targets of the padstack. The padstack also includes a single target rings input/output line for the plurality of target rings of the pad stack. In this way the disclosed printed circuit board includes a single circuit arrangement available for a plurality of different key pad designs. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20110100789 | THIN FILM SWITCH WITH CHANGEABLE OUTLET JOINT - A thin film switch with a changeable outlet joint includes two thin films, a touch circuit, and a soft flat cable. The two thin films have two opposite inner surfaces. The touch circuit includes a plurality of touch portions and an outlet end, which are disposed on the two opposite inner surfaces of the two thin films. Each couple of the touch portions switches to a conducting state when receiving a press action and transfers a signal to the outlet end. The outlet end has two first connecting pads. The first connecting pads are connected via a first connecting line. The first connecting pads and the first connecting line are disposed on the same one of the two opposite inner surfaces. The soft flat cable includes a connecting portion. The soft flat cable is connectably disposed on the outlet end through the connecting portion to form an outlet joint. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20090000928 | Electric Micro-Contactor for a Circuit Card and Electric Switch Comprising One Such Micro-Contactor - An electrical microcontact for printed circuit boards is adapted to make an electrical contact between two associated connecting areas of a circuit board. The microcontact includes a metal plate having a generally U-shaped first portion each of the branches whereof has at its end reflow areas adapted to be connected by the reflow process to associated connecting areas of the circuit board and a second portion taking the form of a central tongue connected in one piece to the base of the U and extending between the two branches of the U, this tongue being inclined relative to a plane defined by the U in such a manner that pressing on a pressure area situated toward the free end of the tongue makes electrical contact between a contact area of the tongue and the associated connecting area of the printed circuit board. | 01-01-2009 |
| 200271000 |
Blade or pole-plate | 5 |
| 20110214970 | Resistance Device For High Voltage Switch Assembly - A resistance device for an electrical switch assembly includes a housing having a base and first and second support brackets extending outwardly therefrom. The base receives first and second conductive blades of the electrical switch assembly. A cam member is movably connected to the first and second supporting brackets. First and second spring members are connected between the base and the cam member and bias the cam member away from the base. The amount of force required to open and close the switch assembly is increased by having to overcome the resistance force imparted by the first and second spring members on the cam member during rotation of the conductive blades. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20100219053 | SWITCH - A fixed contact includes a pair of conduction members that are arranged opposedly and in parallel to each other such that tip ends of the conduction members are oriented toward an opening, a support frame (pedestal member) that tiltably supports bases of the conduction members, a leaf spring (pressurizing member) that biases the conduction members in a direction in which the tip ends of the conduction members approach each other, and an outer frame (shielding member) that covers peripheries of the conduction members and the leaf spring and shields them from an outside electric field, the leaf spring is arranged on an outer side of the opposed conduction members, and the outer frame is engaged with the tip end of the conduction member, thereby maintaining an opening width between the tip ends of the conduction members at a predetermined width. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100243415 | 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. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20120325632 | MOVEABLE CONTACT CLOSING ENERGY TRANSFER SYSTEM FOR MINIATURE CIRCUIT BREAKERS - An energy transfer system absorbs impact forces and/or energy from a moveable conductive blade directly attached to a moveable contact in a circuit breaker. The energy transfer system includes a rotatable member and a biasing member. The rotatable member has an axis of rotation about which the rotatable member is rotatable between a first position and a second position. The rotatable member further includes a protrusion. The protrusion has an initial curved engagement surface portion, a planar engagement surface portion next to the initial curved engagement surface portion, and a final curved engagement surface portion next to the planar engagement surface portion. The biasing member biases the rotatable member towards the first position. The movable conductive blade impacts the initial curved engagement surface portion to cause the rotatable member to begin to rotate about the axis of rotation such that the moveable conductive blade then contacts the planar engagement surface portion and then the final curved engagement surface portion. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20100282579 | ELECTRICITY METER CONTACT ARRANGEMENT - At least one electrical contactor is provided that includes a fixed contact and a movable contact. The fixed contact includes a center leg and first and second arms that extend in opposite directions from the center leg. The movable contact associated with each fixed contact includes first and second blades positioned on opposite sides of the center leg. The first and second blades extend parallel to the center leg of the fixed contact such that when current flows through the electrical contactor, the current flow creates a force to push the first and second blades into the first and second arms of the fixed contact. The electrical contactor includes an actuating arrangement having a pair of cam members. The movement of the cam members causes pegs on each of the first and second blades to travel within the cam channel, thus opening and closing the contactor arrangement. | 11-11-2010 |
| 200283000 |
Leaf spring support | 3 |
| 20090008230 | SWITCH - A switch includes a base, a support terminal assembled in the base, a movable contact piece made of a belt-like electroconductive material bent into a substantial J-shape in section, a plunger vertically movably accommodated in an internal space, and a coil spring turnably supported by the plunger. The movable contact piece includes a movable contact provided in one end portion thereof An intermediate portion of the movable contact piece is turnably supported by a turning support portion of the support terminal. The internal space is formed by fitting a housing in the base. The plunger is slid while vertically moved press-contact one end portion of the coil spring against the other end edge portion of the movable contact piece such that the movable contact piece is reversed to bring the movable contact into contact with a fixed contact or to separate the movable contact from the fixed contact. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090211887 | MOVING CONTACT HEAD FOR TAP SWITCHES - A moving contact head for tap switches comprises a moving contact head installation plate component ( | 08-27-2009 |
| 20100187076 | MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCH BEAM CONSTRUCTION WITH MINIMIZED BEAM DISTORTION AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING - Disclosed is a micro-electro-mechanical switch, including a substrate having a gate connection, a source connection, a drain connection and a switch structure, coupled to the substrate. The switch structure includes a beam member, an anchor, an anchor beam interface and a hinge. The beam member having a length sufficient to overhang both the gate connection and the drain connection. The anchor coupling the switch structure to the substrate. The anchor beam interface coupling the anchor to the hinge. The hinge coupling the beam member to the anchor at a respective position along the anchor's length, the hinge to flex in response to a voltage differential established between the gate and the beam member. The switch structure having gaps between the substrate and the anchor in regions proximate to the hinges. | 07-29-2010 |
| 200288000 |
Buffer, rebound preventing | 2 |
| 20120312667 | POWER BREAKER - A power breaker incudes a fine motion mechanism portion having a chattering suppression portion formed of ring members and a ring member provided with sloping surfaces or curved surfaces at positions corresponding to one another in a state stacked up in a center axis direction, so that an impact generated upon collision of a movable electrode with a fixed electrode when a circuit is closed is trapped as a compression force. Hence, kinetic energy generated upon collision is consumed by energy absorption by friction due to a spring property of the ring members and a frictional force on the contact surfaces. It thus becomes possible to reduce a generation time of a chattering action. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20100230261 | CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH REBOUND PREVENTOR - Disclosed is a circuit breaker having a rebound preventor, the circuit breaker including, a main body, a fixed contact fixed to the main body, a movable contact contactable with or separated from the fixed contact and movably installed at the main body, a main shaft connected to one side of the movable contact and rotatably installed on the main body, a trip mechanism coupled to another side of the main shaft and configured to rotate the main shaft, and a rebound preventor having one end rotatably installed on the main body and provided with a stopping unit formed at another end thereof and engaged with the main shaft, wherein the rebound preventor is rotated with being engaged with the main shaft, and the stopping unit restricts a reverse rotation of the main shaft in a state where the rebound preventor has been rotated over a prescribed range. | 09-16-2010 |
| 200289000 |
Cooler | 2 |
| 20090255794 | Switching Device with a Heat Pipe - A device for interrupting an electrical alternating current, which is driven by a high voltage, includes contact pieces that are connected to conductors and placed inside a contact housing. The conductors are guided in an at least partially displaceable manner, and the contact pieces can be transferred from a contact position into a non-contact position by means of a drive and of drive kinematics. The aim of the invention is to provide a switching device of the aforementioned type with which even higher currents can also be controlled. To this end, a heat tube with a fluid-tight heat tube housing is provided, which has an evaporation area, a condensation area, and a capillary structure extending between the evaporation area and the condensation area and being thermally coupled to both of them. The heat tube has a heat transfer means, and the evaporation area is connected in a heat-conducting manner to one of the conductors or to one of the contact pieces. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20130118869 | SWITCHING DEVICE WITH A HEAT EXTRACTION APPARATUS - A switching device is disclosed, in particular a circuit breaker, with a thermal release, on which a moving switching piece is arranged by a contact link support. The moving switching piece is borne on a spring body and is arranged opposite stationary switching pieces. A heat-extraction apparatus composed of a heat-dissipating material is in each case arranged at the side, along the stationary switching pieces. | 05-16-2013 |
| 200284000 |
Integral contact and terminal structure | 2 |
| 20100200378 | POWER CUT OFF SWITCH FOR AN EXERCISE APPARATUS - A power cut off switch for an exercise apparatus including two power contact tongues stably received within a housing in cooperation with elastic elements. The power contact tongues have certain distance from each other. The housing includes a hollow positioning portion corresponding to a pin body and a sliding collar such that the sliding collar provided for establishing an electric connection and moved by the pin body is receivable within the housing in such a way that the sliding collar is slidable within the positioning portion without detachment from the housing. As a result, the sliding collar is moved toward the power contact tongues when the pin body is inserted into the positioning portion of the housing. In this way, the sliding collar is in contact of the power contact tongues to establish an electric connection. In moving the pin body in a reverse direction, the sliding collar is detached from the power contact tongues such that an expected disconnection safety is ensured. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20110000771 | THREE-POSITIONS DISCONNECTOR FOR MEDIUM VOLTAGE PANELS - A three-positions disconnector comprising, for each phase an insulating casing which comprises a first and a second cavity separated by an insulated partition wall, a through hole being present in said partition wall between said first and second cavity. The first cavity houses: a first fixed contact electrically connected to a corresponding branch conductor (of a bus-bar system; at least a portion of a movable contact pivotally mounted on a support positioned in the first cavity and electrically connected to a first electrical terminal positioned in said second cavity. The disconnector further comprises, for each phase, a second fixed contact suitable for ground connection. Also, the disconnector comprises an operating mechanism and a kinematical chain linking the movable contact with the operating mechanism; the movable contact is movable between a first position in which it is coupled to the first fixed contact, a second position in which it is isolated from both the first and second fixed contacts, and a third position in which it coupled to the second fixed contact. | 01-06-2011 |
| 200286000 |
Adjustment means | 1 |
| 20110042190 | ELECTRICAL SWITCH WITH A CONTACT ELEMENT MOUNTED SUCH THAT IT CAN ROTATE - The invention relates to an electrical switch for electrical coupling of an electrical conductor to a busbar, with the electrical switch having a contact element and an adjusting device, with the adjusting device moving the contact element during closing and opening of the switch, with the adjusting device rotating or pivoting the contact element, at least when the contact element is being lifted off the busbar. | 02-24-2011 |
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| 20110198203 | STATIONARY CONTACT ASSEMBLY INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND STATIONARY CONTACTS, AND CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER AND TRANSFER SWITCH EMPLOYING THE SAME - A circuit interrupter includes a movable contact assembly having a movable contact, a stationary contact assembly, and an operating mechanism. The stationary contact assembly includes a conductor, a first stationary contact disposed on the conductor, and a second stationary contact disposed on the same such conductor proximate the first stationary contact. The first stationary contact has a first contact surface disposed a first distance from the conductor. The second stationary contact has a second contact surface disposed a second distance from the conductor. The second distance is smaller than the first distance. The operating mechanism is structured to move the movable contact assembly and cause the movable contact to engage or disengage from at least the first contact surface of the first stationary contact. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20120181153 | Electrical Current Interrupting Device - A switching assembly for interrupting current from an upper terminal to a lower terminal. The switching assembly includes an upper bushing, a lower bushing sealably coupled to the upper bushing, the upper terminal coupled to the upper bushing, at least one lower terminal, and a switching medium positioned within a channel formed within the upper bushing. The lower terminal is electrically coupled to the switching medium. According to some embodiments, one or more of the lower terminals are coupled into one or more lower terminal openings formed within at least one of the upper bushing and the lower bushing. According to some exemplary embodiments, the assembly includes a modular terminal ring positioned between the upper bushing and the lower bushing and sealably coupled to both. The one or more lower terminals are coupled into one or more lower terminal openings formed within a perimeter of the modular terminal ring. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20090045039 | Switch Array - A first wiring layer | 02-19-2009 |
| 20080289938 | Reduced material plug-on jaw with symmetrical spring for a circuit breaker - A circuit breaker includes a stationary contact, a plug-on half jaw, and a jaw spring. The plug-on half jaw is electrically coupled to the stationary contact and has a single terminal end for receiving a bus bar. The jaw spring is operatively coupled to the half jaw and has a bridge portion connecting two symmetrical spring legs. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20100258414 | SWITCH FOR ULTRASONIC SURGICAL TOOL - A switch unit ( | 10-14-2010 |
| 20090314618 | SEAT BELT BUCKLE FASTENING DETECTOR AND SEAT BELT BUCKLE - A seat belt buckle fastening detector | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100175970 | RESIDUAL CURRENT CIRCUIT BREAKER CONTROLLING AND AUXILIARY APPARATUS, AND RESIDUAL CURRENT CIRCUIT BREAKER EQUIPPED THEREBY - The apparatus allows measuring the presence of damages to the induced circuit ( | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100300852 | LOW-VOLTAGE, MEDIUM-VOLTAGE OR HIGH-VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR ASSEMBLY WITH AT LEAST ONE MOVEABLE CONTACT - An exemplary switchgear assembly is disclosed with at least one moveable contact piece, in which the moveable contact is connected to a connection piece electrically with a flexible connection means. A connection between the connector strip and the connection piece of the pole part is provided. The connection can have relatively low electrical and thermal resistance. A flexible connection means is connected to the connection piece directly or with an intermediate piece, which can be connected to the connection piece, cohesively or at least unreleasably. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110094862 | TECHNIQUES FOR MAKING HIGH VOLTAGE CONNECTIONS - Techniques for making high voltage connections are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as an electrical switch. The electrical switch may comprise a component extending from a first electrical contact to a second electrical contact. The component may also comprise a non-conductive section and a conductive section. In a first mode of operation, at least a portion of the non-conductive section may be positioned between the two electrical contacts to insulate the two electrical contacts. In a second mode of operation, the conductive section may be positioned between the two electrical contacts to connect the two electrical contacts. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20120006661 | ELECTRICAL SWITCHGEAR - An electrical switchgear comprises a front, a back and a switch arrangement. The switch arrangement comprises a terminal arrangement comprising an electrical contact for a bus and an electrical contact for a load connection which are spaced apart along an axial direction; and a device that is driveable into said terminal arrangement to a service position to make an electrical connection between said electrical contact for said load connection and said electrical connection for said bus. The electrical contact for said load connection is located closer to said back of said switchgear than is said electrical contact for said bus. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20110011709 | Electrical switch - The invention concerns an electrical switch with a contact system arranged within a housing, which has fixed contact elements and a switch contact element, an operating device for switching action on the contact system, in which, via elastic deformation of the switch contact element, the switch contact element can be brought into a rest position and into a switching position, the fixed contact elements being galvanically separated from each other in the rest position contactless relative to each other and the fixed contact elements being electrically connected to each other in the switching position via the switch contact element, such that the switch contact element has a switching section and a fastening section, the fastening section being spaced from the switching section, the switching section serving for electrical connection of the fixed contact elements and the fastening section guaranteeing reliable fastening of the switch contact element in housing. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20120255842 | DOWNHOLE PERFORATING GUN SWITCH - A downhole perforating gun switch is located in the sub housing and has first, second and intermediate contacts, with the intermediate contact located between the first and second contacts. In an initial position, the intermediate and second contacts are in contact with each other, while the intermediate and first contacts are out of contact with each other. A thermoplastic plug is positioned between the intermediate and second contacts. A conductive sleeve or enclosure provides the electrical contact between the intermediate and second contacts. When the switch is subjected to detonation effects from the perforating gun, the second contact, the plug, and the intermediate contact are moved toward the first contact, wherein the first and intermediate contacts contact each other and the intermediate and second contacts are out of contact with each other. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20110272258 | SWITCHING DEVICES CONFIGURED TO CONTROL MAGNETIC FIELDS TO MAINTAIN AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION - An electrical switching device including a base terminal that extends substantially in an axial direction and has a base contact. The switching device also includes a movable terminal that extends substantially in the axial direction and has a mating contact. The movable and base terminals extend generally parallel to each other and are separated by a field spacing. The movable terminal is selectively movable to and from the base terminal to electrically connect the base and mating contacts at a contact interface. The switching device also includes a magnetic shield that is located between the movable and base terminals within the field spacing. The movable terminal experiences a separation force when current flows through the base and movable terminals in opposite directions. The magnetic shield is configured to reduce the separation force experienced by the movable terminal to facilitate maintaining the contact interface between the base and mating contacts. | 11-10-2011 |
