Electricity: circuit makers and breakers – Solid contact – Rocking actuator
Patent
1997-08-28
1999-05-25
Luebke, Renee S.
Electricity: circuit makers and breakers
Solid contact
Rocking actuator
200339, H01H 2184
Patent
active
059062720
ABSTRACT:
A toggle-type switch employing a cam controlled toggle lever to move or permit to move resilient arms on which are located movable contacts into engagement with fixed contacts. The number of resilient arms and movable contacts and the number of fixed contacts is selected to make and break tie desired number of circuits. The manner in which the circuits are closed or opened depends upon the shape of the cam surface and the cam is spring loaded to hold the toggle in a selected position on a momentary or maintained basis. A slider cooperates with the toggle lever to move selected movable contacts into contact with fixed contacts or allows movable contacts to move out of engagement with other fixed contacts.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3852552 (1974-12-01), Kimijima et al.
patent: 5382768 (1995-01-01), Kurek et al.
Leviton Manufacturing Co. Inc.
Luebke Renee S.
Sutton Paul J.
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