Electricity: circuit makers and breakers – Electric switch details – Actuators
Patent
1996-12-23
1998-05-12
Luebke, Renee S.
Electricity: circuit makers and breakers
Electric switch details
Actuators
267154, H01H 312
Patent
active
057494576
ABSTRACT:
An electronic device (100) includes an internally mounted circuit substrate (110) having a surface (111) with mounted electrical components (130), including a flat switch (132) having a direction of actuation (201) substantially perpendicular to the surface. The electronic device (100) includes an actuator button (150) with an externally accessible user interface portion (151) and an internally positioned actuator member (155). The actuator member (155) is pivotable from a first position adjacent to the switch (132), to a second position engaging and actuating the switch (132) when the user interface portion (151) is depressed. Preferably, the actuator button (150) is attached to a device housing member (121, 122) using an integrally formed shaft (180) that provides a spring bias return force for the button (150) when depressed.
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Castaneda Julio C.
Frandsen Troy V.
Greco Paul M.
Fuller Andrew S.
Luebke Renee S.
Motorola Inc.
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