Illuminated rocker buttons with light dams

Electricity: circuit makers and breakers – Electric switch details – Indicators

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200313, 200561, H01H 900

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055843816

ABSTRACT:
Rocker buttons for devices such as automotive audio systems are mounted in escutcheons of the audio systems by using rocker frame members. Light dams, unitary with the rocker frame members shield LEDs used to illuminate indicia in the rocker buttons so that the light is not transmitted through gaps between the rocker buttons and the edges of openings through the escutcheons which receive the rocker buttons. Trunions extend laterally from the rocker buttons and are received within bearings formed by grooves in the escutcheons. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, the rocker frames retain trunions in the bearings and in accordance with another embodiment of the invention peripheral display lenses overlie the trunions to hold the trunions in the bearings.

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patent: 4929804 (1990-05-01), Kawai et al.
patent: 5107082 (1992-04-01), Valenzona

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