Electricity: circuit makers and breakers – Special application – Control by direction of rotation of shaft or spindle
Patent
1997-12-18
1999-11-09
Friedhofer, Michael A.
Electricity: circuit makers and breakers
Special application
Control by direction of rotation of shaft or spindle
200 6127, 200 6154, H01H 900
Patent
active
059818867
ABSTRACT:
A multifunction switch assembly includes a secondary detent system for a contactor carrier. The multifunction switch assembly generally comprises a rotatable knob mounted on an outer end of a handle. The knob rotatably drives a shaft extending toward an inner end of the handle. A contactor carrier is linearly driven by a gear on the inner end of the shaft. The electrical contactor includes an indexing arm which is biased against a plurality of detents formed on a base.
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Poleshuk LeRoy A.
Wiersing Jeffrey K.
Winkler Owen D.
Wright James B.
Friedhofer Michael A.
UT Automotive Dearborn Inc.
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