Palm button switch apparatus

Details Palm button switch apparatus Palm button switch apparatus

1990-04-25

1992-07-28

Recla, Henry J.

Electricity: circuit makers and breakers

Electric switch details

Actuators

200345, 200520, 200304, 336 92, 361189, 361181, 83DIG1, 425DIG45, 425152, 307115, 192130, H01H 312, H01H 1370

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051342596

ABSTRACT:
A palm button switch apparatus includes a housing, a solid palm button fixedly mounted on the housing, a guard fixedly mounted on the housing and surrounding the periphery of the palm button. A bore extends through the housing and into the palm button. The bore has an open first end and a second end covered by the palm button. A proximity switch having a sensing end is mounted in the bore with the sensing end disposed in proximity with the palm button for detecting the presence of an operator's fingers on the palm button. The housing, the palm button and the guard are integrally formed as a one-piece unit from a molded plastic.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3746818 (1973-07-01), Bertelloti
patent: 4074602 (1978-02-01), Browes
patent: 4519256 (1985-05-01), Daniels
patent: 4713509 (1987-12-01), Chebowski
patent: 4760326 (1988-07-01), Bird
patent: 4922197 (1990-05-01), Juds et al.
"Easy-Touch.TM. Run Unit" brochure, Compass Industrial Controls (date unknown).

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