Electricity: circuit makers and breakers – Solid contact – Rocking actuator
Patent
1993-11-19
1995-01-10
Cusick, Ernest G.
Electricity: circuit makers and breakers
Solid contact
Rocking actuator
200339, 200408, 200430, H01H 1502
Patent
active
053809726
ABSTRACT:
A rocker switch includes at least one switch device (105) actuable by a first side (110) of a first end (106) of a spring (107). The spring (107) has a second end (108) opposing the first end (106). First (103) and opposing second (103') support members are positioned on a second side (112) at the ends (106, 108) of the spring (107). A rocker mechanism (101), which has a top portion (121), is pivotable about an axis (109). The rocker mechanism (101) is also coupled to the spring (107) proximate a center position (111). The rocker mechanism (101) is positioned in a nominal position causing contact between the second side (112) of the first end (106) of the spring (107) and the first (103) support member, and causing another contact between the second side (112) of the second end (108) of the spring (107) and the second (103') support member. This positioning centers the rocker mechanism (101). Responsive to a pivoting of the top portion (121) of the rocker mechanism (101) towards the first end (106) of the spring (107), the second side (112) of the first end (106) of the spring (107) and the first (103) support will be separated and the first end (106) of the first side (110) of the spring (107) will contact and thereby actuating the switch means (105).
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Killarney Declan E.
Lunak Donald A.
Cusick Ernest G.
Hopman Nicholas C.
Motorola Inc.
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