Electricity: circuit makers and breakers – Solid contact – Reciprocating actuator
Patent
1997-09-26
1999-05-11
Friedhofer, Michael A.
Electricity: circuit makers and breakers
Solid contact
Reciprocating actuator
200 16R, H01H15/02
Patent
active
059018399
ABSTRACT:
A switching device which can operate slidably a general-purpose rocking switch by the use of the rocking switch, and achieve reduction in thickness of the device is disclosed. The switching device includes: laterally slidable sliders; levers rockably supported below the sliders by rocking fulcrums, and rocked in engagement with the sliders; and movable contacts rocked by the rocking action of the levers so as to be separated from and brought into contact with fixed contacts, wherein a pair of contact portions of the levers pressed by the sliders are set lower than the rocking fulcrums.
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Sasaki Makoto
Sato Kouji
Alps Electric Co. ,Ltd.
Friedhofer Michael A.
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