Key switch having pivotable housing members and contact position

Details Key switch having pivotable housing members and contact position Key switch having pivotable housing members and contact position

1986-04-30

1988-03-01

Recla, Henry J.

Electricity: circuit makers and breakers

Switch activation inhibitor

Removable actuator

200153LB, 200250, 200303, H01H 2706, H01H 902

Patent

active

047287560

ABSTRACT:
A multiple position, multiple contact key switch, and method of constructing same, including an electrical contact module having a housing defined by first and second separable housing members which snap together in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal rotational axis of the key switch. The first and second housing members each carry contact sets which alternate with one another along the longitudinal axis. Each housing member includes posts which extend towards the opposing housing member, to maintain the desired positions of the elements of the contact sets carried by the opposing housing member. An arbor is mounted for rotation within the housing, with the arbor having cams spaced along the rotational axis for actuating the contact sets. A halo module and a lock module form a subassembly which is coupled with the electrical contact module, with adjacent ends of the lock module and electrical contact module engaging to transmit rotary motion of the lock module to rotary motion of the arbor.

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