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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8143544 | Switch A switch includes a housing, a sliding member, and at least one connecting button. The housing includes at least one conductive member. The sliding member is slidably received in the housing. The sliding member includes at least one connecting member and at least on... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7405374 | Door plunger switch A plunger switch comprises a switch body housing a first contact element, a second contact element and an elongate plunger. The first contact element is partially housed in the switch body and extends out for operative communication with a circuit. The second contac... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7316592 | Electrostatic discharge enhanced charge contact design The present invention is directed to an electrical contact that incorporates a movable metal connection component such as a contact pin. The metal connection component is mounted within an insulating body. An electrically conducting path, from a contact head of the ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7294022 | Vehicle power plug with a control switch The present invention relates to a vehicle power plug with a control switch, comprising a body formed by two mating semi-circular arc covers; an electrode set having a positive pole and a negative pole; and a control switch having a press rod axially connected with ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7282657 | Assembly having an electric switching function as well as a method of producing such an assembly An assembly having an electric switching function, comprises a switch device which has associated electric conductors and a movable actuating part, on which a hood member is mounted, and which is provided in a housing comprised by an outer injection-molded body; the... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7241957 | Two-in-one button structure A two-in-one button structure includes a casing, a grounded plate, two signal plates, and two button bodies. The casing has two containing spaces and a plurality of guiding grooves respectively communicating with the two containing spaces. The grounded plate is cont... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241958 | Plunger switch A plunger switch is described. The switch has a carrier having a base portion. The carrier base portion has channels which receive bridge contact members. The bridge contact members are trapped in the channels by a retainer member. The carrier is inserted into a hou... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7220929 | Vehicle interior illumination lamp A vehicle interior illumination lamp for mounting at an opening portion formed in a roof panel (interior member) of a vehicle includes a function part including a bulb (light source), and a switch unit for supplying and interrupting electric power relative to the bu... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7180025 | Push switch A push-button switch includes a fixed member having a first fixed contact strip disposed on the inner surface of the fixed member and a second fixed contact strip disposed on the inner surface of the fixed member and opposite the first fixed contact strip; a control... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168130 | Gap adjustable bumper for glove box A bumper for absorbing impact when a glove box is opened/closed. The bumper is screwed on a crash pad so as to adjust a protruded degree, thereby being capable of easily regulating a T coordinate when a gap problem occurs. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7164092 | Push switch A slider is provided with projections. Each projection is formed with tapered surfaces. A casing is provided with concave portions having the same shape as the projections. During the return of an operating body, the slider ascends while being inclined, and the slid... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7126073 | Intermittent connection device An intermittent contact connector device including a frame having a first frame section movably connected to a second frame section; two electrical contacts connected to the second frame section, and an electrical shorting member connected to the first frame section... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7078639 | Switch mechanism with seal A switch mechanism embodying the invention comprises a switch head assembly with at least one stationary contact and at least one movable contact carried by an axially movable contact carrier, a cam head assembly, a plunger assembly with a sealing element and a U-sh... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7049535 | Illuminated switch An illuminated switch includes a lens that is provided integrally with a converter on a surface opposing a light-emitting element disposed on a base constituting a switch body. The lens diffuses light emitted from the light-emitting element through the inner space o... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6998556 | Switching device A switching device includes a casing having two opposite lateral walls, two spaced-apart terminal plates secured in a bottom wall of the casing, and a slide unit. The lateral walls respectively have opposite guide faces that extend downwardly and inclinedly toward e... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6969814 | Push-button arrangement for an electric torch The invention relates to a push-button arrangement with a housing, a housing opening, a press switch element, a pushbutton facing out of the housing opening, and an elastically deformable hood or cap. The hood or cap has a hood edge which engages from the rear with ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6930264 | Switch structure of lamp unit A switch structure of a lamp unit mounted at an interior wall member, includes a switch member and a switch knob. The switch member includes a switch lever which slides in a first direction for turning on or off the lamp unit. The switch knob includes an engagement ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6919520 | Stoplight switch and mounting method With the stoplight switch and method for its mounting in accordance with the present invention, by configuring the stoplight switch in a manner such that a contact section of a spacer projecting out from a through-hole on the side surface of a case is made to come i... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6696915 | Knob combined a rheostat and a pushbutton A knob having a button for a rheostat includes a base, at least one arcuate contacts, a hub, a pushbutton cap with a conductive arc corresponding to the arcuate contacts and a biasing member mounted in the pushbutton cap. The biasing member can be mounted... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6630639 | Port switch as for a hearing aid device A switch that can be installed within an aperture in a housing of an electronic device without obstructing the aperture via a port through the switch. In a particular application, the switch can be utilized in connection with a port of a microphone in a h... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6525285 | Lever switch and detecting device using same A lever switch includes a case, and a stationary contact, common contact, movable contact and lever which are disposed in the case. The movable contact is made up of elastic metal and includes a stationary portion, contact portion, and a curved portion lo... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6483061 | Triple pole safety switch and connector The present invention is directed to three pole plunger switch assembly. The assembly includes a three pole plunger switch and a mating connector. The plunger switch includes a switch housing for supporting components of the plunger switch and a plunger e... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6483058 | Sealed manual reset switch A double pole, manual reset switch that is sealed from its application environment. The switch comprises a shell and a base assembly including an actuator, terminals and blade/contacts. After the switch actuator is depressed to a "make" position, it must ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6466118 | Overlay electrical conductor for a magnetically coupled pushbutton switch A magnetically coupled pushbutton switch has a coupler magnet layer that normally holds an electrically conductive magnetic armature spaced from a substrate layer. An overlay having an overlay electrical conductor formed thereon covers the pushbutton swit... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6215665 | Thin integrated circuit card comprising an improved manually actuated switch A thin integrated circuit card with an improved manually activated switch. The card is of the type that has two external plates, a lower one (12) and an upper one (14) that are separated by at least one interconnecting plate in which there is at least one... | 04/10/2001 |
| 5895901 | Long-stroke push-on switch with reduced height A push-on switch includes a contact substrate provided thereon with a switch contact assembly, and an elastically deformable member disposed on the switch contact assembly. The push-on switch further includes a push button having a plate portion and a tub... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5836442 | Door switch for vehicles A door switch for vehicles which is small in depth, capable of being connected by a coupler, and easy to assemble. The door switch has a male connector recessed portion 3 for being fitted with a female connector. The male connector recessed portion 3 is p... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5826709 | Self-adjusting plunger switch A self-adjusting plunger switch having a housing (3) carrying contacts (7, 19) with an actuation element (5, 27) for actuation of the contacts (7, 19). A resilient element (11) biases the actuating element outwardly of the housing toward an inoperative po... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5828024 | Switch A switch includes a resilient contact plate that slides by operating an operating lever such as a pushing lever protruding from a housing. Terminal plates over which the resilient contact plate slides are attached so that the ends protrude into recesses f... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5821490 | Push button switch module A switch module for connection to an electrical circuit comprises a manually actuated ON/OFF switch mechanism mounted on a molded plastic case and two or more bus bars built integrally into the structure of the case, as by an insert molding process. The b... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5803242 | Switch connecting structure Switch connecting structures include a housing having an insertion hole, and an operation lever slidably mounted in the housing. The operation lever includes a push member protruding from said housing. A resilient contact plate is carried by the operation... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5727675 | Latching pushbutton switch assembly A push-push latching switch assembly having a switching member with a pushbutton which is received for sliding movement in a switch housing. The housing has spring tabs for snap locking insertion into a hole in a mounting panel. The switching member has l... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5697494 | Roller contact switch and smart book using same A roller contact switch, designed for use in a housing having opposed ends of an interrupted electrical circuit, includes an axially extending, electrically non-conductive member. The non-conductive member includes an axially extending portion, which is s... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5576525 | Push button detent or retaining mechanism for push button switch A push button is provided with a steel ball pressed by a spring. A separate retaining spring retains the steel ball in a gap between coils of the retaining spring. The push button thus is retained at prescribed pressed down positions.... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5552964 | Switch mounted on circuit board and method of mounting switch on circuit board A switch is provided which is simple in constitution and can be efficiently mounted on a circuit board, and a method of efficiently mounting the switch on the board is also provided. In particular, a switch device comprises a circuit board including a con... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5552571 | Push-button switch having a plurality of simultaneously closed contacts With push button operated switches having at least one movable and one stationary contact carrier, problems may occur when the push button is not actuated properly and centrally. This problem is overcome by a switch having corresponding annular contacts a... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5512723 | Self-cleaning type switch A switch compartment 20R is formed in a switch body 20 of electrically insulating material and opens at the top surface of the body. First and second fixed contact members 23C, 24C are secured to the opposed inner walls of the compartment. The open top of... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5493082 | Elastomeric switch for electronic devices There is provided an elastomeric switching device for use with electrical circuits, such as those on a printed circuit board. The elastomeric switching device comprises an elastomeric pad constructed from a plurality of parallel strips of conductive mater... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5463198 | Switching device There is provided a switching device in which the interval between a normal-close contact and a normal-open contact and the positions thereof can be arbitrarily set without any constraint of a common contact, and which can perform circuit switching at a d... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5389758 | Pushbutton switch A miniature pushbutton switch of modular construction is provided. The switch can be readily assembled in an inexpensive manner without need for skilled personnel and without need for any special assembly tooling. In a preferred embodiment, the switch inc... | 02/14/1995 |
