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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7956305 | Housing with a sliding switch A housing with a sliding switch with at least three positions and a sliding element that partially projects through an opening in the housing as provided. In order to protect the sliding element against accidental activation, on both sides of the opening, parallel t... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7534974 | Slide switch A slide switch (100) comprises a housing (1), a plurality of stationary contacts (2) embedded in the housing, a slide member (4) moveably contained in the housing, a moveable contact (3) fixed to the slide member, and a cover (5... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7339131 | Slide switch apparatus In a slide switch apparatus of the present invention, a click spring movable along a side surface portion of a housing includes an engagement portion that is engaged with a switch lever and can be switched in accordance with the movement along the side surface porti... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7315146 | Blind device with orientable slats The motorized blind (4) device (1) with orientable slats (5) comprises an orders transmitter (2) and an orders receiver (6) which is attached to the motorized blind, the orders transmitter (2) comprising a first control inte... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7291797 | Tuning structure of a sound mixer A tuning structure of a sound mixer is disclosed to include a switch set, formed of sliding switches with a respective switching lever, a face panel, which has sliding slots arranged in parallel for the passing of the switching levers of the switch set, a track set,... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7256347 | Cord control and accessories having cord control for use with portable electronic devices A control cord for connecting an auxiliary device to a portable electronic device is provided. The control cord includes a flexible longitudinal housing and a plurality of electrical conductors extending from one end of the housing to which the auxiliary device will... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7250580 | Switch with shaped face There is disclosed structure which overcomes the deficiencies with respect to prior art devices by providing a wiring device such as a switch having a paddle that pivots about its upper end and is biased to assume the same at rest position when either in its on posi... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7238902 | Slider The present invention provides a slider which is less likely to cause a drastic change in a contact state such as instantaneous disconnection. The slider according to the present invention has teeth 13 of a comb shaped like a narrow sheet being rectangular in... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7220926 | Switching apparatus A movable contact holder includes a rod-shaped portion which is formed in such a manner as to extend in a direction which is at substantially right angles to a traveling direction of a movable unit and is substantially parallel to a sliding plane of a movable contac... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7206952 | Digital wake-up signal from switch transition of two analog signals A digital wake-up signal is generated from an analog switch on a printed circuit board in which a ground trace and multiple conductive switch traces are bridged by a moveable contactor responsive to movement of an actuator. A resistor network is coupled to the switc... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7202432 | Switch A switch comprises a case having a stationary contact embedded in an inner bottom surface thereof, a lever housed inside the case such that the lever is swingable around one end thereof, and a movable contact having an arm portion and a contact point on a first end ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7157652 | In-line slide switch assembly for hot plugging The present disclosure relates to switches and assemblies configured and adapted to enable “hot plugging” of electrical components and/or elements. According to an embodiment, slide switch assembly includes a body portion configured and adapted to support a firs... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7030326 | Digital wake-up signal from analog signal transition A digital wake-up signal is generated from an analog switch output by providing an interruption in a conductive ground or switch trace on a printed circuit board in which the ground trace and multiple conductive switch traces are bridged by a moveable contactor resp... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7022931 | Slide switch assemblies A slide switch assembly comprises a housing and a slider having traveling contacts which define exposed contact faces. An accommodation section is formed in the housing to receive the slider and allow the slider to be moved slideably therein. A printed circuit board... | 04/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6979790 | Rocker paddle switch with flexible cam driver There is disclosed a paddle switch operated by pushing on the lower portion of a rocker paddle to turn the switch “on” or “off”. The lower edge of the paddle pivots in and out about its upper edge. The switch includes flexible driver means coupled to be driv... | 12/27/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6930268 | On-off electrical switch having quick make-brake spring loaded plunger mechanism A non-fused electrical slide switch. A handle assembly is operatively connected to a base, between on and off positions, and movable relative to a cover. The base has two pair of raised landings rising above four contact strips. Each pair of raised landings are disp... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6921871 | Slide switch To enable to restrain a portion only of a resin at a pole board made of the resin to restrain warp or a sink mark, in a slide switch including a pole board 3 made of a resin insert-molded with fixed contacts 9, 11, 13, 15 and 17 and a movable bo... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6906269 | Multi-directional slide switch When a control lever is slid to move a driver housed in a quadrangular case in a given direction, the movement of the driver allows the driver to push one of resilient legs of movable contacts corresponding to the direction of movement. This movement resiliently sli... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6872906 | Movable contact structure and movable contact attaching method of slide switch To enable to facilitate integration and part control by reducing a number of parts and a number of integrating steps and restrain electric contact performance from being deteriorated by preventing play, in a slide switch including a pole board (3) having a fi... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6861605 | Electrical slide switch An electrical switch includes an operating member carrying moving contacts which face, in opposite directions, two rows of fixed contacts. The operating member moves the moving contacts into and out of contact with the fixed contacts. Each moving contact may have op... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6841749 | Slide switch for fan control A slide switch includes a glider constrained by a housing which is mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB). Dual contact springs on the bottom of the glider interact with two rows of contacts on the PCB, with each contact spring making contact between adjacent cont... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6831239 | Switch with auxiliary and main contacts Switch with a fixed set of contacts and a movable set of contacts. The fixed set of contacts comprises at least one pair of fixed contacts arranged a distance apart and each having an auxiliary contact part and a main contact part. The movable set of contacts compri... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6802637 | Hand-held mixer having a switching means configuration for switching to several lower speeds and for switching to a higher speed of mixing tools In a hand mixer (1) having two mains terminals (10, 11) and having interference suppression means (16) for a motor (27) and having a switching means configuration (130) which includes speed switching means (60) for switching... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6794594 | Power tool trigger assembly A trigger assembly for an electric power tool, comprising a base and a trigger supported by the base. The base has a housing having first and second compartments separated by a partition with an aperture. A main switch is provided in the first compartment, having fi... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6756902 | Doze alerting device A doze alerting device includes a casing, an earplug and an electronic operating circuit. The earplug is insertable into either the left or right ear of a user to locate the casing at a desired angular position. The circuit incorporates an audio generator for genera... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6747227 | Sliding switch A sliding electrical switch (10) for use in a garment (32) has two spaced elongate flexible surfaces (16, 18), at least one electrical contact on each surface (22a, b, c, d, e, f), and a slider (20) slidable along the surfac... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6630636 | Inhibitor switch To enable to provide an inhibitor switch capable of maintaining an accurate ON/OFF state for a long period of time regardless of wear of a moving contact and having high durability. The inhibitor switch includes a fixed contact and a moving contact; a bas... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6621018 | Reciprocal switch A reciprocal switch includes a shell with a stopper located therein, a connecting unit located on two sides of the stopper for generating circuit signals, two conducting units having movable contacts located on two sides of the stopper and engaged with an... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6596955 | Sliding switch A sliding electrical switch (10) for use in a garment (32) has two spaced elongate flexible surfaces (16, 18), at least one electrical contact on each surface (22a, b, c, d, e, f), and a slider (20) slidable along the surfaces to cause electrical connecti... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6559400 | Switch structure for car electrical part In a switch structure for a car electrical part, on the guide rail 11C of a base member 11, there are disposed the respective contact portions 12A, 14A of terminal members 12, 14 in such a manner that they have a given position relationship, and, in the f... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6518525 | Gear recognition switch system A recognition switch assembly (10) has a movable contact assembly (24) mounted on an actuator (22) mounted for sliding movement along a longitudinal direction (12a) in a housing (20) with a stationary contact board (26) mounted on the housing over the mov... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6392177 | Tact switch connector A tact switch connector (1) includes a housing (6), a metal dome (5), a metal cover (2), a plurality of contacts (63), a pusher (3) and a spring (36). The housing has a base (61) and two sidewalls (62). The metal dome is positioned on the base of the hous... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6380502 | Detented slide switch mechanism A switch mechanism for an electrical slide switch that has a detenting or clicking action is disclosed. The switch mechanism provides such detenting action in a mechanism that has a switch lever that moves through an arcuate path of movement and provides ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6333479 | Dual in-line type finger-actuated switch A dual in-line type finger-actuated switch comprised of a top cover plate, a finger-actuated switch body, and slide buttons. The slide buttons have extending along both their left and right sides a semicircular rib and two semicircular grooves, while the ... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6325526 | Automotive internal light Automotive internal lights have a molded housing defining an elongate recess and bus bars which integrally include lamp holders secured within the molded housing and adapted to hold a lamp therebetween. The lamp holders have a base exposed to irradiate he... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6079865 | Electric mixer A hand mixer 30 is formed with a housing 32 and a handle 34 extending in one direction from the housing. A pair of beaters 58 and 60 can be assembled with the hand mixer 30 and rotated by a motor 88 under the control of a sensory actuator 92. A slidable c... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6072138 | Sliding switch contact structure A sliding switch contact structure that has a movable contact and a fixed contact which are formed of a stainless steel, an Fe--Ni alloy, an Fe--Ni--Co alloy, or an Fe--Ni--Cr alloy. With such structure, a contact material is provided that is usable in a ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6060670 | Slide switch On a terminal base 3, a terminal groove is provided to extend to a sliding direction of a movable contact 10, after a terminal 30 is inserted into the terminal groove 17, fixed on a rear side by caulking. Terminal base 3 has a coupler potion 20 on a rear ... | 05/09/2000 |
