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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7973256 | Spring-biased switch for an electronic device A spring member is provided in a switch having a lever to receive a pushing force from outside, by bringing an arch-part formed at the left end of the spring member into resilient contact with the bottom surface of the lever, in addition to the movable contact, the ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7838788 | Electrical switching device having at least one contact point The disclosure relates to an electrical switching device, in particular a thermal relay having at least one contact point in which, in a first position, the contact point is open and, in a second position, the contact point is closed, having a swivelling contact car... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7838789 | Rocker switch A rocker switch (10) is provided with a mechanical switch unit consisting of a switch housing (11) made of plastic, a switching element (14) supported in spring-loaded manner on said switch housing so as to be capable of moving back and forth, a... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7812275 | Automatically reset switch A control knob is supported on a switch base via a first pivotal shaft. A movable contact holder holds a movable contact and is supported on the switch base via a second pivotal shaft substantially parallel with the first pivotal shaft. The movable contact holder is... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7518078 | Flipper mechanism Electrical devices are described. ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7479613 | Rotating and pivoting control device Control device for activating/deactivating functions, comprising a supporting plate comprising a contact surface providing electrical contacts, a control member for selecting a function with the actuation of a switching means, the control member mounted rotatably ab... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7397006 | Operation mechanism for electric apparatus The operation mechanism for electric apparatus is provided. An operation mechanism includes a switch element mounted on a circuit board, an upper housing formed with an opening and covering the circuit board, and an operation grip that has an operation shaft hanging... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7371983 | Structure of flexible element A structure of a flexible element has a force-receiving portion and a fixing portion, wherein the force-receiving portion is extended to have two arms for connecting with the fixing portion, so as to form two bending portions therebetween, characterized in that an i... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369022 | Auxiliary switch sub-assembly and electrical switching apparatus employing the same An auxiliary switch sub-assembly is provided for a telecommunication system circuit breaker including a housing having an opening, separable contacts inside the housing, and an operating mechanism operating the separable contacts between open and closed positions. T... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365283 | Switch A switch is provided, which is stable in operating characteristics and can be operated with a small operating force, and which is long in life and easy to manufacture. The switch includes a base, a moving contact piece having one end thereof supported pivotally on t... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7339129 | Spring to actuator bearing mechanism A plastic actuator for a toggle switch has a metal rod embedded therein, with the metal surface partially exposed. This surface of the metal rod functions as a bearing surface for a positioning spring as the actuator is flipped back and forth to turn the switch on a... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337014 | Teach pendant control method and device When a teach pendant is passed from one hand to the other hand in operating the teach pendant having two enable devices (three-position switches) at right and left sides, a problem arises that an operation is inhibited when the teach pendant is shifted from one hand... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7323650 | Protection mechanism for switch A protection mechanism includes a first member connected to a switch member pivotably connected to an open top of a case so as to lift a bimetallic plate when the switch device is set to an “OFF” status, and a second member that is pivotably connected to an exte... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7319373 | Electrical switching apparatus and terminal housing therefor An auxiliary switch terminal housing is provided for a telecommunication system circuit breaker including an enclosure, separable contacts inside the enclosure, line and load terminals in electrical communication with the separable contacts, an operating mechanism f... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7301742 | Method and apparatus for accessing and activating accessory functions of electronic circuit breakers An electronic trip unit for a circuit breaker includes a programmed microprocessor and a module plug in removable signal communication with the microprocessor. The module plug includes a program identifier. The microprocessor recognizes the program identifier and ac... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297881 | Composite switch A composite switch having a configuration in which: on the upper part of movable contacts of a first switch to a fourth switch disposed in a case, two driving bodies made of an inelastic insulating material such as polyamide are mounted in parallel to a swing center... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7291798 | Switch device A switch device for vehicle use is provided with a switch case fixed to a handle bar of a vehicle. A unit case attached to the switch case is capable of rotating with respect to the switch case. An operation lever arranged in the unit case is capable of rotating tog... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292129 | Protection device for switches A switch device includes a body with a switch member pivotably engaged with a top opening of the body and a first terminal and a second terminal respectively extend through a bottom of the body. A bi-metallic plate has a first end fixed to the first terminal and inc... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7285740 | Toggle button structure A button, having two end portions along a particular direction that can be selectively depressed, is supported by a support member. Pins are formed on the support member at locations corresponding to the respective two end portions of the button, the axes of the pin... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7265308 | Rocker paddle switch with semi-rigid 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 semi-rigid spiral wound driver means hav... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7259343 | Safety switch A safety switch has a casing, a first circuit prong, a second circuit prong, a switch contact, a rocker, an arm and a latch. The first and second circuit prongs are mounted in and extend through the casing. The switch contact bends upward when temperature of the swi... | 08/21/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7232971 | Circuit breaker A circuit breaker includes a shell, a movable press strip, a metal strip, a C-shaped plate spring, and three conductors. A first and a second conductor are inserted through the bottom of the shell, respectively have an upper end extending up in the shell, with a fir... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7223931 | Switch A switch is provided, which is stable in operating characteristics and can be operated with a small operating force, and which is long in life and easy to manufacture. The switch comprises a base, a moving contact piece having one end thereof, which is supported piv... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7208693 | Safety device for dual-circuit switch A switch includes a body with a switch member and two springs are connected to an underside of the switch member. Two identical circuit assemblies are isolated from each other and received in the body. Each circuit assembly has two terminals and a bimetallic plate h... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7202769 | Protection mechanism for switch A protection mechanism includes a first member connected to a switch member pivotably connected to an open top of a case so as to lift a bimetallic plate when the switch device is set to an “OFF” status, and a second member that is pivotably connected to an exte... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7176399 | Safety switch device for electrically controlled machines The invention relates to a safety switch unit (1) for electrically controlled machines for use in combination with the actual control elements of the machine control system in a hand-held application or for manual control, with at least one operating element ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7176400 | Outdoor lamp with a hidden switch An outdoor lamp with a hidden switch has a housing, a lamp, a switch and a control lever. The housing has a circumferential wall having a lever slot and a lever bracket formed inside the housing. The lamp is mounted inside the housing. The switch is mounted inside t... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7173206 | Sealed soft switch assemblies A switch assembly is provided which includes a holder defining at least a pair of eyelets extending completely therethrough; an electrically conductive lead-frame supported on the holder, the lead-frame defining at least a pair of openings therein; and at least a pa... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7148784 | Safety switch device A safety switch device includes a case with a switch pivotally engaged with an open top of the case and a ramp defined in an inside of the case. Two terminals are extended from the bottom of the case and a bimetallic plate having a first end fixed to one of the term... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7145299 | Power window control system A master controller installed in a master controller box and slave controllers installed in car doors to open and close window glasses of a car are connected by a single wire to each of slave controllers for enabling to send control signals through such a single wir... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141749 | Socket switch for light bulb A socket switch for a light bulb comprises a shell, a main body, a grounding unit, a switch unit, an electric conduction unit, wherein a holding chamber is formed inside the shell. The shell has two coupling holes formed thereon. The grounding unit, the switch unit,... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7138594 | Push switch A push switch includes an insulative housing (1), a pair of fixed terminals (2), a moveable contact (3) and an actuator(4). The insulative housing (1) made of insulative material has a base (10), a plurality of periphery wal... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138592 | Electric actuation device An electric operating part assembly has a switching mat and switching mat domes which are arranged therein and which can be operated by the effect of a vertical force. The operating part has at least one pull rocker which, in its longitudinal course, is arranged par... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7132616 | Electrical wiring device with arc minimizer switch assembly and method An electrical wiring device configured to be disposed in an electrical distribution system including a power source for providing power to a load, including a compact switch assembly. The compact switch assembly includes a rocker assembly, a fixed contact assembly a... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7123156 | Lighted status indicator corresponding to the positions of circuit breaker, switch or fuse A lighted status indicator for a contact (circuit breaker, switch or fuse) with a distinctive color associated with each position of the circuit breaker. The lighted status indicator is composed of a multi-color light source (usually an LED) together with an electro... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7122755 | Switch device having operation member which is not easily disengaged from housing even when large amount of load is applied A switch device includes a switch housing having an operation member receiving part and an operation member which is mounted on the operation member receiving part of the switch housing as the main components. The switch housing has a regulation wall between an enga... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7119289 | Push button keypad and knob for motor vehicle control panel The invention relates to a keypad (10) for a control panel, in particular for a motor vehicle instrument system, comprising a front (30) provided with openings (32) through which a number of push-buttons (20) are placed, each positioned f... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7115826 | Switch device capable of being small-sized and preventing introduction of extraneous material thereinto A tubular part of an upper case has an opened upper end and pivotably supports a segment operating body. The tubular part has a pair of first walls opposite to each other and a pair of second walls that are connected to the first walls and are opposite to each other... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7116207 | Safety device for switches A switch includes a body and a switch member is pivotably engaged with the top opening of the body. A resilient member is connected between an inside of the body and a first end of the switch member. The switch member further has an extension extending from a second... | 10/03/2006 |
