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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7692528 | Rotary electronic component A rotary electronic component is capable of preventing misalignment of another component placed in its hollow portion and maintaining the quality of an electronic device on which to mount the rotary electronic component. The rotary electronic component has an approx... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7369034 | Chip variable resistor A chip variable resistor which is capable of keeping the resistance at an adjusted value and can be manufactured easily is provided. An insulating substrate is formed with a through-hole capable of receiving a driver, and the upper surface of the insulating s... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7079005 | Mechanically buffered contact wiper An electric device contains a medium interposed between first and second electric elements to provide electric continuity between the first element and a defined reference point of the second element throughout a defined range of sliding travel of one of the element... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7015788 | Variable electronic component A variable electronic component includes an insulating substrate and a metal rotor rotatably attached to the upper surface of the substrate. The rotor includes a cup-shaped member attached to the substrate and having an upper end formed with an outward flange. The r... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6993982 | Stress sensor for electronic devices A stress sensor enduring against long-term use is provided. Accordingly, a substrate (4), which is used as both a sensor part (1) and a supporting part (2), functions as a stress sensor, in which the sensor part (1) has means for deformin... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6933830 | Variable resistor A variable resistor is configured such that a contact of a contact arm is prevented from contacting a driver plate even when the height of a disk section of a sliding contact is reduced so as to reduce the height of the variable resistor. A sliding contact includes ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6798333 | Variable resistor A variable resistor is constructed to prevent a slider from backwardly tilting toward a rotor and to maintain stable contact between the slider and a substrate. In the variable resistor, a rotor and a slider are provided in a case. A substrate having a collector ele... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6483422 | Rotary sensor capable of accurately detecting angle of rotation to be transmitted from the outside The rotor 2 has an engaging portion 2b and a shaft portion 2c provided at the rotation-central portion of the rotor, a casing 7 has a supporting portion 8 provided at a position opposite to a shaft portion, the shaft portion is formed with a recess 2d, th... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6380841 | Variable resistor A variable resistor is constructed to reliably seal the space between a rotor and a substrate without insert-molding the substrate into a case, and to be produced at a very low cost. This variable resistor includes a hollow square-prism shaped case which ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6317022 | Variable resistor A variable resistor is constructed to prevent bending strain from spreading to the conductive portions to a resistor when bending is executed with respect to the external connection portions of metallic terminals. The variable resistor provides a low-prof... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6275140 | Rotary variable resistor A rotary variable resistor includes a substrate made of synthetic resin; a first terminal made of metal, embedded in the substrate, and leading from a side surface of the substrate; an annular collector formed on the surface of the substrate; a resistor f... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6200156 | Terminal fitment for lead wire connection and high-voltage variable resistor unit with relay terminal fitment A lead wire connection terminal fitment capable of permitting a plurality of lead wires to be readily press-fitted in a single lead wire press fit groove. The terminal fitment may be in the form of a relay terminal fitment, which includes a metal plate fo... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6100786 | Focus unit of fly back transformer A focus unit of an FBT (fly back transformer) is described, which is installed on a side of the FBT, for adjusting the focus and screen voltages of a cathode ray tube. Focus and screen voltage adjusting round resistor patterns 130 are respectively formed ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6037856 | Rotating electrical component having rotary lock mechanism of operating shaft A rotating electrical component, in which, on mating surface sides of the flange of the support member and the flange of the operating shaft, on both sides of the center of rotation on the line which passes through the center of rotation of the operating ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6016098 | Variable resistor A first rotor and a second rotor are prepared. The first rotor has a resistor and inner-peripheral and outer-peripheral electrodes respectively connected to end portions of this resistor. The second rotor has a resistor and inner-peripheral and outer-peri... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6005473 | Rotary operation type variable resistor A rotary operation type variable resistor including a resistor base and a holder, on which a sliding-element supporting member is rotatably retained, are placed in a case provided with only one opening for component insertion. An operating lever is fixedl... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5936512 | Rotary potentiometer A rotary potentiometer device (1) has a rotary potentiometer (4) disposed within a housing (2) and a handle (7) above the housing (2) for rotating a resistive disk (6) of the rotary potentiometer (4). A latching device latches the handle (7) with the uppe... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5838221 | Motor control system and control head A control head for remote actuators on a vehicle heater/air conditioner system comprises variable resistors operated by control knobs to provide variable motor control voltages to the actuators which comprise servo-actuators or a pulse width modulated blo... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5790012 | Variable resistor There is provided a variable resistor having a small number of parts and having an excellent heat releasing property. A rotor is rotatably contained in a concave portion of a case. The rotor has a resistive element provided on the bottom thereof and elect... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5754301 | Potentiometer The potentiometer has a housing in which a carrier plate which supports a resistance strip is disposed. A rotary pin is supported on the housing and has a sliding contact connected to the rotary pin for engaging the resistance strip. The carrier plate is ... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5570076 | Variable resistance device The present invention provides a variable resistance device having at least one pair of channels retaining a conductive ball between them. The channels contain a resistive element and a conductive element and movement of the conductive ball within the cha... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5511893 | Connection of a shaft with an element on particular the shaft of a rotary setting member with a setting wheel Connection of a shaft with an element, in particular the shaft of a rotary setting element with a seating wheel, said connection comprising a recess provided for setting said shaft in said element and an opening by which said recess is connected with the ... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5343187 | Electric control device for an outdoor lamp An electric control device for an outdoor lamp includes a control box having a side wall that is formed with a through hole, and a rotary-type variable resistance switch having a main switch housing that is disposed inside the control box and an externall... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5315283 | Structure for variable electronic component A variable electronic component includes an insulating substrate, and a rotor made of a metal plate and rotatably supported on the substrate for parameter adjustment of the electronic component. The rotor includes a main rotor member and an upper plate me... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5293525 | Structure for variable electronic component A variable electronic component has a substrate and a rotor rotatably supported on the substrate for parameter adjustment of the electronic component. The rotor has an opening and a plurality of engaging slots extending from the opening for engagement wit... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5157371 | Potentiometer retention mechanism and method of mounting A potentiometer retention mechanism is provided for mounting a potentiometer on the faceplate of a hearing aid. The potentiometer includes a rotatable knob attached to a housing with the housing including a plurality of conductive leads projecting from a ... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5134383 | Variable resistor A variable resistor includes a sliding member having an arm in contact with a substantially circular arc-shaped resistor provided on a substrate and a driver plate portion from which the arm extends. The sliding member is rotatable by a driver, the center... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5107243 | Lever switch A lever switch for a vehicle windshield wiper having a base for attaching to a steering column, a rotational shaft rotatably connected to the base, a first switch knob connected to the rotational shaft, and a second switch knob rotatable mounted around a ... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5053742 | Variable resistor A variable resistor having an insulating substate provided on the surface thereof with a resistor is molded into a resin case, a part of which is heated and bent to rotatably secure a rotor having a sliding member within the case for rotation with respect... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5039974 | Protective cap for rotatably-adjustable electronic components A protective cap for a rotatably-adjustable electrical component mounted to a PW board in an enclosed electronic control unit. The housing of the electronic control unit has a tuning access hole axially aligned with a tapered lead-in port in the center of... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5014037 | Potentiometer mounting mechanism A mechanism for a potentiometer, especially a miniature potentiometer used as a volume control in a hearing aid, onto a face plate includes a metallic band circumferentially surrounding a portion of the housing of the potentiometer. The band includes mean... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4954804 | Rotary potentiometer A rotary potentiometer having a cylindrical or partially cylindrical resistance track and at least one electrode pair arranged at the resistance track's edges which are parallel to the cylinder axis. A tap is fixed to an adjusting component which is rotat... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4891623 | Electric regulator unit In an electric regulator unit, a variable electric component has a body which is accommodated in a recess formed in one axial end face of a holder against angular movement relative thereto about an axis of an operating shaft of the variable electric compo... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4831355 | Arrangement for establishing electrical contact with resistance paths An arrangement for ensuring contact between resistance paths comprises a base of electrically non-conductive and elastically deformable material such as rubber. To the base is applied an electrically conductive coating. The resistance path is pressed agai... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4816801 | Variable resistor It should be possible to adjust without difficulty the moment of friction curring during rotation on a variable resistor. A bolt (11) is provided for this purpose for holding a rotating part (13) axially in position with a base component (2). A tap (24) i... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4774490 | Rotary Electric devices In a rotary electric device such as a trimmer capacitor or a variable resistor comprising a rotor contained in a case which is provided with an opening for receiving a screwdriver for rotating the rotor from the outside with a clearance being defined betw... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4721939 | Rotary or slide potentiometer (selector switch), and method for producing the same In a potentiometer selector switch, it is proposed to arrange on a circuit board, in indirect arrangement, longitudinal contacts consisting of wire bridges which are swept by the wiper of a regulating element forming the actuating element of the switch wh... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4721940 | Thin type variable resistor A thin type variable resistor for use with a portable radio receiver set, which is far thinner even with a knob than the prior art. The surface of a slider receiver is formed with slider mounting portions which partially rise from the upper surfaces of sl... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4712084 | Potentiometer A potentiometer has a case, a housing, a base and a rotor rotatably arranged in the chamber of housing. The housing is provided with a pair of projections on both side walls thereof and two pair of corner projections at four corners thereof respectively w... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4701740 | Rheostatic devices The interior of a rheostatic device, such as a throttle-valve position potiometer having a rotor with sliding spring contact and a housing exposing at least one end of the rotor for operation, is sealed off against environmental effects by at least two h... | 10/20/1987 |
