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Microwave Oven With Removable Storage Cassette in Dashboard of Motor Vehicle
A microwave oven adapted for use within a motor vehicle dashboard area. The microwave oven has a removable storage cassette, and slidable platforms for securing and serving containers of beverages and foods.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7259645 | Vehicle control switch system using jog shuttle Disclosed is a control switch system for a vehicle, using a jog shuttle, by which a driver can rapidly and correctly select and control operation of a sound system in the vehicle even during driving of the vehicle. Since the control switch system uses simple members... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7094982 | Switch device A switch device includes a base member, a rotary mechanism and a vertical actuation mechanism. The rotary mechanism is received in the base member to move a present circular displacement while a hollow handle turning. The vertical actuation mechanism is received in ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6949711 | Selector switch knob with lock ring assembly A locking switch includes a shaft that engages one or more electromechanical switches and a knob that is secured to the shaft such that when the knob is rotated, a rotary motion is imparted to the shaft and to the electromechanical switches engaged by the shaft. The... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6642459 | Switch An improved switch consists of a seat, a button key, a first elastic element, a second elastic element, and a cap. The switch offers users pushing or depressing operations to control switching or selection of various function and may give users more touch... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6603459 | Two-direction input device and operating device using combination of two-direction input device and coordinate input member An operating device which enables various input operations. A two-direction input device is provided in front of a flat input member. When an operation button is moved in a Y1 or Y2 direction, a switch device is turned ON. In a case where one of the switc... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6507967 | Laundry appliance with versatile programming control device A control device for a laundry appliance includes a member which need only be manually shifted through a limited range of travel, from a neutral position to which the control member is biased, in either of first and second opposing directions, to establis... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6329898 | Multiple operation type electrical part In a multiple operation type electrical part of the invention, a clicking member is disposed between an insulating base member, being a component part of a first rotary electrical part, and a second rotary member, being a component part of a second rotary... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6121557 | Pole reverser switch with moulded contacts The invention relates to a switch comprising a carrier which is manufactured substantially from plastic and in which fixed contacts are arranged, and a part which is movable relative to the carrier and in which movable contacts are arranged, wherein the f... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6046413 | Switch with lift-off ramp The invention describes a switch, preferably a steering column switch, provided with an actuating member moved across the contact sections rigidly connected to the housing in a substantially pushing way. It is the object of the invention to provide a stee... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5960939 | Position detecting, rotary switch with movable contact-rotor assembly including relative rotary moment inhibiting structure In a position detecting switch, a first movable contact is disposed in a first receptacle formed in a sliding body and is urged toward a casing member by a first spring so as to engage first and second stationary contacts mounted in the casing member when... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5949041 | Automatic transmission control switch and harness assembly and method of manufacture An automatic-transmission control for outputting a switch signal of a shift position is produced as follows. A first terminal unit includes small-power fixed contacts coupled with small-power contacts of a connector through a coupling portion, is formed. ... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5801346 | Rotary switch A terminal plate 6 is formed into a circular cup shape having a bottom 6b and a cylindrical wall 6a. A plurality of terminals 14 are provided on bottom 6b of terminal plate 6. A rotor 1 is rotatably supported on terminal plate 6. A contact piece 5, resili... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5525768 | Switch system for motor vehicle transmissions A switch system (10) is shown having housing members (12, 13) forming a cavity (14) in which an actuator arm (32) is pivotably mounted. Spring electrical contact members (36, 38) are mounted on the actuator arm and slide into and out of engagement with el... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5406041 | Rotary vacuum valve and electric switch assembly A two-piece housing defines a cavity containing electric switch elements and a detent mechanism positioned for optimum characteristics. Axially spaced apertures in the housing support a manually controlled shaft for rotation. The shaft is drivingly couple... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5349143 | Reversible electrical switch A reversible electric switch has movable contacts on opposite ends of a rotor adapted for interengagement with diametrically disposed pairs of stationary contacts. Intermittency or rocking of the movable contacts with respect to the stationary contacts is... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5227595 | Rotary switch with common contact terminal A miniature rotary switch has nested terminals in its bottom wall and a spherical shaped movable contact arranged in a rotatable control member such that a lower portion of the ball rides over upwardly projecting portions of a common contact ring that is ... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5153400 | Multiple switch A multiple switch, particularly for switching-on, switching-off and/or switching-over of motor vehicles and the like has at least one roller-shaped contact roller with a generated contact surface liftable from and bringable in contact with at least two re... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5023414 | Electrical switch for detecting positions of an automatic transmission of an automobile An electrical rotary switch in use with an automatic transmission for detecting the operative position of the transmission and controlling an electric circuit associated with the positions of the transmission. The switch comprises a switch casing composed... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4959554 | Dual input-dual output electric switch An electric switch having a disc which is rotatable to any of several indexed positions, the disc having two generally semicircular conductive sectors rigidly attached to the disc and electrically insulated from each other; a plurality of stationary termi... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4897513 | Rotary switch A rotary switch has a synthetic resin substrate on the surface of which a plurality of fixed contacts are arranged in a concentric fashion, and a holder rotatable over the expanse of the substrate, including the fixed contacts. A conductor plate supported... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4890467 | Switch lock This invention is directed at a lock actuated switch which has a housing and a lock cylinder. The housing includes a terminal housing portion and a support portion. The support portion has a wall that defines a longitudinal bore and that has an inner surf... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4803314 | Momentary rotary switch A rotary key switch has a momentary action such that a lock cylinder and control member are returned to normal positions by a torsion spring provided in a central bore of the control member. The switch housing is in two parts, a lower body portion and an ... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4775766 | Tapped transformer/switch assembly A power selector assembly for a loudspeaker includes in one embodiment an audio transformer upon which a printed circuit board (PCB) is mounted via connector strips having pins for both securing the PCB to the transformer, and for individually electricall... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4748297 | Rotary switch A miniature rotary switch having nested terminals in its bottom wall, and a disc shaped movable contact element arranged in a rotatable member such that a portion of the disc periphery rolls and slides across fixed contacts defined by the upper ends of th... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4742187 | Rotary switch with common contact The housing has a cylindrical cavity and central bore in the bottom wall for rotatably receiving a post on the cylindrical control member and the terminals have upper ends defining circumaxially spaced fixed contacts. A tubular conductor surrounds the pos... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4730090 | Electrical switch having oppositely facing contactor The switch includes a rotatable electrically insulating carriage having first and second contactors mounted thereon and facing in opposite directions from the path of the carriage, for a sliding engagement with first and second sets of fixed contacts. The... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4719323 | Simplified vehicle lighting switch A rotary circuit-selector switch wherein a manual actuator knob must be pushed in and then rotated in order to effect a switching action. A releasable retainer or detent assembly is provided within the switch housing to maintain the switch in selected pos... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4644111 | Transformer switch A multiposition rotary transformer switch including a molded switch housing including a bore, an interrupted mounting flange located intermediate the ends of the bore and an interrupted key flange at one end of the bore, the flanges each including slots l... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4642432 | Switch mechanism with combination spring and assembly retainer A switch mechanism is disclosed as including a body member containing the switching elements for an electrical circuit and a rotary external actuator for producing corresponding rotary motion to the switching elements for placing the switch mechanism into... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4630949 | Device for controlling the rotary movement of a platen A device for controlling the rotary movement of a platen roller of a typewriter comprises a bidirectional electric motor coupled to the platen by a worm gear and gear wheel and a pair of knobs which are disposed at the sides of the platen and which are ro... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4445010 | Rotary switch assembly There is disclosed a rotary switch assembly which comprises a lamp support plate adapted to accommodate a plurality of switchable lamps. A power contact and a detent plate is positioned above the lamp plate and contains spring loaded power contacts which ... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4390761 | High current switching A snap-action switch includes a housing having a pair of terminal studs at the rear connected to stationary contact blades inside the housing located in a common plane. A pair of rotatable contact blades are supported upon a contact shaft that is rotatabl... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4356360 | Pull-to-turn switch A pull-to-turn rotary switch having an outer sleeve shaped housing into which a sleeve adapter is inserted and aligned by means of mutual detents. The sleeve adapter is provided with a washer shaped bottom plate which divides the housing into two chambers... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4258237 | Switch assembly This invention is an improved electrical switch in which the housing is molded in one piece with the terminals being thereafter slidably inserted into an arcuate in cross section slot with a cover plate permanently retaining the same. This switch is so de... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4246453 | Switch An improved multicontact switch is disclosed which has a molded plastic body supporting a molded plastic rotor. Metallic contacts are resiliently mounted on the rotor in position to engage and bridge a second set of contacts provided in the form of a prin... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4096365 | Rotary wafer switch A rotary wafer switch in which the switch housing is resilient and insulating so that the wafers can be snap-fitted into it and in which the rotatable contact-carriers are provided with apertures through which the contacts in the carriers can be removed i... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4016381 | Switch arrangement for door closers A door closer connected to a door panel movable on a door frame has a housing and a rod rotatable with respect to the housing in accordance with the relative position of the door panel and the door frame. The closer includes a rotary switch with limited m... | 04/05/1977 |
| 3983352 | Rotary selector switch An improved rotary-type selector switch for fan speed control or the like including curved terminal members supported upon a base member around a central boss extending therefrom and having a conductive contactor for selectively interconnecting said termi... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3939313 | Rotary switch assembly having fixed contacts which may be selectively segmented A rotary switch of sliding contact type for use in a torque converter of an automotive vehicle comprises a base in the surface of which a plurality of stationary contact plates are molded, a cover plate for the base plate suitably secured to the latter wi... | 02/17/1976 |
| 3934401 | Switch for electronic watch A multi-position switch particularly adaptable for an electronic watch comprises a movable plate or disk mounted within a cup-like body and rotatable about an axis to different positions for accomplishing various setting or operating modes. Fixed contacts... | 01/27/1976 |
