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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4586391 | Cross arm mechanism in pushbutton tuner The cross arm mechanism for a pushbutton tuner includes an arm plate rotatably supporting a frequency setting plate, a plate spring mounted on the arm plate for locking the frequency setting plate from its circumference, and first and second pins uniting ... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4503720 | Pushbutton-operated waveband or station selector A pushbutton-operated waveband or station selector which comprises a three-armed link with three arms pivotally disposed on a frame of the station selector by means of a pivotal shaft; the first and third arm at the opposite ends of the three-armed link b... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4487084 | Push-button type tuner A push-button type tuner comprises a tuning slide member having a positioning portion on one side edge thereof and being capable of sliding in a predetermined direction, a locking member supporting a cam member and capable of moving in a direction substan... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4275606 | Pushbutton tuner A pushbutton tuner wherein a core slide for causing cores to move in-and-out of coils, respectively, has a rack formed at one end thereof and a fine tuning operating mechanism mounted on an auxiliary mechanism baseplate has a pinion meshable with the rack... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4254665 | Push-button type tuning apparatus A push-button type tuning apparatus comprises a frame structure having a pair of opposing support plates provided with support openings, push-buttons each comprised of a button and a slide plate fitted into the support openings in the pair of support plat... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4232560 | Keyboard for the preselection of electromagnetic signals A pushbutton (keyboard) tuning apparatus for a radio receiver is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a flat tuning key carrying an adjustable and lockable tuning cam means (plunger) which is guided in a slot in the tuning key and locked into position by ap... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4231263 | Manual and automatic control device for electronic equipment and others A mechanical memory device comprising (a) a bar, (b) means supporting the bar for substantially linear movement, (c) input means for linearly moving the bar to plural selected positions, and (d) plural bar position sensing and actuating means, each having... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4194403 | Push-button operated device for storing a plurality of positions of a movable member A push-button controlled device is provided for storing a number of preselected positions of a control member controlling the variable condition of a second device such as an electrical circuit. A plurality of push button units are operable both for storing a ... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4187729 | Pushbutton tuner A pushbutton tuner with its reduced size includes linkage means operatively connected a tuning slider laterally positionable in accordance with the setting of the tuner. A link engaging pin provided on a pushbutton operative member engages with the linkag... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4143555 | Dual band pushbutton tuner A dual band pushbutton tuner is disclosed having a pair of tuning slide assemblies disposed on the opposite sides of a pushbutton slide and which can be selectively actuated in conjunction with an operation of the pushbutton slide, without using a shuttle... | 03/13/1979 |
| 4141254 | Pushbutton reselection tuner with pivoting lever A pushbutton preselection tuner in which pushbuttons cooperate in different locations with a pivotable lever coupled to a slide which in turn is coupled to the tuning means. Continuous tuning is provided by driving the slide itself. This tuner has a compa... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4133214 | Keyboard for presetting the tuning of a radio receiving apparatus A keyboard for presetting tuning of a radio receiving apparatus, comprising a tuning setting member manually operable for setting up the tuning for the reception of a plurality of transmitters, and a group of depressible keys each one associated with a tu... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4106351 | Mechanical pushbutton devices suitable for recording positions of a mobile element in relation to a fixed support A pushbutton control apparatus particularly suited for an automobile radio or the like. The position of a support member controls, e.g., the tuning of the radio. Preset recording elements fixed to the support member cooperate with respective pushbutton as... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4099421 | Pushbutton tuner A pushbutton tuner has a plurality of presettable pushbutton actuator assemblies. Each of the pushbutton actuator assemblies comprises a slide mounted on a support so as to be movable between a forward inoperative position and a rearward operative positio... | 07/11/1978 |
| 3946344 | Push-button tuning mechanism A push-button, press-to-lock tuner mechanism for an automobile radio receiver or the like has the conventional treadle bar replaced by an elongate, flat metal strip substantially rectilinearly movable along its longitudinal axis. Cams on push rods operate... | 03/23/1976 |
