Patent · US Expired

Slide switch

US4291210A · kind A · utility

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6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 22, 1979
Grant dateSep 22, 1981
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 22, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H1/403
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An on-off slide switch is arranged on a circuit board, preferably that of a battery-operated electronic clock, for actuating a stepping motor thereof. The slide switch can be moved to different positions and interacts with several electric paths of the circuit board. The switch is arranged movably along one edge of the circuit board and bears against such edge via guide elements. The switch carries at least one contact element for shunting a plurality of tracks of the board and a grip for its manual operation. The slide switch, together with all elements carried by it is designed in the form of a punched-out, flexible metal part and is easily installed on or removed from the circuit board without the need for separate fasteners.

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