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Multistage rotary switch

US4481386A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 18, 1982
Grant dateNov 6, 1984
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Expiry dateOct 18, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H19/64
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A multistage rotary switch with several wafers, is provided with one case member with fixed contacts per switch wafer and one rotor with the movable contacts. The rotor is axially acted upon by the contact springs. The edges of the case members adjoining one another, are provided with centering grooves of the same type, in which a centering ring is inserted, and the centering ring and rotor are made from a low-friction plastic material.

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