Patent · US Expired

Trim switch

US4924046A · kind A · utility

18Cited by
3References
11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 27, 1988
Grant dateMay 8, 1990
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 27, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H2227/026
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A trim switch control for aligning a motor on a boat. The switch includes a housing in which a switch body is supported. A bridging member includes side lobes having domed contact engaging portions. In response to user actuation, an actuator surface is brought into engagement with the domed side lobes causing deformation of those lobes into engagement with the contacts. This completes an electrical circuit, resulting in user actuated control of the motor trim.

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