Electrical multi-directional switch
US5227594A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 12, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H2009/0083
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An electrical, multi-directional manual switch. The switch includes a central, pivoting arm and a plurality of sub-miniature switches positioned about the arm. The compact configuration of the sub-miniature switches allows one or more of the switches to be activated simply by pivoting the arm. Moreover, a plurality of the sub-miniature switches may be activated substantially simultaneously by a single pivoting movement of the arm. This allows the switch to continue working, even if one or more of the sub-miniature switches should fail. Alternatively, the sub-miniature switches may be arranged in a variety of different configurations about the arm so that the arm will activate different sub-miniature switches when pivoted in a variety of different directions or when depressed.
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