Rocker switch
US5343007A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 18, 1993 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H23/06
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A sealed rocker switch includes a button having a lever. A coil spring coaxial with the lever and enclosing a portion of the lever forces a plunger against an actuator that rocks to place a spring blade in contact with blade contacts to operate the switch. The blade contacts are snapped into the case of the switch to maintain the blade contacts in a desired position, and are potted with a potting compound to make a seal. The actuator may be shaped in one of several ways to provide maintained contact, momentary contact, or a combination of these. A groove in the lever supports an O-ring against the case to seal the switch at the button end.
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