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Control device and method of making the same

US5424499A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 25, 1994
Grant dateJun 13, 1995
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Expiry dateJul 25, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H2019/008
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A control device and method of making the same are provided, the control device comprising a rotary switch carried on the component mounting side of a printed circuit board of the control device and having opposed sides with a central opening passing through the opposed sides thereof, and an actuator shaft having a portion thereof disposed in the central opening for operating the rotary switch upon rotation of the shaft, the shaft having structure snap fitting the portion thereof in the central opening of the rotary switch when the portion of the shaft is initially inserted into the central opening by being axially moved from the solder side of the board to the component mounting side of the board.

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