Switch for signaling changes in position and accelerations
US5450049A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 15, 1993 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H35/142
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A switch signals changes in position and accelerations of its housing. The switch housing includes a movably mounted permanent magnet and at least one reed switch. The permanent magnet is suspended in the manner of a planar pendulum. The reed switch is disposed in the effective range of the magnetic field below the circle segment described by the pendulum. The longitudinal axis of the reed switch is oriented approximately in the direction of the pendulum oscillations.
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