Electrical switch
US5495080A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 17, 1993 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H1/26
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This electrical switch (1) consists of a flat spring, profiled in order to provide both a contact function and a spring function; the flat spring (1) includes a first leg (2) which can be deformed by bearing on a fixed pivot pin (3) of a support (4), and a second leg (5), which can move at the same time as the first leg deforms and whose end (5a) can assume either of two positions for contacting pins (14,15) of an electrical circuit. The switch according to the invention is less bulky than the usual switches by virtue of its flat shape, less expensive to manufacture, because it only consists of a single component, and easy to install on its support.
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