Push-button contactor
US5565662A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 6, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H2300/016
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Control device for selectively closing electrical contacts situated on a plate (9), formed by a push-button (1) co-operating with a flat spring (3); the spring (3), fastened to a case (5) at one of its ends and attached to the push-button (1) at the other end, comprises strips (31, 32) formed by a series of loops (31i, 32i) giving it elasticity along the axis of the stem (11), and flexible lamellar extensions (35, 36, 38) outside the plane of the spring (3), by the action of the lugs (20, 21, 22) of the stem (11) when the push-button is moved in rotation and/or translation.
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