Lever switch apparatus
US5804784A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60Q1/1469
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A lever switch apparatus having a lever, a switch body, and a plurality of rotatively operated knobs, wherein a connection between the lever and the switch body is made with no wire involved. The lever 2 has a first knob 21 and a second knob 24 that are rotatively operated. The lever 2 holds a first shaft 22 and a second shaft 25 that are loosely fitted axially thereinto. The first shaft 22 is coupled at its one end 22A to the first knob 21 through a transmission 23, and at its other end 22B to the movable contact 11 in the switch body 1. The transmission 23 includes the first and second gears 211 and 221. The first shaft 22 has its axis 0 offset from a rotational axis P of the first knob 21.
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