Switch with a rocker, which has an affixed magnet
US6124771A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01P1/125
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a switch with a rocker, which has an affixed magnet, capable of being reliably opened or closed by a mechanical operation of a magnetized rocker. The present invention comprises of a supporting plate and a plurality of electromagnets occurring a magnetic force when a power is supplied thereto and being disposed in a bottom surface of the supporting plate. Further, the present invention has a rocker made of a magnetic substance, magnetized in order to occur repulsion with the electromagnet and then rotated by a predetermined angle. Furthermore, the present invention at least one magnet for magnetizing the rocker and retaining an inclined state of the rocker by the if occurred attraction with the electromagnet, and being disposed on the rocker. Also, the present invention has a plate spring, to provide a pressure along with the rotation of the rocker, having erect portions on both end portions thereof, in which the erect portions are fixed to the rocker, and a contact means to contact with connectors by the pressure of the plate spring.
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