Low profile, double pole safety switch and connector assembly
US6207910A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 6, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H13/12
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A low profile, two pole, plunger-type safety switch and connector assembly includes a switch housing and switch components are supported within the housing interior region. An actuator extends exteriorly though the housing opening and is moveable along a linear path of travel between two positions, one position of the actuator corresponding to an undepressed position and a second position of the actuator corresponding to a depressed position. Terminals of the switch assembly terminate in conductive male contacts extending through a side wall of the switch housing substantially perpendicular to the path of travel of the actuator. The connector assembly includes a connector housing supporting four female terminals sized to snugly receive respective different ones of the four male contacts when the connector housing engages the switch housing. Extending arms of a flexible, electrically conductive shorting member contact a center two of the female terminals. When the connector is engaged with the switch housing a pair of beveled triangular shaped nubs extending from the switch housing contacts the shorting member arms and deflects them away from contact with the female terminals. When …
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