Device to amplify the movement of an operating button of a switch
US6396014B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H13/20
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device for amplifying the movement of an operating button of a switch, wherein the switch is fixed in a body of the device. The device includes a pusher that is translatable along an central longitudinal axis of the body. The translation of the pusher constitutes the amplified motion. The device also includes a varying-diameter cylindrical member, and a first support region. The first support region is capable of moving along a ramp of the pusher, when the pusher moves along the central longitudinal axis of the body. The varying-diameter cylindrical member includes a second support region in permanent contact with a region of the body, whatever the position of the pusher, and a third support region in contact with the operating button of the switch.
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