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Multi-operational electronic device

US6720504B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 5, 2003
Grant dateApr 13, 2004
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Expiry dateMar 5, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H2025/043
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a multi-operational electronic device of the present invention, a first switch, which operates when an operating lever is tilted, is so configured that a circular domelike resilient movable contact large enough to cover a plurality of first fixed contacts is partially turned inside out. A connecting part connects an outer cylinder holding a rotary resilient contact, which effects generation of a rotary signal, with an inner cylinder fixed to an operating shaft so that the outer and inner cylinders move with each other in a rotating direction to generate the electric signal and contract vertically to press a central switch.

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