Multiple switching device
US7060915B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 24, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H2025/004
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A miniature switching device has an operating member (14) with an upstanding button (26) that can be rapidly slid in any one of four horizontal directions to close any one of four switches in a casing (12). A sheet metal conducting member (28) has a flat base portion (60) that lies in the casing under said operating member, and has four upstanding plates (62) that extend from bends (63) at the periphery of the base portion. Each plate has an upper end (81) that lies against a side of the operating member so horizontal movement of the operating member tilts a plate about a corresponding bend. Each plate has a finger (83) that extends largely horizontally from the plate and that engages a corresponding contact (56) on a bottom wall of the casing.
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