Toggle switch and variable actuator control
US8643220B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K17/965
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a device for controlling electrical power provided to at least one electrical load. The actuator retainer housing includes a toggle actuator disposed adjacent to a variable control actuator in a side-by-side arrangement within the actuator retainer housing with no framing or support structure disposed therebetween. The variable control actuator includes a rotatable axial variable control mounting structure coupled to the actuator retainer housing. The axial toggle mounting structure and the axial variable control mounting structure are substantially parallel to a central latitudinal axis. An electronic control circuit is coupled to the plurality of control terminals and the modular switch actuation assembly. The electronic control circuit is configured to respond to actuations of the toggle actuator and/or the variable control actuator.
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