Toggle switch and variable actuator control
US8946944B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 3, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2034 |
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 regulating an amount of electrical power provided to at least one electrical load, the device comprising a control circuit disposed in the housing and including at least one switch device movable between a first switch state and a second switch state. The control circuit further includes a power control element that has a power control actuator configured to adjust the amount of power provided to the at least one electrical load. A variable control actuator is accessible to the user via the control aperture and coupled to the power control actuator via a linkage structure. The linkage structure further includes a pin and channel arrangement configured to convert a user control action into a power control actuator adjustment by translating rotational motion into linear motion or linear motion into rotational motion.
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