公开(公告)号：US6005308A

公开(公告)日：1999-12-21

申请号：US40423

申请日：1993-03-31

Applicant: Gary William Bryde ,  James Edgar Swain ,  John Roderick Woodman ,  Mark Andrew Cieri

Inventor： Gary William Bryde ,  James Edgar Swain ,  John Roderick Woodman ,  Mark Andrew Cieri

IPC: H01H3/02 ,  H01H23/08 ,  H01H23/14 ,  H01H23/20 ,  H05B39/00 ,  H05B39/08 ,  H01H9/06

CPC classification number: H01H23/20 ,  H05B39/00 ,  H05B39/08 ,  H01H23/08 ,  H01H23/14 ,  H01H3/0213 ,  Y10S323/905 ,  Y10T307/937

Abstract: An electrical switch and dimmer device for controlling current applied to a load comprises a bezel assembly (16) which includes a bezel housing (17), a switch actuator (18) and a dimmer actuator (19). The bezel housing supports both switch and dimmer actuators for respective movement between first and second positions, whereby the on/off state of an electrical switch adapted to apply power to an electrical load (e.g. an electric light or fan) is controllable, as is the level of power applied to the load by the switch. The bezel housing and the switch/dimmer actuators which it supports comprise a self-contained assembly which can be releasably connected to a yoke member (20) on which an electrical switch and dimmer circuitry are mounted. Preferably, the switch actuator comprises a paddle-type actuator (18) which is pivotally mounted between a pair of opposing side walls (48A, 48B) of the bezel housing, and the dimmer actuator comprises a slidably mounted member (21) which is guided by a rectilinear slot (23) formed in one of the bezel walls adjacent an edge of the paddle actuator.

Abstract translation: 用于控制施加到负载的电流的电开关和调光装置包括边框组件（16），其包括边框壳体（17），开关致动器（18）和调光器致动器（19）。 挡板壳体支撑开关和调光执行器，用于在第一和第二位置之间相应的运动，由此适于向电负载（例如，电灯或风扇）施加电力的电开关的开/关状态是可控的，如 由开关施加到负载的电力水平。 所述框架壳体和其支撑的开关/调光器致动器包括一个独立的组件，该组件可释放地连接到其上安装有电开关和调光器电路的磁轭构件（20）。 优选地，开关致动器包括桨形致动器（18），该致动器枢转地安装在边框壳体的一对相对的侧壁（48A，48B）之间，并且调光器致动器包括可滑动地安装的构件（21），其被引导 通过形成在与框式致动器的边缘相邻的边框壁之一中的一个直线槽（23）。