Modular wiring system with locking elements
    31.
    发明授权
    Modular wiring system with locking elements 有权
    具有锁定元件的模块化接线系统

    公开(公告)号:US07357652B1

    公开(公告)日:2008-04-15

    申请号:US11553793

    申请日:2006-10-27

    IPC分类号: H01R13/648

    摘要: A modular wiring system comprising a functional unit and a wiring unit. There is also a system for coupling the functional unit to the wiring unit in a rotational manner. This system can be formed from at least one locking prong comprised of electrically conductive material. When the functional unit is coupled to the wiring unit, the locking prong is both electrically and physically coupled to the functional unit at a first end and to the wiring unit at a second end. Alternatively, or in addition, the system for coupling the functional unit to the wiring unit in a rotational manner can include at least one flange coupled to the functional unit and at least one flange coupled to the wiring unit. These flanges operate such that when the functional unit and the wiring unit are coupled together, they are rotated to form a locking connection between the flange on the functional unit and the flange on the wiring unit.

    摘要翻译: 一种包括功能单元和布线单元的模块化布线系统。 还有一种用于将功能单元以旋转方式耦合到接线单元的系统。 该系统可以由至少一个由导电材料构成的锁定叉形成。 当功能单元耦合到布线单元时,锁定插脚在第一端处电性地和物理地耦合到功能单元,并且在第二端处耦合到布线单元。 或者或另外,用于将功能单元以旋转方式耦合到布线单元的系统可以包括联接到功能单元的至少一个凸缘和联接到布线单元的至少一个凸缘。 这些凸缘的操作使得当功能单元和接线单元联接在一起时,它们被旋转以在功能单元上的凸缘和布线单元上的凸缘之间形成锁定连接。

    Multifunction clips and ground/mounting strap for wiring device
    32.
    发明申请
    Multifunction clips and ground/mounting strap for wiring device 有权
    用于接线装置的多功能夹子和接地/安装带

    公开(公告)号:US20060137892A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-06-29

    申请号:US11362463

    申请日:2006-02-24

    IPC分类号: H02G3/14

    摘要: The instant invention overcomes the difficulties encountered with respect to mounting electrical wiring devices to a common box and then positioning the devices relative to each other prior to attaching a wall plate. Some of the difficulties encountered are positioning the wiring devices to be in alignment with each other, locating the wiring devices to be parallel to each other, adjusting the spacing between the different devices to be equal and uniform and fixing all of the devices to be flat against the wall. In the prior art, the wiring devices are first loosely attached to a box and then moved back and forth, and up and down to fit within cut outs in a wall plate which is then attached to the wiring devices with screws. A time consuming and tedious job. This invention overcomes these deficiencies by providing wiring devices that have locating openings for engaging alignment pins located on a plate that is subsequently attached to a box. The alignment pins, when engaged by the close clearance locating openings, accurately positions the wiring devices to allow a wall plate to be place around the wiring devices without requiring any initial or subsequent adjustment. Each set of alignment pins on the alignment plate can be located on a vertical axis which accurately defines the center for the wiring device. The opening in the wiring device receives and holds captive a set of alignment pins. The alignment pins accurately position, align and locate all of the wiring devices mounted to the attachment plate, and the plate allows the wiring devices to be positioned against a flat surface. Thereafter, a wall plate can be positioned around the wiring devices without requiring any adjustment.

    摘要翻译: 本发明克服了在将电气接线装置安装到公共箱体之前遇到的困难,然后在安装壁板之前相对于彼此定位装置。 遇到的一些困难是使配线装置彼此对准,将配线装置彼此平行地布置,将不同装置之间的间距调整为相等和均匀,并将所有装置固定成平坦 靠墙。 在现有技术中,布线装置首先松散地附接到盒子上,然后来回移动,并且上下移动以装配在壁板的切口中,然后用螺钉将其连接到布线装置。 一个耗时和乏味的工作。 本发明通过提供具有定位开口的布线装置来克服这些缺陷,所述定位开口用于接合位于板上的对准销,随后将其连接到箱体上。 定位销在靠近间隙定位孔啮合时,精确地定位接线装置,以允许墙板放置在接线装置周围,而不需要任何初始或随后的调整。 对准板上的每组对准销可以位于准确地限定配线装置中心的垂直轴上。 接线装置中的开口接收并保持一组定位销。 对准销准确地定位,对准和定位安装到安装板的所有接线装置,并且该板允许接线装置抵靠平坦的表面定位。 此后,可以在布线装置周围设置壁板,而不需要任何调整。

    Rocker paddle switch with flexible cam driver
    33.
    发明授权
    Rocker paddle switch with flexible cam driver 有权
    摇臂式开关带有灵活的凸轮驱动器

    公开(公告)号:US07126070B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-10-24

    申请号:US11316140

    申请日:2005-12-22

    IPC分类号: H01H13/00 H01H3/00

    摘要: There is disclosed a paddle switch operated by pushing on the lower portion of a rocker paddle to turn the switch “on” or “off”. The lower edge of the paddle pivots in and out about its upper edge. The switch includes flexible driver means coupled to be driven by the rocker paddle. When the rocker paddle is pushed in, it urges the flexible driver means to rotate a cam means in a first, clock wise direction, or a second, counter clock wise direction. Alternate rotation of the cam drives a slider member having a cam follower back and forth along a linear axis. A shaped leaf spring cooperates with the cam follower to assist in the movement of the slider and determines its rest positions. An indicator such as an LED is used to indicate the state of conduction of the switch. When the rocker paddle is released, it is biased by a spring to pivot back to its initial position. The rocker paddle of the switch is not located within a frame and has a surface along its vertical axis of positive first differential and zero second differential, comprised of a combination of splines which extend between points of varying distances from a datum plane. This surface has zero second differential when the rate of height increase of individual splines is constant.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种通过推动摇杆的下部以将开关“打开”或“关闭”操作的桨开关。 桨叶的下边缘围绕其上边缘枢转进出。 该开关包括耦合以由摇臂驱动的柔性驱动装置。 当摇杆被推入时,它促使柔性驱动装置在第一个时钟方向或第二个逆时针方向上旋转凸轮装置。 凸轮的替代旋转沿着线性轴驱动具有凸轮从动件的滑动构件来回。 成形的叶片弹簧与凸轮从动件配合以帮助滑块的运动并确定其静止位置。 诸如LED的指示器用于指示开关的导通状态。 当摇杆被释放时,它被弹簧偏压以枢转回到其初始位置。 开关的摇臂不位于框架内,并且具有沿其正的第一差速器和零次差动器的垂直轴线的表面,其包括在与基准平面不同距离的点之间延伸的花键的组合。 当单个花键的高度增加率恒定时,该曲面具有零秒差。

    Rocker paddle switch with articulated cam driver
    34.
    发明授权
    Rocker paddle switch with articulated cam driver 有权
    具有铰接式凸轮驱动器的摇摆桨开关

    公开(公告)号:US07122754B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-10-17

    申请号:US11315062

    申请日:2005-12-22

    IPC分类号: H01H13/00 H01H3/00

    摘要: There is disclosed a paddle switch operated by pushing on the lower portion of a rocker paddle to turn the switch “on” or “off”. The lower edge of the paddle pivots in and out about its upper edge. The switch includes articulated driver means coupled to be driven by the rocker paddle. When the rocker paddle is pushed in, it urges the articulated driver means to rotate a cam means in a first, clock wise direction, or a second, counter clock wise direction. Alternate rotation of the cam drives a slider member having a cam follower back and forth along a linear axis. A shaped leaf spring cooperates with the cam follower to assist in the movement of the slider and determines its rest positions. An indicator such as an LED is used to indicate the state of conduction of the switch. When the rocker paddle is released, it is biased by a spring to pivot back to its initial position. The rocker paddle of the switch is not located within a frame and has a surface along its vertical axis of positive first differential and zero second differential, comprised of a combination of splines which extend between points of varying distances from a datum plane. This surface has zero second differential when the rate of height increase of individual splines is constant.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种通过推动摇杆的下部以将开关“打开”或“关闭”操作的桨开关。 桨叶的下边缘围绕其上边缘枢转进出。 该开关包括连接的驱动装置,该驱动装置联接以由摇臂桨驱动。 当摇杆被推进时,它促使铰接的驱动装置在第一时钟方向或第二个逆时针方向上旋转凸轮装置。 凸轮的替代旋转沿着线性轴驱动具有凸轮从动件的滑动构件来回。 成形的叶片弹簧与凸轮从动件配合以帮助滑块的运动并确定其静止位置。 诸如LED的指示器用于指示开关的导通状态。 当摇杆被释放时,它被弹簧偏压以枢转回到其初始位置。 开关的摇臂不位于框架内,并且具有沿其正的第一差速器和零次差动器的垂直轴线的表面,其包括在与基准平面不同距离的点之间延伸的花键的组合。 当单个花键的高度增加率恒定时,该曲面具有零秒差。

    Quick wire electrical socket with strain relief
    36.
    发明授权
    Quick wire electrical socket with strain relief 失效
    快速电线插座带应力消除

    公开(公告)号:US6010356A

    公开(公告)日:2000-01-04

    申请号:US196652

    申请日:1998-11-19

    摘要: A quick wired lamp socket assembly which employs a pivoting actuator lever to cause the engagement between an electric cord inserted therein and assembly contacts and provides strain relief to such cord. The actuator lever has a partial top member, an edge of which defines an exposed edge with two conductor recesses and a tooth thereon. The recesses receive the conductors of the cord and the tooth engages the web between the two conductors. The cord is retained against the exposed edge by the circuitous path the cord follows through the lamp socket assembly.

    摘要翻译: 一种快速有线灯插座组件,其采用枢转致动器杆来引起插入其中的电线和组装触点之间的接合,并且向这种线提供应变消除。 致动器杠杆具有部分顶部构件,其边缘限定具有两个导体凹部和其上的齿的暴露边缘。 凹槽接收线的导体,并且齿接合两个导体之间的腹板。 绳索通过灯丝沿着灯座组件的迂回路径保持抵靠暴露的边缘。

    Switch with shaped face
    37.
    发明授权
    Switch with shaped face 失效
    切换成形脸

    公开(公告)号:US07250580B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-07-31

    申请号:US10852815

    申请日:2004-05-25

    IPC分类号: H01H13/00 H01H3/00

    摘要: There is disclosed structure which overcomes the deficiencies with respect to prior art devices by providing a wiring device such as a switch having a paddle that pivots about its upper end and is biased to assume the same at rest position when either in its on position or off position. Repeated pressing and releasing the lower portion of the face of the switch paddle alternately closes and opens a set of contacts within the switch to alternately connect and disconnect a load form a source of electricity each time the paddle is pressed. Thus, regardless of whether adjacent switches are on-off switches or 3-way switches, they will always be in alignment. An on-off indicator such as a small light is provided to indicate to a user when the contacts of the switch are opened or closed. The paddle of the switch has a length-width ratio dimension that is proportioned to provide a finger contact surface of increased area to allow a user to more easily and quickly identify and operate a particular switch. The vertical axis of the switch has a surface of positive first differential, comprised of splines drawn between points of varying distance from a datum plane, and has along the horizontal axis a surface of a positive first differential and negative second differential, comprised of a combination of splines drawn between points of varying distance from the datum plane.

    摘要翻译: 公开了通过提供诸如开关的布线装置来克服现有技术装置的缺陷的结构,该开关具有在其上端枢转的偏移状态并且当其处于其位置或关闭时被偏置以保持静止位置 位置。 重复按压和释放开关板的表面的下部交替地关闭并打开开关内的一组触点,以在每次按压桨时交替地连接和断开形成电源的负载。 因此,无论相邻开关是开关还是三通开关,它们将始终保持一致。 提供诸如小灯的开 - 关指示器,以便在开关的触点打开或关闭时向用户指示。 开关的叶片具有成比例的长宽比尺寸,以提供增加面积的手指接触表面,以允许用户更容易且快速地识别和操作特定开关。 开关的垂直轴具有正的第一差分的表面,包括在与基准平面不同的距离的点之间绘制的样条,并且具有沿着水平轴的正的第一差分和负的第二微分的表面,包括组合 在与基准平面不同的点之间绘制的花键。

    Rocker paddle switch with semi-rigid cam driver
    38.
    发明授权
    Rocker paddle switch with semi-rigid cam driver 失效
    具有半刚性凸轮驱动器的摇摆桨开关

    公开(公告)号:US07034236B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-04-25

    申请号:US10858347

    申请日:2004-06-01

    IPC分类号: H01H3/00

    摘要: There is disclosed a paddle switch operated by pushing on the lower portion of a rocker paddle to turn the switch “on” or “off”. The lower edge of the paddle pivots in and out about its upper edge. The switch includes semi-rigid spiral wound driver means having a conical end coupled to be driven by the rocker paddle. When the rocker paddle is pushed in, the paddle urges the semi-rigid driver means to rotate a cam means in a first, clock wise direction, or a second, counter clock wise direction. Alternate rotation of the cam drives a slider member having a cam follower back and forth along a linear axis. A shaped leaf spring cooperates with the cam follower to assist in the movement of the slider and determines its rest positions. An indicator such as an LED is used to indicate the state of conduction of the switch. When the rocker paddle is released, it is biased by a spring to pivot back to its initial position. The rocker paddle of the switch is not located within a frame and has a surface along its vertical axis of positive first differential and zero second differential, comprised of a combination of splines which extend between points of varying distances from a datum plane. This surface has zero second differential when the rate of height increase of individual splines is constant.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种通过推动摇杆的下部以将开关“打开”或“关闭”操作的桨开关。 桨叶的下边缘围绕其上边缘枢转进出。 开关包括半刚性螺旋缠绕的驱动装置,其具有联接成由摇臂桨驱动的锥形端。 当摇杆被推入时,桨促使半刚性驱动装置在第一时钟方向或第二时钟方向上旋转凸轮装置。 凸轮的替代旋转沿着线性轴驱动具有凸轮从动件的滑动构件来回。 成形的叶片弹簧与凸轮从动件配合以帮助滑块的运动并确定其静止位置。 诸如LED的指示器用于指示开关的导通状态。 当摇杆被释放时,它被弹簧偏压以枢转回到其初始位置。 开关的摇臂不位于框架内,并且具有沿其正的第一差速器和零次差动器的垂直轴线的表面,其包括在与基准平面不同距离的点之间延伸的花键的组合。 当单个花键的高度增加率恒定时,该曲面具有零秒差。

    Rocker paddle switch with flexible cam driver
    39.
    发明授权
    Rocker paddle switch with flexible cam driver 失效
    摇臂式开关带有灵活的凸轮驱动器

    公开(公告)号:US06979790B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-12-27

    申请号:US10858688

    申请日:2004-06-01

    摘要: There is disclosed a paddle switch operated by pushing on the lower portion of a rocker paddle to turn the switch “on” or “off”. The lower edge of the paddle pivots in and out about its upper edge. The switch includes flexible driver means coupled to be driven by the rocker paddle. When the rocker paddle is pushed in, it urges the flexible driver means to rotate a cam means in a first, clock wise direction, or a second, counter clock wise direction. Alternate rotation of the cam drives a slider member having a cam follower back and forth along a linear axis. A shaped leaf spring cooperates with the cam follower to assist in the movement of the slider and determines its rest positions. An indicator such as an LED is used to indicate the state of conduction of the switch. When the rocker paddle is released, it is biased by a spring to pivot back to its initial position. The rocker paddle of the switch is not located within a frame and has a surface along its vertical axis of positive first differential and zero second differential, comprised of a combination of splines which extend between points of varying distances from a datum plane. This surface has zero second differential when the rate of height increase of individual splines is constant.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种通过推动摇杆的下部以将开关“打开”或“关闭”操作的桨开关。 桨叶的下边缘围绕其上边缘枢转进出。 该开关包括耦合以由摇臂驱动的柔性驱动装置。 当摇杆被推入时,它促使柔性驱动装置在第一时钟方向或第二逆时针方向上旋转凸轮装置。 凸轮的替代旋转沿着线性轴驱动具有凸轮从动件的滑动构件来回。 成形的叶片弹簧与凸轮从动件配合以帮助滑块的运动并确定其静止位置。 诸如LED的指示器用于指示开关的导通状态。 当摇杆被释放时,它被弹簧偏压以枢转回到其初始位置。 开关的摇臂不位于框架内,并且具有沿其正的第一差速器和零次差动器的垂直轴线的表面,其包括在与基准平面不同距离的点之间延伸的花键的组合。 当单个花键的高度增加率恒定时,该曲面具有零秒差。