Robust rocker switch mechanism
    1.
    发明授权
    Robust rocker switch mechanism 失效
    坚固的摇臂开关机构

    公开(公告)号:US06875940B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-04-05

    申请号:US10627224

    申请日:2003-07-25

    摘要: There is disclosed a robust on-off rocker 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 rocker paddle pivots in and out about its top or upper edge. Bias means urges the lower portion of the rocker paddle to always be in its out position whether the switch is in the “on” state or position or the “off” state or position. The rocker paddle of the switch is not located within a frame and the surface of the switch has, along its vertical axis, a contour 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. The contour has zero second differential when the rate of height increase of individual splines is constant. An actuator coupled to the rocker paddle (the face) of the switch causes a cam to rotate in a clockwise direction and in a counter clockwise direction as the rocker paddle is alternately depressed. The rocker paddle pivots about its top edge and repeated pressing on the lower surface of the rocker paddle causes the actuator to alternately rotate the cam in a clockwise direction and in a counter-clockwise direction. Alternate rotation of the cam drives a slider member having a triangular shaped cam follower along a first and a second opposite direction along a common linear axis. A cam shaped leaf spring cooperates with the triangular shaped cam follower to aid in the movement of the slider and determines its at rest position. An indicator such as a light can be used to indicate the state of conduction of the switch.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种坚固的开关式摇杆开关,其通过推动摇杆的下部而将开关“打开”或“关闭”。 摇杆的下边缘围绕其上边缘或上边缘枢转进出。 偏置意味着促使摇臂桨的下部总是处于其位置,无论开关是处于“开”状态还是处于“关”状态或位置。 开关的摇臂不位于框架内,并且开关的表面沿其垂直轴线具有正的第一差分和零秒差分的轮廓,其包括在不同距离之间的点之间延伸的样条的组合 基准面 当各个花键的高度增加率恒定时,轮廓具有零秒差。 耦合到开关的摇杆(表面)的致动器使得凸轮沿着顺时针方向和逆时针方向旋转,因为摇杆被交替地压下。 摇杆在其顶部边缘上枢转并且重复地按压摇杆的下表面使致动器沿顺时针方向和逆时针方向交替地旋转凸轮。 凸轮的交替旋转沿着共同的线性轴线沿着第一和第二相反方向驱动具有三角形凸轮从动件的滑块构件。 凸轮形板簧与三角形凸轮从动件配合以帮助滑块的运动并确定其静止位置。 诸如光的指示器可用于指示开关的导通状态。

    Switch with shaped face
    2.
    发明申请
    Switch with shaped face 失效
    切换成形脸

    公开(公告)号:US20060152888A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-07-13

    申请号:US11274587

    申请日:2005-11-14

    IPC分类号: H02B1/00

    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。

    Alignment plate for wiring device
    3.
    发明申请
    Alignment plate for wiring device 有权
    接线装置对准板

    公开(公告)号:US20050121221A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-06-09

    申请号:US10852794

    申请日:2004-05-24

    IPC分类号: H02G3/14

    CPC分类号: H02G3/14

    摘要: There is disclosed structure which overcomes the difficulties encountered with respect to mounting wiring devices such as a receptacle and/or a switch to a box and then 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. These deficiencies are overcome by an alignment plate having a single centrally located opening sized to receive one of more wiring devices and a set of alignment pins for each wiring device. Each set of alignment pins on the alignment plate is located on a vertical axis which defines the center for a wiring device and each wiring device has openings for frictionally receiving and holding captive a set of alignment pins. The alignment pins accurately position, align and locate all of the wiring devices relative to each other. Thereafter the alignment plate and the wiring devices can attached to a box by means of mounting screws and a wall plate can then be positioned around the wiring devices without further adjustment.

    摘要翻译: 公开的结构克服了将诸如插座和/或开关的接线装置安装到盒子上然后附接壁板所遇到的困难。 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。 这些缺陷由具有单个中心定位的开口的对准板克服,其尺寸被设计成容纳多个布线装置中的一个以及用于每个布线装置的一组对准销。 对准板上的每组对准销位于垂直轴上,该垂直轴限定了布线装置的中心,并且每个布线装置具有用于摩擦接收和保持一组对准销的开口。 对准销相对于彼此精确地定位,对准和定位所有接线装置。 此后,对准板和接线装置可以通过安装螺钉附接到盒子,然后可以将墙壁板定位在布线装置周围,而无需进一步的调整。

    Switch with shaped face
    4.
    发明申请
    Switch with shaped face 失效
    切换成形脸

    公开(公告)号:US20050115818A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-06-02

    申请号:US10852815

    申请日:2004-05-24

    IPC分类号: H02G3/14

    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 from 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闭合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负载与电源。 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。

    ROBUST ROCKER SWITCH MECHANISM
    5.
    发明申请
    ROBUST ROCKER SWITCH MECHANISM 失效
    坚固的摇臂开关机构

    公开(公告)号:US20050016825A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-01-27

    申请号:US10627224

    申请日:2003-07-25

    摘要: There is disclosed a robust on-off rocker 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 rocker paddle pivots in and out about its top or upper edge. Bias means urges the lower portion of the rocker paddle to always be in its out position whether the switch is in the “on” state or position or the “off”state or position. The rocker paddle of the switch is not located within a frame and the surface of the switch has, along its vertical axis, a contour 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. The contour has zero second differential when the rate of height increase of individual splines is constant. An actuator coupled to the rocker paddle (the face) of the switch causes a cam to rotate in a clockwise direction and in a counter clockwise direction as the rocker paddle is alternately depressed. The rocker paddle pivots about its top edge and repeated pressing on the lower surface of the rocker paddle causes the actuator to alternately rotate the cam in a clockwise direction and in a counter-clockwise direction. Alternate rotation of the cam drives a slider member having a triangular shaped cam follower along a first and a second opposite direction along a common linear axis. A cam shaped leaf spring cooperates with the triangular shaped cam follower to aid in the movement of the slider and determines its at rest position. An indicator such as a light can be used to indicate the state of conduction of the switch.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种坚固的开关式摇杆开关,其通过推动摇杆的下部而将开关“打开”或“关闭”。 摇杆的下边缘围绕其上边缘或上边缘枢转进出。 偏置意味着促使摇臂桨的下部总是处于其位置,无论开关是处于“开”状态还是处于“关”状态或位置。 开关的摇臂不位于框架内,并且开关的表面沿其垂直轴线具有正的第一差分和零秒差分的轮廓,其包括在不同距离之间的点之间延伸的样条的组合 基准面 当各个花键的高度增加率恒定时,轮廓具有零秒差。 耦合到开关的摇杆(表面)的致动器使得凸轮沿着顺时针方向和逆时针方向旋转,因为摇杆被交替地压下。 摇杆在其顶部边缘上枢转并且重复地按压摇杆的下表面使致动器沿顺时针方向和逆时针方向交替地旋转凸轮。 凸轮的交替旋转沿着共同的线性轴线沿着第一和第二相反方向驱动具有三角形凸轮从动件的滑块构件。 凸轮形板簧与三角形凸轮从动件配合以帮助滑块的运动并确定其静止位置。 诸如光的指示器可用于指示开关的导通状态。

    Rocker paddle switch with semi-rigid cam driver
    6.
    发明申请
    Rocker paddle switch with semi-rigid cam driver 有权
    具有半刚性凸轮驱动器的摇摆桨开关

    公开(公告)号:US20070095642A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-05-03

    申请号:US11410693

    申请日:2006-04-24

    IPC分类号: H01H13/00

    摘要: There is disclosed a paddle switch operated by pushing on the lower portion of a rocker paddle to turn the switch “ion” 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来转动开关“离开”或“关闭”来操作的桨式开关。 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 ARTICULATED CAM DRIVER
    7.
    发明申请
    ROCKER PADDLE SWITCH WITH ARTICULATED CAM DRIVER 失效
    带凸轮凸轮驱动器的摇臂开关

    公开(公告)号:US20050115815A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-06-02

    申请号:US10859303

    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 articulated driver means coupled to be driven by the rocker paddle when it is depressed and to urge the rocker paddle back to its out position. 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 clockwise 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 to determine 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 the articulated drive means to pivot back to its initial position. The rocker paddle of the switch is not located within a frame and has 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,该装置被联接以在其被压下时由摇杆驱动并且将摇臂桨推回到其向外的位置。 当摇杆被推入时,它促使铰接的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。 成形的叶簧与凸轮从动件配合以帮助滑块的移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,它被铰接的驱动装置偏置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秒差速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 semi-rigid cam driver
    8.
    发明申请
    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:US20050109598A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-05-26

    申请号:US10858347

    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 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 determine 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 switch
    9.
    发明申请
    Rocker switch 审中-公开
    摇臂开关

    公开(公告)号:US20080035459A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-02-14

    申请号:US11092335

    申请日:2005-03-29

    IPC分类号: H01H21/24 H01H3/00

    摘要: A switch having a rocker paddle pivotally coupled to a cam driver composed, in part, of a rigid member which causes a cam to rotate first in a clockwise direction and then in a counter clockwise direction each time the rocker paddle is depressed. Alternate rotation of the cam drives a slider member back and forth along a linear axis to open and close a set of contacts. A shaped leaf spring cooperates with a cam follower on the slider member to assist in the movement of the slider and to determine its rest positions. A spring urges the rocker paddle to always be in its out position when the switch is in its on position and off at rest positions. An indicator such as an LED located in the paddle indicates the state of conduction of the switch.

    摘要翻译: 具有可枢转地联接到凸轮驱动器的摇杆的开关,该凸轮驱动器部分地由刚性构件构成,其使得凸轮首先在顺时针方向上然后在每次摇动桨被压下时以逆时针方向旋转。 凸轮的交替旋转沿着线性轴线来回驱动滑动构件以打开和关闭一组触点。 成形的叶片弹簧与滑块构件上的凸轮从动件配合以帮助滑块的移动并确定其静止位置。 当开关处于其位置并且在静止位置处时,弹簧促使摇杆桨总是处于其位置。 诸如位于桨中的LED的指示器指示开关的导通状态。

    Alignment plate for wiring device
    10.
    发明申请
    Alignment plate for wiring device 有权
    接线装置对准板

    公开(公告)号:US20060157265A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-07-20

    申请号:US11385350

    申请日:2006-03-20

    IPC分类号: H02G3/14

    CPC分类号: H02G3/14

    摘要: There is disclosed structure which overcomes the difficulties encountered with respect to mounting wiring devices such as a receptacle and/or a switch to a box and then 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. These deficiencies are overcome by an alignment plate having a single centrally located opening sized to receive one of more wiring devices and a set of alignment pins for each wiring device. Each set of alignment pins on the alignment plate is located on a vertical axis which defines the center for a wiring device and each wiring device has openings for frictionally receiving and holding captive a set of alignment pins. The alignment pins accurately position, align and locate all of the wiring devices relative to each other. Thereafter the alignment plate and the wiring devices can attached to a box by means of mounting screws and a wall plate can then be positioned around the wiring devices without further adjustment.

    摘要翻译: 公开的结构克服了将诸如插座和/或开关的接线装置安装到盒子上然后附接壁板所遇到的困难。 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。 这些缺陷由具有单个中心定位的开口的对准板克服,其尺寸被设计成容纳多个布线装置中的一个以及用于每个布线装置的一组对准销。 对准板上的每组对准销位于垂直轴上,该垂直轴限定了布线装置的中心,并且每个布线装置具有用于摩擦接收和保持一组对准销的开口。 对准销相对于彼此精确地定位,对准和定位所有接线装置。 此后,对准板和接线装置可以通过安装螺钉附接到盒子,然后可以将墙壁板定位在布线装置周围,而无需进一步的调整。