DE3278179D1 - Sealed electrical contact assembly and electrical switch made therefrom - Google Patents

Sealed electrical contact assembly and electrical switch made therefrom

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Publication number
DE3278179D1
DE3278179D1 DE8282306233T DE3278179T DE3278179D1 DE 3278179 D1 DE3278179 D1 DE 3278179D1 DE 8282306233 T DE8282306233 T DE 8282306233T DE 3278179 T DE3278179 T DE 3278179T DE 3278179 D1 DE3278179 D1 DE 3278179D1
Authority
DE
Germany
Prior art keywords
contact assembly
made therefrom
switch made
electrical contact
sealed
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired
Application number
DE8282306233T
Other languages
German (de)
Inventor
David John Gingerich
Patrick Raymond Mccarty
David Todd Shaffer
Billy Erik Olsson
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
TE Connectivity Corp
Original Assignee
AMP Inc
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US06/326,723 external-priority patent/US4417106A/en
Priority claimed from US06/371,838 external-priority patent/US4398069A/en
Application filed by AMP Inc filed Critical AMP Inc
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of DE3278179D1 publication Critical patent/DE3278179D1/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H23/00—Tumbler or rocker switches, i.e. switches characterised by being operated by rocking an operating member in the form of a rocker button
    • H01H23/02—Details
    • H01H23/12—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
    • H01H23/16—Driving mechanisms
    • H01H23/168—Driving mechanisms using cams
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H23/00—Tumbler or rocker switches, i.e. switches characterised by being operated by rocking an operating member in the form of a rocker button
    • H01H23/006—Tumbler or rocker switches, i.e. switches characterised by being operated by rocking an operating member in the form of a rocker button adapted for connection with printed circuit boards
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H11/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches
    • H01H11/0056—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches comprising a successive blank-stamping, insert-moulding and severing operation
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H1/00—Contacts
    • H01H2001/0005—Redundant contact pairs in one switch for safety reasons
DE8282306233T 1981-12-02 1982-11-23 Sealed electrical contact assembly and electrical switch made therefrom Expired DE3278179D1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US06/326,723 US4417106A (en) 1981-12-02 1981-12-02 Sealed electrical contact assembly and electrical switch made therefrom
US06/371,838 US4398069A (en) 1982-04-26 1982-04-26 Sealed electrical contact assembly and actuating mechanism therefor

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
DE3278179D1 true DE3278179D1 (en) 1988-04-07

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Family Applications (2)

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DE8282306233T Expired DE3278179D1 (en) 1981-12-02 1982-11-23 Sealed electrical contact assembly and electrical switch made therefrom
DE19828233913 Expired DE8233913U1 (en) 1981-12-02 1982-12-02 Closed electrical contact arrangement

Family Applications After (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
DE19828233913 Expired DE8233913U1 (en) 1981-12-02 1982-12-02 Closed electrical contact arrangement

Country Status (3)

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EP (1) EP0081929B1 (en)
CA (1) CA1220806A (en)
DE (2) DE3278179D1 (en)

Families Citing this family (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3364391D1 (en) * 1982-12-21 1986-08-07 Amp Inc Electrical switch and actuating mechanism therefor
GB2161657A (en) * 1984-06-15 1986-01-15 Kenton Lab Limited Mounting electrical switch on printed circuit board
US4839483A (en) * 1986-10-22 1989-06-13 Conair Corporation Modular watertight switch for use in personal care appliances
US4772761A (en) * 1987-05-04 1988-09-20 Amp Incorporated Sealed electrical components and method of making same
GB2206735B (en) * 1987-07-03 1991-05-29 Contactum Ltd Electrical switch element
FR2690781A1 (en) * 1992-05-04 1993-11-05 Etude Const Mat Electronique Subminiature switch for printed circuit mounted on surface - has base with conducting grill formed of parallel band with zones of contact at different bands of grill
DE4218535C1 (en) * 1992-06-05 1993-09-09 Merit-Elektrik Gmbh, 5270 Gummersbach, De
EP1986204B1 (en) * 2007-04-16 2017-07-12 Marquardt GmbH Method for manufacturing an electromechanical switch.

Family Cites Families (7)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2432647A (en) * 1945-12-07 1947-12-16 Standard Mfg Co Electric snap switch
US3219784A (en) * 1963-12-30 1965-11-23 Gen Motors Corp Sliding contact switch
US3694598A (en) * 1970-08-13 1972-09-26 Fujisoku Electric Seesaw switch
GB1513300A (en) * 1975-12-18 1978-06-07 Amp Inc Electrical slide switch
US4344224A (en) * 1979-01-26 1982-08-17 Molex Incorporated Method of making hermetically sealed switch assembly
US4311884A (en) * 1979-05-21 1982-01-19 C & K Components, Inc. Miniature sealed dual-in-line switch
JPS55155424A (en) * 1979-05-24 1980-12-03 Omron Tateisi Electronics Co Dip switch

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP0081929A3 (en) 1984-08-29
CA1220806A (en) 1987-04-21
EP0081929A2 (en) 1983-06-22
DE8233913U1 (en) 1983-03-04
EP0081929B1 (en) 1988-03-02

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
8364 No opposition during term of opposition
8339 Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee