GB954401A - Improvements in and relating to detent devices - Google Patents

Improvements in and relating to detent devices

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Publication number
GB954401A
GB954401A GB8651/61A GB865161A GB954401A GB 954401 A GB954401 A GB 954401A GB 8651/61 A GB8651/61 A GB 8651/61A GB 865161 A GB865161 A GB 865161A GB 954401 A GB954401 A GB 954401A
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Prior art keywords
shaft
march
ball
secured
fixed plate
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Expired
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GB8651/61A
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GRIGSBY CO Inc
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GRIGSBY CO Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H19/00—Switches operated by an operating part which is rotatable about a longitudinal axis thereof and which is acted upon directly by a solid body external to the switch, e.g. by a hand
    • H01H19/02—Details
    • H01H19/10—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
    • H01H19/11—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon with indexing means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05G—CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BY MECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY
    • G05G5/00—Means for preventing, limiting or returning the movements of parts of a control mechanism, e.g. locking controlling member
    • G05G5/06—Means for preventing, limiting or returning the movements of parts of a control mechanism, e.g. locking controlling member for holding members in one or a limited number of definite positions only
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T74/00—Machine element or mechanism
    • Y10T74/18—Mechanical movements
    • Y10T74/18888—Reciprocating to or from oscillating
    • Y10T74/18896—Snap action
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T74/00—Machine element or mechanism
    • Y10T74/20—Control lever and linkage systems
    • Y10T74/20576—Elements
    • Y10T74/20636—Detents

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
  • Support Of The Bearing (AREA)
  • Push-Button Switches (AREA)

Abstract

954,401. Snap-action switches. GRIGSBY CO. Inc. March 9, 1961 [March 9, 1960], No. 8651/61. Heading H2B. [Also in Division F2] In a detent device for locating, with snapaction, an angularly adjustable shaft, particularly in a multi-position rotary switch, a fixed plate 24, Fig. 4, is formed with a circular array of protuberances 42 engaged by a ball 58 held between resilient arms 54, 56 bent out of a spring web 44, Fig. 1, secured to the adjustable shaft 14. The resilient arms 54, 56 are formed by an arcuate aperture and radial cut in the web 44 which is secured to a flattened portion 16 of the shaft 14, each arm being curved across its width to retain the ball. In the switch shown the fixed plate 24 carries a shaft bearing 18 and struts 26, 28 supporting wafers 30, 32. Contacts 36 on each wafer are bridged by parts of a metal annulus 38 carried by an insulating disc 40 on the shaft portion 16.
GB8651/61A 1960-03-09 1961-03-09 Improvements in and relating to detent devices Expired GB954401A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US13798A US3059497A (en) 1960-03-09 1960-03-09 Detent

Publications (1)

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GB954401A true GB954401A (en) 1964-04-08

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Families Citing this family (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3227822A (en) * 1962-11-20 1966-01-04 Charles D Corey Sub-miniaturized rotary switch with stationary spring contact members and locking means
US4261222A (en) * 1976-06-01 1981-04-14 Motorola, Inc. Ball bearing cam assembly
US4840083A (en) * 1988-03-14 1989-06-20 Elco Industries, Inc. Device for dampening rotary motion
US5134898A (en) * 1991-03-07 1992-08-04 Hewlett-Packard Company Rotary tactile feedback apparatus
US5862715A (en) * 1995-12-18 1999-01-26 Electronic Hardware Corp. Tactile detent knob
US6826979B2 (en) * 2002-11-06 2004-12-07 Deere & Company Force balance condition minimizer for an operating lever

Family Cites Families (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB352602A (en) * 1929-05-01 1931-07-16 British Thomson Houston Co Ltd Improvements in and relating to notching mechanisms for electric controllers or the like
BE418842A (en) * 1935-12-09
US2205664A (en) * 1939-04-29 1940-06-25 Henry Cole Co Signal light switch
US2863058A (en) * 1955-07-11 1958-12-02 Standard Coil Prod Co Inc Television tuner mechanisms
US2836082A (en) * 1957-04-16 1958-05-27 Gen Electric Low-torque detent mechanism

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