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US2479313A
US2479313A US764265A US76426547A US2479313A US 2479313 A US2479313 A US 2479313A US 764265 A US764265 A US 764265A US 76426547 A US76426547 A US 76426547A US 2479313 A US2479313 A US 2479313A
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    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
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    • H01H13/26—Snap-action arrangements depending upon deformation of elastic members
    • H01H13/36—Snap-action arrangements depending upon deformation of elastic members using flexing of blade springs
    • 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
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    • 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
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    • Y10T74/00—Machine element or mechanism
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    • Y10T74/18896—Snap action
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  • FIG. 1 is the longitudinal sectional view of a column spring switch embodying my invention
  • Fig. 2 is. a detailed sectional view taken on line 2-2, Fig. 1
  • Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken'on line 3-4, Fig. 1
  • Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line fl-Al, Fig. 1
  • Figs. 5 and 6 are sectional views similar to Fig. 1 showing the switch parts in other positions
  • Fig. "I is a detailed perspective view of adjacent ends of the switch casing sections
  • the structure comprises a casing formed in two sections, a top section 5 and a bottom section 2 connected together at their ends by rivets 3.
  • the top and bottom sections are provided with longitudinally extending recesses 4 and 5 respectively which together form a cavity in which the switch movement is located.
  • the casing section i is of greater depth than casing section 2.
  • the casing wall is provided with a transverse shelf 6 and at the left-hand end with a transverse shelf I on which is supported the ends 8 and 9 of a rectangular frame the side strips of which are indicated at It] and H.
  • a column spring l2 Formed integral with ends 8- and 9-is a column spring l2 the side edges of which are spaced from side strips l and II as shown clearly in Fig. '2.
  • the rectangular frame with the integral column spring or blade may be formed from a thin flat piece of metal, such as beryllium copper, by taking a strip of suitable width and length and cutting therein two slots as indicated at [3 and M. This is of substantial advantage in that in their relaxed form the frame andcolumn spring are fiat so that large quantities may be stacked together for heat treating.
  • a contact prong l Fixed to the end 9 of theframe by spot welding or other suitable means is a contact prong l which projects out through a slot l6 inthe wall of easing section I. casing at its left-hand end by means of the inner end of prong I5 which engages against a shoulder ll at the end of the'casing section and by the end of the frame which fits against the end of the casing section as indicated at l8, Fig. 2.
  • This The frame is fixed to the serves to hold the frame against both longitudinal and transverse movement, At its other end the frame rests freely on the top of shelf 8.
  • the lower casing section 2 at its right-hand end is provided with a rectangular projection IQ of a size to fit within the side walls of easing section I.
  • Projection l9 engages with the surface of the end of the frame which rests on shelf 5.
  • casing section 2 is provided with a T shaped projection 20 (Fig. '7) which enters casing section I between its side walls and slot l6 and engages the other end of the frame,
  • the frame is positioned between the two casing sections with its left-hand end fixed to the casing and its right-hand end supported so that it may move longitudinally in the casing, sliding between shelf 5 and projection i9.
  • Shelves 6 and I are of a height such that the frame is positioned centrally of the casing.
  • a contact button N Carried by column spring i2 is a contact button N which in the present instance is shown as adapted to engage with contact buttons 22 or 23 carried by casing sections :1 and 2 respectively. Connected with contact buttons. 22 and 23 are contact prongs 2d and 25 respectively. Contact prongs i5, 2 and 25 may be connected with a contact receptacle to which circuit wires are contact buttons 22 and 23 which form rivets plus additional rivets 26.
  • Fig. 1 and engage the side strips l0 and H of the frame to cause the frame to assume a bowed or curved contour as shown in Figs. 1, 5 and 6 of the drawing.
  • the upper ends of projections 21 terminate somewhat short of the inside surface of the bottom of recess 4.
  • the bowing of side strips Ill and H shortens the longitudinal length of the frame thereby putting a bow in the column spring l2, as shown in Figs. 1, 5 and 6.
  • Fig. 1 engage the side strips l0 and H of the frame to cause the frame to assume a bowed or curved contour as shown in Figs. 1, 5 and 6 of the drawing.
  • the upper ends of projections 21 terminate somewhat short of the inside surface of the bottom of recess 4.
  • the bowing of side strips Ill and H shortens the longitudinal length of the frame thereby putting a bow in the column spring l2, as shown in Figs. 1, 5 and 6.
  • Fig. 1 engage the side strips l0 and H of the frame to
  • a push button 28 which slides in a recess 29 in casing section I and carries a stem 30 suitably connected with the column spring.
  • the lower end of stem 30 slides in an opening 3
  • stem 30 is shown as being oval in cross section and it is connected to the column spring by means oi grooves in the sides of the stem in which are, positioned side edges of an oblong opening 32 in the column spring.
  • the column spring may be connected to the stem by passing the stem through openin 32 with its longer dimension extending longitudinally of the column spring then turning the column spring through an angle of 90 degrees to bring the longer dimension of the stem crosswise of the column spring.
  • the column spring is shown as being biased to the position-wherein its contact button 28 is in engagement with contact button 22 by means of a spring 33 positioned between the under side of button 28 and the bottom of recess 29.
  • the column spring may be operated positively in both directions or biased in either direction to fit the condition under which the switch is to be utilized.
  • walls defining a casing, a rectangular frame which extends across the casing and is supported on the casing at its two ends, said frame being fixed to the casing at one end and supported at its other end for axial movement relative to said casing, a column spring strip connected at its ends to the ends of the frame, projecting means on the casing which engage the sides 01 the frame between its ends to hold it and the column spring strip bowed, means for moving the column spring strip transversely with respect to the frame, and contacts carried by the spring strip and casing.
  • a column spring switch a casing, a strip of spring metal supported at its ends on the casing with one end fixed to the casing and the other end slidably supported within the casing, said strip being provided with a longitudinally extending slot which terminates short of the ends of the strip to define a side strip and a column spring strip, projecting means on the casing which engage the side strip between its ends to hold the side strip and column spring strip bowedineans for moving the column spring strip transversely with respect to the side strip, and contacts carried by the column spring strip and the casing.
  • a column spring switch In a column spring switch, a casing, a strip of spring metal supported at its ends on the casside strips and column spring strip bowed, means for moving the column spring strip transversely with respect to the side strip, and contacts carried by the column spring strip and the casing.

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Aug. 16, 1949. D; CLARK COLUMN SPRING SWITCH Filed Jul 29, 1947 inventor":
David L. Clar" K,
His At-tohneg.
Patented Aug. 16,1949
' COLUMN seameswrrcn David L. Clark, Bridgeport, Conn., assignor to General Electric Company, a corporation of New York Application July 29, 1947, Serial N0. 764,265
3 Claims. (Cl. 200-67) being manufactured at low'cost.
For a consideration of what I believe to be novel and my invention, attention is directed to the following specification and to the claims appended thereto.
In the drawing Fig. 1 is the longitudinal sectional view of a column spring switch embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is. a detailed sectional view taken on line 2-2, Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken'on line 3-4, Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line fl-Al, Fig. 1; Figs. 5 and 6 are sectional views similar to Fig. 1 showing the switch parts in other positions; and Fig. "I is a detailed perspective view of adjacent ends of the switch casing sections,
In the embodiment of. my invention shown in the drawing, the structure comprises a casing formed in two sections, a top section 5 and a bottom section 2 connected together at their ends by rivets 3. The top and bottom sections are provided with longitudinally extending recesses 4 and 5 respectively which together form a cavity in which the switch movement is located. The casing section i is of greater depth than casing section 2. At the right-hand end of cavity 5 the casing wall is provided with a transverse shelf 6 and at the left-hand end with a transverse shelf I on which is supported the ends 8 and 9 of a rectangular frame the side strips of which are indicated at It] and H. Formed integral with ends 8- and 9-is a column spring l2 the side edges of which are spaced from side strips l and II as shown clearly in Fig. '2. The rectangular frame with the integral column spring or blade may be formed from a thin flat piece of metal, such as beryllium copper, by taking a strip of suitable width and length and cutting therein two slots as indicated at [3 and M. This is of substantial advantage in that in their relaxed form the frame andcolumn spring are fiat so that large quantities may be stacked together for heat treating.
Fixed to the end 9 of theframe by spot welding or other suitable means is a contact prong l which projects out through a slot l6 inthe wall of easing section I. casing at its left-hand end by means of the inner end of prong I5 which engages against a shoulder ll at the end of the'casing section and by the end of the frame which fits against the end of the casing section as indicated at l8, Fig. 2. This The frame is fixed to the serves to hold the frame against both longitudinal and transverse movement, At its other end the frame rests freely on the top of shelf 8. The lower casing section 2 at its right-hand end is provided with a rectangular projection IQ of a size to fit within the side walls of easing section I. Projection l9 engages with the surface of the end of the frame which rests on shelf 5. At its other end casing section 2 is provided with a T shaped projection 20 (Fig. '7) which enters casing section I between its side walls and slot l6 and engages the other end of the frame, Thus the frame is positioned between the two casing sections with its left-hand end fixed to the casing and its right-hand end supported so that it may move longitudinally in the casing, sliding between shelf 5 and projection i9. Shelves 6 and I are of a height such that the frame is positioned centrally of the casing.
Carried by column spring i2 is a contact button N which in the present instance is shown as adapted to engage with contact buttons 22 or 23 carried by casing sections :1 and 2 respectively. Connected with contact buttons. 22 and 23 are contact prongs 2d and 25 respectively. Contact prongs i5, 2 and 25 may be connected with a contact receptacle to which circuit wires are contact buttons 22 and 23 which form rivets plus additional rivets 26.
Fig. 1 and engage the side strips l0 and H of the frame to cause the frame to assume a bowed or curved contour as shown in Figs. 1, 5 and 6 of the drawing. The upper ends of projections 21 terminate somewhat short of the inside surface of the bottom of recess 4. The bowing of side strips Ill and H shortens the longitudinal length of the frame thereby putting a bow in the column spring l2, as shown in Figs. 1, 5 and 6. In Fig. 1 the bow in the column spring is in the same direction as that of the bow in the frame with the result that contact button 2| carriedby the column spring isin engagement with contact In casing section 2 are centrally positioned fedge projections 21 which project well above the side walls of easing section 2 as shown clearly in tion together with one embodiment thereof.
button 22. If now column spring I2 is moved downward'from the position shown in Fig. 1, it will be pushed across dead center and caused to Fig. 1; this being the bowed position shown in Fig. 5. In the bowed position shown in Fig. 5 contact button 2| engages contact button 23. Thus by moving the column spring l2 back and forth contact button 2| can be moved back and forth between contact buttons 22 and 23 with a snap action.
For moving the column spring there is shown in the present instance a push button 28 which slides in a recess 29 in casing section I and carries a stem 30 suitably connected with the column spring. The lower end of stem 30 slides in an opening 3| in casing section 2. In the present instance stem 30 is shown as being oval in cross section and it is connected to the column spring by means oi grooves in the sides of the stem in which are, positioned side edges of an oblong opening 32 in the column spring. By this arrangement. the column spring may be connected to the stem by passing the stem through openin 32 with its longer dimension extending longitudinally of the column spring then turning the column spring through an angle of 90 degrees to bring the longer dimension of the stem crosswise of the column spring. In the present instance the column spring is shown as being biased to the position-wherein its contact button 28 is in engagement with contact button 22 by means of a spring 33 positioned between the under side of button 28 and the bottom of recess 29. However, this represents only one arrangement which may be used. As is obvious the column spring may be operated positively in both directions or biased in either direction to fit the condition under which the switch is to be utilized.
If push button 28, after havin been actuated to move the column spring from the Fig. 1 position to the Fig. 5, has additional pressure applied to it to move it beyond its normal range, as shown in Fig. 6 for example, the frame will be further shortened; its right-hand end sliding on shelf t, to a position as shown in Fig. 6, the side strips of the frame moving upward toward the bottom of recess 4. This arrangement permits over travel of the push botton without overstressing the frame and column spring.
In accordance with the patent statutes I have described the principle of operation of my inven- It isto be understood, however, that the construcsnap into a bowed position opposite that shown in 4 tion shown is only illustrative and that the invention' may be carried out by other means.
What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:
i. In a column spring switch, walls defining a casing, a rectangular frame which extends across the casing and is supported on the casing at its two ends, said frame being fixed to the casing at one end and supported at its other end for axial movement relative to said casing, a column spring strip connected at its ends to the ends of the frame, projecting means on the casing which engage the sides 01 the frame between its ends to hold it and the column spring strip bowed, means for moving the column spring strip transversely with respect to the frame, and contacts carried by the spring strip and casing.
2. In a column spring switch, a casing, a strip of spring metal supported at its ends on the casing with one end fixed to the casing and the other end slidably supported within the casing, said strip being provided with a longitudinally extending slot which terminates short of the ends of the strip to define a side strip and a column spring strip, projecting means on the casing which engage the side strip between its ends to hold the side strip and column spring strip bowedineans for moving the column spring strip transversely with respect to the side strip, and contacts carried by the column spring strip and the casing.
3. In a column spring switch, a casing, a strip of spring metal supported at its ends on the casside strips and column spring strip bowed, means for moving the column spring strip transversely with respect to the side strip, and contacts carried by the column spring strip and the casing.
DAVID L. CLARK.
REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:
UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,668,9'M- Mottlau May 8, 1928 1,934,605 Tarleton Nov. 7, 1933 2,249.83? Lee July 22, 1941
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US2766350A (en) * 1953-11-17 1956-10-09 Marcel E Gres Diaphragm actuated snap action switch
US2773955A (en) * 1953-06-22 1956-12-11 Haydon Switch Inc Snap action switch
US2785244A (en) * 1954-01-12 1957-03-12 Pollak Corp Joseph Overdrive governor switch
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FR2400249A1 (en) * 1977-08-11 1979-03-09 Itt INSTANT ACTION ELECTRIC SWITCH
FR2404291A1 (en) * 1977-09-27 1979-04-20 Bosch Gmbh Robert KEY SWITCH FOR ESTABLISHING AND DISCONNECTING AN ELECTRICAL LINK
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US2599437A (en) * 1948-09-24 1952-06-03 Chrysler Corp Switch
US2669618A (en) * 1950-03-04 1954-02-16 Sessions Clock Co Snap-action device
US2684843A (en) * 1950-05-16 1954-07-27 Mason Electric Corp Snap action device
US2658972A (en) * 1951-05-23 1953-11-10 Burroughs Adding Machine Co Mechanical bi-stable device
US2729715A (en) * 1952-08-23 1956-01-03 Broch Frederick John Snap action electrical switch
US2773955A (en) * 1953-06-22 1956-12-11 Haydon Switch Inc Snap action switch
US2766350A (en) * 1953-11-17 1956-10-09 Marcel E Gres Diaphragm actuated snap action switch
US2785244A (en) * 1954-01-12 1957-03-12 Pollak Corp Joseph Overdrive governor switch
US2842632A (en) * 1956-11-30 1958-07-08 William R Edwards Miniature snap switch
US3290629A (en) * 1964-05-25 1966-12-06 Bell Telephone Labor Inc Wire spring relay with improved means for determining contact force
US3306998A (en) * 1965-10-23 1967-02-28 Robertshaw Controls Co Snap action device
FR2400249A1 (en) * 1977-08-11 1979-03-09 Itt INSTANT ACTION ELECTRIC SWITCH
FR2404291A1 (en) * 1977-09-27 1979-04-20 Bosch Gmbh Robert KEY SWITCH FOR ESTABLISHING AND DISCONNECTING AN ELECTRICAL LINK
EP0789373A1 (en) * 1996-02-06 1997-08-13 Saia-Burgess Electronics Limited Electric switch

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