US3378655A - Contact interrupter - Google Patents

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US3378655A
US3378655A US629528A US62952867A US3378655A US 3378655 A US3378655 A US 3378655A US 629528 A US629528 A US 629528A US 62952867 A US62952867 A US 62952867A US 3378655 A US3378655 A US 3378655A
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Ghys Lodewijk Viktor Hen Maria
Leyssens Francois Jean Charles
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H15/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for actuation in opposite directions, e.g. slide switch
    • H01H15/02—Details
    • H01H15/06—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
    • H01H15/10—Operating parts
    • H01H15/102—Operating parts comprising cam devices
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H1/00—Contacts
    • H01H1/58—Electric connections to or between contacts; Terminals
    • H01H1/5805—Connections to printed circuits

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  • the present invention relates to a contact interrupter, e.g. for printed circuits.
  • Such a contact interrupter is known from the US. Patent 3,188,435.
  • the present contact intermpter is characterized by the fact, that it includes, an insulated support having a central longitudinal part extending between a first and a second end part, a fixed contact member located in said firstend part, a substantially- F-shaped conductive piece having its parallel legs spring biased, and an insulated switchng means, said F-shaped piece being housed in said support, so that one of said parallel legs rests against one side of said central part whereas the other parallel leg which constitutes the movable contact member is at a certain distance from the other side of said central part and has its free end normally resting against said fixed contact member or removed therefrom under the action of said switching means.
  • FIG. 1 schematically shows a contact interrupter in accordance with the invention
  • FIG. 2 is an upper plan view of the insulated housing of the contact interrupter of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the axis IIIIII of FIG. 2;
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 are two side views of a contact member of the contact interrupter of FIG. 1;
  • FIGS. 6 and 7 are two side views of the other contact member of the contact interrupter of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the contact member of FIGS. 6 and 7;
  • FIG. 9 shows a spring piece associated to the contact member of FIGS. 6 t0 8 in the contact interrupter of FIG. 1;
  • FIGS. 10 and 11 represent two side views of a sleeve making part of the contact interrupter of FIG. 1.
  • the contact interrupter 1 shown therein is constituted by the following parts: an insulated support 6, two fiat contact members 2 and 3, a spring piece 4 for biassing the contact member 2, and an insulated sleeve 5 enabling the switchng of the contact to the ON and OFF conditions.
  • the contact members 2 and 3 are made of Phosphor bronze alloy and carry a silver-gold plating to perform a good contact conductance.
  • the contact member 3 (FIGS. 4, 5) which constitntes the fixed contact member of the contact interrupter 1, is substantially J-shaped and has its curved part 23 and a part of its straight 1eg adjacent to the curved part 23, broader than the remaining part of the straight leg.
  • a tongue 18 is out from the broad straight part of the member 3 and 3,378,655 Patented Apr. 16, 1968 is bent at a certain angle around the plan thereof in such a way, that when the member 3 is housed in the hole 19 of the insulated support 6, the edge of the curved part 23 rests against a surface 21 of the support 6, whereas the edge of the tongue 18 rests against a recess 20 of the housing hole 19 (FIGS. 2 and 3), thus performing the fastening of the fixed member 3 to the insulated support 6.
  • the movable contact member 2 (FIGS. 6 to 8) is F-shaped, its upper and lower parallel legs being indicated by the references 7 and 8 respectively, and the other leg by the reference 9.
  • FIGURE 9 shows the spring piece 4 to bias the movable contact member 2.
  • This spring piece 4 is substantially Ushaped with its parallel U legs 16 and 17 at a same distance from each other as that of the parallel legs 7 and 8 of the contact member 2.
  • the spring piece 4 carries three proturberamces 13, 14 and 15 which enable its fastening to the contact member 2. Indeed, when the bias spring 4 is assembled to the contact member 2, as it is shown in FIG. 1, the spring legs 16 and 17 rest along the respective legs 7 and 8 of the contact member 2 and the above proturberances 13, 14 and 15 corne into the corresponding slots 10, 11 and 12.
  • the sleeve 5 shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 has a central hollow part 23 of cross-shaped cross section and a nose 24 at its lower part.
  • the movable contact member 2 carrying its biassing spring 4 is housed in the support 6 by being introduced from the left end thereof, the movable contact armature, constituted by the leg 7 of contact member 2, and its associated leg 16 of spring 4, are passed through the hollow part 23 of sleeve 5.
  • the lower leg 8 of the F-shaped member 2 and its associated leg 17 of spring 4 rest against the lower fiat part of the insulated support 6 and the proturberance 14 of leg 17 is engaged into a corresponding recess 22 of support 6 for securing purpose.
  • connection of the contact interrupter 1 with externa1 circuits is performed through the terminal parts of the contact members 2 and 3, which extend below the lower side of insulated support 6 (FIG. 1).
  • the above interrupter may be mounted on a printed circuit board and the above two terminal parts be soldered to two respective printed conductors of the board.
  • Contact interrupter e g. for printed circuits, char acterized in this, that it includes, an insulated support having a central longitudinal part extending between a first and a second end part, a fixed contact member located in said first end part, a substantially F-shaped conductive piece having its parallel legs spring biased, and an insulated switching means, said F-shaped piece being housed in said support so that one of said parallel legs rests against one side of said central part whereas the other parallel leg which constitutes the movable contact member is at a certain distance from the other side of central part and has its free end normally resting against said fixed contact member or removed therefrom under the action of said switching means.
  • said switching means is constituted by a sleeve through which passes said movable contact member, and that said sleeve and the adjacent other side of said central part are so shaped that when said sleeve is near said second part it floats around said movable contact member allowing it to rest against said fixed contact member, whereas when sliding towards said first end part it deflects said movable contact member out of contact With said fixed contact member.

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US4366351A (en) * 1980-11-07 1982-12-28 Re-Al, Inc. Electrical slide switch of flush through design and method of mounting thereof
US20050197211A1 (en) * 1999-11-23 2005-09-08 Sullivan Michael J. Golf ball having visible non-spherical insert

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US2562420A (en) * 1949-10-21 1951-07-31 Furnas Electric Co Interchangeable electric switch
US3221115A (en) * 1964-07-03 1965-11-30 Gen Electric Actuator cam structure for linearly operated switch

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US2562420A (en) * 1949-10-21 1951-07-31 Furnas Electric Co Interchangeable electric switch
US3221115A (en) * 1964-07-03 1965-11-30 Gen Electric Actuator cam structure for linearly operated switch

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4366351A (en) * 1980-11-07 1982-12-28 Re-Al, Inc. Electrical slide switch of flush through design and method of mounting thereof
US20050197211A1 (en) * 1999-11-23 2005-09-08 Sullivan Michael J. Golf ball having visible non-spherical insert
US20070287558A1 (en) * 1999-11-23 2007-12-13 Sullivan Michael J Golf Ball having Visible Non-Spherical Insert

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GB1137026A (en) 1968-12-18
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