US3896276A - Matrix type slide switch assembly - Google Patents

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US3896276A
US3896276A US413943A US41394373A US3896276A US 3896276 A US3896276 A US 3896276A US 413943 A US413943 A US 413943A US 41394373 A US41394373 A US 41394373A US 3896276 A US3896276 A US 3896276A
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George Held
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H1/00—Contacts
    • H01H1/12—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage
    • H01H1/36—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage by sliding
    • H01H1/40—Contact mounted so that its contact-making surface is flush with adjoining insulation
    • H01H1/403—Contacts forming part of a printed circuit
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • 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
    • H01H13/70—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard

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  • a switch for selectively connecting a plurality of conductors includes a plurality of slidably mounted elements each associated with a respective conductor and each carrying at least one contact blade. Connection of any two or more conductors is assured by co-' operation of the contact blades with a matrix-like array when the respective elements are aligned in any corresponding one of several positions that the elements can adopt.
  • FIG.1 Claim, 3 Drawing Figures Lewandowski 200/ l 6 F PATENTEDJUL 2 2 I975 SHEET 10a FIG.1
  • the invention relates to switches for interconnecting a plurality of conductors such as inputs or terminals.
  • a switch for selectively interconnecting a plurality of discrete conductors comprises a plurality of elements each associated with a respective conductor, said elements each carrying at least one contact blade, means for mounting said elements for individual linear movement into a plurality of determined positions whereby the elements of different conductors can be'aligned with one another in corresponding ones of said positions, and means cooperating with said contact blades for interconnecting the conductors when their respective elements are aligned in any corresponding one of said positions.
  • FIG. 1 is an elevational view of a switch according to the invention, partly in cross-section along line 1-1 of FIG. 2 and showing only a single cursor;
  • FIG. 2 is a plan view of this switch
  • FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram of the switch.
  • the switch shown in the drawings is designed to selectively interconnect a plurality of conductors or inputs identified by markings 1,2,3,4,5 and 6 and consisting of elongate conducting plates or strips A B C D,, E,,, F disposed in parallel spaced-apart relationship on vertical plates 21 under six corresponding slots 21 in an overlying, horizontal plate 20.
  • the number of inputs in the drawings has been limited to six, but a greater number could be provided.
  • Each input has a cursor element 10 which is linearly displaceable into a plurality of determined positions. This linear displacement may be effected by means of a button 10a guided in a slot 21 and two cylindrical bars 1 l and 12 on which element 10 can slide.
  • the first bar 11 has positioning grooves 13 co-operating with an elastically retractable member 14 housed in element 10, a spring-urged ball-bearing for example,to define eleven spaced-apart positions for element 10.
  • Element 10 carries a contact blade 15 insulated from the main body of the element.
  • Blade 15 is terminated by two sliding-contacts 15a and 15b which, as the cursor element is moved into its different positions, successively electrically connect the input conductor (A B F to 11 transverse conductor terminals (M N 0 W corresponding to the eleven positions of the cursor element, as shown in the diagram of FIG. 3.
  • the terminals M, W are disposed on same surfaces of plates 21 which also carry the conductors A, etc.
  • the diagram shows that when two (or more) cursor elements are aligned in a same determined position (and whichever this determined position may be) the inputs corresponding to these cursors are electrically interconnected.
  • the switch could be double, each element 10 carrying a second insulated contact blade 15 which electrically connects second input conductors (A',, B F to one of a second set of transversal conductors (M N 0' W
  • the conductors on which the sliding-contacts 15a, l5b of contact blades 15 slide, are preferably provided in accordance with the printed-circuit art.
  • a switch comprising;
  • a frame which has a plurality of plates disposed in planes parallel to one another, each plate having a pair of first conductors and a plurality of terminals of each first conductor, all disposed in the respective planes; said frame also having a plurality of pairs of second conductors disposed transversely of said planes, each second conductor having a plurality of terminals also disposed in said planes, including a pair of terminals for each plate, adjacent terminals of the first conductors on the plate;
  • each slide means for connecting a selected terminal of a second conductor with the corresponding terminal of a first conductor and for thereby interconnecting two or more of said pairs of first conductors by elements of said second conductors when respective slide means are in corresponding ones of said positions.

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US4016377A (en) * 1974-05-21 1977-04-05 Alps Electric Co., Ltd. Slide switch assembly having improved fixed knife blade type contact structure
US4029914A (en) * 1976-04-14 1977-06-14 A P Products Incorporated Multiple switch mechanism
US4609793A (en) * 1983-12-13 1986-09-02 Itt Industries, Inc. Electrical slide switching device
US4746771A (en) * 1985-03-27 1988-05-24 Createc Gesellschaft Fur Elektrotechnik Mbh Slide switch

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US3493706A (en) * 1968-06-19 1970-02-03 Cherry Electrical Prod Slide switch actuator
US3610845A (en) * 1970-06-18 1971-10-05 Oak Electro Netics Corp Linear switch housing assembly with multiple removable contact units
US3632909A (en) * 1970-04-06 1972-01-04 Robertshaw Controls Co Slide selector matrix keyboard switch assembly with improved contact structure
US3728499A (en) * 1971-12-14 1973-04-17 Stackpole Carbon Co Adjustable electrical control device with longitudinal indexing for slide switch
US3737594A (en) * 1972-03-15 1973-06-05 Beckman Instruments Inc Slide selector switch with multiple independently removable slide assembly modules
US3745270A (en) * 1972-03-27 1973-07-10 Amp Inc Slide selector switch assembly
US3786206A (en) * 1972-10-30 1974-01-15 Rowe International Inc Price board slide switch
US3800107A (en) * 1973-01-19 1974-03-26 Chicago Dynamic Ind Inc Slide selector switch

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US3205319A (en) * 1963-07-05 1965-09-07 Cherry Electrical Prod Crossbar slide selector switch with a current conducting means
FR1498514A (fr) * 1966-08-05 1967-10-20 Répartiteur électrique à curseurs

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US3308250A (en) * 1966-02-15 1967-03-07 Bell Telephone Labor Inc Slide selector switch
US3493706A (en) * 1968-06-19 1970-02-03 Cherry Electrical Prod Slide switch actuator
US3632909A (en) * 1970-04-06 1972-01-04 Robertshaw Controls Co Slide selector matrix keyboard switch assembly with improved contact structure
US3610845A (en) * 1970-06-18 1971-10-05 Oak Electro Netics Corp Linear switch housing assembly with multiple removable contact units
US3728499A (en) * 1971-12-14 1973-04-17 Stackpole Carbon Co Adjustable electrical control device with longitudinal indexing for slide switch
US3737594A (en) * 1972-03-15 1973-06-05 Beckman Instruments Inc Slide selector switch with multiple independently removable slide assembly modules
US3745270A (en) * 1972-03-27 1973-07-10 Amp Inc Slide selector switch assembly
US3786206A (en) * 1972-10-30 1974-01-15 Rowe International Inc Price board slide switch
US3800107A (en) * 1973-01-19 1974-03-26 Chicago Dynamic Ind Inc Slide selector switch

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4016377A (en) * 1974-05-21 1977-04-05 Alps Electric Co., Ltd. Slide switch assembly having improved fixed knife blade type contact structure
US4029914A (en) * 1976-04-14 1977-06-14 A P Products Incorporated Multiple switch mechanism
US4609793A (en) * 1983-12-13 1986-09-02 Itt Industries, Inc. Electrical slide switching device
US4746771A (en) * 1985-03-27 1988-05-24 Createc Gesellschaft Fur Elektrotechnik Mbh Slide switch

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DE2349244B2 (de) 1976-09-16
DK144226B (da) 1982-01-18
FR2221800B1 (de) 1977-08-12
ES421857A1 (es) 1976-08-01
NL7313910A (de) 1974-09-17
NL158963B (nl) 1978-12-15
FR2221800A1 (de) 1974-10-11
DE2349244A1 (de) 1974-09-19
CH570098A5 (de) 1975-11-28
JPS5052572A (de) 1975-05-10
NO138789B (no) 1978-07-31
IT999466B (it) 1976-02-20
SE387471B (sv) 1976-09-06
DK144226C (da) 1982-06-21
CA1004265A (en) 1977-01-25

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