EP 0938735 B1 20030528 - ELECTRIC CIRCUIT ACTUATING MECHANISM
Title (en)
ELECTRIC CIRCUIT ACTUATING MECHANISM
Title (de)
BETÄTIGUNGS MECHANISMUS FÜR ELEKTRISCHE SCHALTUNG
Title (fr)
MECANISME D'ACTIONNEMENT DE CIRCUIT ELECTRIQUE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9720588 W 19971112
- US 74737296 A 19961112
- US 90756097 A 19970808
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9821732A1] A mechanism (10) for actuating an electric circuit is disclosed including a cover (124) having a front wall including a broad surface and movably mounted by pins (126) extending through apertures (108) formed in a mount (90, 90') of a housing (12, 12'), with the cover (124) being biased by springs (130) located on the pins (126). Tongues (136) of the cover (124) engage the legs (118) of first and second actuating arms (112, 114) to pivot the arms (112, 114) to pivot an actuation lever (100). The lever (100) includes an actuation finger (104) which pushes against the toggle (38) of a switch (36) to de-energize the circuit. Thus, when any point of the cover (124) is pushed towards the mount (90, 90'), the switch (36) is moved to de-energize the circuit. A switch lever (70) is pivotably mounted to the housing (12, 12') and is pivoted by a slideable actuator (42) to move the switch (36) to energize the electric circuit. The components of mechanism (10) can be easily assembled by snapping or sliding into place and by sandwiching together by a minimum number of fasteners.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
H01H 13/14 (2006.01); H01H 3/02 (2006.01); H01H 3/12 (2006.01); H01H 13/68 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H01H 3/022 (2013.01); H01H 13/68 (2013.01); H01H 2239/038 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE DK ES FR GB IE IT NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9821732 A1 19980522; AU 5434698 A 19980603; CA 2271415 A1 19980522; CA 2271415 C 20070417; DE 69722431 D1 20030703; DE 69722431 T2 20040408; DK 0938735 T3 20030922; EP 0938735 A1 19990901; EP 0938735 B1 20030528; ES 2202650 T3 20040401; JP 2001503913 A 20010321
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9720588 W 19971112; AU 5434698 A 19971112; CA 2271415 A 19971112; DE 69722431 T 19971112; DK 97948247 T 19971112; EP 97948247 A 19971112; ES 97948247 T 19971112; JP 52276198 A 19971112