US4780580A
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Switch for motor
Assignee: Alps Alpine Co Ltd
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Filing: 1987-10-01
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Granted: 1988-10-25
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Expires: 2007-10-01
Abstract
Abstract A switch adapted for an automotive power window comprises a housing, fixed contacts connected together by a crank-shaped connector member, barriers that hold the connector member therebetween, and connecting, fixed terminals disposed on the bottom of the wafer. When selected ones of energizing fixed terminals are connected together, the switch is adapted to be disposed around the driver's seat of an automobile. When the connecting member is omitted, the switch is adapted to be disposed around other passenger's seat.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenji Sawada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 15:18
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H11/00; H01H11/0006; H01H11/0031; H01H23/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
377 words
A changeover switch for a reversible motor, comprising: an insulated housing having a bottom portion, side walls, and an upper portion provided with an actuator member pivotably mounted therethrough; a pair of movable contact elements arranged side by side in said housing, wherein the two movable elements are movable by the pivotable actuator member toward one side of said housing to contact respective associated fixed contacts and toward the other side of said housing to contact other respective associated fixed contacts; a first pair of fixed contacts associated with a first one of said pair of movable elements, and a second pair of fixed contacts associated with the second of said pair of movable elements, said fixed contacts being arranged spaced apart from each other in respective parts of said bottom portion of said housing; a crank-shaped inside connector member that electrically connects one of said first pair of fixed contacts on one side of said housing with an opposite one of said second pair of fixed contacts on the other side of said housing; insulative barrier walls arranged in said housing to hold said inside connector member therebetween and having portions which act as stoppers for the movement of the actuator member; and a first pair of fixed terminals disposed on an external side of said bottom portion of said housing which are electrically connected to respective ones of said first pair of fixed contacts, a second pair of fixed terminals disposed on said external side which are electrically connected to respective ones of said second pair of fixed contacts, and a third pair of fixed terminals disposed on said external side which are electrically connected to respective ones of said movable elements, wherein one of said first pair of fixed terminals, which is electrically connected to the other of said first pair of fixed contacts, can be electrically connected to an opposite one of said second pair of fixed terminals, which is electrically conected to one of said second pair of fixed contacts, by an external connector member in order to configure the switch for controlling the motor in forward and reverse directions, and said external connector member can be omitted in order to configure the switch for controlling the motor in only one direction.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
377 words
A changeover switch for a reversible motor, comprising: an insulated housing having a bottom portion, side walls, and an upper portion provided with an actuator member pivotably mounted therethrough; a pair of movable contact elements arranged side by side in said housing, wherein the two movable elements are movable by the pivotable actuator member toward one side of said housing to contact respective associated fixed contacts and toward the other side of said housing to contact other respective associated fixed contacts; a first pair of fixed contacts associated with a first one of said pair of movable elements, and a second pair of fixed contacts associated with the second of said pair of movable elements, said fixed contacts being arranged spaced apart from each other in respective parts of said bottom portion of said housing; a crank-shaped inside connector member that electrically connects one of said first pair of fixed contacts on one side of said housing with an opposite one of said second pair of fixed contacts on the other side of said housing; insulative barrier walls arranged in said housing to hold said inside connector member therebetween and having portions which act as stoppers for the movement of the actuator member; and a first pair of fixed terminals disposed on an external side of said bottom portion of said housing which are electrically connected to respective ones of said first pair of fixed contacts, a second pair of fixed terminals disposed on said external side which are electrically connected to respective ones of said second pair of fixed contacts, and a third pair of fixed terminals disposed on said external side which are electrically connected to respective ones of said movable elements, wherein one of said first pair of fixed terminals, which is electrically connected to the other of said first pair of fixed contacts, can be electrically connected to an opposite one of said second pair of fixed terminals, which is electrically conected to one of said second pair of fixed contacts, by an external connector member in order to configure the switch for controlling the motor in forward and reverse directions, and said external connector member can be omitted in order to configure the switch for controlling the motor in only one direction.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A switch for motor as set forth in claim 1, wherein barriers that prevent the fixed terminals from rotating when these fixed terminals are mounted are formed between the fixed terminals.
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