公开(公告)号：US20190267199A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-29

申请号：US16174761

申请日：2018-10-30

Applicant: CLEAVELAND/PRICE INC.

Inventor： JONATHAN LEWIS ,  ALEXANDER UDANIS ,  ANGELO ROMETO ,  JUSTIN T. REINHART

IPC: H01H11/00 ,  H01H9/16 ,  G08B21/18 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G06F7/02

Abstract: A disconnect switch blade electronic sensor assembly system for a disconnect switch including a sensor assembly directly attachable to a switch blade for detecting the switch blade position, acceleration vectors and angular velocity of the switch blade relative to a cooperating disconnect switch stationary break-jaw contact assembly using a self-contained array of on board sensors for detection to ensure that the switch blade is in full electrical and mechanical contact with the stationary contact assembly in a switch fully closed position switch and fully out of electrical and mechanical contact with the stationary contact assembly in a switch fully open position. The switch blade sensor assembly can include a visual indication component to provide visual indication on the sensor assembly of switch status relative to the break-jaw assembly which can be seen on the ground or may initiate a remote visual or other indication of such switch status.

公开(公告)号：US10361044B1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-23

申请号：US15481314

申请日：2017-04-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher R. Xydis ,  Francisco De La Paz, Jr.

IPC: H01H3/12 ,  H01H13/06 ,  H01H11/00 ,  H01H9/04

Abstract: An electronic device having a button assembly fitted with an enclosure of the electronic device is disclosed. The button assembly may include a button connected to a first protrusion and a second protrusion, both of which extend through a first through hole and a second through hole, respectively, of the enclosure. The electronic device may include a liquid-resistant electronic device. The button assembly may include sealing elements fitted on the protrusions to plug, or seal, the through holes. The button assembly may include a clip that secures the button assembly with the enclosure. The button assembly may include a bar secured with the first protrusion and the second protrusion. When an “off-center” force is applied to an end of the button, the bar is designed to distribute the force so that the other end of the button is actuated and the button remains generally parallel with respect to the enclosure.

公开(公告)号：US20190212831A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-11

申请号：US16353915

申请日：2019-03-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Michelle R. Goldberg ,  Kathleen A. Bergeron ,  Paul X. Wang ,  Alex J. Lehmann ,  William P. Yarak, III ,  Kevin C. Armendariz ,  Zheng Gao

IPC: G06F3/02 ,  H01H11/00 ,  H01H13/83 ,  H01H13/14 ,  H01H13/705

CPC classification number: G06F3/0202 ,  H01H3/12 ,  H01H11/00 ,  H01H13/14 ,  H01H13/705 ,  H01H13/83 ,  H01H13/88

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a low profile key for a keyboard having an overmolded support structure. In one aspect, an embodiment includes a key cap having an illuminable symbol. A support structure having a pair of overmolded wings may pivotally couple to the key cap. A switch housing may surround the support structure and connect each of the first and second wings. A tactile dome may be at least partially positioned within the switch housing and configured to bias the key cap upward. A sensing membrane may be positioned along an underside surface of the tactile dome and configured to trigger a switch event in response to a collapsing of the tactile dome caused by a depression of the key cap. A feature plate may be positioned below the sensing membrane. A light guide panel may define at least one light extraction feature that may be configured to propagate light toward the key cap and cause illumination of the illuminable symbol.

公开(公告)号：US10347450B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-09

申请号：US15032243

申请日：2013-10-28

Applicant: UBUKATA INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.

Inventor： Shigemi Sato ,  Yuji Adachi

IPC: H01H37/54 ,  H01H11/00 ,  H01H37/72 ,  H01H37/52

Abstract: This invention is a thermally actuated switch in which a sealed vessel contains a fixed contact and a heat-sensitive-plate assembly that has a structure in which a movable contact is anchored to one lengthwise end of a heat-sensitive plate, one end of a metal support is anchored to the other end of said heat-sensitive plate, and the heat-sensitive plate is then drawn. The heat-sensitive-plate assembly has a dish-shaped drawn section near the middle of the heat-sensitive plate and has folded sections between the area where the movable contact is anchored and the widthwise edges of the heat-sensitive plate and also between the area where the metal support is anchored and the widthwise edges of the heat-sensitive plate.

公开(公告)号：US20190149151A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-16

申请号：US16175852

申请日：2018-10-31

Applicant: MITSUBA Corporation

Inventor： MITSUHIRO OKADA ,  HIDEKI KUBOTA ,  MINORI SHODA ,  KOJI YAMAUCHI ,  YASUHIRO ORIHARA ,  TAKABUMI OIKAWA

IPC: H03K17/96 ,  H01H11/00 ,  H01H3/38 ,  H01H3/02

Abstract: A first separator that prevents a pair of electrodes from short-circuiting each other is provided on end parts of the pair of electrodes in a longitudinal direction thereof, a first molded resin part that covers the first separator is provided on an end part of an insulation tube in a longitudinal direction thereof, a part of the first separator) on one side in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction and another part of the first separator on the other side in the direction intersecting the longitudinal direction are each exposed to outside. When the first separator is embedded in the first molded resin part through insert molding, the first separator can be supported by a lower mold and an upper mold, portions of the first separator supported by the pair of molds at this time are portions exposed to outside.

公开(公告)号：US20190139729A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-09

申请号：US16242548

申请日：2019-01-08

Applicant: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.

Inventor： Kevin W. Smith

IPC: H01H35/14 ,  H01H11/00 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B17/115 ,  A61B17/068 ,  H01H13/18

Abstract: A method of creating a switch, comprising disposing a switching element movably within an interior cavity of the switch to define switch-making and switch-breaking positions along a switching axis of the switching element, disposing a biasing element about the switching element to impart a biasing force to the switching element to place the switching element in one of the switch-making and switch-breaking positions until an external force imparted to the switching element exceeds the biasing force to cause the switching element to change to the other position, disposing a biasing force-adjusting element in cooperative engagement with the biasing element such that a magnitude of the biasing force is adjustable, and coupling a conductive contact to the switching element to define a switch-making state when the switching element is in the switch-making position and a switch-breaking state when the switching element is in the switch-breaking position.

公开(公告)号：US20190115167A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-18

申请号：US15785361

申请日：2017-10-16

Applicant: GETAC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Yen-Long Sheng

IPC: H01H13/14 ,  H01H13/10 ,  H01H13/02 ,  H01H11/00 ,  H01H13/83 ,  B29C51/10 ,  B29C51/26

Abstract: A three-dimensional circuit membrane includes a thermoplastic plastic sheet and a wiring. The thermoplastic plastic sheet has a surface and a thermoformed structure outwardly protruding from the surface. The wiring is printed on the surface and extends to the thermoformed structure. The thermoformed structure has a hollowed portion beside the wiring such that the thermoformed structure collapses easily when pressed. A key having the three-dimensional circuit membrane, a method for manufacturing the three-dimensional circuit membrane, and a method for manufacturing the key are further provided.

公开(公告)号：US10249453B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-02

申请号：US14883212

申请日：2015-10-14

Applicant: HARRIS CORPORATION

Inventor： John E. Rogers ,  Michael R. Weatherspoon

IPC: H01H11/00 ,  H01H11/06 ,  H01H1/00 ,  H01H59/00

Abstract: Embodiments of switches (10) include first and second electrical conductors (34, 36) suspended within an electrically-conductive housing (28), and a contact element (16) having an electrically-conductive portion (53b) that establishes electrical contact between the first and second electrical conductors (34, 36) when the contact element (16) is in a closed position. The electrically-conductive portion (53b) is electrically isolated from a ground plane (27) of the switch (10) by adjacent electrically-insulative portions (53a, 53c) of the contact element (16).

公开(公告)号：US10211018B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-19

申请号：US15593850

申请日：2017-05-12

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Zhijian Zhuang ,  Xin Ye ,  Luciano Chenet

IPC: G01R31/327 ,  H01H71/02 ,  H01H11/00 ,  G01L1/22 ,  H01H33/00 ,  H01H1/00 ,  H01H33/666

Abstract: A pivot supporting structure for a circuit breaker and a circuit breaker. The pivot supporting structure includes: a supporting body having a supporting hole for receiving and pivotally supporting a pivot pin connected to an actuating mechanism of the circuit breaker, wherein at least one strain gauge are mounted to the supporting body for sensing the force acting on the pivot supporting structure by the actuating mechanism. This pivot supporting structure can accurately sense the characteristic force applied, such that the contact force and mechanical characteristics of the circuit breaker can be on-line monitored.

公开(公告)号：US10211008B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-19

申请号：US15914780

申请日：2018-03-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： James J. Niu ,  Keith J. Hendren ,  Craig C. Leong ,  Thomas W. Wilson, Jr. ,  Bruce E. Berg ,  John M. Brock

IPC: H01H13/14 ,  H01H23/12 ,  H01H3/02 ,  B32B37/24 ,  B32B43/00 ,  B32B38/10 ,  B32B38/14 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/023 ,  H01H13/705 ,  H01H11/00 ,  H01H13/10 ,  H01H13/46 ,  H01H3/12

Abstract: A key mechanism including one or more butterfly hinges. Each butterfly hinge may include a double wing design operative to move between a depressed position and non-depressed position. Hinged coupling mechanisms couple respective arms of the wings together. Additionally or alternatively, a key mechanism can include one or more half-butterfly hinges. Each half-butterfly hinge includes a double wing design operative to move between a depressed position and non-depressed position. A hinged coupling mechanism couples one set of corresponding arms of the wings together, while the other set of corresponding arms are not coupled together.