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US 10,319,548 B2Granted
Shock-resistant electrical switch
AssigneeWebasto Charging Systems, Inc.
InventorScott Ryan Shumaker
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Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods for an electrical switch including: an enclosure; a hinged armature disposed within the enclosure; a moveable contact electrically coupled to the hinged armature and disposed substantially parallel to the hinged armature; and a rib positioned between the hinged armature and an outer edge of the electrical switch, where the rib transfers external forces applied to the electrical switch to the enclosure by limiting movement of the hinged armature towards an outer edge of the electrical switch.
Claims20
An electrical switch comprising:
- an enclosure;
- a hinged armature disposed within the enclosure, wherein the hinged armature moves in a path of travel from a first position to a second position;
- a moveable contact electrically coupled to the hinged armature and disposed substantially parallel to the hinged armature;
- and
- a rib positioned outside of the path of travel, wherein the rib is positioned between the hinged armature and an outer edge of the electrical switch, and wherein the rib transfers an external force applied to the electrical switch to the enclosure by limiting movement of the hinged armature outside of the path of travel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.