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US 11,676,781 B1Granted
Inrush current limiting enabled switch
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorCharles W. Ziegler, IV
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Abstract
A switch includes an actuator for moving the switch from an OFF position to an ON position. A resistor is connected in series between a first terminal and a second terminal, and limits inrush current that flows when the switch is moved from the OFF position to the ON position.
Claims20
A switch comprising:
- first, second, and third terminals;
- an actuator configured to move among an OFF position, a transition position, and an ON position, wherein the transition position is between the OFF position and the ON position, wherein the actuator is in physical communication with the second terminal when in the OFF position, the actuator is in physical communication with the first and third terminals when in the transition position, and the actuator is in physical communication with the second and third terminals when in the ON position;
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- a resistor in physical communication with the first and second terminals, the resistor configured to limit an inrush current provided to components of an information handling system when the actuator enters the ON position, the resistor enables a limited amount of current to flow to the components of the information handling system when the actuator is in the transition position, wherein the limited amount of current provided while in the transition position limits the inrush current provided while in the ON position.
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A switch comprising:
- first, second, and third terminals;
- an actuator configured to move among from an OFF position to an ON position via a transition position, wherein the actuator is coupled with the second terminal when in the OFF position, the actuator is coupled with the first and third terminals when in the transition position, and the actuator is coupled with the second and third terminals when in the ON position;
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- a resistor in physical communication with the first and second terminals, the resistor configured to limit an inrush current provided to components of an information handling system when the actuator enters the ON position, the resistor enables a limited amount of current to flow to the components of the information handling system when the actuator is in the transition position, wherein the limited amount of current provided while in the transition position limits the inrush current provided while in the ON position.
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A switch comprising:
- first, second, and third terminals;
- an actuator configured to move from an OFF position then to a transition position and an ON position, wherein the actuator is in physical communication with the second terminal when in the OFF position, the actuator is in physical communication with the first and third terminals when in the transition position, and the actuator is in physical communication with the second and third terminals when in the ON position;
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- a resistor in physical communication with the first and second terminals, the resistor configured to limit an inrush current provided to components of an information handling system when the actuator enters the ON position, the resistor controls amount of current to flow to the components of the information handling system when the actuator is in the transition position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.