Switch actuator adapter
AssigneeGeneral Equipment and Manufacturing Company, Inc.
InventorsRobert L LaFountain, Michael John Simmons
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Abstract
A switch assembly for adapting a non-contact switch into a contact triggered switch, such that the internal electrical state of the non-contact switch can be triggered by mechanical contact with an object or surface. The switch assembly can include an adapter body coupled to the non-contact switch and an actuation body coupled to the adapter body. The actuation body can be movable relative to the adapter body to selectively position a target supported by the actuation body within a sensing region of the non-contact switch. The actuation body can be moved by an external object making contact with a portion of the actuation body.
Claims9
A switch assembly for detecting a state of a system, the switch assembly comprising:
- an enclosed housing that encloses a magnetic assembly, the enclosed housing being a sealed housing without ingress points for activation of the magnetic assembly, and the magnetic assembly being configured to be selectively activated to move the switch assembly between a first state and a second state;
- an adapter body that is secured to the enclosed housing, external to the enclosed housing;
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- an actuation body that is movably supported by the adapter body and supports a target external to the enclosed housing, the target being at least one of a magnetic target or a ferrous target;
- the actuation body being movable relative to the adapter body and the enclosed housing, between a first orientation and second orientation, to move the target, respectively, between a first location in which the target activates the magnetic assembly and a second location in which the target does not activate the magnetic assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.