Tilt ball switch
OwnerTien-Ming CHOUinventor
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Abstract
A tilt ball switch includes a cover, a first positioning unit, a plurality of conductive members, a conductive ball, a base wall, a surrounding wall that extends from a periphery of the base wall, and an opening that is formed at one end of the surrounding wall opposite to the base wall. The cover closes the opening, and cooperates with the base wall and the surrounding wall to define a receiving space. The first positioning unit is disposed in the receiving space, and is positioned between the base wall and the cover. The conductive ball is convertible between a conducting state, in which the conductive ball is in contact with at least two of the conductive members, and a non-conducting state, in which the conductive ball is spaced apart from the conductive members.
Claims16
A tilt ball switch comprising:
- an outer housing including a base wall, a surrounding wall that extends from a periphery of the base wall, and an opening that is formed at one end of the surrounding wall opposite to the base wall;
- a cover closing the opening of the outer housing, and cooperating with the base wall and the surrounding wall to define a receiving space;
- a first positioning unit disposed in the receiving space, and positioned between the base wall and the cover;
- a plurality of conductive members extending through the cover into the receiving space;
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- a conductive ball movably disposed in the receiving space, and convertible between a conducting state, in which the conductive ball is in contact with at least two of the conductive members, and a non-conducting state, in which the conductive ball is spaced apart from the conductive members, the first positioning unit being for positioning the conductive ball to keep the conductive ball in one of the conducting state and the non-conducting state.
A tilt ball switch adapted to be mounted to a circuit board, the tilt ball switch comprising:
- an outer housing including a base wall, a surrounding wall that surrounds the base wall, and an opening that is formed at one end of the surrounding wall opposite to the base wall;
- a cover including a cover body that closes the opening of the outer housing and that is adapted to be mounted to the circuit board, and a plurality of through holes that are formed in the cover body, the cover body cooperating with the base wall and the surrounding wall to define a receiving space;
- a first positioning unit disposed in the receiving space and abutting against the cover body;
- a second positioning unit disposed in the receiving space, abutting against the first positioning unit and the base wall, and cooperating with the first positioning unit to define a chamber;
- a plurality of conductive members adapted to be inserted into the circuit board, respectively extending through the through holes of the cover, and extending through the first positioning unit into the chamber;
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- a conductive ball movably disposed in the chamber, in contact with one of the first positioning unit and the second positioning unit, and convertible between a conducting state, in which the conductive ball is in contact with at least two of the conductive members, and a non-conducting state, in which the conductive ball is not in contact with any two of the conductive members simultaneously.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.