Switch for a hair drying device
AssigneeABC-Elektrogerate Volz, GmbH & Co.
InventorHubert Theimer
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Abstract
A switch for a hair drying device having a rotatable curling iron and a hair dryer comprises a switching member, first and second microswitches, and a supporting member, preferably including a resilient spring, for the switching member. The supporting member permits the switching member to undergo a planar movement and a tilting movement independently of each other. The planar movement brings the switching member into and out of engagement with the first microswitch, thereby switching the rotation of the curling iron on and off. The tilting movement brings the switching member into and out of engagement with the second microswitch, thereby turning the hair dryer on and off. Thus, the curling iron and the hair dryer are operated independently of each other.
Claims13
A switch for a hair dryer device having a rotatable curling member and a hair dryer, said switch comprising
- a hand operable switching member,
- first and second electrical microswitches, said first electrical microswitch comprising first and second actuator elements, said second electrical microswitch comprising third and fourth actuator elements, and
- support means for supporting said switching member for movement in a plane and for tilting movement about an axis in said plane, said planar movement bringing said switching member into and out of contact with said first electrical microswitch to bring said first and second actuator elements into engagement with each other thereby actuating rotation of said curling member, said tilting movement bringing said switching member into and out of contact with said second electrical microswitch to bring said third and fourth actuator elements into engagement with each other thereby actuating said hair dryer, said planar and tilting movements being independent of each other whereby rotation of said curling member and actuation of said hair dryer occur independently of each other.
A four position electric switch for switching two functions on and off independently of each other, comprising
- a hand operable switching member,
- first and second electric microswitches, said first electrical microswitch comprising first and second actuator elements, said second electrical microswitch comprising third and fourth actuator elements, and
- support means for supporting said switching member for movement in a plane and for tilting movement, said planar movement bringing said switching member into and out of contact with said first electric microswitch to bring said first and second actuator elements into engagement with each other thereby switching said first electrical microswitch on and off, said tilting movement bring said switching member into and out of contact with said second electrical microswitch to bring said third and fourth actuator elements into engagement with each other thereby switching said second electrical microswitch on and off, said planar and tilting movements of said switching member being independent of each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.