Pushbutton rotary switch

A switch assembly operable by pushbutton and/or rotary input motion comprising:

• a housing having a bore defining an axis;
• actuator means mounted in the bore for rotary and axial movement;
• a rotary switch mounted on the housing and aligned with the said axis;
• means for rotatably coupling the actuator means and the rotary switch for actuation of the rotary switch upon rotation of the actuator means;
• pushbutton switch means mounted on the housing laterally offset from the axis;
• wherein the housing includes an end wall, and inner and outer concentric tubular portions extending from the end wall, the inner tubular portion defining the said bore and the outer tubular portion supporting said rotary switch and said pushbutton switch means;
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• the actuator means including a radial extension reaching the pushbutton switch for actuation of the pushbutton switch upon axial translation of the actuator means.

A switch assembly operable by selective pushbutton and rotary input motion comprising:

• a housing having a bore defining an axis;
• actuator means mounted in the bore for rotary and axial movement;
• a rotary switch mounted on the housing and aligned with the said axis;
• means for rotatably coupling the actuator means and the rotary switch for actuation of the rotary switch upon rotation of the actuator means;
• pushbutton switch means mounted on the housing at a location laterally offset from the axis;
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• the actuator means including a radial extension reaching the pushbutton switch for actuation of the pushbutton switch upon axial translation of the actuator means, wherein the radial extension of the actuator means comprises a partial plate normal to the axis for actuation of the pushbutton switch means for selected rotary position of the actuator means.

A switch assembly operable by pushbutton and/or rotary input motion comprising:

• a housing having a bore defining an axis;
• actuator means mounted in the bore for rotary and axial movement;
• a rotary switch mounted on the housing and aligned with the said axis, and including an actuation shaft aligned with said axis;
• means for rotatably coupling the actuator means and the rotary switch for actuation of the rotary switch upon rotation of the actuator means including an axial lost motion device engaging the shaft for imparting rotation to the shaft;
• pushbutton switch means mounted on the housing at a location laterally offset from the axis;
• and the actuator means including a radial extension reaching the pushbutton switch for actuation of the pushbutton switch upon axial translation of the actuator means;
• wherein the axial lost motion device comprises:
• a tubular end portion on the actuator means proximate to the rotary switch and concentric with the shaft;
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• key means axially slidable in the tubular end portion and drivingly attached to the actuation shaft and to the tubular end portion for transmitting rotary motion from the actuator means to the actuation shaft.