Activation mechanism for switch devices
OwnerTsung-Mou Yuinventor
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A switch device includes a casing and a push member movably connected to a top of the casing. A path is defined in the casing and a guide pin is pivotably connected to the push member wherein the guide pin includes an insertion which is movably engaged with the path. A driving plate is pivotably connected to the casing and includes an aperture through which the insertion extends. A free end of a bimetallic plate is held by a hook portion of the driving plate. The bimetallic plate includes a contact point which contacts the other contact point on a terminal by pushing the push member and the insertion rotate the driving plate in the aperture. When the current is overload, the deformation of the bimetallic plate rotates the driving plate at the hook portion of the bimetallic plate. The aperture in the driving plate includes three recesses and the first recess and the third recess respectively receive the insertion when the switch device is in OFF and ON status. The second recess allows the driving plate to rotate without being interrupted by the guide pin.
A switch device comprising:
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