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US 7,622,689 B2Granted
Switch actuator
AssigneeIntegrated Device Technology, Inc.
InventorsBruce A. Strangfeld, Jason G. Pecor
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Abstract
A switch activator includes a tongue including a first end and a second end and a surrounding portion. The tongue is joined to the surrounding portion at the first end and has a pressing point adjacent the second end. The tongue may be joined by glue, a heat stake or a rivet. Preferably, the tongue and the surrounding portion integrally formed in a surface. This invention provides a very low cost method of actuating a SOCI (State Of Charge Indicator) push-button switch under the requirements of MIL-PRF-49471B, paragraph 4.7.17.
Claims10
A switch activator comprising:
- a tongue including a first end and a second end;
- and
- a surrounding portion comprising a portion of a battery case;
- the tongue joined to the surrounding portion at the first end;
- and having a pressing point adjacent the second end;
- the battery case including a state-of-charge-indicator having a switch proximate the second end and a series of light emitting diodes and the tongue includes an opening aligned therewith.
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A battery case comprising:
- a first volume-defining surface and
- a second surface coupled to the first surface and having integrally formed therein
- a switch activator having a tongue including a first end and a second end and a surrounding portion;
- the tongue joined to the surrounding portion at the first end;
- and having a pressing point adjacent the second end;
- and
- a state-of-charge-indicator having a switch proximate the second end and a series of light emitting diodes and the tongue including an opening aligned therewith.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.