Switch
AssigneeABB AB
InventorsOskari Uitto, Aki Suutarinen, Rainer Kolmonen
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Abstract
A stationary contact for a rotary switch is provided. The stationary contact includes a connection portion for connecting to a conductor and a first portion being a contact portion for connecting the stationary contact to a rotary contact. The stationary contact also includes a second portion being a support portion for supporting the stationary contact to a switch body. The contact portion and support portion extend in the same angle from the connection portion. A method of mounting a rotary switch is also provided.
Claims18
A stationary contact for a rotary switch, comprising:
- a connection portion for connecting to a conductor, the connection portion having a first end and a second end opposite to the first end;
- a first portion which is a contact portion for connecting the stationary contact to a rotary contact;
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- a second portion which is a support portion for supporting the stationary contact to a switch body,
- wherein the contact portion and the support portion project from the first end of the connection portion in a Y-shaped configuration and each extend at the same angle away from the first end of the connection portion, and
- wherein the contact portion and the support portion intersect at a point of intersection, and the contact portion and the support portion each extend at the same angle from the point of intersection.
A method of mounting a rotary switch, comprising:
- providing a first body of a first type;
- mounting a first stationary contact to the first body, the first stationary contact including a connection portion for connecting to a conductor, a first portion which is a contact portion for connecting the stationary contact to a rotary contact, and a second portion which is a support portion for supporting the stationary contact to a switch body, the connection portion having a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, the contact portion and the support portion projecting from the first end of the connection portion in a Y-shaped configuration and each extending at the same angle away from the first end of the connection portion, the contact portion and the support portion intersecting at a point of intersection, and the contact portion and the support portion each extending at the same angle from the point of intersection;
- providing a second body of a second type to be mounted overlapping the first body;
- mounting a second stationary contact to the second body,
- wherein the first stationary contact and the second stationary contact face the same side of the switch and are misaligned with each other, and
- wherein the first stationary contact and second stationary contact are similar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.