Electrical switch and slider assembly therefor
AssigneeEaton Corporation
InventorsNavneet Ramkrushnaji Dhote, Nilesh Kamlakar Sawai, Pramod Kumar, Oscar L. Neundorfer
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Abstract
A slider assembly is for an electrical switch having an upper housing. The slider assembly includes a slider mechanism structured to be disposed on an exterior surface of the upper housing and a shutter structured to be disposed in an interior of said upper housing and to be coupled to said slider mechanism. The shutter includes a number of biasing members structured to engage and apply a bias force against interior sidewalls of said upper housing, thereby creating a friction force associated with movement of said slider mechanism.
Claims14
A slider assembly for an electrical switch having an upper housing, the slider assembly comprising:
- a slider mechanism structured to be disposed on an exterior surface of the upper housing;
- and
- a shutter structured to be disposed in an interior of said upper housing and to be coupled to said slider mechanism, said shutter including a number of biasing members structured to engage and apply a bias force against interior sidewalls of said upper housing, thereby creating a friction force associated with movement of said slider mechanism,
- wherein the shutter includes a first end portion disposed at a first end of said shutter and a second end portion disposed at a second end of said shutter opposite said first end,
- wherein the first end portion includes a first biasing member of said number of bias members and the second end portion includes a second biasing member of said number of biasing members,
- wherein the first biasing member is structured to apply a first bias force in a first direction against a first interior sidewall of said upper housing and the second biasing member is structured to apply a second bias force in a second direction against a second interior sidewall of said upper housing,
- wherein the first direction and the second direction are opposite with respect to each other, and wherein the shutter is a unitary piece.
An electrical switch comprising:
- an upper housing having an exterior surface and an interior including a number of interior sidewalls;
- a slider mechanism disposed on the exterior surface of the upper housing;
- and
- a shutter disposed in the interior of said upper housing and coupled to said slider mechanism, said shutter including a number of biasing members structured to engage and apply a bias force against the interior sidewalls of said upper housing, thereby creating a friction force associated with movement of said slides mechanism,
- wherein the shutter includes a first end portion disposed at a first end of said shutter and a second end portion disposed at a second end of said shutter opposite said first end,
- wherein the first end portion includes a first biasing member of said number of biasing members and the second end portion includes a second biasing member of said number of biasing members,
- wherein the first biasing member is structured to apply a first bias force in a first direction against a first interior sidewall of said upper housing and the second biasing member is structured to apply a second bias force in a second direction against a second interior sidewall of said upper housing,
- wherein the first direction and the second direction are opposite with respect to each other, and wherein the shutter is a unitary piece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.