Ultra low profile rocker design
AssigneeCarling Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJianzhuan Lin, Trevor Fitch, Michael Fasano
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Abstract
A rocker switch having a housing and a rocker extending from the housing. The rocker has a first side with a first end and a second end, a second side adjacent to the first side, and a channel. The channel is disposed on the second side of the rocker and has a first end and a second end. A pivot point is disposed on a crank. A pin, disposed on the crank, is located in a first side of the channel. The depression of the first end of the rocker causes a rotational movement of the channel in a curvilinear path around the pivot point, causing a rotational movement of the crank, moving the pin from the first end of the channel toward the second end of the channel.
Claims23
A rocker switch comprising:
- a housing;
- a rocker pivotably attached to said housing about a rocker pivot point, said rocker comprising:
- a first side having a first end disposed on a first side of said rocker pivot point and a second end disposed on a second side of said rocker pivot point opposite to the first end, such that movement of the first end in one direction causes pivoting movement of the second end in an opposite direction about the rocker pivot point,
- a second side adjacent to said first side, and
- a channel, disposed on said second side of said rocker, said channel having a first end and a second end,
- a crank pivotably attached to said housing about a crank pivot point;
- a pin disposed on said crank;
- wherein, in an off position, said first end of said first side of said rocker extends from said housing, and said pin is located in a first end of said channel;
- and
- wherein a depression of said first end of said rocker to an on position causes said first end of said first side of said rocker to create a substantially flat surface with said housing such that said first end of said first side of said rocker no longer extends from said housing and also causes a rotational movement of said channel in a curvilinear path around said rocker pivot point and through a plane that passes through the crank pivot point and that is parallel to the substantially flat surface, causing a rotational movement of said crank about said crank pivot point, moving said pin from said first end of said channel toward said second end of said channel.
A rocker switch comprising:
- a housing;
- a rocker pivotably attached to said housing about a rocker pivot point, said rocker comprising:
- a first side having a first end disposed on a first side of said rocker pivot point and a second end disposed on a second side of said rocker pivot point opposite to the first end, such that movement of the first end in one direction causes pivoting movement of the second end in an opposite direction about the rocker pivot point,
- a second side adjacent to said first side, and
- a channel, disposed on said second side of said rocker, said channel having a first end and a second end,
- a crank pivotably attached to said housing about a crank pivot point;
- a pin disposed on said crank;
- wherein, in an off position, said first end of said first side of said rocker extends from a top surface of said housing, and said pin is located in a first end of said channel;
- and
- wherein a depression of said first end of said rocker to an on position causes said first end of said first side of said rocker to create a substantially flat surface with the top surface of said housing such that said first end of said first side of said rocker no longer extends from the top surface of said housing and also causes a rotational movement of said channel through a plane parallel to the top surface of said housing which intersects said crank pivot point, causing a rotational movement of said crank, moving said pin from said first end of said channel toward a second end of said channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.