Power Controls Corporation

National Electric Corporation

Power Controls, Corporation (entire)

Bill R Wall

Samuel C Heck

Luther M Foreman

A three-way light dimmer switch is shown wherein the brightness of a lamp or lamps is controlled by independent light dimmer switches with each dimmer switch having its own light dimmer circuit. Each of the light dimmer switches is vertically actuated with one end of the vertical movement turning the lamp or lamps ON, and the other end of the vertical movement turning the lamp or lamps OFF. Between the limits of vertical movement, either of the light dimmer switches may vary the voltage potential received by the lamp to thereby adjust the brightness of the lamp.

Three-way light dimmer switch

A toggle-type power regulator is adapted to shunt or open a power control circuit at opposite limit positions and has infinitely variable power control at all intermediate positions between the limit positions. A potentiometer incorporated in the control circuit comprises a pair of arcuate tracks of resistive and conductive material positioned on opposite faces of the control circuit substrate. Variable voltage output is achieved as the tracks are engaged or wiped by the opposed resilient contactors of a caliper which is connected for movement by the toggle. The regulator includes a one-piece dual blade switch assembly through which the toggle is yieldably held in the intermediate positions at which reduced power is supplied to the load.

Power regulator

A pivoted power controller in its limit positions engages a switch operating element to shunt or open a power control circuit through switch contacts mounted on a circuit board. A resistive element mounted in the same circuit board is engaged by a wiper on the controller during travel between its limit positions to vary the power supplied to a load. The resistance of the resistive element may be adjustably varied by a trimmer mounted on the circuit board adjacent one end of the resistive element.

Electrical power control assembly

Conductive and resistive tracks mounted on a circuit board are slidingly engaged by a bridging contact carried by the actuator arm of a controller that is operative to open or close switch contacts at the limit positions of its travel. The controller is pivotally supported in a non-conductive box within which the circuit board is releasably positioned. A manual control arm projects from the controller through a slot formed in a mounting plate covering the open end of the box.

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Bulverde, TX, United States of America

Bill R Wall