Reliance Controls Corporation

Francis W Camps

Neil A Czarnecki

Ray Wojtak

A manually operable switch has an opening handle pivotally mounted on a housing for moving a set of contacts in the housing from one position to another. A force generating arrangement is mounted outside the switch housing, and a force translation system extends between the housing and the force generating arrangement. The force translation system has a first end structure movable into and out of contact with the operating handle, and a second end structure disposed for movement in the force generating arrangement.

Switch having integral remote actuating device

A mounting arrangement for a switch having a housing includes a support panel having a wall structure defining an opening therein sized and shaped to receive the housing of the switch. The housing of the switch has a periphery formed with flaring, deformable stabilizing protrusions engageable in a continuous wedging relationship with edges of the opening wall structure to facilitate securement of the switch to the support panel.

Switch having stabilizing protrusions to facilitate mounting thereof

An electrical switch includes a housing within which a pair of spaced apart stationary contacts are located. A center contact is positioned between the pair of spaced apart stationary contacts. A movable contact member has a fulcrum section engaged with the center contact, and a pair of arms extending outwardly therefrom. Each arm carries a movable contact, and the movable contact is adapted for movement so as to selectively establish an electrical path between the center contact and one of the stationary contacts, by movement of the movable contact member about the fulcrum section. An actuator includes a spring biased plunger engaged with the movable contact member, for providing rocking movement of the movable contact member in response to movement of the actuator. The plunger includes a head portion which moves on the surfaces of the movable contact member for moving the movable contact member between ON and OFF positions. The movable contact member and the head portion of the plunger define a matching non-linear cross-sectional configuration, to positively locate the movable contact member in its OFF position, to provide consistent placement of the movable contacts relative to the stationary contacts.

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Kewaskum, WI, United States of America

Francis W Camps