C&k Components S.a.s.

Itt Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.

Coactive Technologies, LLC

Thierry Burnel

Laurent Kubat

Laurent Bouvier

Fabrice Valcher

Rémi Martin

Sylvain Rochon

Eric Riffaud

An electric switch of the normally open type includes a body, an actuator moveable between a high rest position and a low active contact position, and first second elastically deformable contact blades supported by the body. A first contact section of the first contact blade extends above a second contact section of the second contact blade. The contact sections are superposed and distanced from each other when the actuator is in high rest position, and they are in mutual electrical contact when the actuator is in low position to establish an electrical switching path. The first contact section includes a longitudinal rib that protrude downwards with respect to the plane of the underside of the first section and which is able to cooperate with the transversal contact edge of the central opening. The transversal contact edge comprises a transverse contact bend for cooperating with convexity of the longitudinal rib.

Electric switch of the normally open type

An electric switch of the normally open type includes a body made of insulating material, an actuator that is moveable between a high rest position and a low active contact position, a first elastically deformable contact blade supported by the body, and a second elastically deformable contact blade supported by the body. A first contact section of the first contact blade extends above a second contact section of the second contact blade. The first and second contact sections are superposed and are vertically distanced from each other when the actuator is in high rest position, and are in mutual electrical contact when the actuator is in low position so as to establish an electrical switching path.

An electrical switch includes a fixed upper contact, a fixed lower contact, and a mobile contact blade. A fixed support bears the mobile contact blade, and the fixed support includes a front support branch and a rear support branch. Each branch includes a transversely-oriented horizontal notch, in the bottom of which is housed a transverse free edge of a respective front and rear section of the mobile contact blade. The fixed support includes two identical support plates spaced transversely apart.

Multiple position electrical switch

A switch including a triggering member that is adapted to come to bear on two peripheral fixed contacts to make a first switchpath and that is deformable to make an electrical connection between these two fixed contacts and a central fixed contact to make a second switchpath consecutively to making the first switchpath. The triggering member may occupy an initial high rest position and a final low switching position toward which it is moved by an actuating member against a return force exerted by a spring that is disposed between the support for the contacts and the triggering member.

Electrical switch with a tactile effect and a dual action

A miniature electrical switch is closed when a pusher ( ) is pushed forwardly (F) to snap down a snap dome tripping member( ) and push a contact blade ( ) against a contact part ( ). Forward sliding of the actuator is converted into downward movement of the snap dome, by a rigid lever ( ) of generally T shape, with a rear branch ( ) having laterally spaced trunnions ( ) for pivoting and a center section ( ) with a cam follower upper surface ( ). A ramp ( ) at the front of the push member depresses the cam follower as the actuator slides forward. The trunnions are of largely rectangular cross section and pivot on an edge ( ).

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