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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 1982
Filed:
May. 14, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
Wolf-Erhard Steigerwald, Bad Neustadt, DE;
Assignee:
Preh Elektrofeinmechanische Werke Jakob Preh Nachf. GmbH & Co., Bad Neustadt, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
338174 ; 338184 ; 338199 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns a variable resistor of modular design comprising a using, a resistance element retained in the housing by means of a detent fastener and having a resistance guide way mounted on a carrier, and with terminal contact surfaces on extensions of the carrier, terminal pieces in electrical contact with the terminal contact surfaces, and a rotor rotatably mounted in the housing and a contact element connected for rotation with the rotor and in sliding contact with a collector element and the resistance element.