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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 1989
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1938
Gregg V Speer, Bloomington, IN (US);
Donald L Ray, Oaklandon, IN (US);
Emhart Industries, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
An electromechanical switch includes a lever movable between neutral and activate positions, a first cam comprising a cylinder having oppositely disposed flat sides, a pair of elongated leaf springs, and a housing supporting the first cam sandwiched between the leaf springs, with the leaf springs bent a first non-zero amount when the lever is in neutral position and a second amount larger than the first amount when the lever is in the activate position, the leaf spring thereby acting to return the lever to neutral position whenever it is moved to activate position. There is also a detent which includes a second cam and a stop integrally formed with the second cam which is located between the lever and the first cam.