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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:
Mar. 07, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 03, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kanji Ishihara, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
338183 ; 338176 ;
Abstract
A sensor comprises a casing closed with a cover having a bearing section; an axially movable operating shaft supported on the bearing section; and a slider receiver in contact with the forward end of the operating shaft within the casing. A first return spring in elastic contact with the operating shaft and the second return spring in elastic contact with the slider receiver are disposed within the casing.