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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2012
Bozena Erdmann, Aachen, DE;
Bas Willibrord DE Wit, Dordrecht, NL;
Armand Michel Marie Lelkens, Heerlen, NL;
Arthur Robert Van ES, Eindhoven, NL;
Ludovicus Marinus Gerardus Maria Tolhuizen, Waalre, NL;
Bozena Erdmann, Aachen, DE;
Bas Willibrord De Wit, Dordrecht, NL;
Armand Michel Marie Lelkens, Heerlen, NL;
Arthur Robert Van Es, Eindhoven, NL;
Ludovicus Marinus Gerardus Maria Tolhuizen, Waalre, NL;
PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An electro-mechanical energy harvesting switch configured to provide at least two different control signals comprises: a generator activating member () configured to move between a rest position and a maximum loaded position; at least one spring () configured to force the generator activating member towards the rest position; and a unidirectionally rotating protrusion member () comprising at least one protrusion () configured to move through a protrusion's path during rotation of the protrusion member (), through a first position of the protrusion (), in which first position the protrusion () is engaged with the generator activating member () in the rest position, and through a second position, the protrusion () thereby carrying the generator activating member () from the rest position to the maximum loaded position against the force of the at least one spring ().