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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2014
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Navneet Ramkrushnaji Dhote, Maharashtra, IN;
Nitin Rawal, Maharashtra, IN;
Oscar L. Neundorfer, Senoia, GA (US);
Pramod Kumar, Peachtree City, GA (US);
Pravin Pralhad Kulkarni, Pune, IN;
EATON CORPORATION, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A mounting assembly is for an electrical switch, such as for example, a dimmer switch, which includes a heat sink. The mounting assembly includes a switching member, an insulator disposed between the switching member and the heat sink, and a separate cover member overlaying the switching member. The separate cover member is structured to secure the switching member and the insulator to the heat sink. The switching member includes a switch body and a conductive tab. The separate cover member secures the switching member to the heat sink, without requiring a separate fastener to be inserted through a hole in the conductive tab. The insulator electrically isolates the conductive tab from the heat sink.