Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Snap action switch for generating feedbacks
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Application No.: US15975324Application Date: 2018-05-09
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Publication No.: US11081299B2Publication Date: 2021-08-03
- Inventor: Hopkin Wu
- Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Glenview
- Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Current Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Glenview
- Agency: McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.
- Main IPC: H01H13/28
- IPC: H01H13/28 ; H01H13/18

Abstract:
The snap action switch of the present disclosure may include a housing with a plurality of protruding blocks extending inwardly, a plunger disposed on the housing, a first elastic component coupled to the plunger for providing a force against the plunger, a cam located within the housing and being movable by the plunger, a rotor located within the housing and associated with the cam, and a second elastic component coupled to the rotor for providing a force against the rotor. When the cam moves to a first position, the rotor may rotate such that a lower surface of the cam engages with an upper surface of the rotor, and when the cam moves to a second position, the rotor may continue to rotate such that the upper surface of the rotor engages with a lower surface of at least one of the plurality of protruding blocks of the housing.
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