Rectilinearly Operated Switch Patents (Class 334/53)
  • Change-over switch mechanism for push-button tuner
    Patent number: 4015096
    Abstract: A change-over mechanism for a pushbutton radio tuner is disclosed. The mechanism has a tuning shaft which transmits rotational movement to a pinion shaft in engagement with a crown gear. The tuning shaft is slidably and rotatably mounted on a frame body. The sliding movement of the tuning shaft enables a switch to be changed-over while the rotational movement enables a tuning operation to be effected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1977
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: Kazumasa Fujita
  • Tuning device for switching a plurality of broadcast bands and for selecting any of them
    Patent number: 3995242
    Abstract: A push button type tuning device comprising a plurality of tuning coils each being made tunable with any of a plurality of receiving broadcast bands, selection levers any of which is selected and pushed in response to a desired broadcast band by operating each push button secured to a pointed end of each selection lever and tuning cores each being adapted to insert into or draw from any of said coils by the pushed selection lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1976
    Assignee: Clarion Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takao Chaki