Patents Assigned to ITT Compasants Et Instruments
  • Patent number: 5660272
    Abstract: A miniature electrical switch, of the type that includes a snap dome or tripping member (36) lying over a pair of contacts (30, 34), includes a small and effective actuator arrangement (41). The actuator arrangement includes a sheet metal force transfer member (43) with a horizontal plate (46) and with a deflectable strip or lever (48), and an actuator device or pusher (44) with a ramp (96) that can engage the lever to deflect it. Horizontal forward (F) movement of the pusher deflects the front of the lever downwardly, to depress the middle portion (40) of the tripping member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignee: ITT Compasants Et Instruments
    Inventors: Alain Janniere, Laurent Bouvier