Patents by Inventor Werner Gr?ter

Werner Gr?ter has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Switch arrangement which permits overthrow actuation and wiping action
    Patent number: 8134093
    Abstract: A switch arrangement includes a switch component (20) and a bearing component (21). The switch component (20) is pivotally journalled with a pivot bearing (36) on the bearing component (21). The switch arrangement includes a switch (14) which has a contact spring (19). In an unactuated, closed position (47), the contact spring (19) lies against a contact (18) of the switch (14). A simple configuration of the switch arrangement and a self cleaning effect can be achieved when the pivot bearing (36) has a torsion section (35) which permits an overpushing of the switch (14) beyond the unactuated, closed position (47) into an actuated, closed position (37). The contact spring (19) then slides on the contact (18) between the unactuated closed position (47) and the actuated closed position (37) and cleans the contact thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Birger Loew, Werner Grāter