With Reclosing Or Reset Means Patents (Class 337/72)
  • Publication number: 20020070839
    Abstract: An improved structure of a depress-type safety switch comprising a main body, press button, actuating block, the top section of the main body being opened to accommodate the press button and the actuating block, and the bottom panel being provided with a left, center and a right terminal for connection to a socket and a power source wire, the interior of the actuating block being provided with a main spring, characterized in that the right side of the actuating block is a top section with a positioning slot having a V-shaped engaging block, and the end terminal of the right terminal is connected upward to a bimetallic engaging plate made from two metals of different properties, the top end of the engaging plate is a fastening peg extended to the positioning slot of the actuating block, thereby the depression of the press button allows the fastening of a fastening peg at the bimetallic engaging plate with the engaging block to form a closed circuit, and if the current is overload or a short circuit is formed a
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2000
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventor: Shang-Hao Chen
  • Patent number: 6400250
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a safety switch for protecting circuit having a change-over push-pull rod between a button shade and a conductive strip. The top end of the push-pull rod is pivotally connected to the button shade while the bottom end thereof includes a pushing part and a pulling part which are not the same length. The push-pull rod and the external end of the conductive strip are not coupled, but situated in a pushing and pulling change-over relationship. In cooperation with the inner and outer spring elements and a play groove, the conductive strip will be collapsed in a manner of reverse deformation for a disconnection when the current is overloaded, without restricted by the pushing part and the pulling part. Besides, the safety switch includes the ON-OFF change-over function under ordinary state. The configuration is therefore simplified and the user safety is much more ensured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Tsung-Mou Yu
    Inventor: Ming-Shan Wang
  • Patent number: 6252490
    Abstract: A switch device has a conventional fuseless breaker device, a first conductive blade, a second conductive blade, a fixed plate, and a movable plate. The breaker device has a metal bar having two expansion coefficients, an insulator plate, a safety button, and a coiled spring. The metal bar contacts the first conductive blade. A pressing button which is disposed on the switch device has a first portion and a second portion. A lamp assembly is disposed in the pressing button. The lamp assembly has a break display lamp and a dark display lamp. The break display lamp is disposed in the first portion of the pressing button. The dark display lamp is disposed in the second portion of the pressing button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Inventor: Wen-Jang Lin
  • Patent number: 5760672
    Abstract: A safety switch built-in with protecting circuit is provided. The safety switch includes a housing having a button shade pivotally mounted thereof. Three pairs of conductive plates is provided and one of the conductive plates is provided with a first platinum conductive boss. The other conductive plate is provided with a alloy plate having a second platinum conductive boss corresponding to the first conductive boss. A push and pull rod having one end being movably passed through an opening and the other end is pivotally connected with the button shade. Characterized in that wherein the alloy plate is made from assembling instead of pressing process. The curvature is formed such that the alloy plate is provided with bi-directional breaking functions. Furthermore, the internal stress structure will not be damaged during the assembling process. Besides, the yield and accuracy of mitering an overload current can be readily attained via the formula of V=IR and W=VA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1998
    Inventor: Ming-Shan Wang
  • Patent number: 5694106
    Abstract: An improved safety switch with overload protection circuit includes a housing having a lamp cover and three connecting plates disposed in a receptacle. One connecting plate is provided with a bi-metal plate having a platinum contact, and one is provided with a platinum contact corresponding to the bi-metal plate. When power is overload, the bi-metal plate will trip off so that an electrically insulating baffling plate may slip in between the platinum contacts to cut off power supply. The lamp cover is provided with a control hook which may control the bi-metal plate. The lamp cover further has a leg extending into an elongated notch of the baffling plate. By pressing the lamp cover, displacement of the bi-metal plate and the baffling plate may be controlled to achieve electrical connection or disconnection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Inventor: Ming Shan Wang
  • Patent number: 5012495
    Abstract: An improved device for protecting an electrical load from a current overload combines an electrical switch and a re-settable circuit breaker in a single housing. The device avoids the use of gate plates, visually alerts an operator to the existence of a tripped conditions, and provides automatically self-aligning, evenly-wearing contacts for the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1991
    Assignee: Eagle Electric Mfg. Co. Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald G. Munroe, Christopher J. Sedlmayr
  • Patent number: 4580117
    Abstract: A rocking beam is movable into an "on" and an "off" position by actuating means which actuate linkage means and work against the force of a spring urging the beam into an intermediate trip-position. Through a guide surface the beam actuates a toggle assembly composed of two toggle levers linked by a toggle joint and having distal joints linked with a contact actuating lever and a pawl lever, respectively. When the pawl lever is restrained by the ratchet, the movement of the toggle joint caused by moving the actuating means into the "on" or "off" position results only in the opening and closing of contacts through a movement of their actuating lever. A readiness for switching on can be obtained by resetting the actuating means from the trip-position into the "off" position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1986
    Assignee: Sprecher & Schuh AG
    Inventors: Peter Hilfiker, Ladislav Mirocha
  • Patent number: 4423400
    Abstract: A control device for operating the displacement of an arm between an on-position and an off-position, comprising a control member operating through a transmission element consisting of a link and a locking means movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, the device being usable as an electric switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1983
    Inventor: Jean A. E. Marcoz
  • Patent number: 4083027
    Abstract: A circuit interrupter characterized by a manually operated fast acting switch and an overload relay for tripping of switch in response to current overload. The switch comprises means for moving electric contacts between open and closed and tripped positions which means includes a releasable arm which is movable between latched and unlatched positions. The switch also comprises a pair of pushbuttons for manually opening and closing the switch which pushbuttons are effective to move a lever which in turn actuates an overcenter toggle mechanism for opening and closing the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1978
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen S. Dobrosielski, Edward L. Richards, Paul Skalka
  • Patent number: 4023131
    Abstract: Electric circuit breaker alternately providing overcurrent and/or over temperature protection by means of temperature responsive bimetal elements, whereby an increase in pressure as between electrical contacts is effected as the temperature may be increased up to the point of break, resulting in improved contact life and more effective contact when the device is subjected to external vibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1977
    Assignee: Workman Electronic Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Frederick C. Seiden
  • Patent number: 3983454
    Abstract: A distribution transformer having a secondary circuit breaker utilizing a movable bridging contact between two stationary contacts for completing a series circuit therethrough. The movable bridging contact is spring biased towards an open position separated from the stationary contacts, but with the circuit breaker in the normally closed position is held in engagement with the stationary contacts by a latching mechanism which is responsive to a bimetal or magnetic trip element to allow the circuit breaker to trip open during overload conditions. The conducting bridging contact completes a series circuit through the circuit breaker which opens during circuit interruption. The secondary circuit breaker can also, if desired, be provided with a signal-light circuit which activates a signal light, on the exterior housing of the transformer, when current through the circuit breaker exceeds a low signal overload value which is less than the trip value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1974
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1976
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corporation
    Inventors: John F. Cotton, Jack G. Hanks, Raymond E. Wien
  • Patent number: 3930783
    Abstract: Primary control means for furnaces and the like including burner control means, means including solid state means effective to control said burner control means in response to a flame detector signal, bimetallic safety switch means, and means for interfacing between an isolated low voltage control circuit and said burner control means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1976
    Assignee: Robertshaw Controls Company
    Inventor: Frederick T. Bauer