700 results about "Rotary switch" patented technology

An actuating device is provided that includes an actuating element (1) with at least three switching positions. The actuating device (1) can be deflected starting from its basic positions at least in one direction into an intermediate switching position for selecting an operating state of the technical system. For selecting at least one other operating state of the technical system, the actuating element (1) can be deflected, starting from an intermediate switching position, into at least one other switching position that is located farther away from the basic position. The undesired jumping of the actuating element over intermediate switching positions, during switching, is effectively prevented from occurring. An intuitively detectable tactile feedback of the switching state of the actuating element or of the state of the system is provided.

A universal power adapter to allow only the plug desired to stick out smoothly in a simple construction and allowing convenient operation is comprised of a lid, a base, a rotary switch, and multiple plugs; multiple channels being disposed on the external wall of the base, a standardized plug being inserted to each channel; a rotary switch containing a bar sliding block and a braking pushbutton; the bar sliding block containing a bar slide and a gap; the pushbutton being inserted into the gap; a protruding block and a slot below being disposed to the top of the plug; the slot receiving the insertion end of the braking pushbutton; and the pushbutton sliding in the channel on the external wall of the base; and the protruding block of each plug being inserted into the bar slide of the bar sliding block to slide against the protruding block.

A hearing aid includes a circuit board having a battery affixed thereon and a switch that utilizes a portion of the circuit board as a portion of the switch. The battery is permanently affixed to the circuit board in at least one location and at least a portion of the battery is spaced away from the circuit board. The circuit board further includes at least one pair of printed switch traces. The switch is integrated into the circuit board in a way that utilizes the circuit board to form a rotary switch.

A rotary switch mechanism includes a first rotatable member, a second rotatable member, a push button and a triggered switch. By rotating the first rotatable member, a first rotation command is executed. By rotating the second rotatable member, a second rotation command is executed. By moving a user's finger on the push button, a motion command is executed. By pressing down the push button to trigger the push switch, a pushing command is executed. In such way, the rotary switch mechanism may be used to input plural commands.

An actuating device is provided for selecting gears of an automatic transmission. The actuating device includes a rotatable actuating element as well as a crank arrangement (9) with stop elements (Mn) for limiting the rotation angle of the actuating element to a total switching angle. The actuating element may assume n switching positions within the total switching angle. The crank arrangement (9) has a separate stop element (Mn), which can be activated in a controlled manner, and a crank area (12, 13) for each of the n switching positions. The crank area (12, 13) comprises at least one crank segment (A, B, C, . . . ), between the end stops of which a stop element (Mn) can assume one of n relative positions, which correspond to the n switching positions. The crank segments (A, B, C, . . . ) are arranged distributed over the total crank angle such that all n relative positions are occupied by the n stop elements (Mn) for each relative switching position (1, 2, 3, . . . ). The actuating device makes possible, analogously to purely mechanical actuating elements with discrete locking position, the reliable actuation of complex technical systems. At the same time, intuitively detectable and especially tactile feedback, which is unambiguous under all operating conditions, is achieved for the actual state of the system.

A switching device having a frame, in which an actuator adapted to rotate a main shaft of the switching device and rotatable around an axis of rotation, the actuator having a 0 position, an I position and a first dead point between the 0 position and the I position, the I position being located by a given angle (α₆) in a first direction relative to the 0 position. The actuator also has a testing position, the testing position being located by a predetermined angle (β₆) in a second direction relative to the 0 position, the second direction being opposite relative to the first direction.

A rotary switch mechanism includes a hollow cylinder, a base, a push button, a first rotatable member, a second rotatable member, a first switch, a second switch and a third switch. The base is disposed under the hollow cylinder. The first rotatable member is sheathed around the hollow cylinder. The second rotatable member is sheathed around the first rotatable member. The first switch is disposed beside the first rotatable member. The second switch is disposed beside the second rotatable member. The third switch is mounted on a first circuit board, which is disposed under the base. The first rotatable member and the first switch interact with each other to generate a first rotating signal. The second rotatable member and the second switch interact with each other to generate a second rotating signal. The third switch is triggered by the pressing rod to generate a pressing signal.

A multifunctional rotary switch for operating an electronic device is providing having a roller with an axis of rotation. The roller has a bidirectional rotational mode of operation where the roller rotates in both a clockwise and counter clockwise direction around the axis, a translational mode of operation where the roller is moved in a direction substantially parallel to the axis of rotation and a pushing mode of operation where the roller is moved in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation.

A switch detection device using RFID tags is disclosed. The switch detection device includes a RFID tag, a conducting circuit loop and a switch connected to the conducting circuit loop to form a control circuit. The switch is controlled to turn on or off, leading to the closing or opening of the control circuit. The RFID tag detects the state of the conducting circuit loop and transmits a signal representing the opened/closed state to a RFID reader. The switch detection device is incorporated to a turning operation mechanism which includes a lever lock assembly, a deadbolt lock assembly, a window sash lock assembly, an odometer wheel, a hinge provided with a first hinge member and a second hinge member interconnected by a central axle, a door closer, a water faucet, a rotatable switch, or a rotatable lock.

An electronic assistant issues audible, spoken, digitally recorded, medication reminders at programmed times, entered using a microphone and a recessed rotary switch that requires a tool for access. The device repeats medication reminders, and, if the reminders are not acknowledged within a predetermined time, it generates an audible alarm as well as an electronic signal that summons help and includes GPS-derived location information. A spoken medical history can be recorded digitally in the same device for playback by emergency personnel.

A rotary switch mechanism for an operation panel is designed such that the space on a printed board is ensured, the design of electronic parts on the printed board can be readily made, and the attachability of a switch is good. Drive pieces are arranged at predetermined intervals around the end of a rotary knob behind the operation panel, and a detection switch for detecting the passage and the direction of the passage of the drive pieces is disposed in or near the extent where the drive pieces move.

A circuit breaker includes a plurality of independent poles. Each of the independent poles includes separable contacts, sensors structured to sense a current and a voltage operatively associated with the separable contacts, and a magnetically actuated actuator structured to open and close the separable contacts. A manual selector, such as a rotary switch, is structured to select a point-on-wave switching characteristic from a plurality of different switching characteristics. A point-on-wave controller cooperates with the manual selector and with the sensors and the actuators of the independent poles to independently and synchronously open and close the separable contacts of the independent poles as a function of the point-on-wave switching characteristic selected by the manual selector.

The invention relates to a roller type coin separator comprising a screening body, wherein the screening body comprises three layers of screening rollers, and the three layers of screening rollers are connected by upper and lower end covers and obliquely fixed on a rotary shaft; a roller cap is sheathed at the upper end of the inner-layer screening roller, a coin dropping hopper is connected with the end of the cap of the inner-layer screening roller, a rotary switch seat and a guide opening are sequentially and fixedly connected on the lower bottom surface of the coin dropping hopper, and a rotary switch is installed in the rotary switch seat; coin screening holes with the sizes thereof gradually reduced from the inner-layer screening roller to the outer-layer screening roller are arranged on the wall surface of the screening roller on each layer; an outer-layer receiving device for minimum coins is arranged on the lower side of the outer-layer screening roller, and a coin receiving device on the screening roller at each layer is connected with the lower end of the screening body and is provided with output passages for coins with various sizes. The invention has the advantages of flexible application, simple and reasonable structure, convenient processing and manufacturing, lower cost and high efficiency.

A tactical illuminator having an integrated illuminator system including a horizontally-oriented foregrip, a power source, a rotary switch, a toggle switch, a depressible switch, an attachment mechanism, navigation lights, an aiming laser, and a main illuminator.

A trigger switch mechanism of a nail gun is pivotally attached between two side plates of a trigger of the nail gun. The switch mechanism includes a blocking piece pivotally attached to a safety slide rod and a trigger valve rod of the nail gun. Each of the side plates includes an axis hole, and two blocking grooves are disposed in the axis hole. The switch mechanism includes a plurality of blocking teeth, and a spring is disposed between one of the side plate and the switch mechanism to abut the switch mechanism and nest the blocking teeth into the blocking groove for stopping the switch mechanism. The switch mechanism includes a dial portion for being dialed by a hand of the operator, which is capable of deviating the blocking teeth from the blocking grooves to release the switch mechanism, and rotating the switch mechanism to adjust the position of the blocking piece relative to the safety slide rod, so as to realize conveniently switching the operation modes of the trigger of the nail gun.

A switch assembly (1) includes a rotary electrical switch body (13) having a plurality of switch positions, a switch stem (12) extending along a first axis (32) and having a first and second ends, the first end engaging the rotary switch (14) for alternating the rotary switch body between the plurality of switch positions responsive to rotation of the switch stem about the first axis, and a knob assembly (10). The knob assembly includes a knob core contacting the second end of the switch stem, a knob collar (22) contacting the knob core and adapted for rotating the knob core and the switch stem about the first axis, where the knob collar includes a first upper stop member (46), and a stop cam (20) having a fixed position relative to the switch stem and disposed between the knob core and the rotary switch, where the stop cam includes a lower stop member (31) having a feature for engaging the first upper stop member when the first upper stop member and the lower stop member are disposed along a common path. In the switch assembly, the first upper stop member travels in a circumferential path normal to the first axis responsive to the knob collar rotating the knob core and the switch stem, where the knob collar is displaceable along the first axis between first and second axial positions, where the lower stop member is in the circumferential path when the knob collar is in the first axial position, and where the lower stop member is removed from the circumferential path when the knob collar is in the second axial position.

A rotary electrical switch comprises at least one rotary contact and a stationary contact. The switch may comprise a housing with a first space for accommodating the rotary contact, a second space for accommodating the stationary contact, and a third space for accommodating the stationary contact. The second space and/or the third space is substantially closed or closable when the stationary contact is arranged in the third space or the second space, respectively. First and second stationary contacts may be arranged offset in the axial direction and/or the angular direction with respect to the axis of rotation, with first and second rotary contacts being arranged for concurrently contacting the first and second stationary contacts, respectively, in a first rotary orientation about the common axis of rotation. An improved locking spring is also provided.

Disclosed is a rotary knob assembly for a home appliance. The assembly includes a rotary switch having an encoder and a shaft rotatably installed at the encoder, a knob coupled to the shaft of the rotary switch, and a support member provided around the rotary switch to support the rotary switch.

An electric mascara for makeup of eyelash by using a mascara brush is provided, An electric mascara includes a cap including a rotary switch which is operated by a handle, a motor which is operated according to the ON/OFF operation of the rotary switch and a decelerator to which motive power of the motor is supplied; a brush stick which is connected to a revolving axis of the decelerator; and a mascara brush installed at the end of the brush stick. The mascara brush is formed by piling disk-type comb tooth in serial with a space enough to form a trough, where mascara solution can be charged, and in zigzag so that eccentricity is generated; and an eyelash curling portion and a mascara solution applying portion with shorter length then the eyelash curling portion are formed at the mascara brush

In an airtight suction device and a rotary switch thereof, the airtight suction device includes a main body having a communication space and a plurality of connectors. These connectors include a suction connector, a respiratory connector, a cleaning connector, and a control valve connector. The rotary switch is provided on the control valve connector and includes a rotary cover and a hollow post. The hollow post has a peripheral wall and a blocking piece. The peripheral wall is provided with a pair of suction holes. The blocking piece is provided with a ventilation hole for allowing external air to flow into the suction holes.

A firing control mechanism for an air-soft toy gun is disclosed for enabling a user to rotate a switch in selecting a single shot, 3-shot continuous firing, multi-shot continuous firing or safety lock mode, having a ratchet wheel pivotally mounted on an axle of the hammer thereof, which ratchet having two shadow teeth and one deep tooth arranged in a series around the periphery at one side and sloping teeth arranged around the periphery at an opposite side. The hammer has a stop rod meshed with one sloping tooth of the ratchet wheel. During a continuous 3-shot firing action, the ratchet wheel is rotated following down stroke of the hammer, and a pawl is meshed with one shadow tooth or the deep tooth, and the stop rod of the hammer is shifted into mesh with a next sloping tooth of the ratchet wheel to prohibit reverse rotation of the ratchet wheel when the hammer is returned after a firing action.

A water cup comprises a cup cover and a cup body for holding fluid drink, the cup cover is detachably connected to the cup body, a fluid passage penetrating through the cup body is formed in the cup body, and a water outlet is formed in the upper surface of the cup cover. The water cup is characterized by comprising a dustproof cover, a first sealing mechanism, a rotary retractable rod, a second sealing mechanism and a limiting mechanism, wherein the dustproof cover is positioned on the cup cover, the first sealing mechanism is positioned inside the cup cover, is arranged close to the water outlet and comprises a water outlet rotary switch and a water outlet sealing lining piece, the rotary retractable rod is connected with the dustproof cover, the second sealing mechanism is positioned below the rotary retractable rod, is fixedly connected with the rotary retractable rod and comprises a sealing part, and the limiting mechanism capable of stopping the water outlet sealing lining piece from rotating horizontally is arranged in the cup cover. Compared with the prior art, the water cup has the advantages that the water cup is provided with two accommodating cavities including a heat preservation cavity and a cooling cavity, so that the drink can be kept warm and can also be cooled, and the warm drink and the cooled drink can be mixed; the water cup is easier to clean and wide in application range.

Disclosed is a skin massage device, the proposed idea capable of a skin massage device of scrubbing a skin applied with a massage cream, then giving physical stimulus on the skin at a massage thus helping the relaxation of muscles and activating matabolism to serve an elastic, healty skin, characterized in that an operation device 15 to recipocally translate a beating member 21 back and forth is installed at a rotating shaft 14 of a drive motor 15 to which an electric energy of a battery 100 is selectively supplied/blocked according to change of on/off of a rotary switch 12, compised of the beating member 21 inflicting physical stimulus while interworking with the operation device 15.

A stationary contact for a rotary switch is provided. The stationary contact includes a connection portion for connecting to a conductor and a first portion being a contact portion for connecting the stationary contact to a rotary contact. The stationary contact also includes a second portion being a support portion for supporting the stationary contact to a switch body. The contact portion and support portion extend in the same angle from the connection portion. A method of mounting a rotary switch is also provided.

A more realistic flight simulator that includes at least one projected electronic active graphic display of an aircraft instrument by means of an LCD projector device, and a rear projection screen material contained within an overlaying bezel which defines the perimeter of the subject simulated aircraft instrument face. The simulated display is controlled by a rotary control inclusive of a rotary switch, a mechanical static fiction device, a mechanical linking shaft and a knob, all mounted to the instrument panel at the bezel. The friction device provides the tactile force feel feedback of the instrument control indicative of the actual aircraft instrument being simulated. The electronic output from the rotary switch is connected to flight training device or flight simulator host computer by electronic input/output circuitry that is utilized to selectively vary the electronic active graphic display of the instrument face through the software graphic driver to the LCD projector.

A grinder with fast installable/detachable grinding disc, including: a main body; a rotary shaft disposed at bottom end of the main body, a shaft rod of the grinding disc being mounted in the shaft hole of the rotary shaft, whereby the grinding disc is drivable by the rotary shaft; a rotary switch mounted on the main body; a linking device mounted at bottom end of the main body and drivable by the rotary switch; and a detent mechanism mounted in the rotary shaft. When the rotary switch is rotated to drive and move the linking device to a first position, the detent mechanism is moved into the shaft hole of the rotary shaft to fix the shaft rod of the grinding disc in the shaft hole. When the rotary switch is rotated to drive and move the linking device to a second position, the detent mechanism is moved out of the shaft hole of the rotary shaft to release the shaft rod of the grinding disc. Accordingly, the grinding disc is fast replaceable by means of simple operation.

The invention discloses a multi-mode power-assisted steering system based on drive-by-wire steering and a control method of the system. The system comprises a steering mechanical module, an electric hydraulic power-assisted module, an ECU control module, a rotary switch and a vehicle-mounted sensor, and has five working modes including a wire control mode, an electric hydraulic driving steering mode, an electro-hydraulic composite active steering mode, an electric hydraulic steering mode and a mechanical steering mode. The system can meet requirements of drivers for different driving experiences through switching of various modes, and when the wire control steering mode and other modes are faulty, the safety of the driver can be better guaranteed through mode switching.

An apparatus for directing a light path sequentially between multiple positions. A rotary switch rotates a light beam from a prism relative to a plurality of optical elements arranged radially on a switch body. In one embodiment, a prism rotates in the switch body, causing the light beam to sweep through the optical elements. In another embodiment, the switch body rotates about a prism transmitting the light beam. In various embodiments, the optical elements include a photodetector, a filter and a photodetector pair, a reflector, and a filter and a reflector.

The invention discloses an ultrasonic and acoustic guided automatic assisted-type epidural puncture assistance system, which is composed of two parts, namely an ultrasonic and acoustic guided automatic assisted-type epidural puncture apparatus and an assisted puncture and control handle, wherein the ultrasonic and acoustic guided automatic assisted-type epidural puncture apparatus is composed of an ultrasonic probe interface, an injection pump component, a pressure sensor, a pressure taking device, a box compartment, a box compartment snap, a loudspeaker, a connecting pipeline, a touch display screen and a circuit module; the assisted puncture and control handle is composed of a disposable positioning mark sliding displacing and supporting elastic sheet, a puncture needle component, a driving shaft linear stepping motor driver, a puncture needle displacement sensor, a rotary switch, a lever type switch, a dual-axis tilt sensor, a rechargeable battery pack, an ultrasonic probe and a connecting cable as well as a connecting pipeline, an injection pump, a pressure sensor and a puncture needle component; and the ultrasonic probe is connected to the dual-axis tilt sensor and the ultrasonic probe interface by virtue of cable lines. With the application of the assistance system provided by the invention, puncture accuracy can be enhanced and complications caused by failure can be reduced.

An electrical tool, in particular drill and chiselling hammer, including a drive shaft and two driven members. The drive shaft is operatively connectable with the driven members by a respective one of a pair of coupling sleeves. The coupling sleeves are actuatable by a rotatable and mechanical actuating element, in particular a mechanical rotary switch. The actuating element of the electrical tool includes a transmission means or a transmission portion that is stationary with respect to the actuating element and which is contactable directly with the respective coupling sleeve for actuating the coupling sleeves.