Rotary switch

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8536474
APP PUB NO 20120006659A1
SERIAL NO

13256892

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A rotary switch includes a rotor that is insert molded so upper and lower contact pieces have a predetermined number of contact regions with a predetermined angular width in each of a plurality of annular zones defined by a plurality of concentric circles and are stacked in a disk part. The contact pieces are exposed in two surfaces of the disk part, an upper contactor holder and a lower contactor holder are placed to cover a lower half and an upper half of the disk part of the rotor. A plurality of elastic contacts are brought into elastic contact with lower and upper side surfaces of the disk part in a plurality of annular zones, and a rotating operation shaft is inserted through the rotor, the lower contactor holder, and the upper contactor holder, and can rotate the rotor.

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TOKYO COSMOS ELECTRIC CO LTD268-1 SOBUDAI 2-CHOME ZAMA-SHI KANAGAWA 252-8550

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fukunaga, Taro Kanagawa, JP 13 26
Fukushima, Hajime Tokyo, JP 44 195

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