US4410873A
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Rotary variable resistor
Assignee: Alps Alpine Co Ltd
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Filing: 1981-11-12
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Granted: 1983-10-18
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Expires: 2001-11-12
Abstract
Abstract A rotary variable resistor wherein a pair of levers are arranged in a case, a knife-shaped cam has its one end pivotally mounted on a projection of each lever, and the cam comes into engagement with a tooth portion of a toothed wheel in accordance with the operation of the lever so as to turn a slider holder. The moving stroke of the lever can be made small, and the slider holder can be turned every small angle.
Inventors
- 👤 Junichi Kuratani
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 19:08
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05G; G05G7/00; G05G7/02; G05G7/06; H; H01; H01C; H01C10/00; H01C10/30; H01C10/32; H01C10/14; H01C10/34
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
A rotary variable resistor comprising a case; two levers arranged on opposite sides of said case; two cams each having one end pivotally mounted on a respective one of said levers, said cams each being formed with an indent in a position close to the pivotal connection to the respective lever; two cam keepers formed in said case and adapted to engage a respective one of said indents; a slider holder carrying a toothed wheel rotatably arranged in a central part of said case; sliders mounted on said slider holder and adapted to engage arcuate resistors formed on an insulating base plate; said levers being vertically moved to cause the edge portions of the corresponding cam to pivot said toothed wheel and said slider holder and thus cause said sliders to slide on said arcuate resistors, whereby a resistance value of said variable resistor can be varied.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
A rotary variable resistor comprising a case; two levers arranged on opposite sides of said case; two cams each having one end pivotally mounted on a respective one of said levers, said cams each being formed with an indent in a position close to the pivotal connection to the respective lever; two cam keepers formed in said case and adapted to engage a respective one of said indents; a slider holder carrying a toothed wheel rotatably arranged in a central part of said case; sliders mounted on said slider holder and adapted to engage arcuate resistors formed on an insulating base plate; said levers being vertically moved to cause the edge portions of the corresponding cam to pivot said toothed wheel and said slider holder and thus cause said sliders to slide on said arcuate resistors, whereby a resistance value of said variable resistor can be varied.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
A rotary variable resistor according to claim 1, wherein a light emitting device is mounted on said slider holder, and its leads are formed concentrically with said arcuate resistors formed on said insulating base plate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
A rotary variable resistor according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of cam portions are integrally formed at an outer periphery of said slider holder, and a spring member provided with a projection abutting the cam portion is arranged in said case.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
103 words
A rotary variable resistor according to claim 1, further including means providing an illuminable display for indicating the rotary position of said slider holder, said display means including illuminable means carried by said slider holder and adapted to move in an arcuate path during rotation thereof for emitting light, and a plurality of elongate light-transmitting members each extending from said arcuate path to a location external of said case, said light-transmitting members each having an arcuate end portion conforming to the curvature of said path and extending to respective elongate portions lying parallel to one another in side-by-side relation externally of said case.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A rotary variable resistor according to claim 4, wherein said light-transmitting members are spaced from one another.
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