US5365027A
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Slide switch assembly
Assignee: Motorola Solutions Inc
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Filing: 1992-11-03
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Granted: 1994-11-15
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Expires: 2012-11-03
Abstract
Abstract Switch assembly (100) includes a housing (112) having a pair of spring finger contacts (114and 116) and a circuit board (144). A spring loaded actuator (134) is slideably located within housing (112) between first and second switching positions. Actuator (134) includes a pair of conductive wipers (136 and 138) which move relative to metalized traces (146, 148 and 150) located on the top surface of circuit board (144). Switch assembly (100) provides for a compact surface mountable switch which is capable of switching RF signals between a radio antenna (618) and an external accessory connector while minimizing electrical signal path lengths and moving parts in the switch assembly.
Inventors
- 👤 Lawrence E. Marvet
- 👤 Scott T. Ma
- 👤 Son Q. Le
- 👤 Douglas D. Peebles
- 👤 David Karl
- 👤 William C. Phelps, III
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 19:09
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H15/00; H01H15/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
199 words
A surface mountable switch assembly, comprising: a switch housing having an outer wall and including a floor section having top and bottom surfaces, the bottom surface including first, second and third surface mountable contacts, the switch housing also having a cavity defined by inner walls; a guide rail located on at least one of the inner walls of the cavity; first and second spring finger contacts attached to the switch housing and extending out from the outer wall of the switch housing; first, second and third traces located on the top surface of the floor section, the first trace electrically coupled to the first surface mountable contact, the second trace electrically coupled to the second surface mountable contact and the third trace electrically coupled to the third surface mountable contact; and a switch actuator having a pair of conductive wipers, the switch actuator located within the cavity and movable along the guide rail between a first position in which the first and second traces are electrically coupled to each other by the pair of conductive wipers, and a second position in which the first and third traces are electrically coupled to each other by the pair of conductive wipers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
199 words
A surface mountable switch assembly, comprising: a switch housing having an outer wall and including a floor section having top and bottom surfaces, the bottom surface including first, second and third surface mountable contacts, the switch housing also having a cavity defined by inner walls; a guide rail located on at least one of the inner walls of the cavity; first and second spring finger contacts attached to the switch housing and extending out from the outer wall of the switch housing; first, second and third traces located on the top surface of the floor section, the first trace electrically coupled to the first surface mountable contact, the second trace electrically coupled to the second surface mountable contact and the third trace electrically coupled to the third surface mountable contact; and a switch actuator having a pair of conductive wipers, the switch actuator located within the cavity and movable along the guide rail between a first position in which the first and second traces are electrically coupled to each other by the pair of conductive wipers, and a second position in which the first and third traces are electrically coupled to each other by the pair of conductive wipers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A surface mountable switch assembly as defined in claim 1, further comprising: a spring coupled to the switch actuator for mechanically loading the switch actuator.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
A surface mountable switch assembly as defined in claim 2, further comprising: a bracket which is attached to the switch housing, the bracket holding one end of the spring and the other end of the spring is held against the switch actuator.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A surface mountable switch assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein the floor section of the switch housing comprises: a printed circuit board which is attached to the switch housing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
A surface mountable switch assembly as defined in claim 4, wherein the fourth and fifth surface mountable contacts are located on the switch housing and are formed from respective portions of the first and second spring finger contacts.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
A surface mountable switch assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein the first and second spring finger contacts are molded to the switch housing and extend at a right angle out from the outer wall of the switch housing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
A surface mountable switch assembly as defined in claim 1, further comprising: fourth and fifth surface mountable contacts, the fourth surface mountable contact electrically coupled to the first spring finger contact and the fifth surface mountable contact electrically coupled to the second spring finger contact.
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