Locking switch with cover having access and non-access configuration
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H01H-009/28
H01H-013/50
H01H-013/04
출원번호
US-0539791
(2014-11-12)
등록번호
US-9466442
(2016-10-11)
발명자
/ 주소
Santos, Roberto S.
Fooks, Elik I.
출원인 / 주소
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
대리인 / 주소
Viksnins Harris & Padys PLLP
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초록▼
A locking switch assembly includes a locking switch having a locking plunger, and an actuator has a housing and a cover. The actuator has a through hole, and the through hole receives the locking plunger. The actuator having a non-access mode and an access mode, and at least one of the housing or th
A locking switch assembly includes a locking switch having a locking plunger, and an actuator has a housing and a cover. The actuator has a through hole, and the through hole receives the locking plunger. The actuator having a non-access mode and an access mode, and at least one of the housing or the cover is configured to change from the non-access mode to the access mode. The housing or the cover has a cap, and at least a portion of the cap prevents access to the through hole in the non-access mode.
대표청구항▼
1. A locking switch assembly, comprising: a locking switch having a locking plunger;an actuator having a housing and a cover;the actuator having a through hole therein, the through hole receives the locking plunger therein;the actuator having a non-access mode and an access mode;at least one of the
1. A locking switch assembly, comprising: a locking switch having a locking plunger;an actuator having a housing and a cover;the actuator having a through hole therein, the through hole receives the locking plunger therein;the actuator having a non-access mode and an access mode;at least one of the housing or the cover configured to change from the non-access mode to the access mode;at least one of the housing or the cover having a cap, at least a portion of the cap prevents access to the through hole in the non-access mode;the cap has an access hole therein; andone or more low force breakaway tabs coupled with at least a portion of the cap and the housing. 2. The locking switch assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein the one or more breakaway tabs have a triangular shape. 3. The locking switch assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein an inner surface of the through hole has a recess therein, the recess is recessed away from a longitudinal axis of the through hole, the one or more breakaway tabs coupled with a surface of the through hole within the recessed portion. 4. The locking switch assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein the housing has a breakaway cap. 5. The locking switch assembly as recited in claim 1, further comprising a plunger movably disposed within the through hole, the plunger having a pushbutton diameter greater than a through hole diameter. 6. The locking switch assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein a removal force to push and remove the cap is greater than a twist removal torque to remove the cap. 7. The locking switch assembly as recited in any of claim 1, wherein the cap has an access hole therein. 8. The locking switch assembly as recited in claim 7, wherein the access hole has a diameter less than 2.5 mm. 9. A locking switch assembly, comprising: a locking switch having a locking plunger;an actuator having a housing and a cover;the actuator having a through hole therein, the through hole receives the locking plunger therein;the actuator having a non-access mode and an access mode;the housing configured to change from a non-access mode to the access mode;the housing having a cap, at least a portion of the cap prevents access to the through hole in the non-access mode, wherein the cap has an access hole therein; andone or more low force breakaway tabs coupled with at least a portion of the cap. 10. The locking switch assembly as recited in claim 9, wherein an inner surface of the through hole has a recess therein, the recess is recessed away from a longitudinal axis of the through hole, the one or more breakaway tabs coupled with a surface of the through hole within the recessed portion. 11. The locking switch assembly as recited in claim 9, wherein the one or more breakaway tabs have a triangular shape. 12. The locking switch assembly as recited in claim 9, wherein the access hole has a diameter less than 2.5 mm. 13. A method comprising: presenting an actuator within a distance of a locking switch, the locking switch having a locking plunger, the actuator having a housing and a cover; the actuator having a through hole therein, the through hole receives the locking plunger therein, the actuator having a non-access mode and an access mode, the cap configured to change from a non-access mode to the access mode, at least one of the housing or the cover having a cap, the cap has an access hole therein, at least a portion of the cap prevents access to the through hole;changing the cap from a non-access mode to the access mode;accessing the locking plunger of the locking switch; anddisengaging the locking plunger from the actuator through hole; andchanging the cap from the non-access mode to the access mode includes disengaging one or more breakaway tabs between the cap and the housing. 14. The method as recited in claim 13, wherein changing the cap from the non-access mode to the access mode includes disengaging one or more breakaway tabs between the cap and the housing. 15. The method as recited in claim 13, wherein changing the cap from the non-access mode to the access mode includes disengaging one or more triangularly shaped breakaway tabs between the cap and the housing. 16. The method as recited in claim 13, wherein changing the cap from the non-access mode to the access mode includes twisting the cap relative to the housing. 17. The method as recited in claim 13, wherein changing the cap from the non-access mode to the access mode includes disposing a tool through the cap. 18. The method as recited in claim 13, wherein changing the cap from the non-access mode to the access mode includes disposing a tool between the cap and the cover.
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