Motion sensor switch and circuit for use therewith
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1. In a switch device for sensing motion, the combination comprising:
- a generally non-conductive sleeve housing member having a plurality of circumferentially extending, spaced, generally parallel contact means on the interior thereof, said contact means being positioned generally intermediate the ends of said housing member;
a switch member configured for being loosely received within said housing member;
means for resiliently suspending said switch member within said housing member in spaced proximate relation to said contact means and longitudinally intermediate the first and last of said contact means, one of said switch member and said suspending means having a peripheral portion configured for engaging said contact means during movement of said switch device and being conductive at least in the area of such engagement; and
means coupled to said contact means and to one of said switch member and said suspending means for providing first and second electrical output leads for said switch device for connection to other electrical circuitry.
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Abstract
A motion sensing switch and circuit associated therewith, the switch including a cylindrical non-conductive sleeve housing having circumferentially spaced parallel rib contacts etched on the interior thereof, all the rib contacts being electrically connected together for providing a first switch member with a conductive ball shaped member resiliently suspended in spaced proximate relation to the contact, the conductive member being electrically connected for providing a second switch contact with the electrical circuit providing a pulsed output proportional to the number of rib contacts wiped by the conductive ball during movement of the sensor.
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1. In a switch device for sensing motion, the combination comprising:
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a generally non-conductive sleeve housing member having a plurality of circumferentially extending, spaced, generally parallel contact means on the interior thereof, said contact means being positioned generally intermediate the ends of said housing member; a switch member configured for being loosely received within said housing member; means for resiliently suspending said switch member within said housing member in spaced proximate relation to said contact means and longitudinally intermediate the first and last of said contact means, one of said switch member and said suspending means having a peripheral portion configured for engaging said contact means during movement of said switch device and being conductive at least in the area of such engagement; and means coupled to said contact means and to one of said switch member and said suspending means for providing first and second electrical output leads for said switch device for connection to other electrical circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. In a miniature switch device construction, the combination comprising:
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a generally rectangular sheet of generally flexible non-conductive material having etched thereon a plurality of generally parallel spaced conductive rib portions, said sheet being configured for forming a tubular housing member; first and second generally identical end cap members, each of said end cap members having an annular recess for receiving therein one end of the so-formed housing member; a switch member configured for being loosely received within said housing member; means for resiliently suspending said switch member within said housing member in spaced proximate relation to said rib portions and longitudinally intermediate the first and last thereof, one of said switch member and said suspending means having a peripheral portion configured for engaging said rib portions during movement of said switch device and being conductive at least in the area of such engagement; and means coupled to said rib portions and to one of said switch member and said suspending means for providing electrical output leads for said switch device for connection to electrical circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. In a motion sensing system, the combination comprising:
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a switch device having a generally tubular housing with a plurality of generally parallel circumferentially extending conductive strips on the interior thereof generally intermediate the ends of said tubular housing; a switch member resiliently suspended within said housing in spaced proximate relation to said contact means, at least a portion thereof being conductive and engaging one or more of said strips during movement of said switch device; and electronic means coupled to said switch device for generating an output generally proportional to the motion of said switch device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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