Rocker switch
First Claim
1. A rocker mechanism for use in an electronic watch having switch contact means enclosed within a housing, comprising:
- (a) a wall of said housing defining a pair of spaced access holes providing access to the switch contact means inside said housing,(b) a manually-operable actuator bar disposed adjacent the wall and having an accessible first side by which said actuator bar can be manually rocked and having a second side spaced from and facing the wall with a pair of spaced apart legs projecting from said second side through the access holes such that each leg can be urged to actuate said switch contact means by rocking said actuator bar,(c) retaining means associated with said actuator bar for retaining the actuator bar legs in the wall,(d) resilient washer means disposed around each of the legs between the second side of the actuator bar and the wall with portions of the washer means in contact with said second side and wall to provide sealing of said access holes and return-spring action for the actuator bar, and(e) means associated with said actuator bar for limiting the movement of said bar when said switch contact means has been actuated.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a rocker switch for an electrical device, in particular an electronic watch. As adapted for use with a watch, the rocker switch is preferably disposed in a recess in the watchcase and includes a manually-operable actuator bar having a pair of spaced legs projecting through access holes into the watercase to alternately engage a pair of switch contact means when the actuator bar is rocked. Each leg of the actuator bar preferably includes an offset lip engaging the watchcase from the inside to retain the actuator bar in the recess. Resilient washer means is positioned around the legs between the actuator bar and the bottom of the watchcase recess in sealed contact therewith to provide switch sealing means and return-spring means for the actuator bar.
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23 Claims
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1. A rocker mechanism for use in an electronic watch having switch contact means enclosed within a housing, comprising:
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(a) a wall of said housing defining a pair of spaced access holes providing access to the switch contact means inside said housing, (b) a manually-operable actuator bar disposed adjacent the wall and having an accessible first side by which said actuator bar can be manually rocked and having a second side spaced from and facing the wall with a pair of spaced apart legs projecting from said second side through the access holes such that each leg can be urged to actuate said switch contact means by rocking said actuator bar, (c) retaining means associated with said actuator bar for retaining the actuator bar legs in the wall, (d) resilient washer means disposed around each of the legs between the second side of the actuator bar and the wall with portions of the washer means in contact with said second side and wall to provide sealing of said access holes and return-spring action for the actuator bar, and (e) means associated with said actuator bar for limiting the movement of said bar when said switch contact means has been actuated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A rocker mechanism in combination with an electronic watch having a housing, said combination comprising:
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(a) a wall of said housing defining a recess and a pair of spaced access holes in the bottom of the recess providing access to the switch contact means inside said housing, (b) switch contact means disposed within said housing, (c) a manually-operable actuator bar disposed in the recess and having an accessible first side by which said actuator bar can be manually rocked and having a second side spaced from and facing the bottom of the recess with a pair of spaced apart legs projecting from said second side through the access holes such that each leg can be urged into contact with said switch contact means by rocking said actuator bar, (d) retaining means associated with the legs for retaining the actuator bar in the recess, (e) resilient washer means disposed around each of the legs between the second side of the actuator bar and the bottom of the recess with portions of the washer means in contact with said second side and bottom of said recess to provide sealing of said access holes and return-spring action for the actuator bar, and (f) means associated with said actuator bar for limiting the movement of said bar when said switch contact means has been actuated. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A rocker switch in combination with an electronic watch having time display means and a pair of switch contact means housed inside a watchcase, the time display means being visible through a window in a side of the watchcase, said combination comprising:
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(a) a wall of said watchcase defining an elongated recess and a pair of spaced access holes in the bottom of the recess providing access to the switch contact means inside said watchcase, (b) an elongated, manually-operable actuator bar disposed in the recess and having an accessible first side by which said actuator bar can be manually rocked and having a second side spaced from and facing the bottom of the recess with a pair of spaced apart legs projecting from said second side through the access holes such that each leg can be urged alternately into contact with a respective one of the switch contact means by rocking said actuator bar, (c) retaining means associated with the legs for retaining the actuator bar in the recess, and (d) a resilient annular washer disposed around each of the legs between the second side of the actuator bar and the bottom of the recess with end portions of each washer in contact with said second side and bottom of said recess to provide sealing of said access holes and return-spring action for the actuator bar. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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Specification