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Inertia switch mounting housing

  • US 5,010,217 A
  • Filed: 02/26/1990
  • Issued: 04/23/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/26/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In an inertia switch assembly of the type in which an inertia switch assembly element is disposed within a mounting housing and at least partially encapsulated therein by potting material, said inertia switch assembly element comprising an enclosure containing both an inertial mass that moves within said enclosure in response to the inertia switch assembly being subjected to certain velocity change and electrical contacts that are operated by said inertial mass to give a switch signal in response to motion of said inertial mass within said enclosure caused by said certain velocity change, the improvement which comprises said enclosure having an open end that is closed by a closure assembly which includes both a closure and an electrical conductor means via which said electrical contacts are placed in conducting relationship with an electrical terminal means which is accessible from the exterior of said mounting housing, sealing means that is axially captured between said open end of said enclosure and said closure assembly to prevent the intrusion of potting material into said enclosure, said electrical terminal means is integrally formed with said electrical conductor means so as to be disposed by said electrical conductor means in axially overlapping and radially outwardly spaced relationship to said enclosure, said mounting housing comprises a radially disposed wall portion which comprises aperture means through which said electrical conductor means passes to said electrical terminal means, and closure means on said electrical conductor means closing said aperture means.

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