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• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • B60R16/00—Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for
  • B60R16/005—Electro-mechanical devices, e.g. switched
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
  • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
  • H01R33/00—Coupling devices specially adapted for supporting apparatus and having one part acting as a holder providing support and electrical connection via a counterpart which is structurally associated with the apparatus, e.g. lamp holders; Separate parts thereof
  • H01R33/94—Holders formed as intermediate parts for linking a counter-part to a coupling part

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• T his invention relates to a plural way electric circuit controlling lamp socket switch primarily ior the control ot low voltage eircuits as t'or automobile lighting service, in
• the object ot my invention is to provide a switch for selective circuit control said switch being ot' compact structure and having mounted therein a removable multiple ifi contact plate.
• a more specific object is to provide a lamp socltet and switch adapted for mounting an incandescent bulb, and for separately controlling each ot' two circuits of an incandescent light of the two-filament type, as well as lfor simultaneously controlling the circuit ot a separately mounted third light or a lfilurality of such lights, to cause the circuit to the latter to be closed or opened 35i when either of the circuits to the other two is closed or opened, whereby the third light or circuit is operated in proper correspondence to the others.
• the invention herein is applied for conf trolling circuits to the two-.lilament light or bulb such as is used on automobile headlights, in which the dimmer and bright light are combined iu a single bulb, and the separate circuits for each lilament provided, the
• Another object is to provide a switch or contact disk oi insulating material as an intermediate connector element adapted for electrically connecting the terminals oit the a two-lilament incandescent lamp to a pair of adjustable switch elements in such manner that the filament can be separately energized, and an auxiliary circuit correspondingly energized simultaneously therewith.
• Another object is to provide means for removably securing the bulb at one side of and in contact with the switch or contact disk and to further provide means for mounting a contact carrying plug of insulating material as a finger piece at the opposite side fil) Serial No, 750,228.
• said plug having yieldable contact pins adapted for simultaneously engaging the contact at that side ot' the disk.
• Figure 1 is a longitudinal section showing my improved switch and lamp vsocket with a lamp associated therewith.
• Figure 2 is a section on line 2*-2 ot Figure l.
• Figure 3 is a fragmentary elevation illustrating the manner of connecting the stationary and rotatable member of the device Jfor relative limited movement in pre determined degree.
• Figure 4l is a section on line a-l of Figure 1, showing the non-rotatable translatable switch or contact block in elevation.
• Figure 5 is a detailed section of the block on line 5-5 of Figure 4t.
• Figure 6 is an end view of the sleeve with a lamp removed.
• Figure 7 is a diagrammatic view showing a scheme of electrical connections in conjunction with my improved device.
• the switch socket herein comprises three main separable parts, to wit: a metallic sleeve suitably non-rotatably mounted, ra switch block of insulating material -nonrotatably translatably disposed within the sleeve at an intermediate point, and a cylindrical plug also of insulating material rotatable in the sleeve at one end and having yieldable insulated contacts adapted for engaging the terminals of certain conducting elements of the .switch block.
• the sleeve or tube l has diametrically disposed longitudinally extending bayonet slots 2 at one end into which diametrical projections 3 of the lamp base i are adapted to be inserted and the lamp rotated at the limit of insertion to engage the lugs with the lateral portion of the slots in the usual manner.
• This operation disposes the bulb in position with its terminals or contacts a, ZJ, engaged with the corresponding contacts or terminals A, B of an improved switch block 5 non-rotatably but slidably mounted within the socket, which socket is provided with an inwardly directed longitudinal projection 7,
• the Contact is a punched-in oortion .vith the i'Orres-pc:nnb ⁇ no ch C? formed in the periphery ot the 'olor non-rotatah v fdl f - ⁇ 4.ited.
• the sleeve is stati!Y l tlv attached. iter ena nple all): et' and projecting Within a head rellector Within ant.
• the rotatable cylindrical plugl has ti longitndinallj: diemetrieallj; dispose-d 1)ores spaced equidis'ant at opposite sides el the vlfing'itudinal aff s of the plug, and immorahly mounted ivitfiin each bore a condueting ⁇ tuhule ⁇ r inemher l i nstance ght op- 'ne spring ⁇ and each has a screw, not known traversboard ⁇ he plug; and h Wall otI the tuhe aty its outer end portion to secr-.re the terminals ot a conductor.
• suialler lilainent lt' to he nl connections are lshown in electrical enel sueh as a battery: l indic: tes e small jit tor example a tail light off :in autoinohile, or a series olI such light-s which are to he operated 'when either ot the fi' e if; energized; and I indicates an ight provided with t ie .mel l- "elf,” Tt am,
• the swi ch controls three circuits in such manner 'hat two ot the circuits can he alternatelyv and separately opeated and the simultaneousl)v operated in corre spondence to either.
• the structure of the rotatable plug may be modified providing that the proper number and arrangement oit contact pins are provided to establish the circuit.
• the incandescent lamp can be ot' any preferred construction and may be attached to ⁇ the sleeve in any other preferred manner.
• terminal plug may be substituted thereior.
• Other means can also be provided for securing the contact disk in proper position within the sleeve.
• a rotary switch for controlling two selective and one simultaneous circuit comprising a hollow member having yselective circuit terminals mounted non-rotatively in one oud thereof, battery and simultaneous circuit terminals mounted rotatively in the other end thereof and having interposed between said terminals a non-rotatable multiple Contact plate proi'f'iding two battery circuit contacts insulated from each other, each battery circuit contact having connected therewith a simultaneous circuit contact on the same side of the disc and a lectivo circuit contact on the opposite Iside ot the dise.
• a switch comprising two sets of contacts, said sets rotatably and engageably inouiited with respect to each other, the first set being provided with rtwo contacts and the second set with four contacts connected in pairs and so disposed that by rotation of one set, both contacts of the lirst set are adapted to be engaged selectively by both contacts ot either connected pair oit contacts oil the second set.
• a contact ⁇ disk of insulating ⁇ material having crossed conducting strips on one tace, insulated trom one another. each strip having one tern'iinal extended through the disk to provide. circularly adjacent contacts iduidistant lron'i the dish center.
• each strip having one terminal. el;h tended through the disl to provide two substantially adjacent contacts equidistant trom the dislr center, whereby each terminal of a two-iilament lamp can be ein gaged by and electrically 'connected to one terminal oi a strip at one side ot the dish, and whereby each strip at the opposite side is adapted for simultaneous engagement o 'v pairs of insulated diametrically arrangec contact elements.
• a tubular conducting ele-nient as a socket having an inwardly directed projection
• a disk of insulating material slidable Within said tube having a periphe al notch slidably engaged with said projection tor preventing disk rotation
• said disk having crossed conducting elements on one face insulated from one another, one end of each strip extended through and projecting beyond the disk at the opposite side, whereby electrical elements are adapted to be supported at opposite sides of the disk and electrically connected through the disk contacts.
• a lamp socket and switch comprising a tubular conducting element, a plug of insulating material rotatably non-translatA ably mounted at one end of the tube, rotatably adjustable in limited degree, having two yieldable conducting elements project ing inwardly therefrom, a disk ot insulating material mounted within the tube having crossed conducting elements on one face adapted tor separate and simultaneous engagement by the two yieldable conducting elements, each cross element one end extending through and projecting beyond the disk at the oppositeside to provide two contacts for engagement with respective terininals of a two lilament incandescent lamp, said tubular element having means for holding the lamp against the contacts.
• a lamp socket and switch comprising a tubular conducting element, a linger piece as a plug ot insulating material, rotatably nontranslatably mounted at one end of' the tube rotatably adjustable in limited degree having two yieldable conducting elements projecting inwardly therefrom, a disk ot insulating material mounted within the tube having crossed conducting elements on one face adapted for separate and simultaneous engagement by the two yieldable conducting elements, each cross element at one end extending through and projecting beyond the disk at the opposite side to provide two contacts for engagement with respective terminals of a two-filament incandescent lamp,
• tubular element having means for holding the lamp against the contacts.
• a lamp socket and switch comprising a tuhularconducting element having means for securing an incandescent light bulb therein at one end and having an limvardly directed projection at an intermediate point, and Yfurther having diametrically disposed circumferential slots at the opposite end with that circumferential Wall of each slot adjacent the end notched to torni stop de-I pressions, a plug 'of insulating material rotatable Within the tubular conducting element having projections engaged with said circumferential slots and depressions tor lin'iiting rotation thereof'in preeetermincd degree, said plug having yieldahle dialnet rically related contacting elements projecting inwardly therefrom, and a contact dish ⁇ of insulating material having a notch slidahly engaged u'ith the projection of the tu.- hular element, and further having crossed conducting strips on one face insulated from one another.
• each strip having one terminal extending through the disk to provide tvfo contacts at the element receiving end of the tubulaielement whereby each terminal of a tno-lilament lamp can he electricallj7 connected to the corresponding terminal of the corresponding strip at one side of the dish. and u'herehy each strip at the opposite side is adapted for separate engagement by the diainetricalljT related contact elements of the ⁇ plug when the same is rotated.
• 2i lamp soclret and switch comprising a tubular conducting ⁇ element having means at one end tor securing an incandescent ht bullo therein, and having an inwardly directed projection at an intermediate point, a plug ot insulating' material rotatably nontranslatahly secured Within said tubular conducling element t'or limited rotation, sai d plug having yieldable diametrically related Contact elements, and a contact dish ot' insulating material having a notch slidhly engaged With the projection of said tuhular element and having crossed conducting strips on one iace insulated from one another7 each strip having one terminal extending through the disk to provide two contacts at the lamp receiving end ol the tubular element. Wherehy each strip at one side of the disk adapted :tor separate si ⁇ inultaneous engagement hy the diametri-- cally related contact element oit the pltnff when the same is rotated.
• a lamp socket and switch conun'ising a tubular conducting clementhaving diametrically disposed longitudin:v lv extend ing bayonet slots at one end ioi securing an incandescent light hull) therein. and having an inwardly directed projection at an intermediate point and further having diainetrically disposed circuniierential slots at its opposite end, a finger piece as a plug oit insulating material rotatahle Within said tubular conducting element7 having project tions eng .ged with said circumferential slots for limiting rotation thereof.
• each plug ha ring yielding diametrically related contact elements projecting inwardly therefrom, and a contact disk of insulating material ha ing a notch slidahly engaged with said projection of the conducting element and having crossed conducting strips on one i'ace insulated from one another.
• each terminal ot' a tivo-filament lamp can he electrically connected to one terminal oi a strip at one side of the disk, whereby each strip at the opposite side is adan'ed for simultaneous engagement hy the ciametrically related contact elements ot the plug When the same is rotated. and means for electrically connecting each yieldahle contact element in a circuit.

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• 1924
  • 1924-11-17 US US750228A patent/US1603247A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

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