DESC:FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure relates to electrical switch assemblies and more particularly, to an electrical switch assembly with a receiving assembly having a blade and a holder.

BACKGROUND

Commonly, electrical switching devices are employed for operating a wide range of appliances by controlling a flow of current to such appliances. In particular, the electrical switching devices are employed in electrical circuits to divert or interrupt the flow of current flowing towards the appliances, and thereby switching-ON or switching-OFF such appliances. The electrical switching devices include a plurality of switches which are adapted to be operated by a user in order to switch-ON or switch-OFF various appliances. Such switches include electrical contact assemblies which are provided to connect electrical wires to the switches. It is relevant to ensure an ease of manufacturing of such components. This would directly affect at least the economic significance of the products.

SUMMARY

This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts, in a simplified format, that are further described in the detailed description of the invention. This summary is neither intended to identify key or essential inventive concepts of the invention and nor is it intended for determining the scope of the invention.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, an electrical switch assembly is disclosed. The electrical switch assembly includes a housing, a rocker disposed on the housing, and a contact element in contact with the rocker and having a first end and a second end. The contact element is adapted to move based on a movement of the rocker. The electrical switch assembly includes a pair of receiving assemblies adapted to be disposed in the housing to accommodate wire connections and pillars. A first receiving assembly and a second receiving assembly are adapted to be in contact with the first end and the second end of the contact element, respectively. Each receiving assembly includes a blade having a base portion and an extension portion, and a holder adapted to accommodate the blade. The holder includes a slot to receive a pillar adapted to establish a contact between the wire and the blade. The holder is in the form of a rolled plate.

In another embodiment of the present disclosure, a receiving assembly of an electrical switch assembly is disclosed. The receiving assembly includes a blade having a base portion and an extension portion. The receiving assembly also includes a holder adapted to accommodate the blade and having a slot to receive a pillar for establishing a contact between a wire and the blade. The holder is in the form of a rolled plate.

To further clarify the advantages and features of the present invention, a more particular description of the invention will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof, which is illustrated in the appended drawings. It is appreciated that these drawings depict only typical embodiments of the invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope. The invention will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood when the following detailed description is read with reference to the accompanying drawings in which like characters represent like parts throughout the drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 illustrates a perspective view of an electrical switch assembly, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Figure 2 illustrates a perspective view depicting internal components of the electrical switch assembly, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; and
Figure 3 illustrates another perspective view depicting internal components of the electrical switch assembly, according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

Further, skilled artisans will appreciate that elements in the drawings are illustrated for simplicity and may not have been necessarily been drawn to scale. For example, the flow charts illustrate the method in terms of the most prominent steps involved to help to improve understanding of aspects of the present invention. Furthermore, in terms of the construction of the device, one or more components of the device may have been represented in the drawings by conventional symbols, and the drawings may show only those specific details that are pertinent to understanding the embodiments of the present invention so as not to obscure the drawings with details that will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art having benefit of the description herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES

For the purpose of promoting an understanding of the principles of the invention, reference will now be made to the embodiment illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended, such alterations and further modifications in the illustrated system, and such further applications of the principles of the invention as illustrated therein being contemplated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the invention relates. Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skilled in the art to which this invention belongs. The system, methods, and examples provided herein are illustrative only and not intended to be limiting.

For example, the term “some” as used herein may be understood as “none” or “one” or “more than one” or “all.” Therefore, the terms “none,” “one,” “more than one,” “more than one, but not all” or “all” would fall under the definition of “some.” It should be appreciated by a person skilled in the art that the terminology and structure employed herein is for describing, teaching, and illuminating some embodiments and their specific features and elements and therefore, should not be construed to limit, restrict or reduce the spirit and scope of the present disclosure in any way.

For example, any terms used herein such as, “includes,” “comprises,” “has,” “consists,” and similar grammatical variants do not specify an exact limitation or restriction, and certainly do not exclude the possible addition of one or more features or elements, unless otherwise stated. Further, such terms must not be taken to exclude the possible removal of one or more of the listed features and elements, unless otherwise stated, for example, by using the limiting language including, but not limited to, “must comprise” or “needs to include.”

Whether or not a certain feature or element was limited to being used only once, it may still be referred to as “one or more features” or “one or more elements” or “at least one feature” or “at least one element.” Furthermore, the use of the terms “one or more” or “at least one” feature or element do not preclude there being none of that feature or element, unless otherwise specified by limiting language including, but not limited to, “there needs to be one or more...” or “one or more element is required.”

Unless otherwise defined, all terms and especially any technical and/or scientific terms, used herein may be taken to have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person ordinarily skilled in the art.

Reference is made herein to some “embodiments.” It should be understood that an embodiment is an example of a possible implementation of any features and/or elements of the present disclosure. Some embodiments have been described for the purpose of explaining one or more of the potential ways in which the specific features and/or elements of the proposed disclosure fulfil the requirements of uniqueness, utility, and non-obviousness.

Use of the phrases and/or terms including, but not limited to, “a first embodiment,” “a further embodiment,” “an alternate embodiment,” “one embodiment,” “an embodiment,” “multiple embodiments,” “some embodiments,” “other embodiments,” “further embodiment”, “furthermore embodiment”, “additional embodiment” or other variants thereof do not necessarily refer to the same embodiments. Unless otherwise specified, one or more particular features and/or elements described in connection with one or more embodiments may be found in one embodiment, or may be found in more than one embodiment, or may be found in all embodiments, or may be found in no embodiments. Although one or more features and/or elements may be described herein in the context of only a single embodiment, or in the context of more than one embodiment, or in the context of all embodiments, the features and/or elements may instead be provided separately or in any appropriate combination or not at all. Conversely, any features and/or elements described in the context of separate embodiments may alternatively be realized as existing together in the context of a single embodiment.

Any particular and all details set forth herein are used in the context of some embodiments and therefore should not necessarily be taken as limiting factors to the proposed disclosure.

For the sake of clarity, the first digit of a reference numeral of each component of the present disclosure is indicative of the Figure number, in which the corresponding component is shown. For example, reference numerals starting with digit “1” are shown at least in Figure 1. Similarly, reference numerals starting with digit “2” are shown at least in Figure 2.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 illustrates a perspective view of an electrical switch assembly 100, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For the sake of readability, the electrical switch assembly 100 may hereinafter interchangeably be referred to as the switch assembly 100. The switch assembly 100 may include a housing 102 and a rocker 104 disposed on the housing 102. Figure 2 illustrates a perspective view depicting internal components of the switch assembly 100, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 3 illustrates another perspective view depicting internal components of the switch assembly 100, according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. For the sake of brevity, the description of Figure 1, Figure 2, and Figure 3 are explained in conjunction with each other.

Referring to Figure 2 and Figure 3, the switch assembly 100 may include a contact element 202 in contact with the rocker 104. The contact element 202 may be adapted to move based on a movement of the rocker 104. The contact element 202 may include a first end 302 and a second end 304 distal to the first end 302. In an embodiment, the rocker 104 may include a contact pillar 208 adapted to be in contact with the contact element 202. Based on an operation of the rocker 104, the contact pillar 208 may be adapted to move the contact element 202

Further, the switch assembly 100 may include a pair of receiving assemblies 204 adapted to be disposed in the housing 102. Each receiving assembly 204 may be adapted to accommodate wire connections and a pillar 206. A first receiving assembly 204-1 may be adapted to be in contact with the first end 302 of the contact element 202. Further, a second receiving assembly 204-2 may be adapted to be in contact with the second end 304 of the contact element 202.

Based on an operation of the rocker 104, the contact pillar 208 may be adapted to move the contact element 202 for establishing contact with one of the first receiving assembly 204-1 and the second receiving assembly 204-2. For example, when the rocker 104 is operated to be in a first position, the contact pillar 208 may operate to move the contact element 202 such that the first end 302 contacts the first receiving assembly 204-1. Similarly, when the rocker 104 is operated to be in a second position, the contact pillar 208 may operate to move the contact element 202 such that the second end 304 contacts the second receiving assembly 204-2.

For the sake of simplicity, the subsequent disclosure is explained with respect to one of the receiving assemblies 204, referred to as the receiving assembly 204. As would be appreciated by a person skilled in the art, the description is equally applicable to the first receiving assembly 204-1 and the second receiving assembly 204-2, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

The receiving assembly 204 may include a blade 210 and a holder 212 adapted to accommodate the blade 210. In an embodiment, the blade 210 may be formed of a conducting material, for example, Brass. In other embodiments, the blade 106 may be formed of any other conducting material, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. In an embodiment, the blade 210 may include a base portion 306 and an extension portion 308.

The extension portion 308 of the blade 210 forms the connection with one of the first end 302 and the second end 304, when the contact element 202 is moved by the contact pillar 208. For example, the extension portion 308-1 of the blade 210-1 may form the connection with the first end 302. Similarly, the extension portion 308-2 of the blade 210-2 may form the connection with the second end 304. Therefore, the first end 302 and the second end 304 of the contact element 202 may be adapted to be contact with the extension portion 308 of the corresponding receiving assembly 204.

Further, in an embodiment, the holder 212 may be formed of steel. The holder 212 may include a slot 214 to receive the pillar 206 adapted to establish a contact between the wire and the blade 210. The pillar 206 may be rotated to pass through the slot 214 and press the wire against the blade 210. Therefore, the pillar 206 may be adapted to establish a contact between the wire and the blade 210. In an embodiment, the pillar 206 may be understood as a screw being rotated in threads of the slot 214 to press the wire against the blade 210.

In an embodiment, the holder 212 may be formed in the shape of a rolled plate. In an embodiment, directions of rolling of the plates to form the first holder 212-1 and the second holder 212-2 are opposite to each other. In an embodiment, the holder 212 may be hollow and cylindrical in shape. In other embodiments, the holder 212 may have any other shape, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Further, the blade 210 and the holder 212 may be individually detachable.

As would be gathered, the receiving assembly 204 of the present disclosure includes the blade 210 and the holder 212 as the separate components. Therefore, in case of any damage to any of the components, the entire receiving assembly 204 does not have to be replaced. Rather, only the damaged component can be conveniently replaced. This would reduce an overall operational cost of the switch assembly 100. Further, the inconvenience associated with the replacement of the entire receiving assembly 204 is also significantly reduced. Moreover, the user may be able to conveniently replace it without the need of high skilled labour.

Furthermore, in the present disclosure, only the blade 210 is now made of Brass. The holder 212 is formed of steel, which leads to significant reduction in the manufacturing cost of the switch assembly 100. Moreover, owing to the compact size of the receiving assembly 204, an overall size of the switch assembly 100 is also reduced. In addition, owing to the manufacturing of the holder 212 in the form of rolled plates, an overall ease of manufacturing is achieved. Therefore, the manufacturing cost and the associated inconvenience are significantly reduced. Therefore, the switch assembly 100 of the present disclosure is cost-effective, compact, and operation-effective, and offers an ease of assembly, an ease of maintenance, and an ease of manufacturing.

While specific language has been used to describe the present subject matter, any limitations arising on account thereto, are not intended. As would be apparent to a person in the art, various working modifications may be made to the method in order to implement the inventive concept as taught herein. The drawings and the foregoing description give examples of embodiments. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that one or more of the described elements may well be combined into a single functional element. Alternatively, certain elements may be split into multiple functional elements. Elements from one embodiment may be added to another embodiment. ,CLAIMS:1. An electrical switch assembly (100) comprising:
a housing (102);
a rocker (104) disposed on the housing (102);
a contact element (202) in contact with the rocker (104) and having a first end (302) and a second end (304), wherein the contact element (202) is adapted to move based on a movement of the rocker (104); and
a pair of receiving assemblies (204) adapted to be disposed in the housing (102) to accommodate wire connections and pillars (206), wherein a first receiving assembly (204-1) and a second receiving assembly (204-2) are adapted to be in contact with the first end (302)
and the second end (304) of the contact element (202), respectively, each receiving assembly (204) comprising:
a blade (210) comprising a base portion (306) and an extension portion (308); and
a holder (212) adapted to accommodate the blade (210) and comprising a slot (214) to receive a pillar (206) for establishing a contact between the wire and the blade (210), wherein the holder (212) is in the form of a rolled plate.

2. The electrical switch assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rocker (104) comprising a contact pillar (208) adapted to be in contact with the contact element (202) and adapted to move the contact element (202) for establishing contact with one of the first receiving assembly (204-1) and the second receiving assembly (204-2), based on an operation of the rocker (104).

3. The electrical switch assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first end (302) and the second end (304) of the contact element (202) are adapted to establish contact with the extension portion (308) of the corresponding receiving assembly (204).

4. The electrical switch assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein directions of rolling of the plates to form a first holder (212-1) of the first receiving assembly (204-1) and a second holder (212-2) of the second receiving assembly (204-2) are opposite to each other.

5. The electrical switch assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the blade (210) and the holder (212) of the receiving assembly (204) are individually detachable.

6. The electrical switch assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the blade (210) is formed of brass.

7. The electrical switch assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the holder (212) is formed of steel.

8. The electrical switch assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the holder (212) is cylindrical.

9. A receiving assembly (204) of an electrical switch assembly (100), the receiving assembly (204) comprising:
a blade (210) comprising a base portion (306) and an extension portion (308); and
a holder (212) adapted to accommodate the blade (210) and comprising a slot (214) to receive a pillar (206) for establishing a contact between a wire and the blade (210), wherein the holder (212) is in the form of a rolled plate.
10. The receiving assembly (204) as claimed in claim 9, wherein the blade (210) and the holder (212) of the receiving assembly (204) are individually detachable.