Patent ID: 11862412
Assignee: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION SWITZERLAND GMBH
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 11:
12. A method for reducing a force applied to a switch, the method comprising the steps of:
applying a first force to a rotary actuator of a switch in a first direction, and
applying a second force to the rotary actuator of the switch in a second direction, wherein:
the first force causes the switch to transition between an Off position and an On position,
the second force causes the switch to transition between the On position and the Off position,
the first force is applied over a first range of motion of the rotary actuator,
the second force is applied over a second range of motion of the rotary actuator, and
the first range of motion is greater than the second range of motion.