Patent ID: 7148784
Filing Date: 2006-12-12
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. A safety switch device comprising: a case having an open top and a switch member pivotally engaged with the open top of the case which has a ramp therein; a first terminal and a second terminal respectively extended through a bottom of the case, a bimetallic plate having a first end fixed to the first terminal and a first contact point connected to a second end of the bimetallic plate, a second contact point connected to the second terminal and located beneath the first contact point; a pull rod having a first end pivotally connected to the switch member and a second end of the pull rod having a hook portion, the second end of the bimetallic plate engaged with the hook portion; and a control member having a first end pivotally connected to the switch member and a probe extending from a second end of the control member, the probe movably engaged with the ramp and the second end of the control member movably located above the second end of the bimetallic plate.