Patent ID: 6118192
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: H01H,H02N

Abstract:
A wobble disc selector, comprising:a substantially planar stator having a substrate with a central pivot;an annular array of switch contacts mounted on the substrate of the stator and being substantially concentric with the central pivot;an annular array of drive elements mounted on the substrate of the stator and being substantially concentric between the central pivot and the array of switch contacts, wherein at least one of the drive elements is associated with each of the switch contacts;a circular, substantially planar, electrically conductive rotor mounted to the central pivot such that a center point of the rotor is axially spaced-apart from a center point of the stator, the rotor having an outer perimeter and being substantially concentric with the stator, the rotor also being tilted about the central pivot relative to a plane of the stator such that the perimeter is aligned with and touches the array of switch contacts; and whereinin response to the activation of at least one drive element, the rotor is movable to a plurality of switch positions wherein a circuit is formed exclusively along the perimeter of the rotor between the perimeter of the rotor and two associated ones of the switch contacts.