Patent ID: 8173924
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: F24C,H01H

Abstract:
1. A multifunction switch assembly comprising: a switch housing part having a base; first and second switches disposed in said switch housing part at different relative elevations with respect to said base; a switch actuating rotor having first and second peripheral profiles aligned with said first and second switches, respectively; and a mounting part overlying said first and second switches and having an outward feature for attaching said switch assembly in an installation, said switch mounting part and said switch housing part adapted for engagement one with the other; wherein said rotor has a notch extending along an axial direction of the rotor, and said switch housing part has a post extending from the base along the axial direction of the rotor and being received in said notch for inhibiting unintended rotation of said rotor relative to said switch housing part.