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Title:
HAND HELD APPLIANCE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2016214879
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an appliance that prevents ingress of water or the like into a controller.SOLUTION: A hand held appliance is disclosed. The appliance comprises an outer wall, a user operable button, a switch mechanism, and a switch assembly. The switch assembly is housed within the outer wall and comprises a frame, an actuator, and a flexible membrane which connects the actuator to the frame. The actuator cooperates with both the switch mechanism and the user operable button. The outer wall comprises an aperture, and the user operable button may engage with the actuator through the aperture. The user operable button may be separate from the flexible membrane by the actuator. The actuator may comprise a recess which engages with a corresponding protrusion that extends from the user operable button. The actuator may comprise a second recess which engages with an activation knob of the switch mechanism. The second recess may be separate from the recess. The flexible membrane may extend around the perimeter of the actuator.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

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Inventors:
CHRISTOPHER DANIEL CURRER WILKINSON
OLIVER JAMES PELHAM THORMAN
ATKINSON ANTOINE FRANCOIS
Application Number:
JP2016102327A
Publication Date:
December 22, 2016
Filing Date:
May 23, 2016
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Assignee:
DYSON TECHNOLOGY LTD
International Classes:
A45D20/12
Domestic Patent References:
JP2015013127A2015-01-22
JPS61142338U1986-09-03
Foreign References:
US4742199A1988-05-03
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Takaki Nishijima
Disciple Maru Ken
Shinichiro Tanaka
Ino Sato
Mitsuru Matsushita
Ichiro Kurasawa



 
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