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|Title=Switch having ganged contacts mounted on opposite sides of circuit board
|Title=Switch having ganged contacts mounted on opposite sides of circuit board
|Company=Tektronix Inc
|Company=Tektronix Inc
|Inventors=K Holland; A Sprando
|Inventors=Ken Holland; Tony Sprando
|Filing date=1971-02-04
|Filing date=1971-02-04
|Grant date=1973-03-06
|Grant date=1973-03-06
|Links=465;475;5A38;5A45;7A15;7A16A;7A18;7A19;7A24;7A26;7D15;PG506;
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This patent describes a [[cam switch]] having contacts on both sides of the PCB, with the bottom part driven from the cam on top via a small actuator.
It is used in the attenuators of the [[465]], [[475]], [[5A38]], [[5A45]], [[7A15]], [[7A16A]], [[7A18]], [[7A19]], [[7A24]], [[7A26]], in the [[7D15]], and others.
For the cam switch itself, see [[Patent US 3562464A]].
==Pictures==
<gallery>
Tek_7A18_attenuator_bottom.jpg | [[7A18]] attenuator bottom view
Cam-01.jpg |  7D15: Cam switch with contacts on both sides of the PCB
Cam-02.jpg |  7D15
Cam-03.jpg |  7D15
Cam-04.jpg |  7D15: bottom-side contacts
Cam-05.jpg |  7D15: through-board pins
</gallery>

Latest revision as of 04:50, 6 October 2024

Patent number US 3719788A (click link for details and documents via Google Patents)
Title Switch having ganged contacts mounted on opposite sides of circuit board
Inventors Ken Holland, Tony Sprando
Company Tektronix Inc
Filing date 1971-02-04
Grant date 1973-03-06

Cited By:

Patent Title Inventors Assignee Granted
Patent US 3900711A Electrical contactor assembly for high frequency applications Ken Holland Tektronix Inc 1975-08-19

Related products:

Manufacturer Model Description Introduced Designers
Tektronix 465 Portable 100 MHz dual-trace scope 1972 Leon Orchard Luis Navarro Bob Shand Jim Hinze Frank Dewater Pete Janowitz Dave Laib Al Schamel Bert tenKate Ken Holland Bill Mark George Ermini Dennis Braatz
Tektronix 475 Portable 200 MHz dual-trace scope 1972 Leon Orchard Luis Navarro Bob Shand Jim Hinze Jim Godwin Les Larson Steve Tosh Jim Woo Ken Holland Bill Mark George Ermini Dennis Braatz
Tektronix 5A38 35 MHz dual channel vertical plugin 1975
Tektronix 5A45 60 MHz single channel vertical plugin 1975
Tektronix 7A15 80 MHz vertical amplifier 1970 Tom Rousseau
Tektronix 7A16A 225 MHz vertical amplifier 1973 Tom Rousseau
Tektronix 7A18 75 MHz dual-channel amplifier 1971 Tom Rousseau
Tektronix 7A19 600 MHz amplifier 1971 Thor Hallen Val Garuts
Tektronix 7A24 400 MHz dual channel vertical amplifier 1974 Tom Rousseau
Tektronix 7A26 200 MHz dual-channel amplifier 1974 Tom Rousseau
Tektronix 7D15 225 MHz frequency counter 1972 Art Metz Roger McCoy
Tektronix PG506 1 MHz calibration generator 1974

This patent describes a cam switch having contacts on both sides of the PCB, with the bottom part driven from the cam on top via a small actuator. It is used in the attenuators of the 465, 475, 5A38, 5A45, 7A15, 7A16A, 7A18, 7A19, 7A24, 7A26, in the 7D15, and others.

For the cam switch itself, see Patent US 3562464A.

Pictures