Non-contact dead front actuation system
CA 2589576 C · Owner: Magna International Inc. · Inventors: Granger, Sean Elliot; Mcdermott, Daniel T.; Giles, Steven Royston
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A dead front actuating assembly actuates a device in standard ambient light conditions. The dead front actuating assembly includes a housing (36) defining a periphery and an interior volume. A cover plate (28) is fixedly secured to the housing at the periphery. The cover plate defines an inboard surface (44) facing the interior volume and an outboard surface (46) opposite the inboard surface. The outboard surface is opaque in standard ambient light conditions. The dead front actuating assembly also includes a switch that is operatively connected to the inboard surface of the cover plate at a defined location for toggling the device between on and off conditions. The dead front …
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- Filed December 5, 2005 and granted July 8, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 5, 2025.
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