Switch cover Snap-up spring mechanism?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around identifying the specific name of a spring mechanism used in a switch cover that snaps up and down. Participants explore various terms and concepts related to mechanical engineering, particularly focusing on toggle mechanisms and their applications.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Technical explanation
  • Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • One participant seeks the technical name for a spring mechanism that allows a switch cover to snap up and down, suggesting terms like "snap-up tension spring" or "button snap spring."
  • Another participant proposes terms such as "Toggle mechanism," "Over centre mechanism," and "Toggle switch" as potential names for the mechanism.
  • A different participant mentions that the protective cover might be referred to as a "Toggle Switch Position Indication Cover" and humorously suggests it could also be called a "Mollyguard."
  • One participant points out that finding the specific spring might be challenging and suggests searching for products on a specific website.
  • A later reply indicates that the original poster is looking to create a miniaturized version of the cover with custom adjustments, highlighting their background in electronics engineering.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants present multiple competing terms and concepts without reaching a consensus on a single name for the mechanism. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the exact terminology.

Contextual Notes

Participants express varying levels of familiarity with mechanical engineering, which may influence their suggestions and understanding of the mechanism in question.

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Hi. I'm searching for a name of the spring mechanism that snaps-up and snaps-down this type of Switch cover https://cdn.sparkfun.com//assets/parts/6/9/9/0/11310-03a.jpg .
on the left side of this red cover, you can clearly see the spring and few other things, that makes it to resist any change of position of the cover, up to a point when spring releases the tension and let's the cover to snap up. same happens when snapping down.

i's sure in mechanical engineering it is a very known mechanism, and has a technical name like "snap-up tension spring" or "button snap spring" or something. so could anyone tell me it's name?
 
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Toggle mechanism .
Over centre mechanism .
Toggle switch .
 
OCR said:
Or search this site... that's where you picture came from, I think.

https://www.sparkfun.com/categories/new_products

i know sparkfun sells it but i need to create miniaturized version of that cover with some custom adjustments for my project.
 
allright, thank you everyone. i come from neighboring field (Electronics engineering) and that's why i have no knowledge of even basic things in Mechanical engineering. on youtube, "Toggle mechanism" revealed many versions of similar systems. thanks for the help.
 
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