limit switch

limit switch
a switch that automatically cuts off current to an electric motor when an object moved by it, as an elevator, has passed a given point.
[1925-30]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • limit switch — galinis jungiklis statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. control limit switch; limit switch; pilot switch vok. Endschalter, m rus. конечный выключатель, m; концевой выключатель, m pranc. interrupteur de fin de course, m; interrupteur… …   Automatikos terminų žodynas

  • Limit Switch — also See authority Limit Switch lean Authority Limit Switch …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • limit switch — noun : a switch that operates as an automatic control to prevent a mechanism or process from going beyond a prescribed limit …   Useful english dictionary

  • control limit switch — galinis jungiklis statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. control limit switch; limit switch; pilot switch vok. Endschalter, m rus. конечный выключатель, m; концевой выключатель, m pranc. interrupteur de fin de course, m; interrupteur… …   Automatikos terminų žodynas

  • Authority Limit Switch — See lean Authority Limit Switch …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • Switch — For other uses, see Switch (disambiguation). Electrical switches. Top, left to right: circuit breaker, mercury switch, wafer switch, DIP switch, surface mount switch, reed switch. Bottom, left to right: wall switch (U.S. style), miniature toggle… …   Wikipedia

  • switch — A device that opens and closes an electric circuit. See actuating switch ambient temperature switch authority Limit Switch battery master switch dimmer switch dipper switch door pillar switch fuel cut off switch fuel pump shut off switch …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • limit — The performance limit of a car s chassis, tires, etc.; typically experienced during sharp cornering at high speeds. Also see authority Limit cornering limit fatigue limit knock limit lean Authority Limit Switch particulate emission limit self… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • Lean Authority Limit Switch — A device developed by GM to monitor heated carburetor inlet air through an air cleaner tvs and to prevent the control unit from providing the carburetor with too lean a mixture, for better performance when starting from cold …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • Miniature snap-action switch — Comparison of some different switches. A miniature snap action switch, also trademarked and frequently known as a micro switch, is an electric switch that is actuated by very little physical force, through the use of a tipping point mechanism,… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”