A manufacturer of handheld vacuum cleaners was experiencing panel retention difficulties during product assembly.Switches would pop out of their housings when attaching wire leads because of the non-standard thickness of the vacuum cleaner panel. They came to Carling Technologies for a solution to this problem that would not require a change in their product design.

Carling engineers took the standard 651-Series rocker switch (image on left) and designed and tooled a new base that included a wing specifically built to accommodate the customer's panel (image on right). This dedicated wing features robust, well-defined steps that provide a secure fit in panels with thicknesses of .093, .078, .050 & .030 inches.

This new "Dedicated Wing" design allows the vacuum cleaner manufacturer to keep their standard product design, while solving their problem. This new wing design on the 651-Series rocker switch is available for those applications that a more robust wing design to eliminate any panel retention problems.

Applications for this product include Appliance, Medical, Dental, RV's, Computers, Music Equipment, Audio Visual Equipment, and Office Lighting.