Push switch
US11961687B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 20, 2021 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H2235/03
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A push switch includes a case having a housing space with an upper opening, fixed contacts provided at a bottom of the housing space in the case, a movable contact member having a dome-shaped member, the movable contact member being disposed in the housing space, and having a central portion that is brought into contact with the fixed contacts by inverting the movable contact member in response to the movable contact member being pushed by an operator, and a pushing member is disposed above the movable contact member, and the pushing member is configured to push the movable contact portion directly or through other portions upon being pushed by the operator. The pushing member pushes a portion being situated outside of a central portion of the movable contact member directly or through other portions.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.