Patent · US Expired

Two-motion push-button switch

US4398070A · kind A · utility

3Cited by
8References
3Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateDec 23, 1981
Grant dateAug 9, 1983
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 23, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H2013/525
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a two-motion push-button switch which comprises first and second switch portions, each switch portion including a movable contact piece 4 or 6 formed of an elastic thin metal plate and having a reversing portion provided with a movable contact portion and arms formed to grip the reversing portion therebetween and fixed contact portions 2a,3a or 8a,9a formed in a case 1 or 7 at the position confronting said movable contact portion, and one slider 5 slidably arranged in the case, wherein the movable contact pieces are reversed by said slider to drive said two switch portions so that the reversing force of the moving contact piece of the first switch portion is made different from that of the movable contact piece of the second switch portion.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.