Lever switch apparatus
US5831231A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60Q1/1469
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A lever switch apparatus having a movable board adapted to be unchanged by the operating position in a second direction of an operating lever, even where the movable board is modified by designing. The apparatus is provided with a lever (2) and a movable board (3A). The lever (2) is arranged to be swingable respectively about first and second axes (21, 22) in first and second directions, and has an engager (23) at a tip thereof. The movable board (3A) is arranged to be swingable about a third axis in a third direction, and has an elongate hole (32A) and a movable contact piece (33A) mounted thereon. The engager (23) is engaged with the wall surface (34A) of the elongate hole (32A) The inclination angle of the wall surface is varied as the third axis is approached.
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