Light illuminating type switch
US6373008B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H2219/046
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A unitized light illuminating type switch in a thinned type and having enhanced click feeling. A movable contact and an electroluminescent sheet are formed in an integrated structure by attachedly pasting together the movable contact and the electroluminescent sheet. Fixed contacts are provided on a switch sheet. A movable contact capable of electrically connecting to the switch sheet by being elastically deformed is arranged above the switch sheet. A flexible electroluminescent sheet A is attachedly pasted to a surface of the movable contact by interposing an insulating member as far as a peripheral portion of the movable contact other than the movable contact.
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