Patent · US Expired

Microswitch

US6917008B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 9, 2004
Grant dateJul 12, 2005
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Expiry dateAug 9, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H21/24
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A microswtich that is easy to assemble and manufacture is provided. The microswitch constantly keeps the first conductive section of a resilient component for opening/closing an electrical switch in contact with the first conductive terminal in the main body of the microswitch, and houses a plate-shaped second conductive section with a contact surface inside the main body of the microswtich, so that the second conductive section of the resilient component is driven by a press button on the contact surface of the second conductive terminal to preset the signal from an initial connection state to a final connection state in order to increase the distance required for controlling the signal connection and allow the resilient component to have an effective deformation and provide the best resilience of the press button.

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