Switch for electric equipment, electric equipment and electric equipment manufacturing apparatus
US7041917B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 18, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 9, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H3/12
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A switch for electric equipment comprises an operation button (50) arranged at the operation panel side of electric equipment and a plurality of switch bodies (51, 52) adapted to selectively come into contact with a plurality of positions of a front press facet (50P) of the operation button (50) as one of the plurality of positions is depressed, the plurality of positions being disposed oppositely relative to the center of the front press facet (50P). The front press facet (50P) of the operation button (50) is inclined relative to a plane P of arrangement of the switch bodies (51, 52). The front area of the operation button (50) is not reduced when the operation panel side of electric equipment is made to show a low profile so that the user can depress and operate the operation button (50) without difficulty.
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