Patent · US Expired

Switch device

US7180018B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 23, 2005
Grant dateFeb 20, 2007
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Expiry dateJun 23, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H2300/012
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a switch device including: a push button disposed in an opening of a switch case and operable to be tilted in any one of a plurality of directions by being pushed at an outer edge side; a rubber contact that forces the push button to a position before pushing; and a movable contact and a fixed contact connectable to each other by each pushing operation on the push button, a convex portion and a concave portion that can be spaced apart from each other are separately provided to the push button and the switch case for rotational support and positional regulation of the push button with respect to the switch case at the time of a tilting operation by each pushing.

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