Switch
US7202432B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 10, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H2001/5888
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A switch comprises a case having a stationary contact embedded in an inner bottom surface thereof, a lever housed inside the case such that the lever is swingable around one end thereof, and a movable contact having an arm portion and a contact point on a first end of the arm portion, the contact point being slidable on any of the inner bottom surface of the case and the stationary contact while maintaining flexible contact therewith in response to a swinging motion of the lever. The movable contact is also provided with a holding portion at a second end of the arm portion, and the holding portion is embedded in the lever by insert molding.
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