Switch with reduced contacting areas between actuator and insulative housing
US8759703B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 24, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H13/04
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A switch includes an insulative housing, a fixed contact, a movable contact and an actuator. The insulative housing defining a receiving cavity enclosed by a number of peripheral walls each of which includes an inner surface exposed to the receiving cavity. The actuator includes a bottom portion slidably received in the receiving cavity, a bottom operator for deforming of the moveable contact and a button. The bottom portion includes a first side wall and a first rib protruding sidewardly therefrom. The first rib is slidable against a first inner surface of the peripheral walls while the first side wall is separated a distance from the first inner surface. As a result, contacting areas of the actuator and corresponding inner surface are greatly reduced, and soldering materials, such as flux, originally influencing movement of the actuator can be avoided.
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