Switch
US9236199B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 20, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H13/52
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This invention provides a switch including a housing, a plunger that slides in a press direction or a return direction with respect to the housing, a return spring that biases the plunger in the return direction and is compressed by a slide of the plunger in the press direction, a plurality of terminals that are brought into a conductive state according to a predetermined position of the plunger, and a terminal contact spring that makes contact with the terminals so as to bring the terminals into a conductive state by the slide of the plunger in the press direction. The terminal contact spring is disposed so as to be compressed according to the slide of the plunger in the press direction under a contact state of making contact with the terminals.
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