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US 10,096,439 B2Granted
Spring plate, push switch including spring plate, and electronic device including push switch
AssigneesCitizen Electronics Co., Ltd., Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
InventorRyo Wakuda
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Abstract
In a first aspect of the present disclosure, a spring plate includes a central portion; a first leg portion projecting outward from an edge of the central portion; and a second leg portion projecting outward from the edge of the central portion. The first leg portion includes a hollow portion that is positioned within an outline of the first leg portion in a top plan view, and the second leg portion includes a hollow portion that is positioned within an outline of the second leg portion in a top plan view.
Claims4
A push switch comprising:
- a spring plate comprising a central portion, a leg portion projecting outward from an edge of the central portion, the leg portion comprising a hollow portion, the hollow portion being positioned within an outline of the leg portion in a top plan view and at a lowest position of the spring plate;
- a first electrode arranged below the central portion of the spring plate;
- and
- a second electrode on which the hollow portion of the leg portion of the spring plate is arranged,
- wherein the hollow portion has a cup shape and comprises a bottom and a surrounding surface that surrounds the bottom.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.