Vented push switch
AssigneePanasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
InventorsMasatoshi Enomoto, Tomoki Kuroyabu
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Abstract
A push switch of the present disclosure has: a resin case that has a recess, a through hole, and a groove; a connection terminal; an upper protection sheet; and a lower protection sheet. The through hole penetrates from a bottom part of the recess to a lower surface of the resin case, and the groove is provided on the lower surface of the resin case. The through hole and the groove are connected to each other, and the through hole overlaps with the lower protection sheet in plan view. The groove has a first area and a second area, and of the first area and the second area, only the first area overlaps with the lower protection sheet in plan view.
Claims9
A push switch comprising:
- a resin case that has four side surfaces, an upper surface and a bottom surface, the resin case comprising a recess including a bottom part which has a through hole and a groove;
- a connection terminal that extends from a first side surface among the four side surfaces of the resin case toward an outside of the resin case;
- an upper protection sheet that is provided on the upper surface of the resin case in such a manner as to cover the recess;
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- a lower protection sheet that is provided on the lower surface of the resin case, wherein:
- the bottom part has a first surface as a bottom of the recess and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the second surface constituting a part of the lower surface of the resin case,
- the through hole passes through the bottom part,
- the groove is provided on the second surface of the bottom part,
- the through hole and the groove are connected to each other within the bottom part,
- the through hole overlaps with the lower protection sheet in plan view, and
- the groove has a first groove and a second groove continuous from the first groove, and of the first groove and the second groove, only the first groove overlaps with the lower protection sheet in plan view.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.