Multifunction switch
AssigneeMiyama Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorTomochika Shibuya
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Abstract
A multifunction switch has a switching function for an electrical contact switch and a switching function for a mechanical element. The multifunction switch includes a swingable control body having a control pin, a movable contact coming into contact with the control pin, and a movable element having the control pin running therethrough and supported so as to be swingable. With the control pin being swung, the movable contact is pressed by the control pin to come into contact with a fixed contact and the movable element is swung by the control pin to implement mechanical switching for an additional element.
Claims9
A multifunction switch comprising:
- a rotatable control body having a control pin;
- a movable contact coining into contact with the control pin;
- and
- a movable mechanism including a movable element and at least one support spindle, wherein the movable element has the control pin running therethrough, and wherein the movable element is supported so as to be rotated by the control body about the at least one support spindle which defines a rotation axis of the movable element,
- wherein
- the movable contact includes a contact plate configured to be pressed down by the control pin, wherein the contact plate is arranged on one side with respect to the control pin, as viewed in an axial direction of the rotation axis of the movable element,
- the movable element includes a leg portion extending radially outward, wherein the leg portion is arranged on an opposite rear side from the contact plate with respect to the control pin, as viewed in the axial direction of the rotation axis of the movable element, and
- when the control body rotates the movable element, the control pin is configured, to be biased to press down the contact plate so that the contact plate comes into contact with a fixed contact, and the leg portion is configured to be moved downward to do mechanical switching for an additional element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.