Rocker switch
AssigneeToyo Denso Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMakoto Hashimoto, Naoto Ohtsuka
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AssigneeToyo Denso Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMakoto Hashimoto, Naoto Ohtsuka
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A rocker switch includes: a knob that rocks when an operational input is made; a case that supports the knob; a pair of switches that are provided on opposite end part sides respectively with respect to a middle part of the knob within the case; a rubber contact (an urging part) that urges opposite end parts of the knob toward a non-operated position; a pair of operation input parts that turn the respective switches ON/OFF; and a pair of fulcrum parts that are provided on the middle part side of the knob with respect to the pair of operation input parts respectively. In the pair of fulcrum parts, the fulcrum part on a side opposite to the operation input part, of the pair of operation input parts, that has turned the switch ON/OFF by an operational input being made serves as a rocking axis of the knob.
A rocker switch comprising a knob that is configured to rock when an operational input is made, a case that supports the knob, two switches that are provided within the case on opposite end part sides respectively with respect to a middle part of the knob, an urging part that urges opposite end parts of the knob toward a non-operated position, a pair of operation input parts that are provided at positions corresponding to the pair of switches respectively within the case and are configured to turn the respective switches ON/OFF, a pair of fulcrum parts that are provided at spaced apart positions on one of opposite lateral sides of the knob near the middle part of the knob with respect to the pair of operation input parts respectively, and one engagement part that is provided at a position on another of the opposite lateral sides of the knobs substantially at the middle part of the knob and centered between the fulcrum parts, for providing engagement between the knob and the case, wherein the knob is rockably assembled onto the case by the pair of fulcrum parts and the engagement part, and wherein during operation, one of the pair of fulcrum parts, which is positioned on a side opposite to one of the pair of operation input parts that has turned the switch ON/OFF by an operational input being made, serves as a rocking axis of the knob.
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