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US 2008/0173530 A1Published application
Switch unit
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
InventorYukio Adachi
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Abstract
In a switch unit, abutting portions are provided on a movable contact in such a manner as to be brought into contact with stepped portion of a switching control element, respectively, so that when the switching control element is operated to rock, the abutting portion elastically ride on the stepped portions, so as to impart a click to the rocking operation of the switching control element, whereby the click can be imparted to the rocking operation of the switching control element without requiring a clicking piece and a spring which are required in a conventional switch unit.
Claims3
A switch unit comprising:
- a switching control element that is provided so as to be operated to rock, and includes a stepped portion;
- a movable contact that moves in response to a rocking operation of the switching control element and includes an abutting portion to be brought into contact with the stepped portion;
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- a stationary contact to and from which the movable contact is connected and disconnected in response to the rocking operation,
- wherein when the switching control element is operated to rock, the abutting portion elastically rides on the stepped portion to give a click to the rocking operation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.