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US 2017/0372855 A1Published application
Trigger switch
AssigneeNidec Copal Electronics Corporation
InventorManabu SATO
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Abstract
A lock member includes a fit portion, an inclined portion and a contacting portion. The fit portion is fitted with a projecting portion of a trigger to maintain an off-lock state. The inclined portion is brought into contact with a shaft of an unlock button and moves the lock member to release the off-lock state. The projecting portion is slidable on the contacting portion and maintains an on state.
Claims3
A trigger switch comprising:
- a switch body;
- a switch mechanism provided in the switch body;
- a first operator provided to be insertable to or withdrawable from a first side surface of the switch body, which drives the switch mechanism;
- a first elastic member which urges the first operator in a first direction projecting from the switch body;
- a projecting portion provided on an end of the first operator, located in the switch body;
- a second operator provided to be insertable to or withdrawable from a second side surface adjacent to the first side surface of the switch body;
- a second elastic member which urges the second operator in a second direction projecting from the switch body;
- a holder provided inside the switch body and near the second side surface;
- a lock member provided to be movable along a direction orthogonal to the first and second directions;
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- a third elastic member which urges the lock member in a third direction projecting from the holder,
- wherein the lock member comprises an inclined portion contactable by the end of the second operator, located in the switch body, which moves the lock member into the holder when the second operator is pushed in a direction opposite to the second direction, and a fit portion fittable by the projecting portion of the first operator when the first operator and the second operator project to set the switch mechanism in an off state.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.