Push switch
AssigneePanasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
InventorKunio Doro
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Abstract
A push switch includes: a first fixture contact; a second fixture contact; a member that holds the first and second fixture contacts; a movable member positioned opposite a surface of the member in an operation direction; and a contact member. The contact member includes: a first support and a second support that are supported by the member; and a joint that joins the first support to the second support. The movable joint is disposed between the joint of the movable member and the member, with neither the first support nor the second support overlapping the movable member in a planar view.
Claims5
A push switch comprising:
- a first fixture contact;
- a second fixture contact;
- a member that holds the first fixture contact and the second fixture contact;
- a movable member positioned opposite a surface of the member in an operation direction;
- and
- a contact member that possesses electrical conductivity, the contact member being positioned on an opposite side of the movable member to the surface of the member in the operation direction,
- wherein
- the movable member includes a first movable contact, a second movable contact, and a movable joint, the first movable contact moving between a location at which the first movable contact is in contact with the first fixture contact and a location at which the first movable contact is separated from the first fixture contact, the second movable contact moving between a location at which the second movable contact is in contact with the second fixture contact and a location at which the second movable contact is separated from the second fixture contact, the movable joint joining the first movable contact to the second movable contact, the movable joint electrically connecting the first movable contact to the second movable contact,
- the contact member includes a first support and a second support that are supported by the member and a joint that joins the first support to the second support,
- the movable joint is disposed between the joint and the member, and
- neither the first support nor the second support overlaps the movable member in a planar view.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.