Temperature switch

Abstract

A temperature switch (10) includes: a movable plate (11) that is elastically deformable; a movable contact (12) provided on the movable plate (11); a fixed contact (13) provided so as to face the movable contact (12); a bimetal element (14) (an example of a thermally deformable member) that is elastically deformed in accordance with a temperature change so as to elastically deform the movable plate (11) such that the movable plate (11) is positioned at a contact position such that the movable contact (12) is in contact with the fixed contact (13) or a spaced position (movable plate 11-1) such that the movable contact (12) is spaced apart from the fixed contact (13); and a projecting section (15a) (an example of a vibration suppression section) that suppresses vibrations of the movable plate (11) by contacting a portion of the movable plate (11) on a fixed-edge side of the movable plate (11) with reference to a center (C) of the movable contact (12) when the movable plate (11) is elastically deformed to shift from the contact position to the spaced position.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.