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US 4,967,467 AGranted
Method of manufacturing a pushbutton assembly for a switch
AssigneeMitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYoji Udagawa
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a pushbutton assembly includes the steps of integrally forming a plastic panel, a plastic hinge, and a plastic holder for holding a pushbutton such that at least one connecting member connects a stopper of the holder and a receiver of the panel, forming a pushbutton, fitting the pushbutton to the holder by hooks, and separating the stopper and the receiver by severing the connecting member.
Claims2
A method of manufacturing a pushbutton assembly for a switch, comprising the steps of:
- (a) integrally forming a plastic holder having a stopper defining a stop surface thereon, a plastic panel having a receiver defining a receiving surface thereon, and a plastic hinge in one piece such that said hinge pivotally connects said holder to said panel at a location therebetween and said stop surface is connected to said receiving surface at a location remote from said hinge;
- (b) forming a pushbutton;
- (c) fitting said pushbutton to said holder by means of hooks;
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- (d) severing said stop surface from said receiving surface whereby, in operation said holder pivots about said hinge and said stop surface abuts said receiving surface in a first position.
2 more elements
A method of manufacturing a pushbutton assembly for a switch, comprising the steps of:
- (a) integrally forming a plastic pushbutton, a plastic holder having a stopper defining a stop surface thereon, a plastic panel having a receiver defining a receiving surface thereon, and a plastic hinge in one piece such that said hinge pivotally connects said holder to said panel at a location therebetween and said stop surface is connected to said receiving surface at a location remote from said hinge;
- (b) severing said stop surface from said receiving surface whereby, in operation said holder pivots about said hinge and said stop surface abuts said receiving surface in a first position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.