Lever switch

A 1ever switch comprising:

• a lever with a contact actuating part, said contact actuating part being movable in a first direction by shifting of said lever;
• a movable contact including a rigid presser pin having a top portion with a sloped face facing said contact actuating part so as to form an angle of friction .theta. 1 with respect to the first direction, said presser pin being depressable in a second direction substantially at right angles to the first direction when being pressed by a pressing force caused by movement of said contact actuating part;
• a plate provided between said contact actuating part and said top portion of the movable contact to convey the pressing force to said movable contacts
• a central part being provided in the plate, and contacting said contact actuating part when said contact actuating part does not press against said top portion of the movable contact;
• a flat side part provided in the plate and located adjacent to the central part, said side part being bent toward said contact actuating part from the central part so as to form an angle of friction .theta. 2 with respect to the first direction, said angle of friction .theta. 2 being smaller than said angle of friction .theta. 1;
• a press-contact member being provided in the contact actuating parts
• a guiding member provided in the contact actuating parts
• a biasing member being provided inside said guiding member of the contact actuating part for pressing said press-contact member toward said plate;
• and
• a supporting member engaging with and supporting the central part of the plate so that the plate can rotate clockwise or counterclockwise centered on a bent portion provided between the central part and the side part, said supporting member having a substantially flat face and a hole, said hole housing thereinside and slidably supporting the presser pin of the movable contact in the second direction, said flat face supporting the flat side part thereon between the press-contact member and the presser pin when said contact actuating part presses against the top portion of the presser pin.