Reset mechanism for canceling locked state in a push-button switch
AssigneeAlps Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorEiji Kimura
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Abstract
A push-button switch comprising cases, a slide member disposed movably in the cases, a heart-shaped cam groove formed in the slide member, and a locking pin for locking the slide member in a depressed position in cooperation with the heart-shaped cam groove, wherein the slide member is provided with a movable member movable in a direction orthogonal to the moving direction of the slide member, part of the heart-shaped cam groove is formed on one end side of the movable member, a drive portion is formed on an opposite end side of the movable member, and by operating the drive portion the movable member is moved to release the locking pin from the locking position.
Claims5
A push-button switch comprising:
- a case;
- a slide member disposed movably in the case;
- a heart-shaped cam groove formed in the slide member;
- and
- a locking pin to lock the slide member in a depressed position in cooperation with the heart-shaped cam groove, the depressed position being a locking position,
- wherein the slide member is provided with a movable member movable in a direction perpendicular to a moving direction of the slide member, part of the heart-shaped cam groove is formed on one end side of the movable member, a drive portion is formed on an opposite end side of the movable member, and by operating the drive portion the movable member is moved to release the locking pin from the locking position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.