US 6,639,164 B2Granted

Switch having depressible member

AssigneeShin Chin Industrial Co., Ltd.

InventorPai-Shan Wang

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Abstract

A switch has a base and a depressable member up-and-down movably received in the base. The base has conductive rods passed through the bottom; each having a first contact facing a respective one of second contacts of a bottom of the depressable member and a lower part sticking out for connection with a socket. A fixing hook has a lower portion held in position on an elongated slot of the base bottom, a leaning portion connected to one end of the lower portion, and an engaging portion connected to the upper end of the leaning portion. The depressable member further has an engaging surface facing the engaging portion for disengagably engaging the hook engaging portion. The depressable member is normally biased up to a power-off position by a spring positioned on the lower position of the hook. When the depressable member is depressed for the engaging portion to engage a power-on spot of the engaging surface for locking same in a power-on position; the spring will press the lower portion of the hook, causing the leaning portion to lean further forwards so as to cause the engaging portion to sufficiently abut the engaging surface.

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Dependent claims

A switch comprising:

a base having a first bottom part, and an annular wall formed on said first bottom part;
said annular wall defining a holding room having an upper opening;
said first bottom part having at least two insertion holes therein;
conductive rods each being passed through one of said insertion holes with a first contact being received in said holding room and with a projecting lower part for connection to a socket;
a fixing hook positioned in said holding room;
said fixing hook having a lower secured portion positioned adjacent to said first bottom part of said base;
said fixing hook having an upper engaging portion and an interposed portion connected to both said engaging portion and said lower secured portion;
said interposed portion being arranged close to said annular wall and leaning forward so as to position said engaging portion in said holding room;
a depressible member;
said depressible member being up-and-down movably received in said holding room of said base;
said depressible member having second contacts each facing a respective one of said first contacts of said conductive rods;
said depressible member being biased by a spring relative to said secured portion of said fixing hook to a power-off position where said second contacts are kept away from said first contacts;
said depressible member having an engaging surface on a lateral side for disengagably engaging said engaging portion of said fixing hook so as to be fixed in a power-on position when said depressible member is pressed down from said power-off position to cause said second contacts to get into contact with said first contacts;
said secured portion of said fixing hook being deflectably engaged by said spring to responsively bias said engaging portion against said depressible member.

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A switch comprising:

a base having a first bottom part, and an annular wall formed on said first bottom part;
said annular wall defining a holding room having an upper opening;
said first bottom part having at least two insertion holes therein;
said base having a rectangular protruding portion projecting down from said first bottom part;
conductive rods each being passed through one of said insertion holes with a first contact being received in said holding room and with a projecting lower part for connection to a socket;
a fixing hook positioned in said holding room;
said fixing hook having a lower secured portion positioned adjacent to said first bottom part of said base;
said fixing hook having an upper engaging portion and an interposed portion connected to both said engaging portion and said lower secured portion;
said interposed portion being arranged close to said annular wall and leaning forward so as to position said engaging portion in said holding room;
said lower secured portion of said fixing hook being lengthwise positioned on a second bottom part of said rectangular protruding portion;
and
a depressible member;
said depressible member being up-and-down movably received in said holding room of said base;
said depressible member having second contacts each facing a respective one of said first contacts of said conductive rods;
said depressible member being biased by a spring relative to said secured portion of said fixing hook to a power-off position where said second contacts are kept away from said first contacts;
said depressible member having an engaging surface on a lateral side for disengagably engaging said engaging portion of said fixing hook so as to be fixed in a power-on position when said depressible member is pressed down from said power-off position to cause said second contacts to get into contact with said first contacts;
wherein said rectangular protruding portion has a surrounding wall connected to said first bottom part;
said surrounding wall being formed with two opposing recesses for allowing a lower end of said spring to be securely received therebetween.

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A switch comprising:

a base having a first bottom part, and an annular wall formed on said first bottom part;
said annular wall defining a holding room having an upper opening;
said first bottom part having at least two insertion holes therein;
said base having a rectangular protruding portion projecting down from said first bottom part;
conductive rods each being passed through one of said insertion holes with a first contact being received in said holding room and with a projecting lower part for connection to a socket;
a fixing hook positioned in said holding room;
said fixing hook having a lower secured portion positioned adjacent to said first bottom part of said base;
said fixing hook having an upper engaging portion and an interposed portion connected to both said engaging portion and said lower secured portion;
said interposed portion being arranged close to said annular wall and leaning forward so as to position said engaging portion in said holding room;
said lower secured portion of said fixing hook being lengthwise positioned on a second bottom part of said rectangular protruding portion;
and
a depressible member;
said depressible member being up-and-down movably received in said holding room of said base;
said depressible member having second contacts each facing a respective one of said first contacts of said conductive rods;
said depressible member being biased by a spring relative to said secured portion of said fixing hook to a power-off position where said second contacts are kept away from said first contacts;
said depressible member having an engaging surface on a lateral side for disengagably engaging said engaging portion of said fixing hook so as to be fixed in a power-on position when said depressible member is pressed down from said power-off position to cause said second contacts to get into contact with said first contacts;
wherein said second bottom part has a slot lengthwise formed thereon, and has an upper securing block and a lower securing block sticking out into said slot;
said lower secured portion of said fixing hook being positioned in said slot, and below said upper block and above said lower block so as to be able to bend when said depressible member is depressed for starting flow of electricity thus causing said spring to press said lower secured portion, and causing said leaning portion of said fixing hook to lean further forwards for said engaging portion to move towards a center of said holding room to abut said engaging surface.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.