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US 6,943,311 B2Granted
Switch
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
InventorMamoru Miyako
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Abstract
A switch that dampens noise that is produced when the switch is operated. The switch includes a wiring board. A resiliently deformable rubber contact is arranged on the wiring board. The rubber contact includes a contact portion for electrically contacting the wiring board when the rubber contact is deformed. A pusher contacts and deforms the rubber contact. A button contacts the pusher when operated. The rubber contact includes an elastic portion that contacts the button before the button contacts the pusher.
Claims10
A switch comprising:
- a wiring board;
- a resiliently deformable rubber contact arranged on the wiring board, the rubber contact including a contact portion electrically connected to the wiring board when the rubber contact is deformed;
- a pusher for contacting and deforming the rubber contact;
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- an operating body for contacting the pusher when operated, wherein the rubber contact includes an elastic portion that contacts the operating body before the operating body contacts the pusher.
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A switch comprising:
- a wiring board;
- a resiliently deformable rubber contact arranged on the wiring board, the rubber contact including a contact portion electrically connected to the wiring board when the rubber contact is deformed;
- a pusher for contacting and deforming the rubber contact, the pusher including a contact surface;
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- an operating body for contacting the contact surface of the pusher when operated, wherein the rubber contact includes an elastic portion extending from the contact surface toward the operating body to contact the operating body before the operating body contacts the contact surface of the pusher.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.