US 7,745,744 B2 · Multidirectional switch

Abstract

A multidirectional switch (1) comprises an insulative housing (2), a first fixed contact (31) and a third fixed contact (33), a first moveable contact (41) and a second moveable (42) contact disposed above the first fixed contact (31) and the third fixed contact (33), an operation member (5) mounted on the first moveable contact (41) and defining a second pressing portion (53). The second pressing portion (53) presses the second moveable contact (42) in order to make the second moveable contact (42) contact with or separate from the third fixed contact (33). The first moveable contact (41) always contacts with the first fixed contact (31). The second moveable contact (42) is integrated with the first moveable contact (41) and distributed around the first moveable contact (41).

Claims10

Dependent claims

A multidirectional switch comprising:

a set of fixed contacts located at a lower level and including:
a center fixed contact;
a first peripheral fixed contact and a plurality of second peripheral fixed contacts commonly located around said centre fixed contact;
a unitary moveable contact located at an upper level and defining a center portion and a plurality of deflectable peripheral portions extending from a fringe of said center portion;
wherein
the fringe constantly mechanically and electrically engages the first peripheral fixed contact;
wherein
said deflectable peripheral portions are configured to be capable of engaging the second peripheral fixed contacts respectively.

5 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

11/789,137Filed 24 Apr 2007

Priority

TW 95206943 U24 Apr 2006

Published

US 2007/0246343 A125 Oct 2007

Granted

29 Jun 2010

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

H01H 25/008
Switches with compound movement of handle or other operating part: operating part movable both angularly and rectilinearly, the rectilinear…
H01H 19/58
Angularly-movable actuating part carrying contacts, e.g. drum switch: having only axial contact pressure, e.g. disc switch, wafer switch
H01H 2001/5888
Electric connections to or between contacts; Terminals: terminals of surface mounted devices [SMD]
H01H 2025/043
Having a generally flat operating member depressible at different locations to operate different controls: the operating member being rotatable…

Multidirectional switch

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Abstract

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