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US 9,805,884 B2Granted
Switch having improved cover
AssigneeFoxconn Interconnect Technology Limited
InventorsYusho Nakase, Liang Sun
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Abstract
An electrical switch (120) includes an insulative housing (121), the operation part (150) disposed in the housing (121), and the metallic cover (160) enclosing the housing (121). The metallic cover (160) includes a front plate (161), a pair of side plates (164) extending rearwardly from two opposite lateral sides of the front plate (161). The side plate (164) include a main body (165) to cover the corresponding side wall (125) of the housing and an extension (167) extending beyond a rear face of the housing (121) and adapted to be soldered upon a printed circuit board (110) on which the housing (121) is seated.
Claims5
An electrical switch for mounting to a printed circuit board, comprising:
- an insulative housing forming a receiving space extending along a front-to-back direction;
- a set of fixed contacts retained in the housing;
- a moveable contact movable in the front-to-back direction, disposed in the receiving space and selectively connecting to said set of fixed contacts;
- an operation part assembled in the housing, and forwardly exposed to an exterior in said front-to-back direction, and further movable along said front-to-back direction to actuate said moveable contact to be moved in said front-to-back direction;
- and
- a metallic cover enclosing the housing and including a front plate covering said receiving space in said front-to-back direction, and a pair of side plates extending rearwardly from two lateral sides of the front plate;
- wherein
- each of said side plates includes a main body and an extension extending rearwardly from the main body beyond a rear face of the housing with a soldering section on a lower side of the extension for mounting to the printed circuit board;
- wherein,
- said front plate forms an opening through which the operation part extends along the front-to-back direction, wherein the metallic cover further includes a front plate attached upon a front face of the housing and covering the receiving space in said front-to-back direction, and said front plate further includes a front soldering section soldering upon the printed circuit board.
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An electrical switch assembly comprising:
- a printed circuit board;
- an insulative housing seated upon the printed circuit board and defining a receiving space extending along a front-to-back direction;
- a set of fixed contacts retained in the housing and having soldering portions soldered upon the printed circuit board;
- a moveable contact received within the receiving space and moveable along the front-to-back direction to selectively mechanically and electrically connect the set of fixed contacts;
- an operation part located in front of and covering the movable contact, said operation part being forwardly exposed to an exterior in said front-to-back direction and further moveable along said front-to-back direction to actuate said moveable contact;
- a metallic cover assembled upon the housing and including a pair of side plates, each of said side plates including a main body covering a corresponding side wall of the housing, and an extension rearwardly extending from the main body beyond a rear face of the housing with a soldering section soldered upon the printed circuit board;
- wherein the metallic cover further includes a front plate attached upon a front face of the housing and covering said receiving space in said front-to-back direction, and said front plate further includes a front soldering section soldering upon the printed circuit board.
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An electrical switch for mounting to a printed circuit board, comprising:
- an insulative housing adapted to be seated upon the printed circuit board defining a receiving space extending along a front-to-back direction;
- a set of fixed contacts retained in the housing and having soldering portions for soldering upon the printed circuit board;
- a moveable contact received within the receiving space and moveable along the front-to-back direction to selectively mechanically and electrically connect the set of contacts;
- an operation part located in front of and covering the movable contact, said operation part being forwardly exposed to an exterior in said front-to-back direction and further moveable along said front-to-back direction to actuate said moveable contact;
- a metallic cover assembled upon the housing and including a pair of side plates, each of said side plates including a main body covering a corresponding side wall of the housing, and an extension rearwardly extending from the main body beyond a rear face of the housing with a soldering section for soldering upon the printed circuit board;
- wherein the metallic cover further includes a front plate attached upon a front face of the housing and covering the receiving space in said front-to-back direction, and said front plate further includes a front soldering section soldering upon the printed circuit board.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.