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EP0184186A2
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Push-button switch
Assignee: Omron Corp
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Filing: 1985-12-03
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2005-12-03
Abstract
Abstract A push-button switch for turning on and off of a switch mechanism accommodated at one side in a housing through a plunger accommodated at the other side in the housing and moved in association with the pressure application thereto, wherein a partition wall is formed between said plunger and said switch mechanism so as to divide the interior of said housing into a plunger chamber and a switch mechanism chamber.
Inventors
- 👤 Sueaki Omron Tateisi Electronics Co Honda
- 👤 Mitsuji Omron Tateisi Electronics Co Hayashi
- 👤 Takashi Omron Tateisi Electronics Co Niwa
- 👤 Tomohiko Omron Tateisi Electronics Co Hayakawa
- 👤 Hideyuki Omron Tateisi Electronics Co Bingo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:27
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H13/00; H01H13/02; H01H13/023; H01H13/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
88 words
A push-button switch comprising: a housing having a partition wall for dividing the interior of the housing into two chambers at the both sides, a switch mechanism for turning on and off an electric circuit and accommodated within one chamber of the housing, and a push-button accommodated within the other chamber of the housing and moved in association with press force to be applied from 'the exterior of the housing, said switch mechanism being operated by the movement of said push-button through the partition wall of the housing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
88 words
A push-button switch comprising: a housing having a partition wall for dividing the interior of the housing into two chambers at the both sides, a switch mechanism for turning on and off an electric circuit and accommodated within one chamber of the housing, and a push-button accommodated within the other chamber of the housing and moved in association with press force to be applied from 'the exterior of the housing, said switch mechanism being operated by the movement of said push-button through the partition wall of the housing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
74 words
The push-button switch as defined in Claim 1, wherein said switch mechanism is provided with an operating member biased by the spring force of a tension spring, and said partition wall is provided with a through-hole for leading out the operating member toward the side of said push-button and an engagement portion where said operating member is brought into engagement with the edge of the partition wall around the through-hole during temporary assembling thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
159 words
The push-button switch as defined in Claim 1, wherein said switch mechanism is provided with an operating member one end of which is moved upward and downward around the other end being fixed, and a movable member biased by the spring force of a tension spring and coupled to the operating member so as to reverse for turning on and off of the switch mechanism through the op-and-down movement of the operating member, said movable member being formed with a U-shaped notch so as to form two engagement pieces integrally which are respectively provided at the inner periphery thereof with engagement recesses opposed with each other and engaged with the outer edge of said operating member. 4. The push-button switch as defined in Claim 1, wherein said switch mechanism is provided with a fixed terminal forced in inverted L-shaped configuration, and a lateral frame integrally formed on a base to engage with the top end of the fixed terminal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
The push-button switch as defined in Claim 1, wherein said push-button is integrcly formed with a compulsory rerurn member which is brough into contact against said switch rechanism at a predetermined stroke position of the pjsh-button for turning on and off of the switch mechanism.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
151 words
A push-buttcn switch comprising: a housing having a partition wall for dividing the interior of the housing into two chambers at the both sides, a base blocked the bottom opening of the housing, on the top surface of which being formed an insertion part while on the side surface of the base is formed a groove, a switch mechanism for turning on and off an elecinc circuit and mounted on the base and accommodated within one chamber of the housing, a push-button accommodated within the other chamber of the housing and moved in association with press force to be applied from the exterior of the housing, said switch mechanism being operated by the movement of said plunger through the partition wall of the housing, and an illuminator set into the insertion part of the base, a terminal to be connected to the illuminator being inserted into the groove of the base.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
151 words
A push-buttcn switch comprising: a housing having a partition wall for dividing the interior of the housing into two chambers at the both sides, a base blocked the bottom opening of the housing, on the top surface of which being formed an insertion part while on the side surface of the base is formed a groove, a switch mechanism for turning on and off an elecinc circuit and mounted on the base and accommodated within one chamber of the housing, a push-button accommodated within the other chamber of the housing and moved in association with press force to be applied from the exterior of the housing, said switch mechanism being operated by the movement of said plunger through the partition wall of the housing, and an illuminator set into the insertion part of the base, a terminal to be connected to the illuminator being inserted into the groove of the base.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
79 words
The push-button switch as defined in Claim 6, wherein the outer end of the terminal is made into an integral metal foot terminal for a fixed connection of said switch mechanism, with an inner end thereof being formed as a movable member to be electrically connected to the illuminator, and the base is provided with a grooved portion on the surface of the groove for providing a gap around the base portion of the movable member of the terminal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
47 words
The push-button switch as defined in Claim 6, wherein at the side surface of the housing is formed of a projection to be engaged with a positioning engagement recess provided at the inner surface of an insertion portion of a socket into which the housing is inserted.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
102 words
The push-button switch as defined in Claim 6, wherein said illuminator comprises a lamp casing so provided in the upper part of the housing as to be able to be moved upward and downward, said switch mechanism being turned on and off by the application of pressure to the lamp casing, and a light emitting element facing the inside of the lamp casing and provided at the upper position of the switch mechanism, said light emitting element being so provided as to selectively display a first configuration permitting the up-and-down movement of the lamp casing through engagement thereof with the lamp casing.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
192 words
A push-button switch comprising: a housing having a partition wall for dividing the interior of the housing into two chambers at the both sides, a switch mechanism for turning on and off an electric circuit and accommodated within one chamber of the housing, a push-button accommodated within the other chamber of the housing and moved in association with press force to be applied from the exterior of the housing, said switch mechanism being operated by the movement of said push-button through the partition wall of the housing, a light emitting diode for illumination securely mounted on the housing which is actuated separately from the movement of the push-button, a reflecting mirror coupled to the push-button for reflecting the light from the light emitting diode to be gathered from within the push-button towards the illumination front face of the push-button, and a lamp casing made of transparent material for supporting the light emitting diode at the axial center of the reflecting mirror and so arranged as to protrude to be exposed in the inside of the reflecting mirror through sliding movement of the reflecting mirror attendant on the pressure application to the push-button.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
192 words
A push-button switch comprising: a housing having a partition wall for dividing the interior of the housing into two chambers at the both sides, a switch mechanism for turning on and off an electric circuit and accommodated within one chamber of the housing, a push-button accommodated within the other chamber of the housing and moved in association with press force to be applied from the exterior of the housing, said switch mechanism being operated by the movement of said push-button through the partition wall of the housing, a light emitting diode for illumination securely mounted on the housing which is actuated separately from the movement of the push-button, a reflecting mirror coupled to the push-button for reflecting the light from the light emitting diode to be gathered from within the push-button towards the illumination front face of the push-button, and a lamp casing made of transparent material for supporting the light emitting diode at the axial center of the reflecting mirror and so arranged as to protrude to be exposed in the inside of the reflecting mirror through sliding movement of the reflecting mirror attendant on the pressure application to the push-button.
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