Construction of control switch

Claim 1

A control switch, comprising: a case body; switch means for effecting an electrical connection or disconnection, said switch means beig normally opened and including a pair of contacts, one of said contacts being movable in a working direction; a control button, the operating direction of which is different from said working direction of said switch means, said control button being movably supported on said case body; a link member having a proximal end directly engaged by said control button and a distal end press-in portion normally spaced from but adapted to be brought into contact with and separated from said switch means; pivot means supporting said link member for pivoting movement relative to said case body so that said press-in portion thereof is moved into engagement with said switch means to cause said one of said contacts thereof to move toward the other in response to said proximal end portion being moved by the operation of said control button in said operating direction thereof and engagement of said control button with said proximal end portion; and a stationary member fixed to said case body and being static irrespective of the motion of said link member, said proximal end having a pair of spaced portions thereon, said pivot means effecting a pivotal support of said link member on said control button at a first portion of said proximal end, an abutment portion on a second portion of said proximal end and on a side of said pivot means opposite said first portion so that a pivoting of said link member is promoted by abutting of said abutment portion against said stationary member as said control button is moved in said operating direction.