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Push button switch
Assignee: Alps Alpine Co Ltd
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Filing: 1990-09-18
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Granted: 1992-06-09
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Expires: 2010-09-18
Abstract
Abstract A push button switch including a case, a key top fastened to the case, an elastic member disposed between the case and the key top and acting to upwards urge the key top and a contact portioned so as to confront a spring member fastened to an operation member of the key top so that the contact portion is pressed by the spring member when the key top is depressed, the push button switch comprising: a movable member disposed between the operation member of the key top and a projection wall of the case whereby the operation member and the movable member can be moved with respect to each other and the movable member and the projection wall can be moved with respect to each other.
Inventors
- 👤 Takafumi Kato
- 👤 Kazutoshi Watanabe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:30
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H13/00; H01H13/70; H01H13/702; H01H13/705; H01H13/02; H01H13/12; H01H13/20; H01H2215/00; H01H2215/004; H01H2215/006; H01H2215/02; H01H2217/00; H01H2217/01; H01H2221/00; H01H2221/024; H01H2221/026; H01H2227/00; H01H2227/036; H01H2233/00; H01H2233/05; H01H2233/054; H01H2233/056; H01H2237/00; H01H2237/004
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A push button switch including a case having a projection wall, a key top fastened to said case, an first elastic member disposed between said case and said key top and acting to upwards urge said key top, a second elastic member, and a contact portion positioned so as to confront said second elastic member, wherein said key top includes an operation member for guiding movement of said key top such that said contact portion is pressed by said second elastic member when said key top is depressed, said push button switch comprising: a movable member disposed between said operation member of said key top and said projection wall of said case whereby said operation member and said movable member can be moved with respect to each other and said movable member and said projection wall can be moved with respect to each other.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
A push button switch including a case having a projection wall, a key top fastened to said case, an first elastic member disposed between said case and said key top and acting to upwards urge said key top, a second elastic member, and a contact portion positioned so as to confront said second elastic member, wherein said key top includes an operation member for guiding movement of said key top such that said contact portion is pressed by said second elastic member when said key top is depressed, said push button switch comprising: a movable member disposed between said operation member of said key top and said projection wall of said case whereby said operation member and said movable member can be moved with respect to each other and said movable member and said projection wall can be moved with respect to each other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The push button switch as recited in claim 1 wherein said second elastic member is a coil spring.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1995-06-09 | 1995-12-09 | 1996-06-09 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1999-06-09 | 1999-12-09 | 2000-06-09 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2003-06-09 | 2003-12-09 | 2004-06-09 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |