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Push button switch
Assignee: Alps Alpine Co Ltd
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Filing: 1992-01-13
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Granted: 1993-04-13
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Expires: 2012-01-13
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
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 23:06
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H13/00; H01H13/70; H01H13/702; H01H13/705; 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: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
A push button switch comprising: a fixed contact and a movable contact: a base member having a guide cylinder; a key top having a stem; a restoring member for upwards urging said key top; an actuator having upper and lower end portions disposed between said guide cylinder and said stem so as to be able to move with respect to said guide cylinder and said stem, wherein a pressing portion for pressing said movable contact to contact with said fixed contact is formed in the lower end portion of said actuator, and at least one elastic leg which is arranged to come in contact with said key top is formed in the upper end portion of said actuator so as to be deflected when said key top is depressed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
A push button switch comprising: a fixed contact and a movable contact: a base member having a guide cylinder; a key top having a stem; a restoring member for upwards urging said key top; an actuator having upper and lower end portions disposed between said guide cylinder and said stem so as to be able to move with respect to said guide cylinder and said stem, wherein a pressing portion for pressing said movable contact to contact with said fixed contact is formed in the lower end portion of said actuator, and at least one elastic leg which is arranged to come in contact with said key top is formed in the upper end portion of said actuator so as to be deflected when said key top is depressed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
78 words
A push button switch according to claim 1, wherein an engaging portion is provided in said base member, and said actuator comprises a hollow cylindrical portion having an outer wall which moves on the surface of said guide cylinder and an inner wall which moves said stem, first and second elastic legs extending from the upper end portion of said cylindrical portion to confront said key top, and a stopper portion which is engaged to said engaging portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
A push button switch according to claim 2, wherein said first and second legs are in the shape of a crank and extend in opposite directions to each other from the upper end portion of said cylindrical portion of said actuator.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A push button switch according to claim 1, wherein a fastening portion is formed at the front end of said at least one elastic leg to contact said key top.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
A push button switch according to claim 1, wherein said restoring member is disposed between said base member and the leg of said actuator so as to be deflected when said key top is depressed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
139 words
A pushbutton switch comprising: switch elements; a housing having a guide cylinder with a top end; a key top having a stem projected from a inner top surface, adapted to move up and down along said guide cylinder; a restoring member for biasing said key top upwards; and an actuator having an elastic members extending from a root section thereof, provided between said housing and said key top, slidable with respect to said guide cylinder and said stem, and adapted to drive said switch elements by pressure; said guide cylinder having at the top end recessed cutouts into which said actuator may be inserted with freedom of movement, said actuator being lowered and inserted into said cutouts so as to drive said switch elements by pressure as said key top is lowered against the elasticity of said restoring member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
139 words
A pushbutton switch comprising: switch elements; a housing having a guide cylinder with a top end; a key top having a stem projected from a inner top surface, adapted to move up and down along said guide cylinder; a restoring member for biasing said key top upwards; and an actuator having an elastic members extending from a root section thereof, provided between said housing and said key top, slidable with respect to said guide cylinder and said stem, and adapted to drive said switch elements by pressure; said guide cylinder having at the top end recessed cutouts into which said actuator may be inserted with freedom of movement, said actuator being lowered and inserted into said cutouts so as to drive said switch elements by pressure as said key top is lowered against the elasticity of said restoring member.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
89 words
A pushbutton switch as claimed in claim 6, wherein said key top and the actuator are at their lower end of the stroke when said pushbutton is depressed, said top end surface of said guide cylinder is set at a level lower than the lower end of the stroke of said inner top surface, and the inner bottom surfaces of recessed cutouts of the guide cylinder of said housing are set at a level lower than the lower ends of the strokes of the elastic member of said actuator.
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