EP 1475816 A1 20041110 - Operating switch
Title (en)
Operating switch
Title (de)
Bedienungsschalter
Title (fr)
Interrupteur de commande
Publication
Application
Priority
JP 2003130183 A 20030508
Abstract (en)
An operating switch includes a switch body (10) having a pressing unit which is biased upward by a resilient member; a tiltably-supported operating part (20) having a tapered guide (23) in the undersurface thereof such that the guide is in contact with the pressing unit (13); and contact units. Each contact unit includes a push-rod (31) which moves vertically when the operating part is tilted, an elastic member (33) which buckles when the push-rod presses against the member, and an elastic-member contact (34) which comes in contact with one of substrate-contacts (41). When the operating part is tilted, the pressing unit slides on the tapered guide while being pressed downward so as to produce a first type of operational feel, and one of the elastic members buckles while being pressed downward so as to produce a second type of operational feel, the two types being produced substantially at the same time. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
H01H 23/16 (2006.01); H01H 23/30 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H01H 23/168 (2013.01); H01H 23/30 (2013.01); H01H 2215/004 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [X] US 2002060611 A1 20020523 - KUBOTA MINORU [JP], et al
- [A] US 5115108 A 19920519 - OGAWA KIKUO [JP], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 04009446 A 20040421; JP 2003130183 A 20030508