(19)
(11) EP 0 708 465 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
08.05.1996 Bulletin 1996/19

(43) Date of publication A2:
24.04.1996 Bulletin 1996/17

(21) Application number: 95116128.0

(22) Date of filing: 12.10.1995
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: H01H 13/20, H01H 13/02
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 18.10.1994 JP 251911/94

(71) Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Aimi, Mitsuo
    Hirakata City, 573 (JP)
  • Takeda, Hiroshi
    Obama City, 917-02 (JP)

(74) Representative: Dr. Elisabeth Jung Dr. Jürgen Schirdewahn Dipl.-Ing. Claus Gernhardt 
Postfach 40 14 68
D-80714 München
D-80714 München (DE)

   


(54) Switch


(57) A fixed terminal (12) having a fixed contact (20A) and a L-shaped moving member terminal (13) are mounted through oblong openings of a bottom plate of a switch case (11) at each one end. A moving switch-plate (16) having a moving contact (20B) at one end part is suspended on the other end part of the L-shaped moving member terminal (13) with a change-over member and a U-shaped leaf spring (15) so that the longitudinal direction of the moving switch-plate (16) is substantially parallel to the bottom plate of the switch case (11), and that the other end of the moving switch-plate (16) is moved by a slide member (17) to operate the switch.






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