(19)
(11) EP 0 872 863 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
12.05.1999 Bulletin 1999/19

(43) Date of publication A2:
21.10.1998 Bulletin 1998/43

(21) Application number: 98302467.0

(22) Date of filing: 31.03.1998
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: H01H 13/20, H01H 13/04
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 14.04.1997 JP 95822/97

(71) Applicant: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Ota-ku Tokyo 145 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Takahashi, Kazunari
    Furukawa-shi, Miyagi-ken (JP)

(74) Representative: Kensett, John Hinton 
Saunders & Dolleymore, 9 Rickmansworth Road
Watford, Hertfordshire WD1 7HE
Watford, Hertfordshire WD1 7HE (GB)

   


(54) Pushbutton switch


(57) In a pushbutton switch, a housing 1 is provided with a stopper section 1c projecting from the rim of an opening la thereof. The lowermost point of a control key 7 is defined by being brought into contact with the stopper section 1c when the pushbutton switch is turned on by pushing a stem 5 a required amount through the control key 7.






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