(19)
(11) EP 1 204 128 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
05.01.2005 Bulletin 2005/01

(43) Date of publication A2:
08.05.2002 Bulletin 2002/19

(21) Application number: 01126042.9

(22) Date of filing: 31.10.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H01H 21/00, H01H 1/58
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 02.11.2000 JP 2000340408
02.11.2000 JP 2000340409
02.11.2000 JP 2000340410

(71) Applicant: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Tokyo 145-8501 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Tanaka, Takaki, c/o Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Tokyo 145-8501 (JP)

(74) Representative: Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch 
Winzererstrasse 106
80797 München
80797 München (DE)

   


(54) Lever operating type switch assembly


(57) The invention provides a switch assembly in which a movable contact point is swingably supported stably having a common contact point and an individual contact point formed in simple structure to save the material cost and having the common contact point and the individual contact point the parts of which can be used commonly. A support projection that extends to a free end side from an elastic contact position of a common contact point is formed on a support tongue of a movable contact point that is supported swingably in a container of a housing in which a common contact point and an individual contact point are disposed, and a support projection is supported on a pivot support portion formed on the housing.






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