(19)
(11) EP 1 734 548 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
17.01.2007 Bulletin 2007/03

(43) Date of publication A2:
20.12.2006 Bulletin 2006/51

(21) Application number: 06012121.7

(22) Date of filing: 13.06.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H01H 13/18(2006.01)
 H01H 21/24(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK YU

(30) Priority: 13.06.2005 JP 2005172556

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

(72) Inventor:
  • Haga, Osamu
    Ota-ku Tokyo 145-8501 (JP)

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

   


(54) Switch device


(57) An actuator (4) of a switch device (1) is formed with a protrusion (4d) which is a pressing portion which an external action member (6) can operate by pressing, such that moving the action member (6) in one direction parallel to one side wall (2a) of a casing (2) in a state with a supporting portion (4b) being rotatably supported by a turning supporting portion (2c) of the casing (2) causes the protrusion (4d) to be pressed in the direction toward the one side wall (2a) such that the actuator (4) can turn on the supporting portion (4b) as a point of support, wherein the amount of turning of the protrusion (4d) at the time of turning the actuator (4) downwards by moving the action member (6) in the one direction parallel to the one side wall (2a) is greater than the amount of movement of the action member (6) in the one direction.







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