Title:
LEVER SWITCH
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2014132526
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lever switch used for various electronic apparatus, capable of obtaining the large returning force of a lever, and enabling certain operation.SOLUTION: An upper arm portion 14D extending from a curved portion 14A of a moving contact 14 to a side part is elastically contacted with a lower surface of a lever 13, and a folding portion 14F extending downward and elastically contacting with a case 11 at an end portion according to the rocking of the lever 13 is provided at an end portion of the upper arm portion 14D. Therefore, when the lever 13 is rocked, the almost whole surface of the upper arm portion 14D of the elastically deformed moving contact 14 is elastically contacted with the lower surface of the lever 13, and the folding portion 14F elastically contacted with the case 11 is elastically deformed. The lever 13 can be returned to an original state by those, so that a lever switch enabling certain operation with large returning force can be obtained.
Inventors:
MINAMI KATSUICHI
Application Number:
JP2013000302A
Publication Date:
July 17, 2014
Filing Date:
January 07, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PANASONIC CORP
International Classes:
H01H21/24
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hiroki Naito
Kentaro Fujii
Ikuro Terauchi
Kentaro Fujii
Ikuro Terauchi