Horizontal tact switch

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1999-08-27

2000-01-25

Friedhofer, Michael

Electricity: circuit makers and breakers

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Double snap

200517, 200533, 200551, H01H 110

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06018132&

ABSTRACT:
A horizontal tact switch comprises an insulative base having contacts partially retained therein and partially exposing to exterior. A metal cover is fixed to the insulative base and has a plan plate from an edge of which a lever curvedly extends. The lever has an upper contacting portion and a lower pressing portion and the upper contacting portion is proximate to a bottom surface of the plan plate. A pusher is movably received between the insulative base and the metal cover and has a ramp for driving the lever downward when the pusher is depress horizontally. An elastic device is positioned under the pusher and aligned with the lower pressing portion of the lever. A conductor plate comprises a plurality of spring arms each respectively aligned with corresponding one of the partially exposed contacts.

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patent: 4659882 (1987-04-01), Hayashi et al.
patent: 5660272 (1997-08-01), Janniere et al.

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