Electricity: circuit makers and breakers – Electric switch details – Contact
Patent
1997-10-23
1999-03-02
Friedhofer, Michael A.
Electricity: circuit makers and breakers
Electric switch details
Contact
200 16R, 200 6188, H01H 136, H01H 1500
Patent
active
058758844
ABSTRACT:
A slide switch apparatus having a movable contact and a movable board arranged to prevent chattering between the movable contact and the movable board, even when the slide switch apparatus is immersed in a high temperature oil. The movable contact can be assembled onto the movable board in a one-touch manner. The movable board (3) has a gap (37), a step portion (32, 33), and an engaging portion (34, 35). The gap extends in a direction perpendicular to a direction of sliding of the movable board (3) so that the movable contact (2) can be inserted thereinto in that perpendicular direction. The step portion (34, 35) has a valley shape in sectional view. The movable contact (2) has a leadframe (26) inserted in the gap (37) of the movable board (3), and a chatter preventive piece (22, 23, 24, 25) engaged with the step portion (32, 33) and the engaging portion (34, 35).
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Friedhofer Michael A.
Kananen Ronald P.
Niles Parts Co., Ltd.
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