Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Shoji Takeda

Hisashi Watanabe

Toshio Watanabe

Akio Mikami

Hideki Notake

Shusuke Inoue

A terminal for an electronic component having a connecting section with a rectangular shaped cross sectional for connection to the casing of the electronic component, and a taping section also with a rectangular shaped cross sectional for attachment to a tape carrying a plurality of such terminals. In between the connecting section and the taping section are a lower rod section and an upper rod section. The lower rod section facilitates the separation of the taping section from the tape. The upper section facilitates the separation of the connecting section from the remaining portion of the terminal.

Terminal for electronic component and method of manufacturing the same

A push button switch for use with an operating key of electronic appliances having a long working stroke, a clear step feeling during the switching operation, and an overstroke after switching is complete. The switch contains a pressure member 17 made of elastic material disposed between the push button 18 and movable contact point 16. As the domed movable contact point 16 is pressed during the switching operation via the pressure member 17, the working stroke of the switch can be made longer for a quantity equivalent to that of the compression deformation in the pressure member 17, before and after the reversal action of the domed movable contact point 16. Also, there is provided a clearance for outward expansion for the top extrusion of the pressure member 17 during compression deformation. Due to the alignment of these components, the possibility of the pressure member 17 and push button 18 dislocating or rattling is minimized. Once the top part of the push button 18 has been pressed with an operating key of the electronic appliance and the switching is complete, the lid 19 of the box-shape case 11 protects the push button 18 and the movable contact point 16 from excessive forces or damage.

Push button switch

Automatic bread maker

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Okayama, Japan

Shoji Takeda