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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2018
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Junichi Uchida, Sagamihara, JP;
Assignee:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/14 (2006.01); H01H 13/20 (2006.01); H01H 3/12 (2006.01); H01H 13/702 (2006.01); H01H 13/704 (2006.01); H01H 3/60 (2006.01); H01H 13/85 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/14 (2013.01); H01H 3/12 (2013.01); H01H 13/20 (2013.01); H01H 13/702 (2013.01); H01H 13/704 (2013.01); H01H 3/60 (2013.01); H01H 13/85 (2013.01); H01H 2215/004 (2013.01); H01H 2221/05 (2013.01); H01H 2221/062 (2013.01);
Abstract
A switch structure includes: a switch member that is deformed and receives a switch input, when force of a predetermined magnitude is applied thereto; a pressing member that presses the switch member; and an intermediate member that includes a first layer and a second layer, is interposed between the switch member and the pressing member, and is plate-like, the first layer being made of a synthetic resin and abutting against the switch member, the second layer being layered on the pressing member side of the first layer and being made of a material having a rigidity higher than the synthetic resin.