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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2018
Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd., Fujiyoshida, JP;
Citizen Watch Co., Ltd., Nishitokyo, JP;
Toyohiko Amano, Yamanashi, JP;
CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Fujiyoshida, JP;
CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A push switch which can have a small separation distance from a side surface of a mounting board, when it is mounted on the mounting board through a step, is disclosed. The push switch includes a substrate having a first surface on which a first fixed contact point and a second fixed contact point surrounding the first fixed contact point are formed, a second surface located opposite to the first surface, a third surface extending from the second surface to a corner in a direction perpendicular to the first surface, and a fourth surface extending from the corner parallel to the first surface, and a conductive movable contact point having a peripheral edge is in contact with the second fixed contact point, and a center contacted by the first fixed contact point when the movable contact point is pressed, and the corner includes a groove recessed with respect to at least one of the third surface and the fourth surface.