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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2021
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Ohara, Miyagi, JP;
Kenji Maemine, Tokyo, JP;
ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A push switch includes a housing, a fixed contact member, a movable contact member, and a first pressing member. The housing includes an opening and a compartment, the movable contact member includes a dome that protrudes toward the opening and is invertible, and the first pressing member includes a first fulcrum portion, a first load portion, and a first effort portion. The first fulcrum portion is disposed on one side of the first pressing member to contact the housing, the first load portion is disposed on another side of the first pressing member to press the movable contact member, and the first effort portion is disposed between the first fulcrum portion and the first load portion. Upon the first effort portion being pressed through the opening, the first load portion presses and inverts the dome of the movable contact member, and the movable contact member contacts the fixed contact member.