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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2022
Omron Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
OMRON CORPORATION, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A limit switch includes: a switch main body; and an operation unit connected to the switch main body. The operation unit includes: a housing; a shaft member, a biasing member; and a plunger. The shaft member includes a shaft body supported by the housing in a manner rotatable from a return position to an operation position around a rotation axis, and a cam. The plunger includes: a plunger body; and at least one contact portion. The at least one contact portion includes a recess positioned on a facing surface facing the at least one protrusion and recessed in a direction moving closer to the switch main body. The recess includes: a first end; a second end; and an inclined surface. The inclined surface is inclined in a direction moving closer to the switch main body as the inclined surface extends from the second end to the first end.