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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2021
Applicant:
Omron Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
OMRON Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/14 (2006.01); H01H 13/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/14 (2013.01); H01H 13/20 (2013.01); H01H 2235/018 (2013.01);
Abstract
A trigger switch according to one or more embodiments may include a pressure sensor such as a pressure sensitive element that detects a depressed amount of a trigger in response to a depressing operation on the trigger. A trigger switch may include a trigger movable in response to a depressing operation, an urging member including a first end in contact with the trigger and a second end and urging the trigger in a direction opposite to a depressing direction in which the trigger is depressed, an elastic member in contact with the second end of the urging member, and a pressure sensor in contact with the elastic member to detect pressure applied from the elastic member.