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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2000
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A lever switch comprises a box-shaped case,with the top open having fixed contact points,on the inner bottom surface. A movable contact element,made of an elastic metal, formed into an approximately reverse isosceles triangle having an elastic contact point,E,,F provided at the tip end of two respective elastic feet,C,,D extended from the equilateral sides to be crossing downward is placed in the case. An actuating body,of approximately isosceles triangle shape is disposed on the top of the movable contact element,so as protrusions,C,,D provided at the bottom corners press the upper surface of the flexed portions,A,,B, respectively, locating at the upper corners of the movable contact element,The operation lever,E of actuating body,operates smoothly responding to the forces exerted from the three directions, both the right and the left, as well as from the up.