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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Isao Miyashita, Fujiyoshida, JP;
Assignee:
Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd., Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 2/504 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 2/504 ;
Abstract
A plurality of fixed contacts and a movable contact are provided on a substrate so that opposite contacts form a unit switch. A holding plate having a holding corner is mounted on the substrate, and an operating plunger having a plurality of radially extending arms is slidably mounted in a hole formed in the holding plate, and rotatably held in the holding corner so as to be tilted about the holding corner. A plurality of projections are formed on the underside of the plunger, each of the projections is provided corresponding to the movable contact.