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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Makoto Sasaki, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Masakatsu Atumi, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Nobuyuki Kowata, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Kenichi Saiso, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Alps Electronic Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/00 ;
Abstract
An object of the invention is to provide a illuminated switching device comprising a small number of components and capable of giving stabilized illumination to a translucent portion of a knob. For this purpose, the illuminated switching device of the present invention has a switch section including a case and a switch terminal protruding out of the case, a printed-circuit board to which the switch terminal is connected, and a lamp having a pair of lamp terminals connected with the printed-circuit board. The lamp terminals are retained and supported on the case.