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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 5/500 ; H01H 3/302 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 5/500 ; H01H 3/302 ;
Abstract
In a driving force storing device for a switch operating mechanism, a joint device has a first joint portion including a first opposing surface, a second joint portion including a second opposing surface, and a coupling portion. A first torsion bar is connected between the first joint portion and a driving shaft portion. A second torsion bar is connected between the second joint portion and a fixed member. A torque is applied to the joint device by the first and second torsion bars in a direction where the first and second opposing surfaces are separated from each other and the first and second joint portions are pushed toward the coupling portion.