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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2002
Kenji Nishimura, Fukui, JP;
Masaki Nakase, Fukui, JP;
Yasuchika Kudo, Fukui, JP;
Yusho Nakase, Fukui, JP;
Yoshiharu Abe, Osaka, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A lever switch includes a case having a common contact and fixed contacts provided on inner wall opposite to each other. A movable contact made from elastic metal and shaped like the letter “M” has an intermediate section that comes into contact with the common contact. A first arm extends from each one of both ends of the intermediate section. Each one of the ends of the first arms forms a folding-back section, and a second arm is formed at the end of the folding-back section. A contact formed at the end of the second arm comes into contact with the inner wall of the case. Rotation of the lever slides a slider on the bottom plate of the case, and a pushing section provided at each one of both ends of the slider brings the contact into contact with the fixed contact or leaves the contact from the fixed contact.