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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2003
Makoto Sasaki, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Makoto Sasaki, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A switch device that includes a case having a bottom wall and sidewalls; a fixed contact member; a movable contact member; a driving member mounted on the sidewalls; and restoring means for restoring the driving member to the original position. The driving member includes an actuating portion for moving the movable contact member and an operating portion for rotating the actuating portion, wherein the actuating portion moves the movable contact member and brings the movable contact member into contact with the fixed contact member when the operating portion is driven. The driving member is restored to the original state in which the movable contact member and the fixed contact member are brought out of contact by restoring means when the driven state of the operating portion is released.