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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2000
Toshihiro Fujita, Osaka, JP;
Akito Okamoto, Osaka, JP;
Hideyuki Kitayama, Osaka, JP;
Hiroyuki Ohta, Osaka, JP;
Atsushi Matsumoto, Osaka, JP;
Masaaki Fujii, Osaka, JP;
Masatake Yamano, Osaka, JP;
Eitoku Tabuse, Osaka, JP;
Norio Asa, Osaka, JP;
Toshihiro Fujita, Osaka, JP;
Akito Okamoto, Osaka, JP;
Hideyuki Kitayama, Osaka, JP;
Hiroyuki Ohta, Osaka, JP;
Atsushi Matsumoto, Osaka, JP;
Masaaki Fujii, Osaka, JP;
Masatake Yamano, Osaka, JP;
Eitoku Tabuse, Osaka, JP;
Norio Asa, Osaka, JP;
Idec Izumi Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A switch assembly () comprises a push-button section () and a push-button body () as an operation transmitting member, an LED box () and a contact-making contact () as a direct functioning member, and a communication-function incorporating contact (communications contact) () as an information input/output functioning member, as permitting these components to be connected with each other. Therefore, the switch assembly can respond to an operation given to the push-button body () by causing the contact-making contact () to provide an output for switching between a conductive state and a non-conductive state and by causing the communications contact () to output an information signal to a network.