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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2005
Filed:
May. 12, 2004
Applicants:
Tomosuke Takata, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Hideki Ueno, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Koichi Yamamoto, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A switching device includes a switch body, a side knob, a returning mechanism, and a stopper. The switch body has a controlling unit which can be tilted and depressed. The switch body is surface-mounted on the printed circuit board. The side knob is attached to the controlling unit of the switch body. The switch body includes the returning mechanism for the controlling unit. The stopper is actuated in accordance with the tilting or depression of the side knob. The stopper is surface-mounted on the printed circuit board.