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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2006
Applicants:
Hideaki Hayakawa, Aichi-ken, JP;
Hidetaka Nomura, Aichi-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Hideaki Hayakawa, Aichi-ken, JP;
Hidetaka Nomura, Aichi-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai-Rika-Denki-Seisakusho, Aichi-ken, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/00 (2006.01); H01H 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A switch member comprising a convex knob portion on which the finger of an operator catches, wherein the knob portion is retained such that it is pivotable around a pivot shaft, a base surface of the knob portion is configured as a curved convex surface, wherein the curved convex surface is configured as a surface whose radius of curvature gradually becomes larger in a pulling direction of the finger catching on the knob portion, is provided.