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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2011
Yasuhiro Kiyono, Nagaokakyo, JP;
Toshihiro Naruo, Kyoto, JP;
Yasuhiro Kiyono, Nagaokakyo, JP;
Toshihiro Naruo, Kyoto, JP;
Omron Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A switch has a manipulator that is supported by a housing and swung on one side and the other side, a power switch mechanism that brings contact portions of a movable piece and a fixed terminal into contact with each other when the manipulator is swung onto one side, the movable piece and the fixed terminal being disposed opposite each other in the housing, a returning spring that biases the manipulator in a swing manipulation direction when the manipulator is swung onto the other side, and a power retaining and releasing mechanism that includes a retaining portion and a releasing portion, the retaining portion regulating a restoring force of the returning spring according to the swing manipulation of the manipulator onto one side to retain a contact state of the contact portions of the movable piece and the fixed terminal.