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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Omron Corporation, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, JP;
Inventor:
Kazuyuki Tsukimori, Okayama, JP;
Assignee:
OMRON Corporation, Kyoto-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 1/02 (2006.01); H01H 1/023 (2006.01); H01H 19/18 (2006.01); H01H 21/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 1/02 (2013.01); H01H 1/023 (2013.01); H01H 19/18 (2013.01); H01H 21/285 (2013.01); H01H 2205/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A limit switch includes fixed contacts and a movable contact, the fixed contacts and the movable contact formed from an Au—Ni metal alloy of no less than 97% Au by weight. The limit switch detects position, change, movement, number of passes, or the like and outputs an 'on' signal or an 'off' signal depending on whether a detection occurred.