Patent ID: 11875958
Assignee: UCHIYA THERMOSTAT CO., LTD.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method of connecting an electric element in a switch, the switch including a first contact, a first terminal connected to the first contact and exposed out of the switch, a second contact capable of moving to a position at which the second contact is in contact with the first contact and a position at which the second contact is spaced apart from the first contact, a second terminal connected to the second contact and exposed out of the switch, a third terminal connected to the first contact, a fourth terminal connected to the second contact, and an insulation case that accommodates the first and second contacts, a first elastic body and a second elastic body, the electric element being placed in an insulation cover, each of the first and second elastic bodies having a notch, the method comprising:
connecting the electric element in parallel to the first and second contacts between the first and second terminals;
connecting, to the third terminal, a first external-circuit lead wire to be connected to an external circuit; and
connecting, to the fourth terminal, a second external-circuit lead wire to be connected to the external circuit,
wherein the connecting of the electric element includes, by mounting the insulation cover on the insulation case, inserting a first element lead wire of the electric element into the notch of the first elastic body, pressing the first element lead wire against the first terminal by the first elastic body, inserting a second element lead wire of the electric element into the notch of the second elastic body, and pressing the second element lead wire of the electric element against the second terminal by the second elastic body, whereby the electric element is connected between the first and second terminals.