Patent ID: 9466440
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: H01H

Claim Text:
1. A switch device with an erroneous operation preventer, comprising: a switch main body attached to an opening portion of a wall and having a switch member pivotally supported by a shaft that is parallel to the wall, the switch main body being configured such that pushing a first end portion of the switch member causes a second end portion thereof to protrude from the wall and such that an on state and an off state of the switch main body are changed by pushing one of the first end portion and the second end portion of the switch member; and an erroneous operation preventer configured to prevent an erroneous operation on the first end portion of the switch member, the first end portion taking a protruding posture in which the first end portion protrudes from the wall when the switch Main body is in one of the on state and the off state, wherein the switch member is supported by the shaft in a casing fixed to the opening portion, wherein the casing has a flange portion disposed around a periphery of the switch member and engaged with a periphery of the opening portion of the wall, wherein the erroneous operation preventer is formed in a frame shape and disposed outwardly of the flange portion, and wherein the erroneous operation preventer has a pair of side protective walls that extend in a longitudinal direction of the switch member so as to cover a surface of the flange portion on both sides of the first end portion of the switch member.