Patent ID: 6841744
Filing Date: 2005-01-11
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. A slide switch comprising: a case with fixed contacts embedded therein; an operating member movably contained in said case; a movable contact piece fixed to said operating member and arranged to be connected to and disconnected from said fixed contacts; a containing portion provided in one of said case and said operating member, said containing portion having a pair of inner side faces disposed perpendicular to a moving direction of said operating member; and a coiled spring contained in said containing portion and operable to apply a biasing force to said operating member, said spring being arranged to make contact with said pair of inner side faces, wherein said spring is provided at a first end thereof with a first coil-end seating portion, wherein said spring is provided at a second end thereof with a second coil-end seating portion, and wherein a total sum of a number of turns of said first coil-end seating portion and said second coil-end seating portion is at least ¾ turn and at most 1 turn.