Patent ID: 8410381
Filing Date: 2013-04-02
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. A push-on switch comprising: a first contact plate made of flat conductive sheet metal, the first contact plate having a first terminal at an end thereof; a second contact plate made of flat conductive sheet metal and facing the first contact plate, the second contact plate having a second terminal at an end thereof, a central opening at a center thereof, and a plurality of positioning holes around the central opening; a thin-film spacer made of insulating LCP resin and having a center hole, the spacer being disposed between the first contact plate and the second contact plate and integrally bonded thereto; a movable contact on the second contact plate, the movable contact having a bottom surface facing, at a center thereof, a top surface of the first contact plate with a space therebetween via the central opening of the second contact plate and the center hole of the spacer; and a flexible lid on a top surface of the second contact plate, the lid holding the movable contact, wherein a plurality of positioning parts are formed by softening the spacer with heat and pressure so that the spacer is protruded upward through the positioning holes.