Patent ID: 6376790
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A slide switch, comprising:a case having first and second portions respectively defining first and second chambers, the first and second portions of the case being formed as one body, an upper surface of the first chamber defining a first elongated hole; a surface disposed in the case separating the first and second chambers, the surface defining a second elongated hole parallel to the first elongated hole; a contact holder accommodated in the second chamber to slide in a direction substantially parallel to the first and second elongated holes; a pin connected with the contact holder; a spacer disposed in the first chamber for sealing the second elongated hole, the spacer defining a through hole; a shaft connected with an operation knob and the pin, wherein the shaft and the pin are collectively interconnected between the contact holder and the operation knob through the through hole to be slidably disposed through the first and second elongated holes and the through hole to move in the direction substantially parallel to the first and second elongated holes to allow operation of the contact holder through the first and second elongated holes.