Patent ID: 6388220
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
An illuminated switching device, comprising:a switch section having a case and switch terminals protruding out of the case; a printed-circuit board with which the switch terminals are connected; and a lamp having an illuminating portion and a pair of lamp terminals, each lamp terminal comprising a free end connected with the printed-circuit board and a crank-like bent portion supported by the case, wherein the case is provided with a pair of groove portions on an outside surface of the case, each said groove portion being formed in a side end face on an upper surface side of the case, and the crank-like bent portion of each lamp terminal is inserted in the groove portion so as to be supported by the case, said illuminating portion being positioned at a fixed elevation by retaining the crank-like bent portion in said groove portion, and wherein the free ends of the pair of lamp terminals are each inserted in through holes formed in the printed-circuit board, said through holes being spaced apart from the pair of groove portions formed in the case.