Patent ID: 6559401
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A lever switch comprising:a case including: a first side wall; a second side wall adjacent to the first side wall; and a third side wall having an opening; a common contact provided to the first side wall; a first fixed contact provided to the second side wall; a supporting protrusion disposed around the common contact in the case; a lever including: a shaft section located at an intermediate portion thereof, the shaft section being rotatably held at the opening; a driving section located at a first end thereof, the driving section being housed in the case; and a handle section located at a second end thereof, the handle section protruding out of the opening outside the case; and an elastic movable contact formed in an approximate V-shape, including: a bent section located at an intermediate portion thereof, the bent section being bent by the driving section contacting therewith, the bent section being housed in the case; a first arm extending from a first side of the bent section; a fixed section provided at a tip of the first arm, the fixed section being mounted between the common contact and the supporting protrusion, the fixed section being formed in an approximate square U-shape; a second arm extending from a second side of the bent section; and a contact section elastically contacting with the first fixed contact and the second side wall, the contact section being provided at a tip of the second arm.