Patent ID: 7060920
Filing Date: 2006-06-13
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. A multi-stage click switch comprising: a housing; an operating knob movably mounted on the housing; a plurality of pressing portions provided on the operating knob; a contact circuit member including a plurality of switch contact portions disposed in opposed relation to the plurality of pressing portions, respectively; a rubber switch member provided between the plurality of pressing portions and the contact circuit member; and a plurality of rubber contact portions which are formed on the rubber switch member, and can sequentially close and open the switch contact portions in multi-stage manner in accordance with the movement of the plurality of pressing portions; wherein each of the plurality of rubber contact portions includes a thin wall portion, an outer portion that is pressed by one of the pressing portions, and an inner portion on which is mounted a conductive piece opposed to corresponding one of the plurality of switch contact portions, wherein each of the thin wall portions produce a click feeling by a resilient force, produced by elastic deformation of the rubber contact portion during the movement of the operating knob, at the time of operating the operating knob; and wherein when the operating knob is moved from a first-stage switching operation to a final-stage switching operations;