Patent ID: 7999200
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: H01H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A safety switch provided with an actuator capable of entering and withdrawing from an operation section of a switch main unit, wherein a switching contact in a switch section is movable between an open condition and a closed condition through action of an operating rod provided in said switch section reciprocating in response to the entry and withdrawal of said actuator, so that the entry and withdrawal of said actuator is detected, the safety switch comprising: a drive cam provided in said operation section and capable of rotating; and a lock mechanism provided in a lock mechanism section of said switch main unit that locks rotation of said drive cam, wherein said drive cam rotates forward and backward in response to the entry and withdrawal of said actuator with respect to said operation section, and said operating rod reciprocates due to the forward and backward rotation, and said lock mechanism comprises: