Patent ID: 6376786
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A switch device comprising:a base; an operating plate disposed opposite the base and including an outer face depressed at any part thereof so that the operating plate is displaced from a neutral position to a proximity position where the operating plate is in proximity to the base; a first movable member provided between the base and the operating plate and having a first pivot shaft, wherein said pivot shaft is supported by shaft supports extending from said base, and extends along the operating plate and about which the first movable member is caused to pivot when the operating plate is depressed; a second movable member provided between the base and the operating plate and having a second pivot shaft, spaced from and extending in parallel with the first pivot shaft, the first movable member pivoting about the first pivot shaft when a predetermined part of the outer face of the operating plate is depressed, the second movable member pivoting about the second pivot shaft when a part of the outer face of the operating plate other than the predetermined part is depressed, the first movable member pivoting upon pivot of the second movable member; a switching element provided on the base; and a switch operating section provided on the first movable member for switching a state of the switching element when the first movable member pivots.