Patent ID: 7091437
Filing Date: 2006-08-15
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. A rotary switch, being set on a circuit board of an electric device, comprising: a pedestal, being fixedly coupled to the circuit board, and having a plurality of interference parts formed thereon and a pivotal-connecting part formed on a central portion thereof; a rotative body, having a plurality of pivotal-connecting bodies extending from a bottom surface thereof, and at least one elastic arm formed integrally with and extending from said bottom surface of said rotative body, the elastic arm having a free end, wherein the pivotal-connecting bodies are formed on a circle centered along an axis of the rotative body and are pivotally assembled with the pivotal-connecting part of the pedestal, and the free end of the elastic arm being in elastic contact with one of the interference parts; and an elastic-contacting piece, fixed on the bottom surface of the rotative body, and extending with a first contacting part and a second contacting part located on two circles centered along an axis of the rotative body, the first contacting part and the second contacting part electrically connected to corresponding places on the circuit board.