Patent ID: 6933454
Filing Date: 2005-08-23
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. A switching apparatus, comprising: a rear panel; a front panel spaced apart from said rear panel and having a first surface outwardly exposed and a second surface in face-to-face relationship with said rear panel, said front panel being formed with a through bore having an outer open end flush with said first surface and an inner open end flush with said second surface; a switch device including a stationary contact member fixedly mounted on said rear panel, and a movable contact member movable with respect to said stationary contact member to assume two different positions including a switch-on position in which said movable contact member is brought in contact with said stationary contact member to establish electrical connection between said movable contact member and said stationary contact member and a switch-off position in which said movable contact member is brought out of contact with said stationary contact member to establish electrical disconnection between said movable contact member and said stationary contact member; a push button having a pushed portion having a center axis extending substantially in perpendicular relationship with said first surface of said front panel and received in said through bore of said front panel, said push button supporting said movable contact member of said switch device to be reciprocatable along said center axis of said pushed portion together with said movable contact member of said switch device to assume two different positions including a projected position in which said pushed portion is projected outwardly of said first surface of said front panel to have said movable contact member move with respect to said stationary contact member toward said switch-off position and a retracted position in which said pushed portion is retracted into said through bore to have said movable contact member move with respect to said stationary contact member toward said switch-on position; and a stationary supporting panel disposed between said rear panel and said front panel, said push button further including a horn projection having a center axis, and said stationary supporting panel including a base section held in pressing contact with said horn projection to have said horn projection pivotably received on said second surface of said front panel, and said stationary supporting panel including an urging section designed to resiliently urge said push button toward said projected position.