Patent ID: 7057128
Filing Date: 2006-06-06
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. A push-on switch comprising: (a) a switch base made of an insulation resin into a box-like shape with a square configuration as viewed from above and a recess formed therein, the switch base provided with a first stationary contact connected with a first terminal protruding outside and a second stationary contact connected with a second terminal protruding outside, both the stationary contacts secured to the bottom of the recess by insertion molding; (b) a movable contact disposed in the recess, for making and breaking an electrical continuity between the first stationary contact and the second stationary contact responsive to a pushing manipulation; and (c) a covering member for covering the recess, wherein the first stationary contact has a center contact point arranged in a manner to be exposed in a center position of the switch base, and first lead paths extending along one of diagonal lines of the switch base from the center contact point toward both side edges of the switch base, and the second stationary contact is arranged at a position along an outer brim of the recess in respective areas divided by the first lead paths of the first stationary contact in a line-symmetrical manner about the one of the diagonal lines.