Patent ID: 8003901
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. A switch device comprising: a push-type manual switch that is to be pushed against self-holding force to an ON state, the self-holding force being set to have a relatively large value; a push-type automatic switch that is to be pushed against the self-holding force to an ON state, the self-holding force being set to have a relatively small value smaller than the relatively large value; a switch substrate that outputs manual signals for operating a power window of a vehicle to move as long as the manual switch remains in the ON state on the basis of the operation of the manual switch in the ON state, and outputs automatic signals for operating the power window to move to an allowable position on the basis of the operation of the automatic switch in the ON state; a knob that can be operated by a user; and a pusher that pushes the manual switch and the automatic switch sequentially by operating force applied from the knob, wherein a height of the pusher is set to be 0.9 times or more of a distance between an operating point of pushing force exerted on the manual switch from the pusher and an operating point of pushing force exerted on the automatic switch from the pusher; wherein a movable contact point of the push-type manual switch has a first contact point part and a first skirt part; wherein a movable contact point of the push-type automatic switch has a second contact point part and a second skirt part; wherein the second skirt part is thinner than the first skirt part; and wherein the relatively large value of the self-holding force of the push-type manual switch and the relatively small value of the self-holding force of the push-type automatic switch are determined by the respective thicknesses of the skirt parts of the push-type manual switch and the push-type automatic switch.