Patent ID: 6570111
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A switch for electronic equipment comprising a lever mechanism with a protruding button to operate an electric switch mounted to a printed wiring circuit board for a main circuit of the electronic equipment by a linear force applied axially to said button, said lever mechanism comprising:a first lever member disposed perpendicular to the axis of said button having an end thereof which is bendably connected to the electronic equipment via a first elastic portion and which is rotationally bent by the force applied to said button, a second lever member having an end thereof which is bendably connected to the electronic equipment via a second elastic portion and which protrudes in a direction perpendicular the axis of said button and which is equipped with an arm for operating said electric switch, and a coupling member for connecting said first lever member to said second lever member at ends thereof and rotating third and fourth elastic portions mounted to the ends of said coupling member to transmit a rotational displacement caused by the bend of said first lever member to said second lever member responsive to said linear force applied to said button.