Patent ID: 7041919
Filing Date: 2006-05-09
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. A switch comprising: a housing having a pair of holding recesses; a contacting section accommodated in said housing and being changeable between a contacting state for contacting with an electrical contact, and a non-contacting state; an operating member mounted to said housing for use in changing said contacting section between said contacting state and said non-contacting state; wherein said operating member includes an operating unit operably coupled with said contacting section and rotatably mounted to said housing for rotation about a fulcrum, said fulcrum having opposing ends supported in said holding recesses of said housing, respectively, such that said operating member is pivotable back and forth in an operation direction; wherein said operating member further includes an operating section unitarily formed with said operating unit and projecting outside said housing; and wherein said operating section is formed of a flexible elastic material, said elastic material having enough rigidity so that, when a necessary operating force is applied to said operating section in the operation direction, the operating force is transmitted by said operating section to said contacting section via said operating unit to cause changing of said contacting section between said contacting state and said non-contacting state, and said elastic material having enough flexibility so that, when a force greater than the necessary operating force is applied to said operating section in the operation direction or when a force is applied to said operating section in a direction other than the operation direction, said operating section bows elastically so as to absorb applied force.