Patent ID: 7823275
Filing Date: 2010-11-02
Classification: H01H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for making an electronic switch mountable on a circuit board, comprising: (A) providing a housing that includes a base having an inner side and an outer side opposite to said inner side, and a cover body having a main portion that cooperates with said inner side of said base to define a chamber, and an end portion extending from said main portion to said outer side of said base and cooperating with said outer side of said base to define a sealing space; (B) providing a terminal having a connecting part extending through said base and said sealing space for connection with the circuit board; (C) providing said base with a hollow portion that projects outwardly from said outer side of said base into said sealing space and that confines an air-discharge hole communicating fluidly with said chamber; (D) providing a first adhesive layer to seal said sealing space without covering said air-discharge hole; and (E) sealing said air-discharge hole, wherein, in step (E), a plug body is inserted into said air-discharge hole to seal said air-discharge hole.