Patent ID: 6621017
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A push-button switch comprising:a case having through-holes formed therethrough; an insulating board having a plurality of switch contacts formed thereon; an actuator formed of resilient material, said actuator including: a base section arranged on said insulating board; and a first actuating section and a second actuating section arranged over said switch contacts on said insulating board, each of said first actuating section and said second actuating section being coupled to said base section via a respective linking section, said second actuating section protruding through a first one of said through-holes in said case; an urging body including: a first end rotatably supported by at least one of a supporting section of said actuator and a supporting section of said case; and a second end for pushing said first actuating section; and a push button for pushing a center section of said urging body between said first end and said second end, said push button protruding through a second one of said through-holes in said case.