Patent ID: 7002092

Claim:
A latch with a switch, comprising: a housing having an opening, a movable member movably disposed in the housing, and having a portion to be able to protrude outside the housing through the opening, a forcing member disposed in the housing for urging the movable member to protrude outside the housing, a locking member disposed between the housing and the movable member for locking the movable member at a lock position against a force of the forcing member, and a switch disposed in the housing for performing a switching operation and formed of a movable terminal having a pin attached to the movable member, said pin having two ends protruding outwardly from two side surfaces of the movable member and located inside the housing, and a pair of fixed terminals attached inside the housing for contacting with or separating from the movable terminal according to movements of the movable member, said fixed terminals being affixed to inner surfaces facing each other in the housing, wherein said housing further includes a movable terminal insertion hole formed in at least one of the two opposing inner surfaces for inserting the pin of the movable terminal.