Patent ID: 8643496

Claim:
A contact for a fluid level detection apparatus comprising: a contact support spring made of a conductive material to be fixed in a cantilevered fashion to a holder to rotate in response to a change in fluid level, the contact support spring including: a cantilevered spring arm having a proximal end to be fixed to the holder and a free end; and a contact support which is provided at the free end of the cantilevered spring arm, and in which a first position is set at one end side and a second position is set at the other end side of the contact support, the second position lying closer to the proximal end of the cantilevered spring arm than the first position does; a first contact which is attached to the contact support in the first position to be brought into press contact with a first sliding resistor on the frame by a flexure displacement of the free end of the cantilevered spring arm and the contact support; and a second contact which is attached to the contact support in the second position to be brought into press contact with a second sliding resistor on the frame by the flexure displacement of the free end of the cantilevered spring arm and the contact support, wherein the contact support is integrally joined with the cantilevered spring arm at a joining position in an intermediate position between the first position and the second position and the joining position is set so that a pressing load applied to the first contact and the second contact on the contact support by the flexure displacement of the free end of the cantilevered spring arm and the contact support falls within a predetermined range.