Patent ID: 8648271

Claim:
A position switch, comprising: a switch housing having an interior and an exterior; a plurality of switch bodies that are coupled to the switch housing, each switch body configured to generate an electric signal; a plurality of switch levers each of which is rotatably hinge-coupled to a corresponding one of the plurality of switch bodies so as to correspond to the switch bodies, and configured to selectively operate the corresponding one of the plurality of switch bodies according to a rotation direction of the switch lever; a plurality of contact plates that are slidably coupled to the switch housing and are located at the interior of the switch housing, each contact plate configured to cause one or more of the plurality of switch levers to rotate when the contact plate is pushed; a plurality of elastic members each of which is configured to restore one of the plurality of contact plates to an original position when the contact plate is no longer pushed; a plurality of guide recesses that are formed at the switch housing along a direction of movement of each of the contact plates; and a plurality of guide protrusions, each extending from one of the plurality of contact plates and the interior of the switch housing through one of the plurality of guide recesses and connecting to an end of one of the plurality of elastic members at the exterior of the switch housing.