Patent ID: 7431496

Claim:
A structure of an electronic thermometer comprising: a hollow elongated body portion integrally made of plastic and having a first end and a second end, said hollow elongated body portion being formed with a window, said second end of said hollow elongated body portion having an opening, a circumferential edge of said window having a recess; a transparent panel fixedly mounted in said recess to close said window; a temperature sensing head engaged with said first end of said hollow elongated body portion and made of conductive material; a detachable cap engaged with said opening of said hollow elongated body portion; a pushbutton switch mounted on said detachable cap; a temperature sensor mounted within said temperature sensing head; a core inserted into said body portion, said core including a core body, a display screen, a printed circuit board, a conductor and a conductor fixing rod, said display screen being mounted in said window of said hollow elongated body portion for showing temperature reading, said printed circuit board being electrically connected to said temperature sensor via a conductive wire, said conductor fixing rod being a flexible member so that one can indirectly depress said conductor fixing rod by depressing said pushbutton on said detachable cap; said pushbutton switch being made of flexible material and arranged beside an end of said conductor fixing rod, said conductor fixing rod being made of flexible material, said conductor fixing rod having a slanted end which is arranged against a slanted end of said pushbutton switch and can get in touch with said slanted end of said pushbutton switch; whereby when said pushbutton switch is depressed, said slanted end of said conductor fixing rod will be biased to go sideward thereby deforming said conductor fixing rod and forcing said conductor fixing rod to push said conductor against said printed circuit board thus making said conductor get in touch with an electrical contact on said printed circuit board.