IP Library Granted Patent US 6,849,817
Granted Patent B2
US 6,849,817 · App. 10/844,141 · Granted Feb 1, 2005

Switching device including stopper surface-mounted on printed circuit board

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 6,849,817
App. No.
10/844,141
Granted
Feb 1, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A switching device includes a switch body, a side knob, a returning mechanism, and a stopper. The switch body has a controlling unit which can be tilted and depressed. The switch body is surface-mounted on the printed circuit board. The side knob is attached to the controlling unit of the switch body. The switch body includes the returning mechanism for the controlling unit. The stopper is actuated in accordance with the tilting or depression of the side knob. The stopper is surface-mounted on the printed circuit board.

Claims (8)

1. A switching device comprising:

a printed circuit board;

a switch body surface-mounted on a surface of the printed circuit board, the switch body including a controlling unit capable of being tilted from a perpendicular line to the surface of the printed circuit board, the switch body outputting a predetermined signal in response to tilt of the controlling unit; a tilting knob attached to the controlling unit of the switch body;

a returning mechanism for returning the controlling unit to an initial position, the returning mechanism being provided in the switch body; and

a stopper actuated by operation of the tilting knob, the stopper being surface-mounted on the printed circuit board.

2. A switching device according to claim 1 , wherein the stopper has a clicking mechanism.

3. A switching device according to claim 2 , wherein the stopper has a switching mechanism.

4. A switching device according to claim 3 , wherein the switching device has a two-level switching mechanism wherein the switch body is a first level and the stopper is a second level.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 31, 2019
From: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
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