Contact switch
View Patent ↗A contact switch includes a case, a first contact provided in the case, a second contact provided in the case, an actuator for causing the first contact to contact the second contact, and an oil-repellent agent applied to at least one of an outer edge of the first contact or an outer edge of the second contact The oil-repellent agent includes a fluorine-based polymer. The switch has a simple structure and connects between the contacts reliably.
1. A contact switch adapted to be used in an environment where a lubricant oil exists, said contact switch, comprising:
a case to allow the lubricant oil to exist therein;
a first strip provided in the case, the first strip allowing the lubricant oil to flow along the first strip;
a first contact provided on the first strip and in the case;
a second contact provided in the case;
an actuator for causing the first contact to contact the second contact; and
a first oil-repellent agent applied to an outer edge of the first contact, the first oil-repellent agent including a fluorine-based polymer;
wherein the first oil-repellent agent surrounds the first contact entirely to prevent the lubricant oil flowing along the first strip from reaching the first contact.
2. The contact switch according to claim 1 , further comprising a second oil-repellent agent applied to an outer edge of the second contact, the second oil-repellent agent including fluorine-based polymer.
3. The contact switch according to claim 1 , wherein the second oil-repellent agent surrounds the outer edge of the second contact.
4. The contact switch according to claim 1 , wherein the first oil-repellent agent further includes a dispersion medium and the fluorine-based polymer is dispersed in the dispersion medium.
5. The contact switch according to claim 4 , wherein the dispersion medium includes a mixture of methylnonafluoroisobutylether and methylnonafluorobutylether.
6. The contact switch according to claim 4 , wherein the dispersion medium includes a mixture of ethylnonafluoroisobutylether and ethylnonafluorobutylether.
7. The contact switch according to claim 1 , wherein the hydrolysis group has a silane-coupling function.
8. The contact switch according to claim 1 , wherein the fluorine-based polymer is coupled to the outer edge of the first contact by chemical bonding.
9. The contact switch according to claim 1 , wherein plural fluorine-based polymers are coupled to each other.
10. The contact switch according to claim 1 , wherein the organic functional group contains two or three hydrolysis groups.
11. The contact switch according to claim 1 , wherein the fluorine-based polymer contains
a fluorine-based organic functional group, and
an organic functional group coupled to the fluorine-based organic functional group, the organic functional group containing a hydrolysis group.
12. The contact switch according to claim 2 , wherein the fluorine-based polymer is coupled to the outer edge of the second contact by chemical bonding.