Trigger switch
Disclosed a trigger switch having a trigger to be locked stably when it is pulled in. The trigger has wall surfaces disposed oppositely leaving a space therebetween. Pivotal holes are formed in the wall surfaces and a pivotal shaft is inserted in said holes. Rotary shaft holes are formed in the wall surfaces, and a rotary shaft for inverting a switch is inserted in the rotary shaft holes. A stopper for stopping the trigger from being pulled while rotating about the pivotal shaft is mounted between the pivotal shaft and the rotary shaft. The stopper includes a stopper shaft engaged in stopper holes formed in the wall surfaces. A stopper button is mounted at an end of the stopper shaft. When the stopper button is pushed, the stopper shaft is moved to place a thinned portion thereof into the stopper holes, thus releasing the trigger from the stopper.
1. A trigger switch comprising:
a trigger having wall surfaces adjacent to each other on a base side, the wall surfaces being disposed opposite to each other with a given space therebetween;
a touch portion adapted to be touched by fingers, the touch portion being located on the base side;
pivotal holes formed in the wall surfaces and located above and closer to the touch portion;
a pivotal shaft inserted in the pivotal holes such that the shaft is interposed between the pivotal holes;
rotary shaft holes formed in the wall surfaces;
a rotary shaft for inverting a switch, the rotary shaft being located at a position remote from the pivotal shaft and from the touch portion, the rotary shaft being inserted in the rotary shaft holes such that the rotary shaft is interposed between the rotary shaft holes; and
a stopper for stopping the trigger from being pulled in while being rotated about the pivotal shaft, the stopper being mounted between the pivotal shaft and the rotary shaft;
wherein the stopper including a first and second stopper holes formed in the wall surfaces, a stopper shaft engaged in the first and second stopper holes, and a stopper button mounted at an end of the stopper shaft;
the first and second stopper holes having a first and second guide slots communicating with the stopper holes and being narrower than diameters of the first and second stopper holes;
the stopper shaft having a first and second lock portions having smaller diameters than ones of the first and second stopper holes but larger than width of the first and second guide slots, and a first and second guide portions having smaller diameters than ones of the first and second guide slots to allow insertion of the guide portions therein;
whereby when the stopper button is pushed, the stopper shaft is moved to remove the first and second lock portions from the first and second stopper holes, and the first and second guide slots are moved into the first and second guide slots, thus releasing the trigger from the stopper.
2. The trigger switch according to claim 1 , wherein the stopper shaft is provided with a return spring incorporated to return the trigger to its original state.