IP Library Granted Patent US 10,242,817
Granted Patent B2
US 10,242,817 · App. 15/941,103 · Granted Mar 26, 2019

Switch housing protrusion secures board with fixed contact

Inventor: Hiroshi Ohara (Miyagi, JP)
Assignee: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
H01H13/10H01H13/06H01H13/48H01H13/52H01H9/04H01H2203/026H01H2205/004H01H2215/006H01H2215/03H01H2221/05H01H2223/002H01H2229/034H01H2229/05
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Patent No.
US 10,242,817
App. No.
15/941,103
Granted
Mar 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A switch includes a housing including a bottom surface and a protrusion formed on the bottom surface, a board that is placed on the bottom surface of the housing and includes a fixed contact, the board and the protrusion being fitted together, a movable contact that is disposed to cover at least portions of the fixed contact and the protrusion and configured to be inverted, and an operation part that presses the movable contact toward the fixed contact.

Claims (18)

1. A switch, comprising:

a housing including a bottom surface and a protrusion formed on the bottom surface;

a board that is placed on the bottom surface of the housing and includes a fixed contact, the board and the protrusion being fitted together;

a movable contact that is disposed to cover at least portions of the fixed contact and the protrusion and configured to be inverted; and

an operation part that presses the movable contact toward the fixed contact.

2. The switch as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

a height of the protrusion is lower than a height of the board.

3. The switch as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the movable contact is a metal disc spring.

4. The switch as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the board includes an opening; and

the protrusion is fitted into the opening.

5. The switch as claimed in claim 4 , wherein

the protrusion is beaten out in the opening.

6. The switch as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the movable contact includes legs that contact the fixed contact.

7. The switch as claimed in claim 6 , wherein

the protrusion is disposed between two of the legs.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 27, 2019
From: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048710/0794 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 11, 2019
From: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048300/0970 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 30, 2018
From: OHARA, HIROSHI
To: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 045394/0102 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-079417 · Apr 13, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180301297A1 · Oct 18, 2018