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Field	Value
Publication number	US-9947487-B2
Application number	US-201615341533-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 2, 2016
Priority date	Nov 6, 2015
Publication date	Apr 17, 2018
Grant date	Apr 17, 2018

Abstract

Provided is a switch that can be downsized. A switch is provided with a plunger, and an upper torsion spring configured to bias the plunger in a returning direction. The torsion spring has a first arm that extends to the plunger and abuts against the plunger. The plunger has a hole at a position into which the first arm is inserted. The hole is a through hole extending in a direction that is perpendicular to a direction in which the plunger moves, and is the same as a direction in which the first arm extends when viewed in the direction in which the plunger moves.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A switch that is provided with a plunger configured to linearly move from a reference position to an operation position in response to an operation performed on an operation portion, and that is configured to open and close contacts according to the movement of the plunger, the switch comprising:
a torsion spring configured to bias the plunger in a returning direction from the operation position to the reference position,
wherein the torsion spring has an arm that extends to the plunger and abuts against the plunger,
the plunger has a hole at a position into which the arm is inserted, and
the hole is a through hole extending in a direction that is perpendicular to a direction in which the plunger moves, and is the same as a direction in which the arm extends when viewed in the direction in which the plunger moves,
wherein the arm slides on a sliding surface that is a surface of the hole that is located in the returning direction of the plunger,
the hole has, between the sliding surface and an opening on the torsion spring side, an inclined surface that is inclined to the opening in the returning direction of the plunger, and
the torsion spring abuts, in the operation position, against the plunger at a boundary between the sliding surface and the inclined surface.

2. The switch according to claim 1 ,
wherein the torsion spring has a bent portion in a front end portion of the arm, and
the bent portion of the torsion spring abuts against the plunger in the reference position.

3. The switch according to claim 2 ,
wherein the torsion spring has, in the reference position, a gap between a part of the front end portion that is located further forward than the bent portion, and the plunger.

4. The switch according to claim 1 ,
wherein the torsion spring has a sliding member in a front end portion of the arm, and
the sliding member of the torsion spring abuts against the plunger in the reference position.

Assignees

• Omron Tateisi Electronics Co

Inventors

• Katsube Shinya
• Morita Kazuaki
• Otsuka Hiroyuki

Classifications

• H01H3/3042 Primary

  using a torsion spring · CPC title

• H01H13/52

  the contact returning to its original state immediately upon removal of operating force, e.g. bell-push switch · CPC title

• H01H1/50

  Means for increasing contact pressure, preventing vibration of contacts, holding contacts together after engagement, or biasing contacts to the open position · CPC title

• H01H3/60

  Mechanical arrangements for preventing or damping vibration or shock · CPC title

• H01H3/022

  Emergency operating parts, e.g. for stop-switch in dangerous conditions · CPC title