Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Illuminated dual action switch
- Patent Title (中): 照明双动作开关
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Application No.: US12485397Application Date: 2009-06-16
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Publication No.: US07932474B2Publication Date: 2011-04-26
- Inventor: Kenichi Hamada , Eiichi Hayakawa , Tatsuya Futamura , Fumitaka Hayase
- Applicant: Kenichi Hamada , Eiichi Hayakawa , Tatsuya Futamura , Fumitaka Hayase
- Applicant Address: JP Aichi
- Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
- Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
- Current Assignee Address: JP Aichi
- Agency: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
- Priority: JP2008-156528 20080616
- Main IPC: H01H9/00
- IPC: H01H9/00

Abstract:
An illuminated switch comprising a four-way knob and a push knob, wherein the push knob has two legs which slide along a guide surface on an internal pusher member. Tilt activation of the four-way knob results in the push knob also being tilted. When the user has pushed the push knob while the push knob and the four-way knob are in a tilted position, the push knob in conjunction with the four-way knob linearly move backward in the pushed direction, whereby an internal switch and an external switch are operated. The push knob is illuminated by an internal LED by way of a through hole in the internal pusher member.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090308719A1 SWITCH Public/Granted day:2009-12-17
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