US 12,236,739 B2
Pushbutton switch, operating unit, and amusement machine
Masaaki Sumi, Kyoto (JP)
Assigned to OMRON Corporation, Kyoto (JP)
Appl. No. 17/996,813
Filed by OMRON Corporation, Kyoto (JP)
PCT Filed May 28, 2020, PCT No. PCT/JP2020/021157
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 21, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/240739, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 2, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0196868 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01); H01H 1/54 (2006.01); H01H 13/14 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3209 (2013.01) [H01H 1/54 (2013.01); H01H 13/14 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pushbutton switch, comprising:
an attachment fixed to a first surface of a support comprising a plate;
an operable portion removably engaged with the attachment; and
a detector attached to a second surface of the support and facing the operable portion,
wherein the operable portion comprises a press portion and a movable magnet movable in a pressing direction from the operable portion toward the detector and in a direction opposite to the pressing direction, and the operable portion is rotatable about an axis parallel to the pressing direction so as to be engaged with the attachment,
the attachment has a loose-fitting hole to loosely receive the movable magnet while the operable portion is engaged with the attachment, and
the detector comprises a switcher configured to selectively place a first magnet to attract the movable magnet or a second magnet to repel the movable magnet at a position facing the movable magnet while the operable portion is engaged with the attachment.