Slide switch sideways operation adapter.

摘要

A slide switch has a switch operating member at its upper surface which is slid to and fro for operating the slide switch. An adapter is for operating this slide switch from the side, and has a main body which has a base and clamp members extending from opposite sides of the base to define a space between them, the clamp members being adapted to grip the slide switch between them so as to secure the adapter on the top of the slide switch with the slide switch being held at least partly in the space between the clamp members. Also, the adapter has an actuator pivotally fixed to the main body, and this actuator has a lever portion which protrudes out from the main body to the side and an actuation portion which, when the slide switch is thus held between the clamp members, is engaged to the switch operating member of the slide switch, so as to slide it as the actuator is pivoted with respect to the main body. Thereby, the slide switch, which basically is for operation from its top, can be converted to be operated from its side, only by adding the adapter, and thus one type of slide switch can be adapted to two types of installation by the use of this adapter.