MICROSWITCH WITH PUSH-IN WIRE CONNECTOR

摘要

A microswitch with push-in wire connectors is provided. In one illustrative embodiment, the microswitch may include a plunger (20) for activating the switch, a first stationary contact (72), a second stationary contact (73), a movable contact (71), and a snap-spring assembly (60) reactive to the plunger (20) for switching the moveable contact (71) between making electrical contact with the first stationary contact (72) and making electrical contact with the second stationary contact (73). The microswitch may include a first push-in wire connector for electrically connecting an end of a first wire to the first stationary contact (72), a second push-in wire connector for electrically connecting an end of a second wire to the second stationary contact (73), and/or a third push-in wire connector for electrically connecting an end of a third wire to the movable contact (71). Alternatively, or in addition, the microswitch may include a housing (10) that, when viewed from a first surface, may have a footprint that is generally rectangular in shape except for a first housing projection (27) and a second housing projection (29) that extend out from different sides of the housing (10). The first housing projection (27) and the second housing projection (29) may house first and second push-in wire connectors, as desired.