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Electric push-button switch, and operating element having an electric push-button switch

US10109433B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Leopold KOSTAL GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Michael Bleckmann · Schwerte, DE
Tobias Hafner · Dortmund, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 16, 2016
Grant date	Oct 23, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 5, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01H2239/074
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electric pushbutton switch includes a pushbutton, a rocker, and a housing. The pushbutton has a substantially rectangular actuating surface. The pushbutton is received within the housing and is displaceable connected to the housing. The pushbutton displaces with respect to the housing by way of a pressure actuation onto the actuating surface, thus triggering an electrical switching element. The rocker is box-shaped and is arranged within the housing beneath the pushbutton body and is at least partially encompassed by the pushbutton. The rocker is mounted on an inner longitudinally extending wall of the housing by a pivot bearing. By actuating the actuating surface, the rocker pivots about the pivot bearing while supporting the pushbutton along the longitudinal extension of the pushbutton.

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