Patent · US Expired

Plural switch configuration in a recessed switch housing with an illuminated rocker and floatingly mounted actuation cap

US5850062A · kind A · utility

9Cited by

2References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

ITT Automotive Automotive GmbH · DE

Inventors

Jakob Botz · Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE
Berthold Fein · Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE
Adam Weber · Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 18, 1996
Grant date	Dec 15, 1998
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 18, 2016

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01H23/143
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a switch configuration that can be used in a receptacle that is equipped with a shield. In this case, the shield can be arranged offset relative to the receptacle within the framework of given tolerances. The novel switch arrangement is used to compensate for the offset of the shield relative to the receptacle with the aid of a cap that is mounted in a floating manner. In this case, the friction of an actuation cap, which actuates a switch via an actuator, is to be kept as low as possible relative to the guide surfaces of the corresponding shield opening.

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