Proximity switch
US6664661B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 16, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K2217/960775
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A proximity switch is described, specifically a capacitive proximity switch, with two signal transmitters (1, 2) and with one signal receiver (3), a first signal output (4, 5) of each of the two signal transmitters (1, 2) being connected to one another and to a first signal input (6) of the signal receiver (3), and a second signal output (7, 8) of each of the two signal transmitters (1, 2) being connected via a respective signal transmission path (9, 10) to a second signal input (11) of the signal receiver (3), and at least one of the two signal transmission paths (9, 10) can be influenceable by an actuating object.
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