Patent · US Expired

Rotary encoding switch

US7612689B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17References

10Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Siegfried Neumann · Amberg, DE
Uwe Weiss · Amberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 20, 2005
Grant date	Nov 3, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 21, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH03M1/285
WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment of the present invention, a rotary encoding switch is disclosed such as used in the function setting for relays or similar. In one embodiment, a particularly secure function setting for relays or similar may be achieved by means of a rotary encoding switch with a number of switch stages with separations between the switch stages which are not constant.

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