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Rocker switch

US7838789B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

CoActive Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Michael Stoffers · Berlin, DE
Rainer Maurer · Schwelm, DE
Uwe Gillmann · Berlin, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 27, 2007
Grant date	Nov 23, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 24, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01H23/30
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A rocker switch (10) is provided with a mechanical switch unit consisting of a switch housing (11) made of plastic, a switching element (14) supported in spring-loaded manner on said switch housing so as to be capable of moving back and forth, and an actuating rocker (16) connected to the switching element (14), and also with limit-stop elements (48, 49, 51, 52) for limiting the actuating angle of the actuating rocker (16), and with an electrical switch unit. In order to obtain variable actuating angles and overcompression functions, the invention provides that the actuating rocker (16) is provided with an overcompression element (36) which in one or both of the actuating directions comes to be operationally connected to an overcompression stop (46, 47) on the switch housing (11) before the limit-stop elements (51, 52) come into operation.

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