DE3070065D1 - Switch structure with touch element - Google Patents

Switch structure with touch element

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Publication number
DE3070065D1
DE3070065D1 DE8080901665T DE3070065T DE3070065D1 DE 3070065 D1 DE3070065 D1 DE 3070065D1 DE 8080901665 T DE8080901665 T DE 8080901665T DE 3070065 T DE3070065 T DE 3070065T DE 3070065 D1 DE3070065 D1 DE 3070065D1
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Germany
Prior art keywords
touch
switch structure
switch
touch element
resilient
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Expired
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DE8080901665T
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German (de)
English (en)
Inventor
Eric John Marshall
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MARSHALL E DESIGN INT Ltd
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MARSHALL E DESIGN INT Ltd
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Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
    • H01H13/70—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard
    • H01H13/702—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard with contacts carried by or formed from layers in a multilayer structure, e.g. membrane switches
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
    • H01H13/50—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a single operating member
    • H01H13/52—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a single operating member the contact returning to its original state immediately upon removal of operating force, e.g. bell-push switch
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2215/00—Tactile feedback
    • H01H2215/002—Longer travel
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2217/00—Facilitation of operation; Human engineering
    • H01H2217/006—Different feeling for different switch sites
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2221/00—Actuators
    • H01H2221/036—Return force
    • H01H2221/038—Fluid
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2221/00—Actuators
    • H01H2221/036—Return force
    • H01H2221/042—Foam

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  • Push-Button Switches (AREA)
  • Switches That Are Operated By Magnetic Or Electric Fields (AREA)
DE8080901665T 1979-09-12 1980-09-12 Switch structure with touch element Expired DE3070065D1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB7931627 1979-09-12
PCT/GB1980/000141 WO1981000787A1 (en) 1979-09-12 1980-09-12 Switch structure with touch element

Publications (1)

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DE3070065D1 true DE3070065D1 (en) 1985-03-14

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DE8080901665T Expired DE3070065D1 (en) 1979-09-12 1980-09-12 Switch structure with touch element

Country Status (6)

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EP (1) EP0042381B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
JP (1) JPS56501142A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
AT (1) ATE11612T1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE3070065D1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
GB (1) GB2081456B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
WO (1) WO1981000787A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

Families Citing this family (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
NZ215956A (en) * 1985-04-29 1988-07-28 Macfarlane A & K Pty Ltd Variable keystroke pressure keyboard: pressure regulated bag compressible between the keyboard base and keys
US4990900A (en) * 1987-10-01 1991-02-05 Alps Electric Co., Ltd. Touch panel
US5089671A (en) * 1989-12-15 1992-02-18 Val Ranetkins Underwater zoom switch
DE59103999D1 (de) * 1990-08-30 1995-02-02 Karl Otto Platz Druckschaltelement.
EP0952599A3 (de) * 1998-04-20 2000-01-19 Company for Technology Transfer and Patents Sark-Kistner Drucktastenschalter
EP1429355A1 (en) * 2002-12-09 2004-06-16 IEE INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONICS & ENGINEERING S.A. Foil-type switching element
EP1429357A1 (en) 2002-12-09 2004-06-16 IEE INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONICS & ENGINEERING S.A. Foil-type switching element with multi-layered carrier foil

Family Cites Families (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3382338A (en) * 1966-04-26 1968-05-07 Ibm Pushbutton actuator for elastomeric switch
US3503031A (en) * 1969-02-11 1970-03-24 Control Data Corp Printed circuit keyboard
US4017848A (en) * 1975-05-19 1977-04-12 Rockwell International Corporation Transparent keyboard switch and array
US4046975A (en) * 1975-09-22 1977-09-06 Chomerics, Inc. Keyboard switch assembly having internal gas passages preformed in spacer member
US4024368A (en) * 1975-10-02 1977-05-17 Litton Systems, Inc. Switch assembly having selective actuation sensitivity
CA1104182A (en) * 1977-06-24 1981-06-30 Peter Strandwitz Touch switch

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Publication number Publication date
EP0042381B1 (en) 1985-01-30
ATE11612T1 (de) 1985-02-15
GB2081456B (en) 1984-07-25
JPS56501142A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1981-08-13
WO1981000787A1 (en) 1981-03-19
EP0042381A1 (en) 1981-12-30
GB2081456A (en) 1982-02-17

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