EP0223968A3 - Rotating electrical switch - Google Patents

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EP0223968A3
EP0223968A3 EP86113240A EP86113240A EP0223968A3 EP 0223968 A3 EP0223968 A3 EP 0223968A3 EP 86113240 A EP86113240 A EP 86113240A EP 86113240 A EP86113240 A EP 86113240A EP 0223968 A3 EP0223968 A3 EP 0223968A3
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rotating electrical
electrical switch
switch
rotating
electrical
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EP0223968B1 (en
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Jurgen Wolf
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Braun GmbH
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Braun GmbH
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H19/00—Switches operated by an operating part which is rotatable about a longitudinal axis thereof and which is acted upon directly by a solid body external to the switch, e.g. by a hand
    • H01H19/54—Switches operated by an operating part which is rotatable about a longitudinal axis thereof and which is acted upon directly by a solid body external to the switch, e.g. by a hand the operating part having at least five or an unspecified number of operative positions
    • H01H19/56—Angularly-movable actuating part carrying contacts, e.g. drum switch
    • H01H19/58—Angularly-movable actuating part carrying contacts, e.g. drum switch having only axial contact pressure, e.g. disc switch, wafer switch
    • H01H19/585—Angularly-movable actuating part carrying contacts, e.g. drum switch having only axial contact pressure, e.g. disc switch, wafer switch provided with printed circuit contacts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H19/00—Switches operated by an operating part which is rotatable about a longitudinal axis thereof and which is acted upon directly by a solid body external to the switch, e.g. by a hand
    • H01H19/02—Details
    • H01H19/10—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
    • H01H19/11—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon with indexing means
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H19/00—Switches operated by an operating part which is rotatable about a longitudinal axis thereof and which is acted upon directly by a solid body external to the switch, e.g. by a hand
    • H01H2019/008—Switches operated by an operating part which is rotatable about a longitudinal axis thereof and which is acted upon directly by a solid body external to the switch, e.g. by a hand with snap mounting of rotatable part on fixed part, e.g. rotor on stator, operating knob on switch panel
EP86113240A 1985-10-30 1986-09-26 Rotating electrical switch Expired - Lifetime EP0223968B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE3538546 1985-10-30
DE19853538546 DE3538546A1 (en) 1985-10-30 1985-10-30 ELECTRIC ROTARY SWITCH

Publications (3)

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EP0223968A2 EP0223968A2 (en) 1987-06-03
EP0223968A3 true EP0223968A3 (en) 1989-06-14
EP0223968B1 EP0223968B1 (en) 1992-04-22

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EP86113240A Expired - Lifetime EP0223968B1 (en) 1985-10-30 1986-09-26 Rotating electrical switch

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US (1) US4739138A (en)
EP (1) EP0223968B1 (en)
CA (1) CA1284163C (en)
DE (2) DE3538546A1 (en)

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US3255319A (en) * 1964-08-26 1966-06-07 Spectrol Electronics Corp Miniature switch with contact aligned detent structure
US3337699A (en) * 1966-06-09 1967-08-22 Edwin A Miller Rotary electric tap switch with improved contact and detent means
GB2027276A (en) * 1978-06-27 1980-02-13 Seiko Instr & Electronics Electrical switch assembly
DE2831204B1 (en) * 1978-07-15 1979-08-02 Standard Elek K Lorenz Ag Miniature step switch

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EP0223968A2 (en) 1987-06-03
DE3684994D1 (en) 1992-05-27
CA1284163C (en) 1991-05-14
US4739138A (en) 1988-04-19
DE3538546C2 (en) 1987-12-17
EP0223968B1 (en) 1992-04-22
DE3538546A1 (en) 1987-05-07

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