EP0509368A3 - Push button switch - Google Patents

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EP0509368A3
EP0509368A3 EP19920105960 EP92105960A EP0509368A3 EP 0509368 A3 EP0509368 A3 EP 0509368A3 EP 19920105960 EP19920105960 EP 19920105960 EP 92105960 A EP92105960 A EP 92105960A EP 0509368 A3 EP0509368 A3 EP 0509368A3
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push button
button switch
switch
push
button
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Ekkehard Sachs
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Marquardt GmbH
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Marquardt GmbH
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    • 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
    • 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
    • H01H21/00—Switches operated by an operating part in the form of a pivotable member acted upon directly by a solid body, e.g. by a hand
    • H01H21/02—Details
    • H01H21/18—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
    • H01H21/22—Operating parts, e.g. handle
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2207/00—Connections
    • H01H2207/032—Surface mounted component
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2209/00—Layers
    • H01H2209/002—Materials
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2215/00—Tactile feedback
    • H01H2215/004—Collapsible dome or bubble
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2215/00—Tactile feedback
    • H01H2215/004—Collapsible dome or bubble
    • H01H2215/012—Positioning of individual dome
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2227/00—Dimensions; Characteristics
    • H01H2227/022—Collapsable dome
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H23/00—Tumbler or rocker switches, i.e. switches characterised by being operated by rocking an operating member in the form of a rocker button
    • H01H23/28—Tumbler or rocker switches, i.e. switches characterised by being operated by rocking an operating member in the form of a rocker button with three operating positions
    • H01H23/30—Tumbler or rocker switches, i.e. switches characterised by being operated by rocking an operating member in the form of a rocker button with three operating positions with stable centre positions and one or both end positions unstable
EP92105960A 1991-04-19 1992-04-07 Push button switch Expired - Lifetime EP0509368B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE4112754A DE4112754C2 (en) 1991-04-19 1991-04-19 Push button switch
DE4112754 1991-04-19

Publications (3)

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EP0509368A2 EP0509368A2 (en) 1992-10-21
EP0509368A3 true EP0509368A3 (en) 1992-12-30
EP0509368B1 EP0509368B1 (en) 1994-01-12

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EP92105960A Expired - Lifetime EP0509368B1 (en) 1991-04-19 1992-04-07 Push button switch

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EP (1) EP0509368B1 (en)
DE (2) DE4112754C2 (en)

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DE3122456A1 (en) * 1980-06-09 1982-05-06 Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd., Tokyo Elastic push-button switch cap
DE8409257U1 (en) * 1984-03-26 1984-07-26 Ing. Gerhard Dekorsy GmbH, 7760 Radolfzell Device with at least one button
DE3307659A1 (en) * 1983-03-04 1984-09-06 Standard Elektrik Lorenz Ag KEY SWITCH
GB2168537A (en) * 1984-12-12 1986-06-18 Shinetsu Polymer Co Push button switch covering member
DE3447085A1 (en) * 1984-12-22 1986-07-03 Marquardt Gmbh, 7201 Rietheim-Weilheim Push-button switch

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DE3122456A1 (en) * 1980-06-09 1982-05-06 Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd., Tokyo Elastic push-button switch cap
DE3307659A1 (en) * 1983-03-04 1984-09-06 Standard Elektrik Lorenz Ag KEY SWITCH
DE8409257U1 (en) * 1984-03-26 1984-07-26 Ing. Gerhard Dekorsy GmbH, 7760 Radolfzell Device with at least one button
GB2168537A (en) * 1984-12-12 1986-06-18 Shinetsu Polymer Co Push button switch covering member
DE3447085A1 (en) * 1984-12-22 1986-07-03 Marquardt Gmbh, 7201 Rietheim-Weilheim Push-button switch

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DE4112754C2 (en) 1999-06-02
DE59200040D1 (en) 1994-02-24
EP0509368B1 (en) 1994-01-12
US5298705A (en) 1994-03-29
DE4112754A1 (en) 1992-10-22
EP0509368A2 (en) 1992-10-21

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