EP0614204A3 - Switch dome for push-button switch. - Google Patents

Switch dome for push-button switch. Download PDF

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EP0614204A3
EP0614204A3 EP94102939A EP94102939A EP0614204A3 EP 0614204 A3 EP0614204 A3 EP 0614204A3 EP 94102939 A EP94102939 A EP 94102939A EP 94102939 A EP94102939 A EP 94102939A EP 0614204 A3 EP0614204 A3 EP 0614204A3
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Prior art keywords
switch
push
dome
button
button switch
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French (fr)
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EP0614204A2 (en
EP0614204B1 (en
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Ekkehard Sachs
Kai-Uwe Marquardt
Reinhold Woelki
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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
    • H01H13/70—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
    • H01H13/7006—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 comprising a separate movable contact element for each switch site, all other elements being integrated in layers
    • 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
    • H01H2215/00—Tactile feedback
    • H01H2215/004—Collapsible dome or bubble
    • H01H2215/02—Reversed domes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2229/00—Manufacturing
    • H01H2229/064—Eliminating tolerances
EP94102939A 1993-03-02 1994-02-26 Switch dome for push-button switch Expired - Lifetime EP0614204B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE4306430 1993-03-02
DE4306430 1993-03-02
DE4342966A DE4342966A1 (en) 1993-03-02 1993-12-16 Switch cap for push button switches
DE4342966 1993-12-16

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EP0614204A2 EP0614204A2 (en) 1994-09-07
EP0614204A3 true EP0614204A3 (en) 1994-12-14
EP0614204B1 EP0614204B1 (en) 1999-04-14

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EP94102939A Expired - Lifetime EP0614204B1 (en) 1993-03-02 1994-02-26 Switch dome for push-button switch

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DE (2) DE4342966A1 (en)
ES (1) ES2132268T3 (en)

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DE9412474U1 (en) * 1994-08-03 1994-12-08 Autoair Klimaanlagen Gmbh Air conditioning switch unit
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DE10037142B4 (en) * 2000-07-29 2005-04-07 Leopold Kostal Gmbh & Co Kg Electrical switching element
JP4039030B2 (en) * 2001-10-29 2008-01-30 松下電器産業株式会社 Push-on switch
CN109456577A (en) * 2017-09-06 2019-03-12 浙江台州多邦高分子材料科技有限公司 A kind of macromolecular elastomer spring

Citations (6)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2039417A (en) * 1978-12-01 1980-08-06 Maag Gummi Contact pad switch
GB2112577A (en) * 1981-12-29 1983-07-20 Shinetsu Polymer Co An electrical push-button switch covering member of rubber material
DE3335582A1 (en) * 1983-09-30 1985-04-18 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München Keypad for telephone sets
DE9108530U1 (en) * 1991-07-11 1991-11-28 Chen, Pao-Chin, Taipeh/T'ai-Pei, Tw
JPH04137414A (en) * 1990-09-28 1992-05-12 Alps Electric Co Ltd Rubber contact of push button switch
EP0509368A2 (en) * 1991-04-19 1992-10-21 Marquardt GmbH Push button switch

Patent Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2039417A (en) * 1978-12-01 1980-08-06 Maag Gummi Contact pad switch
GB2112577A (en) * 1981-12-29 1983-07-20 Shinetsu Polymer Co An electrical push-button switch covering member of rubber material
DE3335582A1 (en) * 1983-09-30 1985-04-18 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München Keypad for telephone sets
JPH04137414A (en) * 1990-09-28 1992-05-12 Alps Electric Co Ltd Rubber contact of push button switch
EP0509368A2 (en) * 1991-04-19 1992-10-21 Marquardt GmbH Push button switch
DE4112754A1 (en) * 1991-04-19 1992-10-22 Marquardt Gmbh PUSH BUTTON SWITCH
DE9108530U1 (en) * 1991-07-11 1991-11-28 Chen, Pao-Chin, Taipeh/T'ai-Pei, Tw

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 016, no. 408 (E - 1255) 28 August 1992 (1992-08-28) *

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DE4342966A1 (en) 1994-09-08
EP0614204A2 (en) 1994-09-07
EP0614204B1 (en) 1999-04-14
DE59408099D1 (en) 1999-05-20
ES2132268T3 (en) 1999-08-16

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