EP3912179B1 - Disposition d'interrupteur à bouton poussoir avec identification d'un état de commutation - Google Patents

Disposition d'interrupteur à bouton poussoir avec identification d'un état de commutation Download PDF

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EP3912179B1
EP3912179B1 EP20700580.2A EP20700580A EP3912179B1 EP 3912179 B1 EP3912179 B1 EP 3912179B1 EP 20700580 A EP20700580 A EP 20700580A EP 3912179 B1 EP3912179 B1 EP 3912179B1
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Petra Ries
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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
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    • 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
    • H01H13/02—Details
    • H01H13/12—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
    • H01H13/14—Operating parts, e.g. push-button
    • 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
    • H01H13/56—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 upon the next application of operating force
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2219/00—Legends
    • H01H2219/054—Optical elements
    • H01H2219/062—Light conductor
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H3/00—Mechanisms for operating contacts
    • H01H3/02—Operating parts, i.e. for operating driving mechanism by a mechanical force external to the switch
    • H01H3/022—Emergency operating parts, e.g. for stop-switch in dangerous conditions
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H9/00—Details of switching devices, not covered by groups H01H1/00 - H01H7/00
    • H01H9/16—Indicators for switching condition, e.g. "on" or "off"
    • H01H9/161—Indicators for switching condition, e.g. "on" or "off" comprising light emitting elements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H9/00—Details of switching devices, not covered by groups H01H1/00 - H01H7/00
    • H01H9/18—Distinguishing marks on switches, e.g. for indicating switch location in the dark; Adaptation of switches to receive distinguishing marks
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  • the invention relates to a push-button switch arrangement in which different switching states are visibly marked depending on a switch position.
  • the pushbutton switch arrangement is designed, for example, as an emergency stop switch with which an electrical contact between two conductors can be separated.
  • a pushbutton switch arrangement of this type usually has various components, which are designed according to a modular system, as described, for example, in the publication EP 1 261 979 B1 is described, are composed.
  • the components of a pushbutton switch arrangement include, for example, a substantially mushroom-shaped actuation head which is placed on a key guide.
  • the key guide is designed, for example, as a hollow body and has, for example, a plunger in its interior, which is displaceable in the key guide in the axial direction by means of the actuating head.
  • Such a push-button arrangement is mounted, for example, on a housing body which has a contact element inside.
  • the plunger inside the key guide is moved.
  • the plunger acts on the contact element inside the housing body, so that an electrical contact is separated, for example. It is there required to mark the switching state of the pushbutton switch arrangement reliably and clearly visible from the outside.
  • the publication EP 1734434 A1 discloses an emergency stop switch having a tubular body that receives a tubular member which is displaced in axial displacement.
  • the emergency stop switch further includes a blocking unit that cooperates with indexing slots in exit and re-entry positions.
  • the blocking unit is integrated into the tubular body and has an elastomeric material and is therefore designed to be partially elastically deformable.
  • the revelation of the pamphlet DE 102009007854 A1 relates to a command device with a backlit handle and a flexible light guide for directing a light generated by a light source to the handle, for backlighting the handle.
  • the publication US 4314124 A discloses a push-button circuit breaker having a contact function and a locking function.
  • Locking means are provided on a confirmation element and interact with cam surfaces in a guide cylinder of the circuit breaker.
  • Various cam surfaces in the guide cylinder are offset from one another and can be brought into operational connection with the locking means.
  • a pushbutton switch arrangement with identification of a switching state is specified in independent claim 1.
  • Advantageous embodiments are specified in the dependent patent claims.
  • a pushbutton switch arrangement with identification of a switching state comprises an actuating head for actuating the pushbutton switch arrangement with a disk-shaped upper part and a tubular lower part.
  • the pushbutton switch arrangement further comprises a sleeve-shaped key guide, which is coupled to the actuating head, so that, relative to a longitudinal axis of the pushbutton switch arrangement, the upper part is arranged above the key guide and the lower part surrounds the key guide.
  • the pushbutton switch arrangement further has a sleeve-shaped locking unit for determining a switching state of the pushbutton switch arrangement, which is arranged within the key guide with respect to the longitudinal axis and which can be moved between a first and a second locking state by means of the actuating head, the locking unit having a plunger sleeve and comprises an annular locking bar coupled to the plunger sleeve, which delimits a central through opening predetermined by the locking unit along the longitudinal axis.
  • the locking bar is designed in several parts and has a first locking locking element and a second locking locking element, which are prestressed by means of two spring elements, which drive the locking locking elements outwards with respect to the longitudinal axis.
  • the pushbutton switch assembly also includes a light guide for guiding light, which is coupled to the actuation head so that Based on the longitudinal axis, the light guide is arranged at least in sections within the actuation head and within the key guide.
  • the light guide extends with respect to the longitudinal axis with a head end at a predetermined position through the actuating head and with a foot end through the passage opening of the locking unit, so that by means of a light radiation that can be coupled into the light guide at the foot end and the pushbutton switch arrangement can be illuminated as specified.
  • a switching state can be reliably set up and displayed clearly for an operator.
  • the central passage opening through the locking unit in particular enables unhindered passage of light or light radiation.
  • a useful lighting function of the pushbutton switch arrangement can be made possible.
  • the pushbutton switch arrangement can thus be clearly visible from the outside at one or more predetermined positions.
  • the light radiation can reach the actuating head barrier-free or unhindered along the central longitudinal axis, on which, for example, through openings or a glass window are provided, through which at least part of the light radiation can emerge.
  • the free passage opening through the locking unit also enables the installation of a light guide, for example in the form of a light-guiding glass or polycarbonate rod, which extends through the locking unit to the lamp unit and to a can contribute to the particularly clearly visible light or light function of the push-button switch arrangement.
  • a light guide for example in the form of a light-guiding glass or polycarbonate rod, which extends through the locking unit to the lamp unit and to a can contribute to the particularly clearly visible light or light function of the push-button switch arrangement.
  • a light function implements a light indicator and contributes to simple and reliable identification of a respective switching state of the push-button switch arrangement.
  • the central passage opening of the locking unit is free of spring elements or other components of the push-button switch arrangement and thus forms a section of an internal air or light duct that is unhindered by light radiation.
  • the sleeve-shaped or tubular locking unit in conjunction with a light-guiding lighting function, therefore enables the push-button switch arrangement and a respective switching state to be clearly identified.
  • the locking bar of the locking unit has a locking element on an outside and is biased by means of a spring element, which drives the locking bar and the locking element outwards away from the longitudinal axis in relation to the central longitudinal axis.
  • a spring element which drives the locking bar and the locking element outwards away from the longitudinal axis in relation to the central longitudinal axis.
  • the locking element cooperates in particular with adjacent guide tracks and/or recesses, which enable a controlled movement of the locking element when the actuating head is actuated.
  • the guide tracks and/or recesses enable a guided and reliable snapping or fixing of the Locking element.
  • Recesses into which the locking element snaps are provided, for example, as immersion openings on the inside of the key guide.
  • the locking unit is surrounded by a further sleeve-shaped plunger, which has guide tracks and latching openings and interacts with the locking unit to determine a switching state of the pushbutton switch arrangement.
  • the respective locking bar elements are preferably geometrically identical, in particular symmetrical, and have, for example, a semicircular or crescent-shaped structure.
  • the locking locking elements are arranged, for example, within the annular plunger sleeve, with the spring elements at the respective end sections of the locking locking elements being clamped between the locking locking elements and pressing the locking locking elements outwards with respect to the central longitudinal axis.
  • the locking locking elements each have a locking element on one outside.
  • the respective locking element can, for example, be arranged at a central region of a crescent-shaped locking bolt element and extend outwards with respect to the central longitudinal axis.
  • the locking locking element and the associated locking element are formed in one piece.
  • the respective locking element is bolt-shaped with a rounded end which faces away from the central through opening.
  • a shape of the locking element enables low-friction guidance and Intervene within designated guideways and recesses.
  • the locking element can also be designed to be angular or angular and, for example, have a cuboid square structure with bevels, which enable low-friction guidance and reliable locking of the respective switching state.
  • the locking bar is arranged within the plunger sleeve with respect to the longitudinal axis, so that the respective locking element extends through an opening in a wall of the plunger sleeve.
  • the plunger sleeve and/or the locking bolt have guide elements by means of which the locking bolt can be moved in a guided manner relative to the plunger sleeve.
  • raised elongated guide structures are provided on an inside of the wall of the tappet sleeve and/or on a bottom of the tappet sleeve, which engage in corresponding grooves on the locking bar and predetermine a movement of the locking bar along the guide structures due to an acting spring force.
  • the pushbutton switch arrangement has a light guide for guiding light, which is coupled to the actuation head, so that, based on the longitudinal axis, the light guide is arranged at least in sections within the actuation head and within the key guide.
  • the actuating head is, for example, mushroom-shaped.
  • the light guide extends with respect to the longitudinal axis head-side end at a predetermined position through the actuating head and with a foot-side end through the passage opening of the locking unit, so that the push-button switch arrangement can be illuminated in a predetermined manner by means of a light radiation which can be coupled into the light guide at the foot-side end.
  • the pushbutton switch arrangement further comprises a lighting unit with a light-emitting diode which, relative to the longitudinal axis, is coupled to the key guide at an end opposite the actuation head below the locking unit, so that light radiation from the light-emitting diode can be emitted through the passage opening of the locking unit in the direction of the actuation head without blockage .
  • the special design of the locking unit described provides a central free space that can be used for the unhindered passage of light radiation.
  • the central free space can be used to guide and accommodate a light guide, so that a particularly advantageous light guide function and illumination of the pushbutton switch arrangement is contributed.
  • the pushbutton switch arrangement can be switched in particular from a non-triggered state to a triggered state by actuating the actuating head, the pushbutton switch arrangement being designed in such a way that, in the triggered state, an electrical contact between two conductors of a contact element that can be coupled to the pushbutton switch arrangement can be separated is when the contact element is designed as a normally closed contact and the electrical contact between the two conductors is closed in the non-triggered state is.
  • the pushbutton switch arrangement is designed in such a way that in the triggered state an electrical contact between two conductors in the contact element can be closed if the contact element is designed as a normally open contact and the electrical contact between the two conductors is separated in the non-triggered state.
  • the pushbutton switch arrangement can be actuated by pressing and/or rotating the actuating head and the first or second locking state of the locking unit can thereby be set.
  • a locking element in the form of a pin-shaped bolt with a spherical head engages in an opening of an adjacent guide sleeve and forms the first locking state, which represents a non-triggered circuit state of the pushbutton switch arrangement.
  • the locking element is moved out of the recess or opening, moved along a predetermined control path until it engages in a further recess or opening and thus forms the second locking state, which represents, for example, a triggered circuit state of the pushbutton switch arrangement.
  • the pushbutton switch arrangement is designed as an emergency stop switch or as a stop switch and, by means of the specially designed locking unit and the preferably provided light guide, enables a particularly reliable and clearly recognizable display of a switching state and thus contributes to safety.
  • the key switch arrangement can include an adapter device for attaching the key switch arrangement to a housing body, which is coupled to the key guide and which enables attachment to insert openings of different sizes.
  • FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a pushbutton switch arrangement 1 according to the invention with identification of a switching state.
  • the pushbutton switch arrangement 1 has a mushroom-shaped actuation head 10 for actuating the pushbutton switch arrangement 1, which comprises a disk-shaped upper part 11 and a tubular lower part 12.
  • the key switch arrangement 1 also has a key guide 20.
  • the key guide 20 is coupled to the actuation head 10 and is arranged in the lower part 12 of the actuation head 10 with respect to a longitudinal axis L of the key switch arrangement 1, so that the lower part 12 surrounds the key guide 20.
  • the upper part 11 is arranged above the key guide 20 with respect to the longitudinal axis L.
  • the pushbutton switch arrangement 1 further has a sleeve-shaped locking unit 60 for determining a switching state of the pushbutton switch arrangement 1, which is arranged within the key guide 20 with respect to the longitudinal axis L and which can be transferred between a first and a second locking state by means of the actuating head 10.
  • the locking unit 60 comprises a plunger sleeve 62 and an annular locking bar 61 coupled to the plunger sleeve 62, which delimit a central through opening 68 predetermined by the locking unit along the longitudinal axis L (cf. Figure 3A ).
  • the free passage opening 68 of the locking unit 60 enables the installation of a light guide 40, which extends through the locking unit 60 and can contribute to a particularly advantageous light-guiding function and clearly recognizable illumination of the push-button switch arrangement 1.
  • a light function implements a light indicator in addition to conventional color markings and contributes to a simple and reliable identification of a respective switching state of the push-button switch arrangement 1.
  • the central passage opening 68 of the locking unit 60 is free of spring elements or other components of the push-button switch arrangement 1 and thus forms an obstruction-free area for light radiation passage. This is made possible by the sleeve- or tubular design of the locking unit 60.
  • the push-button switch arrangement 1 further comprises the light guide 40 for guiding light, which is coupled to the actuation head 10, so that, based on the longitudinal axis L, the light guide 40 is arranged in sections within the actuation head 10 and within the key guide 20.
  • the light guide 40 extends with a head-side end 47 at a predetermined position through the actuating head 10, so that the push-button switch can be coupled into the light guide 40 by means of a light radiation which, based on the longitudinal axis L, can be coupled into the light guide 40 at a foot-side end 48 opposite the head-side end 47.
  • Arrangement 1 can be illuminated as specified.
  • the light guide 40 is designed in two parts and has a first component with a rod-shaped element 41 and a funnel-shaped element 42 adjacent to it.
  • a separate second component is formed by a disc-shaped element 43 which has a projecting region 45 which extends through a central opening in the upper part 11 of the actuation head 10.
  • the light guide 40 also extends outwards between the upper part 11 and the lower part 12 through the actuating head 10 and is therefore arranged circumferentially between the upper part 11 and the lower part 12.
  • the components of the pushbutton switch arrangement 1 shown are predominantly rotationally symmetrical with respect to the longitudinal axis L.
  • the pushbutton switch arrangement 1 also has a sleeve-shaped plunger 24, which surrounds the light guide 40 with respect to the longitudinal axis L and also extends through the through opening 68 of the locking unit 60.
  • the sleeve-shaped plunger 24 serves, among other things, to transmit force when actuating the actuating head 10 to other components of the pushbutton switch arrangement 1, such as the locking unit 60, and is arranged with respect to the longitudinal axis L between the actuating head 10 or the key guide 20 and the light guide 40.
  • the plunger 24 can serve as a holding and coupling component for the light guide 40.
  • the plunger 24 reshapes the contour of the light guide 40 or the first component 41, 42 of the light guide 40 and couples the light guide 40 to the actuating head 10 and the key guide 20.
  • the pushbutton switch arrangement 1 further has a lighting unit 50 with a light-emitting diode 51, which is coupled to the key guide 20 by means of a coupling sleeve 26 at an end opposite the actuating head 10 in relation to the longitudinal axis L, so that light radiation from the light-emitting diode 51 at the foot-side end 48 of the light guide 40 can be coupled into the light guide 40.
  • Emitted light radiation from the light-emitting diode 51 enters the light guide 40 in the direction of the light guide 40, is guided therein and coupled out of the light guide 40 at the peripheral edge of the funnel-shaped element 42 and the projecting region 45 of the disc-shaped element 43 and thus provides clearly visible illumination of the light guide 40 Button switch arrangement 1 ready, which contributes to the safe location and identification of the button switch arrangement 1.
  • one or more spring elements 22 are illustrated, which bias the pushbutton switch arrangement 1 or components of the pushbutton switch arrangement 1 adjacent to the spring elements 22.
  • a basic state of the push-button switch arrangement 1 can be set up, which can be converted into a switching state by pressing and/or rotating.
  • the pushbutton switch arrangement 1 can be switched from a non-triggered state to a triggered state by actuating the actuating head 10, for example, the pushbutton switch arrangement 1 being designed in such a way that in the triggered state there is an electrical contact between two conductors of one with the pushbutton switch.
  • Arrangement 1 connectable contact element can be separated if the contact element is designed as a normally closed contact and the electrical contact between the two conductors is closed in the non-triggered state.
  • the pushbutton switch arrangement 1 implements, for example, an emergency stop switch or a stop switch and, by means of the specially designed locking unit 60 and the light guide 40, enables a particularly reliable setup and clearly recognizable display of a switching state and thus contributes to safety.
  • the pushbutton switch arrangement 1 includes an annular adapter device 30 for attaching the pushbutton switch arrangement 1 to a housing body.
  • an annular adapter device 30 for attaching the pushbutton switch arrangement 1 to a housing body.
  • individual components of the push-button switch arrangement 1 have specified color designs.
  • the key guide 20 has a green colored material, in particular a solid colored plastic, the color of which differs significantly from a red color of the actuating head 10 and a yellow color of the adapter device 30.
  • FIGS 2A to 2C illustrate various views of the pushbutton switch arrangement 1 from below in the direction of the actuating head 10.
  • the central arrangement of the light guide 40 within the key guide 20 and the adapter device 30 can be seen.
  • the light guide 40 is surrounded by an adapter centering 29.
  • the adapter centering 29 interacts, among other things, with a locking element 31 of the adapter device 30, which forms anti-rotation protection for the adapter device 30.
  • Figure 2B shows a representation of the push-button switch arrangement 1 with a view of the locking unit 60 without the light guide 40. Based on this representation it can be seen that the described embodiment of the locking unit 60 has or limits a centrally designed free passage opening 68 and thus an unhindered passage of light centrally along the longitudinal axis L is possible. Light preferably passes through the centrally arranged light guide 40, which, due to the special design of the locking unit 60, extends through the passage opening 68 to the
  • Lamp unit 50 can extend. A certain freedom of movement of the light guide 40 along the longitudinal axis L must be taken into account due to the actuation of the push-button switch arrangement 1 by pressing the actuation head 10.
  • Figure 2C shows a perspective sectional view along a plane transverse to the longitudinal axis L through the adapter device 30 and the locking unit 60.
  • the locking unit 60 has two locking elements 69, each in the shape of a rounded one Bolt, which are arranged on opposite sides of the locking bolt 61 with respect to the longitudinal axis L.
  • the locking elements 69 are hollow or sleeve-shaped and formed in one piece with sickle-shaped locking locking elements 611, 612.
  • the Figures 3A to 3E show the locking unit 60 in different views.
  • the Figures 3A and 3B show the locking unit 60 in a respective perspective view.
  • the Figures 3C to 3E show sectional views of the locking unit 60.
  • the locking unit 60 has the plunger sleeve 62, within which the two-part locking bolt 61 is arranged.
  • the locking bar 61 includes the first and second locking bar elements 611 and 612, which are biased by two spring elements 65, 66, which push the locking bar elements 611 and 612 outwards away from the central longitudinal axis L.
  • the respective locking elements 69 are, for example, designed as solid bolt-shaped elements in one piece with the respective locking locking element 611, 612 and extend outwards through a wall of the plunger sleeve 62.
  • the plunger sleeve 62 also has grooves or recesses that enable stable locking and secure coupling with surrounding components of the pushbutton switch arrangement 1.
  • the plunger sleeve 62 is coupled to the key guide 20 by means of a guide ring 28 (see Fig. Figure 1 ).
  • the plunger sleeve 62 and the locking bar 61 or the locking locking elements 611 and 612 have guide elements by means of which the locking locking elements 611, 612 can be moved in a guided manner relative to the plunger sleeve 62.
  • There are raised elongated guide structures on a bottom of the plunger sleeve 62 provided, which engage in corresponding grooves on the locking locking elements 611, 612 and specify a movement of the locking locking elements 611, 612
  • Figure 3C shows a cross section of the pushbutton switch arrangement 1 at the level of the locking unit 60, which represents, for example, a first locking setting or basic setting.
  • the locking elements 69 driven by the spring forces of the spring elements 65, 66, engage in provided recesses.
  • Figure 3D a movement of the locking unit 60 or the locking locking elements 611, 612 is indicated, as initiated by a turning and / or pressing process on the actuating head 10.
  • the locking elements 69 remove themselves from the respective recesses and are moved in the direction of the central longitudinal axis L against the acting spring forces.
  • the locking elements 69 are rotated, for example, radially about the longitudinal axis until they engage in further recesses provided for this purpose and form a second locking state of the locking unit 60 and switching state of the push-button switch arrangement 1.
  • a clockwise rotation can take place until the locking elements engage in adjacent recesses in the guide ring 28.
  • Figure 3E shows a cross section of the locking unit 60 in a triggered or actuated state of the pushbutton switch arrangement 1, which also shows a rounded contour of the recesses into which the Bolt-shaped locking elements 69 engage or can engage.
  • the through opening 68 of the locking unit 60 is also limited, among other things, by the bottom of the plunger sleeve 62 (see Fig. Figures 3A , 3B and 3D ).
  • the limiting contour in the bottom of the plunger sleeve 62 can be designed in particular to match the use of the light guide 40 or the plunger 24 surrounding the light guide 40 in order to ensure reliable guidance through the through opening 68 and a secure hold of the light guide 40 together with the plunger 24 to contribute to the pushbutton switch arrangement 1.
  • a switching state can be displayed reliably and clearly visible to an operator.
  • the specially designed locking unit 60 and the free space provided for the light guide 40 enable a useful light function of the pushbutton switch arrangement 1.
  • a light indicator can thus be implemented and can contribute to particularly reliable identification of a respective switching state.

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  1. Agencement de commutateur à bouton-poussoir (1) comportant une indication d'un état de commutation, présentant :
    - une tête d'actionnement (10) permettant d'actionner l'agencement de commutateur à bouton-poussoir (1) comportant une partie supérieure (11) en forme de disque et une partie inférieure (12) en forme de tube,
    - un guidage de bouton (20) en forme de manchon qui est accouplé à la tête d'actionnement (10), de sorte que, par rapport à un axe longitudinal (L) central de l'agencement de commutateur à bouton-poussoir (1), la partie supérieure (11) est disposée au-dessus du guidage de bouton (20) et la partie inférieure (12) entoure le guidage de bouton (20),
    - une unité de verrouillage (60) en forme de manchon permettant de définir un état de commutation de l'agencement de commutateur à bouton-poussoir (1), laquelle est disposée, par rapport à l'axe longitudinal (L), à l'intérieur du guidage de bouton (20) et laquelle peut être transférée, au moyen de la tête d'actionnement (10), entre un premier et un second état de verrouillage, l'unité de verrouillage (60) comprenant un manchon de poussoir (62) et un verrou d'encliquetage (61) annulaire accouplé au manchon de poussoir (62), lesquels délimitent de manière prédéfinie une ouverture de passage (68) centrale à travers l'unité de verrouillage (60) perpendiculairement à l'axe longitudinal (L) et le long de celui-ci, le verrou d'encliquetage (61) étant conçu en plusieurs pièces et présentant un premier élément de verrou d'encliquetage (611) et un second élément de verrou d'encliquetage (612) qui sont précontraints au moyen de deux éléments formant ressort (65, 66) qui poussent les éléments de verrou d'encliquetage (611, 612) vers l'extérieur par rapport à l'axe longitudinal (L), et
    - un conducteur de lumière (40) permettant de guider de la lumière, lequel est accouplé à la tête d'actionnement (10), de sorte que, par rapport à l'axe longitudinal (L), le conducteur de lumière (40) est disposé au moins dans certaines sections à l'intérieur de la tête d'actionnement (10) et à l'intérieur du guidage de bouton (20), le conducteur de lumière (40) s'étendant, par rapport à l'axe longitudinal (L), en une position prédéfinie à travers la tête d'actionnement (10) avec une extrémité côté tête (47) et à travers l'ouverture de passage (68) de l'unité de verrouillage (60) avec une extrémité côté pied (48), de sorte qu'au moyen d'un rayonnement lumineux, lequel peut être injecté dans le conducteur de lumière (40) au niveau de l'extrémité côté pied (48), l'agencement de commutateur à bouton-poussoir (1) peut être éclairé de manière prédéfinie.
  2. Agencement de commutateur à bouton-poussoir (1) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le verrou d'encliquetage (61) de l'unité de verrouillage (60) présente, sur un côté externe, un élément de verrouillage (69) et est précontraint au moyen d'un élément formant ressort (65, 66) qui pousse le verrou d'encliquetage (61) et l'élément de verrouillage (69) vers l'extérieur par rapport à l'axe longitudinal (L).
  3. Agencement de commutateur à bouton-poussoir (1) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel les éléments de verrou d'encliquetage (611, 612) présentent respectivement, sur un côté externe, un élément de verrouillage (69).
  4. Agencement de commutateur à bouton-poussoir (1) selon l'une des revendications 2 à 3, dans lequel l'élément de verrouillage (69) respectif est conçu sous la forme d'un boulon comportant une extrémité arrondie qui est opposée à l'ouverture de passage (68) centrale.
  5. Agencement de commutateur à bouton-poussoir (1) selon l'une des revendications 2 à 4, dans lequel le verrou d'encliquetage (61) est disposé, par rapport à l'axe longitudinal (L), à l'intérieur du manchon de poussoir (62) et l'élément de verrouillage (69) respectif s'étend à travers une ouverture dans une paroi du manchon de poussoir (62).
  6. Agencement de commutateur à bouton-poussoir (1) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, dans lequel le manchon de poussoir (62) et/ou le verrou d'encliquetage (61) présentent des éléments de guidage au moyen desquels le verrou d'encliquetage (61) peut être déplacé de manière guidée par rapport au manchon de poussoir (62).
  7. Agencement de commutateur à bouton-poussoir (1) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, présentant :
    une unité de moyen d'éclairage (50) comportant une diode électroluminescente (51) qui est accouplée, par rapport à l'axe longitudinal (L), au guidage de bouton (20) au niveau d'une extrémité opposée à la tête d'actionnement en dessous de l'unité de verrouillage (60), de sorte qu'un rayonnement lumineux de la diode électroluminescente (51) peut être émis sans blocage à travers l'ouverture de passage (68) de l'unité de verrouillage (60) en direction de la tête d'actionnement (10).
  8. Agencement de commutateur à bouton-poussoir (1) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7,
    - lequel peut être commuté d'un état non déclenché à un état déclenché par actionnement de la tête d'actionnement (10),
    - dans lequel l'agencement de commutateur à bouton-poussoir (1) est conçu de telle sorte que, à l'état déclenché, un contact électrique entre deux conducteurs d'un élément de contact pouvant être couplé à l'agencement de commutateur à bouton-poussoir (1) peut être séparé lorsque l'élément de contact est conçu en tant que contact à ouverture et que le contact électrique entre les deux conducteurs est fermé à l'état non déclenché, et
    - dans lequel l'agencement de commutateur à bouton-poussoir (1) est conçu de telle sorte que, à l'état déclenché, un contact électrique entre deux conducteurs peut être fermé dans l'élément de contact lorsque l'élément de contact est conçu en tant que contact à fermeture et que le contact électrique entre les deux conducteurs est séparé à l'état non déclenché.
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