WO2000024960A1 - Steam controlling device for steam iron - Google Patents

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WO2000024960A1
WO2000024960A1 PCT/CH1999/000487 CH9900487W WO0024960A1 WO 2000024960 A1 WO2000024960 A1 WO 2000024960A1 CH 9900487 W CH9900487 W CH 9900487W WO 0024960 A1 WO0024960 A1 WO 0024960A1
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Antoine Cahen
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F75/00—Hand irons
    • D06F75/34—Handles; Handle mountings
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F75/00—Hand irons
    • D06F75/08—Hand irons internally heated by electricity
    • D06F75/10—Hand irons internally heated by electricity with means for supplying steam to the article being ironed
    • D06F75/12—Hand irons internally heated by electricity with means for supplying steam to the article being ironed the steam being produced from water supplied to the iron from an external source

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  • the present invention relates to a steam control device for an iron with steam emission.
  • Electric irons with steam emission have been on the market for several years.
  • two types of steam irons can be distinguished, those comprising a boiler integrated into the body of the iron and those whose boiler is located outside the iron, the latter allowing, on the one hand, have a lighter iron and, on the other hand, have a higher amount of steam and available pressure.
  • a button allows to control the passage of steam to the holes in the soleplate of the iron.
  • it is often a rod acting on a valve to let the steam coming from the boiler integrated into the iron.
  • it is often an electric microswitch housed in the body of the iron and often in the handle which makes it possible to control the opening of communication between the boiler and the flexible pipe bringing steam to the soleplate of the iron. iron.
  • the present invention provides a control device which can be used by both a right-handed person and a left-handed person.
  • the device according to the invention is characterized by the fact that said control device comprises a rod housed in a cylindrical housing of the handle, said rod being provided at its anterior end with a radial projection projecting from the surface of the handle so that this projection can be actuated by a finger of the user, that the second end of the rod is provided with a lever making it possible to act on a steam control switch when the rod is turned around its axis under the action of the user's finger, and that the lever has a symmetrical configuration with respect to an axial plane of the rod which allows the control device to be used both for a left-handed person and for a right-handed person.
  • this structure of the device makes it possible, by turning the rod around its axis of rotation, to adapt it, that is to say to arrange the radial projection on the side suitable for a left-handed person, respectively a right-handed person.
  • the information electric switch is furthest away and well insulated from the user's hand.
  • the present invention provides a control device allowing the electrical part of this control to be moved away from the fingers of the user.
  • the active surface of the lever rests on an elastic blade which itself acts on the microswitch.
  • This elastic blade makes it possible to return the lever to the rest position and therefore the control device when no pressure is exerted on the radial projection by the thumb of the user.
  • the lever has two ribs parallel to the axis of rotation of the lever arranged so that in the rest position the lever rests on the blade by its two ribs ensuring at the same time a stable position of the device control .
  • the lever has three ribs parallel to its axis of rotation, two of these ribs being arranged symmetrically with respect to the third, the lever in rest position supported by the third rib and one of the other two depending on the position of the control device for right or left handed. The transition from one position to another is very easy.
  • Figure 1 is a partial perspective view of the combed iron with the control device.
  • Figures 2 and 3 show the use of the lever by a right-hander.
  • Figure 4 shows the transformation of the device for use by a left-hander.
  • Figures 5 and 6 schematically show the use by a left-hander.
  • Figure 1 we have sketched in dashed lines a handful of irons. Inside this handle in a cylindrical housing is fixed a rod 2 provided at its rear end with the lever 3 and at its front end with a cylindrical head 4 having a radial projection 5. The lever 3 rests on a leaf spring 6 mounted inside the structure of the handle 1 between, for example, two pairs of pins 7, 8, 9, 10, this assembly of course not being comprehensive. The leaf spring 6 is located above a microswitch 11 whose control button 12 is in contact with said leaf spring 6.
  • FIG. 1 shows the projection 5 arranged to be used by the thumb of a right-handed user.
  • the control device composed by the rod 2, the lever 3, the head 4 and the position 5 is in principle freely mounted in the handle 1, its rotation being limited by the presence of the leaf spring 6 and the configuration lever.
  • the device In the position shown, the device is in the reoos position.
  • the lever 3 can, when a thrust is exerted on the projection 5 by the thumb of the user, deform the leaf spring 6 downwards, which makes it possible to act on the button 12 which allows to control the emission of steam.
  • the lever 3 has three ribs 31, 32, 33, the ribs 32 and 33 being arranged symmetrically with respect to the rib 31 for the reason which will be explained later.
  • the ribs 31 and 32 are in contact with the leaf spring as shown in FIG. 2.
  • the rod 2 turns the lever 3 as shown in FIG. 3, which causes the rib 31 to push the leaf spring 6 downwards thus closing the steam control circuit.
  • the elasticity of the blade 6 returns the lever 3 to its rest position which is that of FIG. 2.
  • the the arrangement of the ribs 31 and 33 is such that the lever and thereby the control device cannot rotate freely around the axis of rotation of the rod 2.
  • the advantage concerning the device as represented in the present invention is that by providing the second rib 32 symmetrical with respect to the rib 33, we rer.d, by turning the device by more than 180 ° as shown in FIG. 4, the control device usable by a left-handed person as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, that is to say that the thumb of a left-handed person by acting on the control on position 5 can close the contact of the steam control as previously .
  • This clever device therefore makes it possible to control a microswitch 11 at a relatively great distance relative to the thumb of the user, which limits the risks of electrocution. Indeed, it should not be forgotten that the emission of vapor can cause a certain humidity under the fingers of the user and if the microswitch 11 is located at the level of the thumb of the user an electric shock can be caused especially that the seal between the control device and the microswitch cannot be perfect or it can deteriorate after a certain period of use. These risks are avoided by the distance from the position of the microswitch 11 and the fact that the material used both for the rod 2 and for the head 4 and 5, or even the lever 3 are insulating materials. However, depending on the configuration of the handle and the quality of the insulation, the rod may perfectly not extend over the entire length of the handle but have a very short length, the lever acting on the switch located near the anterior end of the stem.
  • This type of control can be adapted to practically all handles of a steam iron, the configuration of the head 4 and of the projection 5 being adapted to the design and the shape of the handle.

Abstract

The invention concerns a device comprising a rod (2) housed in a cylindrical housing of the iron handle (1). Said rod (2) is provided at its front end (4) with a radial protuberance (5) projecting beyond the handle (1) surface. The rod second end is provided with a lever (3) for acting on a switch (11, 12) controlling the steam when the rod (2) is rotated about its axis by the action of the user's finger. The lever (3) has a symmetrical configuration with respect to an axial plane of the rod (2) thereby enabling the control to be used both by a left-hander as by a right hander.

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Dispositif de commande de la vapeur pour fer à repasser avec émission de vapeur.Steam control device for an iron with steam emission.
La présente invention concerne un dispositif de com- mar.de de la vapeur pour fer à repasser avec émission de vapeur.The present invention relates to a steam control device for an iron with steam emission.
Depuis plusieurs années on trouve dans le commerce des fers à repasser électriques avec émission de vapeur. Il fa r distinguer en principe deux types de fer à repasser à vapeur, ceux comprenant une chaudière intégrée dans le corps du fer et ceux dont la chaudière se trcuve à l'extérieur du fer, ces derniers permettant, d'une part, d'avoir un fer plus léger et, d'autre part, d'avoir une quantité de vapeur et de pression disponible plus élevée. Aussi bien dans un cas que dans l'autre, un bouton permet de commander le passage de la vapeur vers les trous de la semelle du fer à repasser. Dans le premier cas c'est souvent une tige agissant sur une valve pour laisser passer la vapeur venant de la chaudière intégrée dans le fer à repasser. Dans le deuxième cas c'est souvent un micro-interrupteur électrique logé dans le corps du fer et souvent dans la poignée qui permet de commander l'ouverture de communication entre la chaudière et le flexible amenant la vapeur jusqu'à la semelle du fer à repasser.Electric irons with steam emission have been on the market for several years. In principle, two types of steam irons can be distinguished, those comprising a boiler integrated into the body of the iron and those whose boiler is located outside the iron, the latter allowing, on the one hand, have a lighter iron and, on the other hand, have a higher amount of steam and available pressure. In one case as in the other, a button allows to control the passage of steam to the holes in the soleplate of the iron. In the first case it is often a rod acting on a valve to let the steam coming from the boiler integrated into the iron. In the second case, it is often an electric microswitch housed in the body of the iron and often in the handle which makes it possible to control the opening of communication between the boiler and the flexible pipe bringing steam to the soleplate of the iron. iron.
Les fabricants sont confrontés à un problème ergonomique concernant la commande du fer à repasser, à savoir que pour une utilisation optimale on doit prévoir des fers à repasser pour gauchers et des fers à repasser pour droitiers si on veut disposer la commande de la vaoeur en un endroit facile à utiliser. La plupart du temps on se contente d'une commande située sur la partie supérieure de la poignée ce qui n'est pas très aisé à utiliser surcoût si on veut doser avec précision l'utilisation de la vapeur.Manufacturers are faced with an ergonomic problem concerning the control of the iron, namely that for optimal use it is necessary to provide irons for left-handers and irons for right-handers if we want to have the control of the in an easy to use place. Most of the time we are satisfied with a command located on the upper part of the handle which is not very easy to use at extra cost if we want to precisely dose the use of steam.
La présente invention propose un dispositif de commande qui peut être utilisé aussi bien par un droitier que par un gaucher.The present invention provides a control device which can be used by both a right-handed person and a left-handed person.
Le dispositif selon l'invention est caractérisé par le fa t que ledit dispositif de commande comprend une tige logée dans un logement cylindrique de la poignée, ladite tige étant munie à son extrémité antérieure d'une projection radiale dépassant la surface de la poignée de sorte que cette projection puisse être actionnée par un doigt de l'utilisateur, que la deuxième extrémité de la tige est munie d'un levier permettant d'agir sur un interrupteur de commande de la vapeur lorsque la tige est tournée autour de son axe sous l'action du doigt de l'utilisateur, et que le levier a une configuration symétrique par rapport à un plan axial de la tige ce qui permet d'utiliser le dispositif de commande aussi bien pour un gaucher que pour un droitier.The device according to the invention is characterized by the fact that said control device comprises a rod housed in a cylindrical housing of the handle, said rod being provided at its anterior end with a radial projection projecting from the surface of the handle so that this projection can be actuated by a finger of the user, that the second end of the rod is provided with a lever making it possible to act on a steam control switch when the rod is turned around its axis under the action of the user's finger, and that the lever has a symmetrical configuration with respect to an axial plane of the rod which allows the control device to be used both for a left-handed person and for a right-handed person.
Ainsi, cette structure du dispositif permet en tournant la tige autour de son axe de rotation de l'adapter, c'est-à-dire disposer la projection radiale du côté adéquat pour un gaucher, respectivement un droitier.Thus, this structure of the device makes it possible, by turning the rod around its axis of rotation, to adapt it, that is to say to arrange the radial projection on the side suitable for a left-handed person, respectively a right-handed person.
Pour des raisons de sécurité évidentes, notamment lorsqu'on utilise la vapeur, il est souhaitable que 1 ' in- terrupteur électrique se trouve le plus loin et bien isolé par rapport à la main de l'utilisateur.For obvious safety reasons, especially when using steam, it is desirable that the information electric switch is furthest away and well insulated from the user's hand.
Selon une variante préférée, la présente invention propose un dispositif de commande permettant d'éloigner la partie électrique de cette commande des doigts de 1 'utilisateur.According to a preferred variant, the present invention provides a control device allowing the electrical part of this control to be moved away from the fingers of the user.
Ainsi l'interrupteur permettant de commander la vapeur se trouve loin du pouce de l'utilisateur et dans un endroit parfaitement isolé.Thus the switch allowing to control the steam is located far from the thumb of the user and in a perfectly isolated place.
Selon une variante d'exécution, la surface active du levier repose sur une lame élastique qui elle-même agit sur le micro-interrupteur. Cette lame élastique permet de rappeler en position de repos le levier et partant le dispositif de commande lorsqu ' aucune pression n'est exercée sur la projection radiale par le pouce de 1 'utilisateur.According to an alternative embodiment, the active surface of the lever rests on an elastic blade which itself acts on the microswitch. This elastic blade makes it possible to return the lever to the rest position and therefore the control device when no pressure is exerted on the radial projection by the thumb of the user.
Selon une autre variante d'exécution, le levier présente deux nervures parallèles à l'axe de rotation du levier disposées de manière qu'en position de repos le levier repose sur la lame par ses deux nervures assurant du même coup une position stable du dispositif de commande .According to another alternative embodiment, the lever has two ribs parallel to the axis of rotation of the lever arranged so that in the rest position the lever rests on the blade by its two ribs ensuring at the same time a stable position of the device control .
Enfin, selon une variante d'exécution de l'invention surtout destinée à des utilisateurs aussi bien gauchers que droitiers le levier présente trois nervures parallèles à son axe de rotation, deux de ces nervures étant disposées symétriquement par rapport à la troisième, le levier en position de repos s ' appuyant par la troisième nervure et une des deux autres en fonction de la position du dispositif de commande pour droitier ou gaucher. Le passage d'une position à l'autre se faisant très facilement.Finally, according to an alternative embodiment of the invention especially intended for both left-handed and right-handed users, the lever has three ribs parallel to its axis of rotation, two of these ribs being arranged symmetrically with respect to the third, the lever in rest position supported by the third rib and one of the other two depending on the position of the control device for right or left handed. The transition from one position to another is very easy.
L'invention sera décrite plus en détail à l'aide du dessin a nexé représentant l'exécution préférée de 1 ' nvention .The invention will be described in more detail with the aid of the attached drawing representing the preferred embodiment of the invention.
La figure 1 est une vue en perspective partielle de la peignée d'un fer à repasser avec le dispositif de commande .Figure 1 is a partial perspective view of the combed iron with the control device.
Les figures 2 et 3 montrent l'utilisation du levier par un droitier.Figures 2 and 3 show the use of the lever by a right-hander.
La figure 4 montre la transformation du dispositif pour l'utilisation par un gaucher.Figure 4 shows the transformation of the device for use by a left-hander.
Les figures 5 et 6 représentent schématiquement l'utilisation par un gaucher.Figures 5 and 6 schematically show the use by a left-hander.
A la figure 1 nous avens esquissé en traits mixtes une poignée de fer à repasser. A l'intérieur de cette poignée dans un logement cylindrique est fixée une tige 2 munie à son extrémité postérieure du levier 3 et à son extrémité antérieure d'une tête cylindrique 4 présentant une projection radiale 5. Le levier 3 repose sur une lame-ressort 6 montée à l'intérieur de la structure de la poignée 1 entre, par exemple, deux paires de chevilles 7, 8, 9, 10, ce montage bien entendu n'étant pas exhaustif. La lame-ressort 6 se trouve au-dessus d'un micro-interrupteur 11 dont le bouton de commande 12 est en contact avec ladite lame-ressort 6.In Figure 1 we have sketched in dashed lines a handful of irons. Inside this handle in a cylindrical housing is fixed a rod 2 provided at its rear end with the lever 3 and at its front end with a cylindrical head 4 having a radial projection 5. The lever 3 rests on a leaf spring 6 mounted inside the structure of the handle 1 between, for example, two pairs of pins 7, 8, 9, 10, this assembly of course not being comprehensive. The leaf spring 6 is located above a microswitch 11 whose control button 12 is in contact with said leaf spring 6.
La variante représentée à la figure 1 montre la projection 5 disposée pour être utilisée par le pouce d'un utilisateur droitier. En effet, le dispositif de commande composé par la tige 2, le levier 3, la tête 4 et la position 5 est en principe monté librement dans la poignée 1, sa rotation étant limitée par la présence de la lame-ressort 6 et la configuration du levier. A la position représentée, le dispositif est en position de reoos . Ce qui est essentiel est que le levier 3 puisse, lorsqu'une poussée est exercée sur la projection 5 par le pouce de l'utilisateur, déformer la lame-ressort 6 vers le bas, ce qui permet d'agir sur le bouton 12 qui permet de commander l'émission de vapeur. Dans le cas présent, le levier 3 présente trois nervures 31, 32, 33, les nervures 32 et 33 étant disposées symétriquement par rapport à la nervure 31 pour la raison qui sera expliquée ultérieurement.The variant shown in Figure 1 shows the projection 5 arranged to be used by the thumb of a right-handed user. Indeed, the control device composed by the rod 2, the lever 3, the head 4 and the position 5 is in principle freely mounted in the handle 1, its rotation being limited by the presence of the leaf spring 6 and the configuration lever. In the position shown, the device is in the reoos position. What is essential is that the lever 3 can, when a thrust is exerted on the projection 5 by the thumb of the user, deform the leaf spring 6 downwards, which makes it possible to act on the button 12 which allows to control the emission of steam. In the present case, the lever 3 has three ribs 31, 32, 33, the ribs 32 and 33 being arranged symmetrically with respect to the rib 31 for the reason which will be explained later.
En position de repos, les nervures 31 et 32 sont en contact avec la lame-ressort comme représenté à la figure 2. Lorsqu'une force est appliquée sur la projection 5 par le pouce de l'utilisateur, la tige 2 fait tourner le levier 3 comme représenté à la figure 3, ce qui fait que la nervure 31 pousse la lame-ressort 6 vers le bas fermant ainsi le circuit de commande de vapeur. En lâchant la pression exercée sur la projection 5, l'élasticité de la lame 6 fait revenir le levier 3 à sa position de repos qui est celle de la figure 2. La disposition des nervures 31 et 33 est telle que le levier et par là le dispositif de commande ne peut pas tourner librement autour de l'axe de rotation de la tige 2.In the rest position, the ribs 31 and 32 are in contact with the leaf spring as shown in FIG. 2. When a force is applied to the projection 5 by the thumb of the user, the rod 2 turns the lever 3 as shown in FIG. 3, which causes the rib 31 to push the leaf spring 6 downwards thus closing the steam control circuit. By releasing the pressure exerted on the projection 5, the elasticity of the blade 6 returns the lever 3 to its rest position which is that of FIG. 2. The the arrangement of the ribs 31 and 33 is such that the lever and thereby the control device cannot rotate freely around the axis of rotation of the rod 2.
L'avantage concernant le dispositif tel que représenté dans la présente invention est qu'en prévoyant la deuxième nervure 32 symétrique par rapport à la nervure 33 on rer.d, en tournant le dispositif de plus de 180° comme représenté à la figure 4, le dispositif de commande utilisable par un gaucher comme représenté aux figures 5 et 6, c'est-à-dire que le pouce d'un gaucher en agissant sur la commande sur la position 5 peut fermer le contact de la commande de vapeur comme précédemment .The advantage concerning the device as represented in the present invention is that by providing the second rib 32 symmetrical with respect to the rib 33, we rer.d, by turning the device by more than 180 ° as shown in FIG. 4, the control device usable by a left-handed person as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, that is to say that the thumb of a left-handed person by acting on the control on position 5 can close the contact of the steam control as previously .
Ce dispositif astucieux permet donc de commander un micro-interrupteur 11 à une relativement grande distance par rapport au pouce de l'utilisateur ce qui limite les risques α' électrocution. En effet, il ne faut pas oublier que l'émission de vapeur peut provoquer une certaine humidité sous les doigts de l'utilisateur et si le micro-interrupteur 11 se trouve au niveau du pouce de l'utilisateur un choc électrique peut être provoqué surtout que l'étanchéité entre le dispositif de commande et le micro-interrupteur ne peut pas être parfaite ou elle peut se détériorer après un certain temps d'utilisation. Ces risques sont écartés par l'éloigne- ment de la position du micro-interrupteur 11 et le fait que le matériau utilisé aussi bien pour la tige 2 que pour la tête 4 et 5, voire le levier 3 sont des matériaux isolants. Néanmoins, en fonction de la configuration de la poignée et de la qualité de l'isolation, la tige peut parfaitement ne pas s'étendre sur toute la longueur de la poignée mais avoir une longueur très courte, le levier agissant sur l'interrupteur situé près de l'extrémité antérieure de la tige.This clever device therefore makes it possible to control a microswitch 11 at a relatively great distance relative to the thumb of the user, which limits the risks of electrocution. Indeed, it should not be forgotten that the emission of vapor can cause a certain humidity under the fingers of the user and if the microswitch 11 is located at the level of the thumb of the user an electric shock can be caused especially that the seal between the control device and the microswitch cannot be perfect or it can deteriorate after a certain period of use. These risks are avoided by the distance from the position of the microswitch 11 and the fact that the material used both for the rod 2 and for the head 4 and 5, or even the lever 3 are insulating materials. However, depending on the configuration of the handle and the quality of the insulation, the rod may perfectly not extend over the entire length of the handle but have a very short length, the lever acting on the switch located near the anterior end of the stem.
La configuration du levier par des nervures n'est qu'une possibilité, on peut très bien se contenter d'avoir ur. levier présentant une symétrie par rapport à un plan axial pour passer de l'utilisation par un gaucher à celui d'un droitier sans utiliser les nervures qui sont représentées sur cette figure. Ces nervures comme mentionné précédemment ont comme but de proposer en état de repos une position relativement stable, c'est-à-dire que le dispositif de commande ne peut pas tourner de manière intempestive puisqu'il faut un certain effort pour passer de la position gaucher à la position droitier pour vaincre la force de la lame- ressort .The configuration of the lever by ribs is only one possibility, one can very well be satisfied with having ur. lever having a symmetry with respect to an axial plane to pass from the use by a left-hander to that of a right-hander without using the ribs which are represented in this figure. These ribs as mentioned above are intended to provide in a resting position a relatively stable position, that is to say that the control device can not rotate inadvertently since it takes some effort to move from the position left-handed to the right-handed position to overcome the force of the leaf spring.
Ce type de commande peut s'adapter pratiquement à toutes les poignées de fer à repasser à vapeur, la configuration de la tête 4 et de la projection 5 étant adaptée au design et à la forme de la poignée. This type of control can be adapted to practically all handles of a steam iron, the configuration of the head 4 and of the projection 5 being adapted to the design and the shape of the handle.

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1. Dispositif de commande de la vapeur pour fer à repasser avec émission de vapeur, caractérisé par le fait que ledit dispositif de commande comprend une tige logée dans un logement cylindrique de la poignée, ladite tige étant munie à son extrémité antérieure d'une projection radiale dépassant la surface de la poignée de sorte que cette projection puisse être actionnée par un doigt de l'utilisateur, que la deuxième extrémité de la tige est munie d'un levier permettant d'agir sur un interrupteur de commande de la vapeur lorsque la tige est tournée autour de son axe sous l'action du doigt de l'utilisateur, et que le levier a une configuration symétrique par rapport à un plan axial de la tige ce qui permet d'utiliser le dispositif de commande aussi bien pour un gaucher que pour un droitier.1. Steam control device for an iron with steam emission, characterized in that said control device comprises a rod housed in a cylindrical housing of the handle, said rod being provided at its anterior end with a projection radial beyond the surface of the handle so that this projection can be actuated by a finger of the user, that the second end of the rod is provided with a lever making it possible to act on a steam control switch when the rod is turned around its axis under the action of the user's finger, and the lever has a symmetrical configuration with respect to an axial plane of the rod which allows the control device to be used as well for a left-handed person than for a right-hander.
2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait qu'aussi bien le logement axial de la poignée que la tige s'étendent sur tout le logement de la poignée permettant ainsi d'éloigner l'interrupteur de commande du doigt de l'utilisateur.2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that both the axial housing of the handle that the rod extend over the entire housing of the handle thus making it possible to move the control switch away from the finger of the user.
3. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisé par le fait que le levier repose par sa surface active sur une lame déformable élastiquement qui agit sur l'interrupteur.3. Device according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the lever rests by its active surface on an elastically deformable blade which acts on the switch.
4. Dispositif selon la revendication 3, caractérisé par le fait que le levier présente au moins deux nervures parallèles à son axe de rotation par lesquelles elle est en contact avec ladite lame déformable élastiquement en position de repos.4. Device according to claim 3, characterized in that the lever has at least two ribs parallel to its axis of rotation by which it is in contact with said elastically deformable blade in the rest position.
5. Dispositif selon la revendication 3, caractérisé par le fait que le levier présente trois nervures parallèles à son axe de rotation, deux de ces nervures étant disposées symétriquement par rapport à la troisième, le levier en position de repos s ' appuyant par la troisième nervure et une des deux autres en fonction de la position du dispositif ce commande pour droitier ou gaucher . 5. Device according to claim 3, characterized in that the lever has three ribs parallel to its axis of rotation, two of these ribs being arranged symmetrically with respect to the third, the lever in the rest position being supported by the third rib and one of the other two depending on the position of the device, this control for right or left handed.
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