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EP 0105516 B1 19860212 - SWITCH ASSEMBLY

Title (en)

SWITCH ASSEMBLY

Publication

EP 0105516 B1 19860212 (DE)

Application

EP 83109869 A 19831003

Priority

DE 3236659 A 19821004

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0105516A1] 1. A switch assembly comprising a switch basis member (18) having a switch housing (20) and a reed contact (28) in said switch housing, and a switch magnet (34) associated with said reed contact and being movable with respect to said basis member, characterized in that said reed contact (28) is associated with a second magnet (48) which is provided on said switch housing (20) and is movable between a switch position close to said reed contact (28) an a stand-by position remote from said reed contact.

IPC 1-7

H01H 36/00

IPC 8 full level

H01H 36/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01H 36/0046 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0105516 A1 19840418; EP 0105516 B1 19860212; DE 3236659 A1 19840405; DE 3236659 C2 19860619; DE 3362127 D1 19860327

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 83109869 A 19831003; DE 3236659 A 19821004; DE 3362127 T 19831003