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EP 0167429 B1 19880601 - MULTIDIRECTION SWITCH COMMANDED BY A BALL

Title (en)

MULTIDIRECTION SWITCH COMMANDED BY A BALL

Publication

EP 0167429 B1 19880601 (FR)

Application

EP 85401075 A 19850531

Priority

FR 8408775 A 19840605

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4618746A] The multi-directional switch according to the invention possesses a housing (1), in which at least two electrical contacts (2, 3) are arranged opposite one another, a tilting member (5) being supported in the housing (1) by means of a tilting part (6) and having a control part (7) extending in the vicinity of one of the electrical contacts, the ball being carried by a surface (9) of the tilting member (5) opposite the tilting part (6) and having a profile in the form of a cup.

IPC 1-7

H01H 35/14

IPC 8 full level

H01H 35/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01H 35/027 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10S 200/29 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 8515854 U1 19850718; DE 3563143 D1 19880707; EP 0167429 A1 19860108; EP 0167429 B1 19880601; FR 2565404 A1 19851206; FR 2565404 B1 19880318; US 4618746 A 19861021

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 8515854 U 19850530; DE 3563143 T 19850531; EP 85401075 A 19850531; FR 8408775 A 19840605; US 74129285 A 19850604