Global Patent Index - EP 0226733 A3

EP 0226733 A3 19880921 - CONTROL KEY WITH CONSTRUCTION BY WAY OF DISC ELEMENTS

Title (en)

CONTROL KEY WITH CONSTRUCTION BY WAY OF DISC ELEMENTS

Publication

EP 0226733 A3 19880921 (DE)

Application

EP 86113854 A 19861007

Priority

DE 3539178 A 19851105

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4748306A] A control button unit with a block element design includes an actuator (1) having a manually operable plunger (6), which is preferably cylindrical and hollow for the purpose of interior illumination, and a coupling piece (9) having several plug-in locations for receiving electrical block elements (10 and 12) parallel and next to one another. The block elements may include a pair of switching elements (10, 12) with differing contact arrangements and a lighting element (11) to illuminate the interior of the plunger. The block elements have movable members (15, 19) contained therein so that they can be coupled to one another and moved in unison when the plunger is actuated. To provide such coupling the movable members (15, 19) have recesses and/or projections which cooperate to interlock the movable member of different block elements. One of the block elements, particularly the lighting element (11), may include a mechanism (16) for the high and low locking of the respective movable member (15), so that each switching element (10, 12) can be coupled selectively to it for operation either by touch engagement to provide a momentary switch or by locking engagement to provide a push-on, push-off switch.

IPC 1-7

H01H 13/02; H01H 13/50

IPC 8 full level

H01H 13/02 (2006.01); H01H 13/50 (2006.01); H01H 13/56 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01H 13/02 (2013.01 - EP US); H01H 13/503 (2013.01 - EP US); H01H 13/56 (2013.01 - EP US); H01H 13/023 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR IT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 3539178 A1 19870507; DE 3681000 D1 19910926; EP 0226733 A2 19870701; EP 0226733 A3 19880921; EP 0226733 B1 19910821; US 4748306 A 19880531

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 3539178 A 19851105; DE 3681000 T 19861007; EP 86113854 A 19861007; US 91804586 A 19861014