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EP 0231757 A3 19890830 - MANUAL ELECTRIC SWITCH

Title (en)

MANUAL ELECTRIC SWITCH

Publication

EP 0231757 A3 19890830 (DE)

Application

EP 87100156 A 19870108

Priority

DE 8602882 U 19860205

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4803323A] In an electric manual switching device, a printed circuit board is to be protected from environmental influences. For this purpose, a foil continuously extending over the printed circuit board is provided in the switch housing between switching contacts and pushbuttons. The foil can be a flat component or a part shaped like a bag.

IPC 1-7

H01H 13/06

IPC 8 full level

H01H 13/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01H 13/06 (2013.01 - EP US); H01H 2009/048 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

[X] DE 2535050 A1 19770210 - BRAUN AG
[X] US 3911241 A 19751007 - JARRARD JERRY W
[A] US 4352968 A 19821005 - POUNDS WALTER R
[A] US 4068369 A 19780117 - KAMINSKI PERRY W
[A] US 4545375 A 19851008 - CLINE ALBERT L [US]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT ES FR GB IT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 8602882 U1 19860403; EP 0231757 A2 19870812; EP 0231757 A3 19890830; US 4803323 A 19890207

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 8602882 U 19860205; EP 87100156 A 19870108; US 882387 A 19870130