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EP 0338421 B1 19930707 - SAFETY SWITCH

Title (en)

SAFETY SWITCH

Publication

EP 0338421 B1 19930707 (DE)

Application

EP 89106588 A 19890413

Priority

DE 8805272 U 19880421

Abstract (en)

[origin: US5101185A] A coil carrier with a receptacle for a safety switch is proposed, which has an electrically conductive mounting part (17) for the safety switch (6) with a recess (21) for the frictionally engaging reception of the safety switch (6).

IPC 1-7

H01F 27/40

IPC 8 full level

H01F 27/40 (2006.01); H01R 13/68 (2011.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01F 27/402 (2013.01 - EP US); H01R 13/68 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR IT LI LU

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 5101185 A 19920331; AT E91357 T1 19930715; DE 58904856 D1 19930812; DE 8805272 U1 19880609; EP 0338421 A1 19891025; EP 0338421 B1 19930707; ES 2042851 T3 19931216

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 63711991 A 19910103; AT 89106588 T 19890413; DE 58904856 T 19890413; DE 8805272 U 19880421; EP 89106588 A 19890413; ES 89106588 T 19890413