Global Patent Index - EP 0365909 A3

EP 0365909 A3 19910904 - TUMBLER-ACTUATED PUSH BUTTON ELEMENT

Title (en)

TUMBLER-ACTUATED PUSH BUTTON ELEMENT

Publication

EP 0365909 A3 19910904 (DE)

Application

EP 89118763 A 19891010

Priority

US 26285088 A 19881026

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4847458A] An electric switch which translates a pivotable toggle motion to a rectilinear contact engaging and breaking movement, including an actuator assembly and a contact assembly which are clamped together during assembly with a face plate. The actuator assembly facilitates assembly by capturing a pivotable operating lever between a halo which adapts the actuator assembly to a face plate, and a halo adapter which adapts the actuator assembly to the contact assembly. The contact assembly includes a movable contact carrier to which a cam is fixed. The cam includes a recess which defines spaced lateral stops, and a cam surface which slopes axially inward between the spaced lateral stops, with the operating lever having a cam actuator end which enters the recess and rides on the cam surface.

IPC 1-7

H01H 23/02; H01H 23/16

IPC 8 full level

H01H 23/04 (2006.01); H01H 23/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01H 23/164 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH DE ES FR GB IT LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 4847458 A 19890711; AT E120879 T1 19950415; CA 2001604 A1 19900426; CA 2001604 C 20001212; DE 58909160 D1 19950511; EP 0365909 A2 19900502; EP 0365909 A3 19910904; EP 0365909 B1 19950405; ES 2073420 T3 19950816; JP H02181324 A 19900716

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 26285088 A 19881026; AT 89118763 T 19891010; CA 2001604 A 19891026; DE 58909160 T 19891010; EP 89118763 A 19891010; ES 89118763 T 19891010; JP 27833989 A 19891025