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EP 0599234 B1 19970115 - Electrical switching device

Title (en)

Electrical switching device

Title (de)

Elektrisches Schaltgerät

Title (fr)

Appareil de commutation électrique

Publication

EP 0599234 B1 19970115 (DE)

Application

EP 93118705 A 19931122

Priority

DE 4239707 A 19921126

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0599234A1] The invention relates to an electrical switching device (10), especially a parallel-stroke pushbutton or switch, having a manual operating element (20) and a switching rocker (30), which can be acted on by said manual operating element (20) and is mounted such that it can pivot, for operating switching contacts (46), a switching coupling (22, 26) being arranged between the manual operating element (20) and the switching rocker (30), in order to act on said switching rocker (30). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

H01H 13/60

IPC 8 full level

H01H 13/60 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01H 13/60 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE DK FR NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0599234 A1 19940601; EP 0599234 B1 19970115; AT E147887 T1 19970215; DE 4239707 A1 19940601; DE 4239707 C2 20030731

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 93118705 A 19931122; AT 93118705 T 19931122; DE 4239707 A 19921126