Global Patent Index - EP 0669630 A3

EP 0669630 A3 19971008 - Pushbutton assembly.

Title (en)

Pushbutton assembly.

Title (de)

Drucktastenanordnung.

Title (fr)

Assemble de boutons-poussoir.

Publication

EP 0669630 A3 19971008 (DE)

Application

EP 95101979 A 19950214

Priority

DE 4405754 A 19940223

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0669630A2] The push-button device has an elastic switch mat (3) with a number of switch domes (7) carrying respective contacts (8), cooperating with counter-contacts (6) of a circuit board (2), upon operation of the corresponding push-button keys (4). The switch mat has tubular projections (10) receiving guide pins (13) for respective push-button keys, simultaneously acting as bearing points for the relatively long lever arms of the push-button keys, which overlie one another. Pref. each guide pin has a thickened retaining edge (14), engaged by a retaining lip at the end of the respective projection.

IPC 1-7

H01H 13/70

IPC 8 full level

H01H 13/705 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01H 13/705 (2013.01); H01H 2221/016 (2013.01); H01H 2229/024 (2013.01); H01H 2233/014 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 4405754 A1 19950824; EP 0669630 A2 19950830; EP 0669630 A3 19971008

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 4405754 A 19940223; EP 95101979 A 19950214