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EP 0721648 A1 19960717 - SWITCH

Title (en)

SWITCH

Title (de)

SCHALTER

Title (fr)

INTERRUPTEUR

Publication

EP 0721648 A1 19960717 (EN)

Application

EP 94927712 A 19940926

Priority

GB 9402084 W 19940926
GB 9319885 A 19930927

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9509430A1] In a limit switch (1) with a green LED (2) to indicate powering and a yellow LED (3) to indicate actuation, a mode selector (4) with two electro-mechanical microswitches and a slider (7) ensure that the switch (1) can easily and quickly be changed from a mode in which the switch is initially "normally open" to one in which it is initially "normally-closed" and vice versa.

IPC 1-7

H01H 11/00

IPC 8 full level

H01H 11/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01H 11/0012 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9509430A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9509430 A1 19950406; DE 69419164 D1 19990722; DE 69419164 T2 19991223; EP 0721648 A1 19960717; EP 0721648 B1 19990616; GB 9319885 D0 19931110

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9402084 W 19940926; DE 69419164 T 19940926; EP 94927712 A 19940926; GB 9319885 A 19930927