Global Patent Index - EP 0868709 A1

EP 0868709 A1 19981007 - CONTROL CIRCUIT AND SWITCH FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRICAL DEVICES

Title (en)

CONTROL CIRCUIT AND SWITCH FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRICAL DEVICES

Title (de)

STEUERSCHALTUNG UND SCHALTER ZUR STEUERUNG ELEKTRISCHER VORRICHTUNGEN

Title (fr)

CIRCUIT DE COMMANDE ET COMMUTATEUR(S) POUR ACTIONNER DES DISPOSITIFS ELECTRIQUES

Publication

EP 0868709 A1 19981007 (EN)

Application

EP 96940713 A 19961219

Priority

  • IL 9600186 W 19961219
  • IL 11646795 A 19951220

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9722956A1] A low-voltage control circuit and method utilizing a single push-button switch or multiple push-button switches for controlling any of various high-voltage electric devices, and especially lamps. and a method to control said devices by a single push-button switch. The electronic push-button switch(es) operate(s) an electric device(s) by applying control signals to a microcomputer (10) due to different ways of pressing the switch(es). The microcomputer (10) controls a regulator (11, 14, 15) which controls the flow of current to the electrical devices. The switch is connected to the regulator and microcomputer via a pair of wires carrying low-voltage (e.g. 12 volt) signals. The actuation of the device(s), as well as the selection of mode of operation and the preset of time periods, is preferably done by a single switch, however, multiple switches can be connected in parallel to control a single device.

IPC 1-7

G08B 1/00

IPC 8 full level

H01H 13/00 (2006.01); H02J 13/00 (2006.01); H01H 9/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01H 13/00 (2013.01); H02J 13/00004 (2020.01); H02J 13/00009 (2020.01); H02J 13/00019 (2020.01); H02J 13/00036 (2020.01); H01H 9/16 (2013.01); H01H 9/161 (2013.01); H01H 2300/054 (2013.01); Y02E 60/00 (2013.01); Y04S 40/121 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9722956 A1 19970626; AU 1071297 A 19970714; EP 0868709 A1 19981007; EP 0868709 A4 19990324; IL 116467 A0 19960331

DOCDB simple family (application)

IL 9600186 W 19961219; AU 1071297 A 19961219; EP 96940713 A 19961219; IL 11646795 A 19951220