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EP 0990243 B1 20020911 - SNAP-ON WAFER SWITCH WITH A FIXING ELEMENT

Title (en)

SNAP-ON WAFER SWITCH WITH A FIXING ELEMENT

Title (de)

SCHNAPPSCHEIBENSCHALTER MIT BEFESTIGUNGSELEMENT

Title (fr)

INTERRUPTEUR SENSIBLE AVEC ELEMENT DE FIXATION

Publication

EP 0990243 B1 20020911 (DE)

Application

EP 99926274 A 19990417

Priority

DE 9901194 W 19990417
DE 19823894 A 19980418

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9954900A1] The invention relates to a snap-on wafer switch with a curved snap-on wafer (1) having locating elements (2, 3, 4, 5) by means of which the wafer can be supported on a base element. At least one locating element (2) has a fixing element (7) by means of which the snap-on wafer (1) can be fixed on the base element.

IPC 1-7

H01H 5/30

IPC 8 full level

H01H 5/30 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01H 5/30 (2013.01); H01H 2207/032 (2013.01); H01H 2227/026 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9954900 A1 19991028; DE 19823894 C1 20000105; DE 59902636 D1 20021017; EP 0990243 A1 20000405; EP 0990243 B1 20020911

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 9901194 W 19990417; DE 19823894 A 19980418; DE 59902636 T 19990417; EP 99926274 A 19990417