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EP 0990244 B1 20021120 - SNAP-ON WAFER SWITCH

Title (en)

SNAP-ON WAFER SWITCH

Title (de)

SCHNAPPSCHEIBENSCHALTER

Title (fr)

INTERRUPTEUR SENSIBLE

Publication

EP 0990244 B1 20021120 (DE)

Application

EP 99927695 A 19990417

Priority

DE 9901193 W 19990417
DE 19816946 A 19980417

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9954899A1] The invention relates to a snap-on wafer switch (1) having bead (2) arranged at the highest point of an arch. A separate contact element (3) is fixed in the bead (2).

IPC 1-7

H01H 5/30

IPC 8 full level

H01H 5/30 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

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

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9954899 A1 19991028; DE 19816946 C1 20000309; DE 59903456 D1 20030102; EP 0990244 A1 20000405; EP 0990244 B1 20021120; ES 2203149 T3 20040401

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 9901193 W 19990417; DE 19816946 A 19980417; DE 59903456 T 19990417; EP 99927695 A 19990417; ES 99927695 T 19990417