Global Patent Index - EP 1006543 B1

EP 1006543 B1 20050202 - Illuminated membrane electrical switch

Title (en)

Illuminated membrane electrical switch

Title (de)

Elektrischer Schalter mit beleuchteter Membran

Title (fr)

Interrupteur électrique à membrane illuminée

Publication

EP 1006543 B1 20050202 (EN)

Application

EP 98122875 A 19981202

Priority

EP 98122875 A 19981202

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1006543A1] An illuminated switch (20) includes a resilient actuation layer (22) having at least a light transmissive portion. A flexible illumination layer (26) is disposed below the actuation layer. A spacer layer (28) is disposed below the illumination layer and includes an aperture (28a) in registry with the light transmissive portion of the actuation layer. A contact layer (30) is disposed below the spacer layer and includes a dome portion (30a) having a convex side projecting into the aperture (28a) in the spacer layer (28). A conductive contact (38) is disposed on the concave side of the dome portion (30a) for engaging a switch contact (40) below the contact on the contact layer. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

H01H 13/70

IPC 8 full level

H01H 13/702 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01H 13/702 (2013.01); H01H 2219/018 (2013.01); H01H 2219/02 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FI FR GB IT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1006543 A1 20000607; EP 1006543 B1 20050202; DE 69828885 D1 20050310; DE 69828885 T2 20060119

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98122875 A 19981202; DE 69828885 T 19981202