EP 1211704 B1 20031210 - Actuating element with three active positions
Title (en)
Actuating element with three active positions
Title (de)
Betätigungsorgan mit drei aktiven Stellungen
Title (fr)
Organe de commande à trois positions actives
Publication
Application
Priority
FR 0015485 A 20001130
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2002063045A1] The present invention provides an actuator member of the multifunction key type, in particular of the navigation key type, consisting of a rigid button mounted with limited mobility and a separate detector component having a plurality of active sites, said button having on its underside formations each intended to come into contact with one of the active sites of said [sic]. Which member includes three active sites which are disposed at the corners of a triangle and wherein a non-active bearing site disposed between a first two of said active sites, alone or in conjunction with the third site, authorizes tilting of said button by pivoting on said non-active site toward one of said first two active sites situated on respective sides thereof until the corresponding formation comes into contact with one of said active sites to activate it, for example by compressing it or depressing it.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
H01H 25/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
H01H 25/041 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1211704 A1 20020605; EP 1211704 B1 20031210; AT E256333 T1 20031215; CN 100342308 C 20071010; CN 1356615 A 20020703; DE 60101446 D1 20040122; DE 60101446 T2 20041202; ES 2210110 T3 20040701; FR 2817388 A1 20020531; FR 2817388 B1 20030207; JP 2002237235 A 20020823; JP 3960783 B2 20070815; US 2002063045 A1 20020530; US 6525278 B2 20030225
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 01402772 A 20011025; AT 01402772 T 20011025; CN 01142546 A 20011130; DE 60101446 T 20011025; ES 01402772 T 20011025; FR 0015485 A 20001130; JP 2001355672 A 20011121; US 98725001 A 20011114