Global Patent Index - EP 1428235 A1

EP 1428235 A1 20040616 - SWITCHING ELEMENT PROVIDED WITH A FOIL CONSTRUCTION

Title (en)

SWITCHING ELEMENT PROVIDED WITH A FOIL CONSTRUCTION

Title (de)

SCHALTELEMENT IN FOLIENBAUWEISE

Title (fr)

ELEMENT DE COMMUTATION DE TYPE FILM

Publication

EP 1428235 A1 20040616 (DE)

Application

EP 02772213 A 20020827

Priority

  • EP 0209536 W 20020827
  • LU 90835 A 20010919

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO03025961A1] A switching element provided with a foil construction comprises a first supporting foil and a second supporting foil that are kept at a certain distance from one another by means of a spacer, whereby the spacer has a recess at least in one active area of the switching element. A contact arrangement comprising at least two electrodes is arranged in the active area of the switching element so that an electrical contact between the electrodes is established when both foil layers are pressed together. According to the invention, a structure made of an electrically non-conductive material is placed inside the active area of the switching element. This structure prevents the electrodes from coming into contact in the area of the structure.

IPC 1-7

H01H 13/70

IPC 8 full level

H01H 13/16 (2006.01); H01H 13/702 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01H 13/702 (2013.01 - EP US); H01H 2239/03 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 03025961A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03025961 A1 20030327; EP 1428235 A1 20040616; JP 2005503647 A 20050203; US 2005006216 A1 20050113; US 7161460 B2 20070109

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 0209536 W 20020827; EP 02772213 A 20020827; JP 2003529489 A 20020827; US 49018704 A 20040818