Global Patent Index - EP 1627394 B1

EP 1627394 B1 20090708 - HAPTIC LIMITATION OF A STEP SWITCH OR A POTENTIOMETER

Title (en)

HAPTIC LIMITATION OF A STEP SWITCH OR A POTENTIOMETER

Title (de)

HAPTISCHE BEGRENZUNG FÜR EINEN STUFENSCHALTER ODER EIN POTENTIOMETER

Title (fr)

LIMITATION HAPTIQUE D'UN COMMUTATEUR ROTATIF OU D'UN POTENTIOMETRE

Publication

EP 1627394 B1 20090708 (DE)

Application

EP 04734829 A 20040526

Priority

  • EP 2004005637 W 20040526
  • DE 10323964 A 20030527

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004107366A1] The invention relates to an annular, cylindrical housing comprising an annular groove (4) for receiving a torsion spring (8). Said housing is especially used in a switch or in a potentiometer, and consists of an outer groove wall (2) comprising a recess (7) for receiving the upper limb (9), and an inner groove wall (3). According to the invention, the housing (1) is provided with an axially oblique, downwardly extending recess (5) for receiving the lower limb (10) of the torsion spring (8) in such a way that, once the lower limb (10) of the torsion spring (8) has been inserted into the axially oblique, downwardly extending recess (5), it can be both radially and axially stretched by the pre-tensioning of the upper limb (9).

IPC 8 full level

H01C 10/32 (2006.01); H01C 10/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

H01C 10/14 (2013.01 - EP KR); H01C 10/32 (2013.01 - EP KR)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2004107366 A1 20041209; CN 100533606 C 20090826; CN 1795518 A 20060628; DE 10323964 A1 20041230; DE 10323964 B4 20070712; DE 502004009722 D1 20090820; EP 1627394 A1 20060222; EP 1627394 B1 20090708; ES 2327234 T3 20091027; KR 20060006093 A 20060118

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2004005637 W 20040526; CN 200480014522 A 20040526; DE 10323964 A 20030527; DE 502004009722 T 20040526; EP 04734829 A 20040526; ES 04734829 T 20040526; KR 20057022621 A 20051125