Global Patent Index - EP 1727171 B1

EP 1727171 B1 20091223 - Electric device comprising an illuminating control key

Title (en)

Electric device comprising an illuminating control key

Title (de)

Elektrisches Schaltgerät inklusivee Steuertaste mit Beleuchtung

Title (fr)

Appareillage électrique comprenant une touche de commande lumineuse

Publication

EP 1727171 B1 20091223 (FR)

Application

EP 06290686 A 20060428

Priority

FR 0505253 A 20050525

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1727171A1] The appliance has a control button (130) accessible to a user for actuating a switchgear mechanism. An illumination unit (200) is completely embarked on the control button and adapted to illuminate a front zone of the control button. The illumination unit includes a light source and an optical guide (210) for guiding light flow emitted by the source to the front zone of control button to be illuminated. The control button has clamps, on its rear face, adapted to enclose the optical guide and the light source, where the clamps are formed with the control button by molding of a plastic material.

IPC 8 full level

H01H 13/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01H 23/025 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1727171 A1 20061129; EP 1727171 B1 20091223; AT E453201 T1 20100115; DE 602006011237 D1 20100204; ES 2336695 T3 20100415; FR 2886452 A1 20061201

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 06290686 A 20060428; AT 06290686 T 20060428; DE 602006011237 T 20060428; ES 06290686 T 20060428; FR 0505253 A 20050525