EP 2479768 B1 20131016 - Switch device for a household appliance
Title (en)
Switch device for a household appliance
Title (de)
Schalter für ein Haushaltsgerät
Title (fr)
Interrupteur pour un appareil électroménager
Publication
Application
Priority
IT RM20110027 A 20110124
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP2479768A1] The present invention concerns a switch device (1) for an apparatus such as an household appliance, a washing machine or the like, comprising a containment enclosure, a coding unit (20) for the selection of operating programs of said apparatus, said coding unit (20) comprising a rotatable switch body (21), characterized in that said device (1) comprises a power unit (30) comprising network electrodes (31'), connected to the electricity network for powering said apparatus, and movable power electrodes (31), said power unit (30) also comprises an activating lever (32) interacting with said switch body (21) and with said power electrodes (31), said activating lever (32) being capable to assume a resting position and an operating position following the rotation of said switch body (21), in said resting position said power electrodes (31) are not connected with said network electrodes (31'), and in said operating position said power electrodes are connected with said network electrodes (31') for supplying said apparatus, and in that said device (1) comprises means for controlling said activating lever (32) controlled by an electrical signal and suitable to bring said activating lever (32) from said operating position to said resting position.
IPC 8 full level
H01H 19/63 (2006.01); D06F 33/02 (2006.01); H01H 3/50 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H01H 19/63 (2013.01); H01H 3/50 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2479768 A1 20120725; EP 2479768 B1 20131016; IT 1404222 B1 20131115; IT RM20110027 A1 20120725
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 12425009 A 20120118; IT RM20110027 A 20110124