(19)
(11) EP 0 150 600 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
18.09.1985 Bulletin 1985/38

(43) Date of publication A2:
07.08.1985 Bulletin 1985/32

(21) Application number: 84308746

(22) Date of filing: 14.12.1984
(84) Designated Contracting States:
BE DE FR GB IT NL

(30) Priority: 22.12.1983 US 564278

(71) Applicant: AMP INCORPORATED (a New Jersey corporation)
 ()

(72) Inventors:
  • Bures, Milan
     ()
  • Rowlette, John Robert
     ()

   


(54) Membrane switch assembly


(57) A membrane switch assembly (10) is comprised of spaced apart layers (12, 16) having corresponding patterns of conductive switch contacts (28, 28') arranged in series thereon, the layers (12, 16) being separated by spacing means (20) having openings therein. The switch contacts (28, 28') on each layer are spaced along a single conductive path (24, 24') so that a regular unit value of impedance means exists between the switch contacts (28,28'). When the electrical circuit is completed by closing a switch site, the resulting total impedance is essentially equal to the sum of the unit values of the impedance means along the circuit path formed by the closed switch.







Search report