(57) The present invention relates to a multi-position electrical switch comprising a
housing (1), an insulating board (2) provided with a pair of electrodes constituting
fixed contacts, a pressure-sensitive electrically conductive rubber sheet (5) extending
over said electrodes so as to form switch elements with the latter, a supporting plate
(8) disposed on the rubber sheet and having a central ball-and-socket joint (9) and
a plurality of openings, and an operating button (11) tiltably mounted on the ball
of said joint.
The bottom face of the button (11) has four faces having raised pressing surfaces
arranged for engagement with the portions of the rubber sheet corresponding to the
switch elements when the button (11) is tilted. The ball of the joint (9) has pins
whereas the socket has grooves for receiving respective ones of said pins when the
button is tilted, the grooves being elastic and slightly narrower than the diameter
of the pins in order to urge the button back from a tilted position to its untilted
position.
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