(19)
(11) EP 0 920 039 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
10.05.2000 Bulletin 2000/19

(43) Date of publication A2:
02.06.1999 Bulletin 1999/22

(21) Application number: 98122029.6

(22) Date of filing: 20.11.1998
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7H01H 13/02, H01H 13/06, H01H 13/70
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 28.11.1997 IT TO970231 U

(71) Applicant: Bitron S.p.A.
10064 Pinerolo(Torino) (IT)

(72) Inventors:
  • Mandara, Francescopaolo
    10134 Torino (IT)
  • Gavazzoni, Claudio
    10137 Torino (IT)

(74) Representative: Lotti, Giorgio et al
c/o Ing. Barzanò & Zanardo Milano S.p.A. Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 61
10128 Torino
10128 Torino (IT)

   


(54) A control push-button board for an automatic machine, in particular for a drink vending machine


(57) A control push-button board for an automatic machine, in particular for a drink vending machine of the type wherein the machine is provided with an outer container (10) wherein a push-button board (11) for controlling the machine is contained. The push-button board comprises:
  • a plurality of push-buttons (12) which can be activated from the outside and which are connected to a corresponding plurality of LED diodes (14); and
  • a membrane (15) made of an impermeable coating material of the push-button board, said membrane is placed between the push-button board and the container (10).

The membrane (15) is opaque and break free and forms, by the LED's (14), a plurality of dome shaped portions (16) which have a smaller thickness than the thickness of the remaining membrane portion, so as to let the light emitted by the LED's pass through to the outside.







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