Pushbutton structure for electronic, electrical and/or mechanical appalications

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EP 1 233 434 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	16.06.2004 Bulletin 2004/25

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	21.08.2002 Bulletin 2002/34

(21)	Application number: 02000284.6

(22)	Date of filing: 15.01.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H01H 13/06, H01H 11/00

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

14.02.2001 IT MI010302

(71)	Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
	Benton Harbor Michigan 49022 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	De Luca, Marco V.le G. Borghi 27, 21025 Comerio (IT)

(74)	Representative: Guerci, Alessandro
	Whirlpool Europe S.r.l. Patent Department Viale G. Borghi 27 21025 Comerio (VA) 21025 Comerio (VA) (IT)

(54)	Pushbutton structure for electronic, electrical and/or mechanical appalications

(57) A pushbutton structure for electrical, electronic and/or mechanical applications, to be mounted in a panel or the like (1), the structure comprising at least one pushbutton component (4; 104; 204a, b) co-injection moulded or co-moulded with an elastically deformable component (5; 205), which is hence connected in a liquid-tight manner to said pushbutton structure and which presents parts (5F, G; 205F, G) which seal against the panel or the like (1) when the structure is mounted (Figure 1).

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