An electrical double snap-action lamina switch

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EP 1 294 000 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	09.02.2005 Bulletin 2005/06

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	19.03.2003 Bulletin 2003/12

(21)	Application number: 02019976.6

(22)	Date of filing: 05.09.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H01H 23/00

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

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Priority:

14.09.2001 IT TO20010878

(71)	Applicant: BITRON S.p.A.
	10042 Nichelino (Torino) (IT)

(72)	Inventors:
	Barile, Marco 12020 Rossana (CN) (IT) Ballatore, Paolo 12022 Busca (CN) (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)	An electrical double snap-action lamina switch

(57) Described herein is a double snap-action switch for controlling electrical apparatus, comprising a pushbutton (4) and a container body, in which there move mobile contacts (12) designed to perform a travel to reach both a first position of arrest with closing of a first part of fixed contacts of a printed circuit (7) and a second position of arrest with closing of a second part of fixed contacts of said printed circuit (7); said mobile contacts being made of a metal lamina (10) set between a snap-action element made of silicone material (15) and the printed circuit (7).

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