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(11) |
EP 2 688 080 A3 |
| (12) |
EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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07.05.2014 Bulletin 2014/19 |
| (43) |
Date of publication A2: |
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22.01.2014 Bulletin 2014/04 |
| (22) |
Date of filing: 16.07.2012 |
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| (51) |
International Patent Classification (IPC):
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| (84) |
Designated Contracting States: |
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AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL
NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR |
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Designated Extension States: |
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BA ME |
| (71) |
Applicant: Black & Decker Inc. |
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Newark, Delaware 19711 (US) |
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| (72) |
Inventors: |
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- Forster, Michael K.
White Hall, MD 21161 (US)
- Velderman, Matthew
Baltimore, MD 21161 (US)
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| (74) |
Representative: Bell, Ian Stephen et al |
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Black & Decker Inc.
210 Bath Road
Slough
Berkshire SL1 3YD
Slough
Berkshire SL1 3YD (GB) |
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| (54) |
Electronic switching module for a power tool |
(57) An electronic power apparatus is provided, including a circuit board having a conductive
pads and a sense pad coupled to an output signal, and an actuator having a wiper portion
accommodating a conductive wiper. The wiper includes a first end arranged to engage
the sense pad and a second end arranged to slidably engage at least one of the conductive
pads on the circuit board. The conductive pads are arranged in a first row of conductive
pads and a second row of conductive pads in parallel with and at a distance to the
first row of conductive pads. An alignment of the second row of conductive pads is
offset with respect to the first row of conductive pads.