(19)
(11) EP 0 841 673 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
30.12.1998 Bulletin 1998/53

(43) Date of publication A2:
13.05.1998 Bulletin 1998/20

(21) Application number: 97119392.5

(22) Date of filing: 06.11.1997
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: H01H 13/14, H01H 13/70
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH 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: 12.11.1996 US 748249

(71) Applicant: MOLEX INCORPORATED
Lisle Illinois 60532 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Comerci, Joseph D.
    Elmhurst, IL 60126 (US)
  • Data, Mark M.
    Bolingbrook, IL 60440 (US)

(74) Representative: Blumbach, Kramer & Partner GbR 
Patentanwälte, Sonnenberger Strasse 100
65193 Wiesbaden
65193 Wiesbaden (DE)

   


(54) Electrical switch module


(57) A push button switch module (10) is provided for mounting on a switch wiring chassis (56). A front housing (12) includes at least one push button aperture (24). An actuator pad (14) is mounted to the rear of the front housing (12) and includes a push button switch actuator (32) exposed in the aperture. A printed circuit board (16) is mounted to the rear of the actuator pad (14) at the rear of the front housing (12) and includes a switch pad (38) operatively associated with the switch actuator. A switch cap (18) is interchangeably mounted to the front of the front housing (12) at the aperture (24) and is movable relative to the housing for engaging the push button switch actuator (32).






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