EP0892413A2 - Bouton poussoir - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0892413A2
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: ring; button; key; push button; flush
Prior art date: 1997-07-17
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP98111206A

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German (de)

English (en)

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EP0892413A3 (fr

EP0892413B1 (fr

Inventor

Walter Heidenfels

Damianos Papadopoulos

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

KA Schmersal GmbH and Co KG

Original Assignee

KA Schmersal GmbH and Co KG

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1997-07-17

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1998-06-18

Publication date

1999-01-20

1998-06-18 Application filed by KA Schmersal GmbH and Co KG filed Critical KA Schmersal GmbH and Co KG

1999-01-20 Publication of EP0892413A2 publication Critical patent/EP0892413A2/fr

1999-08-18 Publication of EP0892413A3 publication Critical patent/EP0892413A3/fr

2002-11-27 Application granted granted Critical

2002-11-27 Publication of EP0892413B1 publication Critical patent/EP0892413B1/fr

2018-06-18 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
- H01H13/02—Details
- H01H13/12—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
- H01H13/14—Operating parts, e.g. push-button
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H3/00—Mechanisms for operating contacts
- H01H3/02—Operating parts, i.e. for operating driving mechanism by a mechanical force external to the switch
- H01H3/12—Push-buttons
- H01H2003/127—Details of the key cap concerning the actuation by fingernails or having provision to allow usage with long fingernails

Definitions

the invention relates to a push button according to the preamble of claim 1.
Round push buttons with a diameter between 15 and 25 mm, which have a ring in which a spring-biased around a predetermined stroke
the push button is arranged so that the top is flat Button is flush with the top edge of the ring are known.
the ring is used to attach the button to a mounting surface and also for finger guidance for safe and clear operation as well as protection against incorrect operation due to unintentional touch.
Elimination of this problem is a reduction the actuation stroke of the key. On the one hand, however, this requires a certain amount Fine motor skills and on the other hand an acoustic or visual feedback the push of a button.
the button would protrude so that the ring functions as a finger guide and Protection against incorrect operation would lose.
the object of the invention is a push button according to the preamble of claim 1 to create a convenient operation of the button even with long fingernails, without the function the ring as a finger guide and misuse protection is lost or feedback is required.
the round push buttons with an outside diameter in the range of about 15 to 25 mm a ring 1, which basically serves to open the push button to attach a mounting surface.
the ring 1 takes a button 2 with it planer top 3, which can be pressed in by a predetermined actuation stroke is arranged in the ring 1.
the ring 1 has a circumferential upper edge 4 which opposite sides parallel to the longitudinal axis of an actuating finger of an actuator has a reduced height, so that the upper Edge 4, whose upper edge is flush with the flat top 3 of the key 2 is, from the top edge, from two opposite points is formed perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the actuating finger, where the Edge 4 runs flush with the flat top 3 of key 2, up to a depth that corresponds approximately to the actuation stroke of the key 2, gradually lowers. Because the fingernail is slightly higher than that when actuated The fingertip with which the operation is carried out can be the intended one Height difference should be slightly smaller than the actuation stroke of button 2.
the ring is 1st only reduced in height on one side.
the ring is 1st as in Fig. 1, but the surface 3 of the key 2 is on adapted the upper edge 4 of the ring 1 so that they are flush with this is.

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EP98111206A 1997-07-17 1998-06-18 Bouton poussoir Expired - Lifetime EP0892413B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE19730680		1997-07-17
DE19730680A DE19730680C1 (de)	1997-07-17	1997-07-17	Drucktaster

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0892413A2 true EP0892413A2 (fr)	1999-01-20
EP0892413A3 EP0892413A3 (fr)	1999-08-18
EP0892413B1 EP0892413B1 (fr)	2002-11-27

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP98111206A Expired - Lifetime EP0892413B1 (fr)	1997-07-17	1998-06-18	Bouton poussoir

Country Status (5)

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US (1)	US6087605A (fr)
EP (1)	EP0892413B1 (fr)
JP (1)	JPH1186671A (fr)
BR (1)	BR9802485A (fr)
DE (2)	DE19730680C1 (fr)

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1997
- 1997-07-17 DE DE19730680A patent/DE19730680C1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
1998
- 1998-06-18 DE DE59806407T patent/DE59806407D1/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1998-06-18 EP EP98111206A patent/EP0892413B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-06-29 JP JP10182546A patent/JPH1186671A/ja active Pending
- 1998-07-16 US US09/116,394 patent/US6087605A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1998-07-16 BR BR9802485-0A patent/BR9802485A/pt not_active IP Right Cessation

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Publication number	Publication date
DE19730680C1 (de)	1998-05-28
BR9802485A (pt)	1999-09-21
EP0892413A3 (fr)	1999-08-18
JPH1186671A (ja)	1999-03-30
EP0892413B1 (fr)	2002-11-27
DE59806407D1 (de)	2003-01-09
US6087605A (en)	2000-07-11

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