Electrical rotary push switch

Details Electrical rotary push switch Electrical rotary push switch

1998-03-05

1999-08-17

Friedhofer, Michael

Electricity: circuit makers and breakers

Special application

Steering wheel, shaft or column mounted

200 4, H01H 900

Patent

active

059396865

ABSTRACT:
An electrical rotary push switch includes a housing having a longitudinal axis and an actuating element mounted around the housing. The actuating element is rotatable around and longitudinally movable about the housing to define switching positions. A functional element is mounted around the housing and is coupled to the actuating element to rotate as the actuating element rotates. The functional element remains fixed in position as the actuating element longitudinally moves. A first electrical contact part is slidably held to the housing to be longitudinally movable along the housing longitudinal axis. The first contact part is coupled to the functional element such that the first contact part longitudinally moves as the actuating element rotates and remains fixed in position as the actuating element longitudinally moves. A second electrical contact part is slidably held to the housing to be longitudinally movable along the housing longitudinal axis. The second contact part is coupled to the actuating element such that the second contact part longitudinally moves as the actuating element longitudinally moves and remains fixed in position as the actuating element rotates. The contact parts contact different areas of a printed circuit board as the actuating element rotates and longitudinally moves to actuate switching functions associated with the switching positions.

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patent: 5272290 (1993-12-01), Suzuki et al.
patent: 5310974 (1994-05-01), Churchill et al.
patent: 5691519 (1997-11-01), Mahr

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