Electrical liquid-heating appliance
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1. Electrical apparatus for heating liquid, comprising:
- a housing (10),electrical heating means,a switch (15) for triggering electrical heating means,a button (16) which is arranged in an opening (17) provided in the housing (10), and which has an actuating surface (18) and a finger (20) secured to each other, the button (16) being mounted swingably about an axis (X), between an on position and an off position,an actuating lever (28) of the switch (15) having a first end (30) connected to the finger (20) and a second end (32) connected to the switch (15), the lever (28) being movable between an active position in which the switch is closed and an inactive position in which the switch (15) is open, the lever (28) being disposed in active position by the swinging of the button (16) into the on position and into inactive position by the swinging of the button (16) to the off position, characterized in that the button (16) is returned by at least one resilient member (26) into an intermediate so-called neutral position, between the on position and the off position, and in that the connection end (30) of the lever (28) and the finger (20) is a loose connection adapted to permit free clearance of the button (16) between the on position and the neutral position when the lever (28) is in active position, and a free clearance of the button (16) between the off position and the neutral position when the lever (28) is in inactive position.
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Abstract
An electrical household liquid-heating appliance includes a housing (10), electrical heating elements, a switch, a button (16) pivotable about an axis between an on position and an off position and having an actuation surface, and a switch actuation lever (28) movable between an operative position in which the switch is closed and an inoperative position in which the switch is open. The button (16) is biased into a so-called neutral intermediate position by a resilient member.
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1. Electrical apparatus for heating liquid, comprising:
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a housing (10), electrical heating means, a switch (15) for triggering electrical heating means, a button (16) which is arranged in an opening (17) provided in the housing (10), and which has an actuating surface (18) and a finger (20) secured to each other, the button (16) being mounted swingably about an axis (X), between an on position and an off position, an actuating lever (28) of the switch (15) having a first end (30) connected to the finger (20) and a second end (32) connected to the switch (15), the lever (28) being movable between an active position in which the switch is closed and an inactive position in which the switch (15) is open, the lever (28) being disposed in active position by the swinging of the button (16) into the on position and into inactive position by the swinging of the button (16) to the off position, characterized in that the button (16) is returned by at least one resilient member (26) into an intermediate so-called neutral position, between the on position and the off position, and in that the connection end (30) of the lever (28) and the finger (20) is a loose connection adapted to permit free clearance of the button (16) between the on position and the neutral position when the lever (28) is in active position, and a free clearance of the button (16) between the off position and the neutral position when the lever (28) is in inactive position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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