Rocker switch
First Claim
1. A rocker switch comprising a plastic switch housing, a switching element supported in spring-loaded manner on said switch housing so as to be capable of moving in back and forth directions on said switch housing, an actuating rocker coupled to the switching element to move it, limit stop elements mounted on said switch housing and positioned to limit the actuating angle of the actuating, an electrical switch unit positioned to be switched by movement of the switching element, and overcompensating stops on the switch housing, characterized in that:
- the actuating rocker has an overcompression element that abuts one of said overcompression stops on the switch housing before the rocker abuts the limit-stop elements; and
a housing cage for the overcompression element is arranged within the actuating rocker, wherein the housing cage for the overcompression element is arranged between the underside of a preferentially approximately semicylindrical casing and the swivel shaft of the actuating rocker in the switching element.
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Abstract
A rocker switch (10) is provided with a mechanical switch unit consisting of a switch housing (11) made of plastic, a switching element (14) supported in spring-loaded manner on said switch housing so as to be capable of moving back and forth, and an actuating rocker (16) connected to the switching element (14), and also with limit-stop elements (48, 49, 51, 52) for limiting the actuating angle of the actuating rocker (16), and with an electrical switch unit. In order to obtain variable actuating angles and overcompression functions, the invention provides that the actuating rocker (16) is provided with an overcompression element (36) which in one or both of the actuating directions comes to be operationally connected to an overcompression stop (46, 47) on the switch housing (11) before the limit-stop elements (51, 52) come into operation.
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19 Claims
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1. A rocker switch comprising a plastic switch housing, a switching element supported in spring-loaded manner on said switch housing so as to be capable of moving in back and forth directions on said switch housing, an actuating rocker coupled to the switching element to move it, limit stop elements mounted on said switch housing and positioned to limit the actuating angle of the actuating, an electrical switch unit positioned to be switched by movement of the switching element, and overcompensating stops on the switch housing, characterized in that:
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the actuating rocker has an overcompression element that abuts one of said overcompression stops on the switch housing before the rocker abuts the limit-stop elements; and a housing cage for the overcompression element is arranged within the actuating rocker, wherein the housing cage for the overcompression element is arranged between the underside of a preferentially approximately semicylindrical casing and the swivel shaft of the actuating rocker in the switching element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A rocker switch comprising a plastic switch housing, a switching element supported in spring-loaded manner on said switch housing so as to be capable of moving in back and forth directions on said switch housing, an actuating rocker coupled to the switching element to move it, limit stop elements mounted on said switch housing and positioned to limit the actuating angle of the actuating, an electrical switch unit positioned to be switched by movement of the switching element, and overcompensating stops on the switch housing, characterized in that:
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the actuating rocker has an overcompression element that abuts one of said overcompression stops on the switch housing before the rocker abuts the limit-stop elements; the overcompression element is constituted by a spring-loaded ram or by two rams which are spring-loaded in opposite senses; and a compression spring is arranged between the two opposite-sense rams, wherein the compression spring and the two opposite sense rams are retained in a housing cage. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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