ILLUMINATED, WATER- AND DUST-PROOF SWITCHING ELEMENT

摘要

An illuminated, waterproof and dust-proof switching element for converting a linear movement of a push button into an electrical switching signal, has a housing and a cap which is axially displaceable within the housing along a stroke path between two end bearings, the cap being provided with a protective membrane for external sealing that is formed from a flexible plastic material by way of multicomponent injection molding, wherein the switching element includes within the housing at least four contacts, of which at least two pairs of the contacts are designed with a like contour and together follow a rearrangement from a linear arrangement thereof in the region of a plug or other connector to a rectangular arrangement in the interior, a pressure compensation element, a circuit board on which at least one push button and at least two lighting elements are arranged, a silicone pad as a restoring element, a guide, an end stop, a cap with integrally molded protective membrane, and a frame.

主权项

1. An illuminated, waterproof and dust-proof switching element for converting linear movement of a push button into an electrical switching signal, comprising a housing and a cap which is axially displaceable within the housing along a stroke path between two end bearings, said cap being provided with an integrally molded protective membrane for external sealing that is formed from a flexible plastic material by way of multicomponent injection molding, a frame mounted on the housing, within the housing at least four contacts and a connection for contacting said contacts, the four contacts being comprised of at least two pairs of the contacts, the at least two pairs of contacts being of like contour and, together, forming a linear arrangement in a region of to the connection for contacting said contacts and a rectangular arrangement in an interior of the housing, the switching element further comprising a pressure compensation element, a circuit board on which at least one push button and at least two lighting elements are arranged, a silicone pad as a restoring element and light seal, a guide, and an end stop.