Switch actuating mechanism
AssigneeTRW Automotive Electronics & Components GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsJochen Loschner, Lars Kukei
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Abstract
Switch actuating mechanism comprising a toggle lever which includes a bearing part guided pivotably to all sides in a base and a shank secured to the bearing part, and which is pivotable in any direction starting from a central resting position. The shank is biased into the resting position by spring force, which is provided by a spring disk axially supported by the bearing part and having an outer circumference contacting an inside contact surface area of the base surrounding the bearing part.
Claims10
A switch actuating mechanism comprising a toggle lever which includes a bearing part guided pivotably to all sides in a base and a shank secured to the bearing part and which is pivotable in any direction starting from a central resting position, said shank being biased into the resting position by spring force, wherein said spring force is provided by a spring disk axially supported by said bearing part and having an outer circumference contacting an inside contact surface area of said base, said inside contact surface area surrounding said bearing part.
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