Switching device and arrangement for detecting various positions of a door element

A switching device comprising:

• a movable switching element;
• and
• an electrical switch in operative connection to the switching element, the switching element being operable to selectively separate the operative connection between the switching element and the electrical switch.

An arrangement for detecting at least two different positions of a movable door element, the arrangement comprising:

• a switching device having a movable switching element and an electrical switch in operative connection to the switching element, the switching element being operable to selectively separate the operative connection between the switching element and the electrical switch, the door element and the switching device having an operative connection therebetween and the operative connection between the door element and the switching device being selectively separable.

A household appliance comprising:

• at least one electrical load in the form of a selected one of an electrical interior light and an electrical load that is not an electrical interior light, the at least one electrical load being actuable by a selected one of a switching device having a movable switching element and an electrical switch in operative connection to the switching element with the switching element being operable to selectively separate the operative connection between the switching element and the electrical switch and an openable door element arrangement including a switching device having a movable switching element and an electrical switch in operative connection to the switching element with the switching element being operable to selectively separate the operative connection between the switching element and the electrical switch and the door element and the switching device having an operative connection therebetween and the operative connection between the door element and the switching device being selectively separable.