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US 2022/0149840 A1Published application
Illuminated Switch
AssigneeCaptron Electronic GmbH
InventorsChristian Rogge, Roman Gebhard
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Abstract
A sensor switch including a capacitive sensor and/or an optical sensor configured to detect the presence of a body part and a housing defining a mounting plane. The housing further contains at least one lighting window providing a cover for at least one light source that is disposed in the housing. Such light source(s) provide(s) corresponding light beam(s) in a plane parallel to the mounting plane or at an angle with respect to the mounting plane.
Claims16
A switch comprising:
- a housing that includes a disc-shaped top part and a bottom part and that houses at least one light source,
- wherein the top part comprises:
- a sensor surface on a top side of the top part,
- a mounting section opposing the sensor surface and configured to be mounted to a planar object having a top surface that defines a mounting plane for mounting of the mounting section thereto, and
- a sidewall between the sensor surface and the mounting section, the sidewall comprising at least one lighting window that covers the at least one light source configured to direct a light beam in parallel to the mounting plane or at an angle with respect to the mounting plane,
- and
- wherein the bottom part extends from the mounting section;
- and
- a switching element arranged within or under the sensor surface.
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