Operating element for selectively producing electric contacts
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorOlav Nisse
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Abstract
A control element for selectively establishing electrical contacts, having a grip, a contact mat with at least two contact elements, at least one resetting, element for each contact element, and a p.c. board, with a movement of the grip selectively establishing an electrical contact between a contact element on the contact mat and the p.c. board, and a resetting force being applied to the grip by the at least one resetting element of a contact element.
Claims15
A control element for selectively establishing an electrical contact, comprising:
- a p.c. board;
- a grip;
- a contact mat;
- at least two contact elements situated on the contact mat, a movement of the grip selectively establishing an electrical contact between at least one of the at least two contact elements and the p.c. board;
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- at least one resetting element associated with each of the at least two contact elements, the at least one resetting element being situated on the contact mat and being spaced from each of the at least two contact elements, the at least one resetting element applying a resetting force to the grip.
A control element for selectively establishing an electrical contact, comprising:
- a p.c. board;
- a grip;
- a contact mat;
- at least two contact elements situated on the contact mat, a movement of the grip selectively establishing an electrical contact between at least one of the at least two contact elements and the p.c. board;
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- at least one resetting element associated with each of the at least two contact elements, the at least one resetting element being situated on the contact mat, the at least one resetting element applying a resetting force to the grip, wherein the at least one resetting element includes two resetting elements associated with each of the at least two contact elements.
A control element for selectively establishing an electrical contact, comprising:
- a p.c. board;
- a grip, wherein the grip includes a rocker and a contact frame, the contact frame transmitting movements of the rocker to the contact mat;
- a contact mat;
- at least two contact elements situated on the contact mat, a movement of the grip selectively establishing an electrical contact between at least one of the at least two contact elements and the p.c. board, wherein the movement of the grip is limited so that an inclination of the contact frame does not exceed 2 degrees;
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- at least one resetting element associated respectively with each of the at least two contact elements, the at least one resetting element being situated on the contact mat, the at least one resetting element applying a resetting force to the grip.
A control element for selectively establishing an electrical contact, comprising:
- a p.c. board;
- a grip;
- a contact mat;
- at least two contact elements situated on the contact mat, a movement of the grip selectively establishing an electrical contact between at least one of the at least two contact elements and the p.c. board, wherein a travel of the at least one of the at least two contact elements in response to the movement of the grip is limited to 0.3 mm;
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- at least one resetting element associated respectively with each of the at least two contact elements, the at least one resetting element being situated on the contact mat, the at least one resetting element applying a resetting force to the grip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.