Push-button switch unit with a display device

A push-button switch unit with a display device comprising:

• a base casing (1) with a cavity (13);
• a frame (2) attached to said base casing (1), said frame having an opening (14) in communication with said cavity (13) and a bevel (16) around said opening (14);
• a display device (3) with a luminous display area (21) mounted on a support plate (22) having a connection portion (22a) extending laterally from one side of said luminous display area (21);
• a push-button casing movably housed in said cavity (13) of the base casing (1) and sized to house said display device (3), said push-button casing having a viewing window (23) aligned with the opening (14) of said frame (2) and being sized to allow viewing through it the luminous display area (21);
• an electronic control circuit (6) supported in said push-button casing and operationally connected to the display device (3);
• and
• a switch device (12) operationally connected to said electronic control circuit (6) and arranged to be operated by a relative movement between the push-button casing and the base casing (1);
• characterized in that:
• the push-button casing forms a protruding casing portion (24a) extending laterally from one side of said viewing window (23), said protruding casing portion (24a) being sized to house said connection portion (22a) of the support plate (22) of the display device (3);
• the base casing (1) has a side opening (15a) sized to accommodate the protruding casing portion (24a) formed by a lower and upper push-button casing elements (4, 5), the protruding casing portion (24a) not projecting laterally from the base casing (1);
• and
• said bevel (16) of the frame (2) has a width around the entire opening (14) and protrudes laterally a distance from all sides of the base casing (1).