Rafi Gmbh & Co. Kg

Manuel Da Silva

Ralf Siegler

Nikola Natterer

Albert Wasmeier

Peter Glück

Karl Riedter

Guido Zoll

In a switching device () for converting a mechanical movement into an electrical switching signal, comprising a housing () and an electrical switching element () that is connected to the housing () and can be moved relative to it, the switching device () should, firstly, occupy a significantly reduced space and, secondly, be manufactured exceedingly cost-effectively and can be connected to a circuit board () in a simple and straightforward manner without the circuit board () restricting or reducing the space available for the switching device (). This task is accomplished in that the housing () and the switching element () enclose a space (), that at least one switching contact () is provided in the base () of the housing () and that the particular switching contact () projects in the direction of the switching element () and beyond the outer contour of the base.

Switching device

An actuating device (), generating an electrical switching signal, comprising a housing () and a cover () which is held in a groove () worked into the housing, and a switching contact () attached in the interior () of the housing (), the switching contact () is moved from an initial position (a) to a switching position (b) by closure of the cover () either directly or by intermediate elements () attached to the cover (), a reliable and positionally accurate closure of the cover () in order to generate a switching contact, even if the cover () has an off-center actuation force applied to it is achieved because at least one abutment () is attached facing the cover () on the base () of the housing, and has a support surface () corresponding to the movement of the cover () mounted in the groove (), and at least one bearing element () is attached to the cover () which, when the cover () is in its assembled status, makes contact with the support surface () of the abutment () and is thus supported when the cover () is actuated.

Actuating device

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Manuel Da Silva