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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Eaton Electrical Ip Gmbh & Co. KG, Schoenefeld, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED, Dublin, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
An operating or command element has a key plate having a substantially flat or slightly curved basic form and having a plurality of surface elevations, which are formed on the basic form and which can be tactilely sensed using a fingertip so that the position of the fingertip on the key plate can be sensed. Both in a horizontal and in a vertical installation position of the operating or command element, the key plate can be free of recesses in which liquids can accumulate. Other installation angles are also possible, for example in the case of installation in an inclined console housing.