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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2022
Applicant:
Kostal Automobil Elektrik Gmbh & Co. KG, Luedenscheid, DE;
Inventor:
Berthold Esders, Schalksmuehle, DE;
Assignee:
Kostal Automobil Elektrik GmbH & Co. KG, Luedenscheid, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/04 (2006.01); H01H 13/705 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/04 (2013.01); H01H 13/705 (2013.01); H01H 2209/002 (2013.01); H01H 2209/052 (2013.01);
Abstract
A functional component having a button function includes a support component, a film, and an electrical switching element. The support component has a recess. The film covers the recess. The electrical switching element is situated below the recess and is actuatable by pressure being exerted on the film in the area above the recess. A ring-shaped or hollow cylindrical body is situated along an inner edge surface of the recess and is in contact with the film.