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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 26, 1999
Christoph Oster, Lüdenscheid, DE;
Martin Wagner, Lüdenscheid, DE;
Leopold Kostal GmbH & Co. KG, Ludenscheid, DE;
Abstract
An electrical switch including a housing, four fixed contact elements fixed with respect to the housing, and four movable contact elements movable with respect to the housing. Each of the movable contact elements is positioned directly opposite from a respective fixed contact element. An actuating member is movable from a neutral position into four actuating positions. In each actuating position the actuating member actuates a respective movable contact element causing the respective movable contact element to contact a respective fixed contact element for enabling a corresponding switching function. An auxiliary frame surrounds the actuating member and is positioned within the housing. A first pair of opposed connecting elements connects the actuating member to the auxiliary frame. The first pair of opposed connecting elements form a first pivot axis. A second pair of opposed connecting elements connect the auxiliary frame to the housing. The second pair of opposed connecting elements are disposed offset by 90° with respect to the first pair of opposed connecting elements. The second pair of opposed connecting elements form a second pivot axis. The actuating member moves from the neutral position into one of the four actuating positions about the first and second pivot axes.