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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2005
Sylvain Rochon, Dole, FR;
Michel Bruno, Dole, FR;
Sylvain Rochon, Dole, FR;
Michel Bruno, Dole, FR;
ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
The invention proposes an electrical switch () with multiple switching ways comprising a bottom support () in the bottom () of which are arranged fixed contacts (), a top member () that is mounted to be movable relative to the bottom support () from a central rest position to four main actuation positions distributed angularly at 90°, and a contact plate () that comprises four contact blades () each of which is capable of coming into contact with a fixed contact (), characterized in that the actuation member () is mounted to be movable relative to the support () to one or other of four intermediate actuation positions that are offset angularly by 45° relative to the main actuation positions, and in each of which two contact blades () are simultaneously in contact with the associated fixed contacts ().