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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2006
Jens Ostendorf, Hilzingen, DE;
Juergen Girke, Reichenau, DE;
Hans-joachim Frohne, Lehre, DE;
TRW Automotive Electronics & Components GmbH & Co. Kg, Enkenbach Alsenborn, DE;
Abstract
An electric push-button switch () includes a housing (), a push-button (). The push-button switch () further includes a symbol lighting arrangement to illuminate a transparent region () of the push-button (). The transparent region () symbolizes the functional unit to be operated by the push-button switch () or an actual function of the functional unit. The push-button switch () further includes a function lighting arrangement to indicate the operating status of the functional unit. The symbol lighting arrangement comprises a first light source (), and the function lighting arrangement comprises a second light source () and an off-partitioned light conducting section to a light outlet area () which is integrated into the push-button (). Both lighting arrangements are accommodated in a structural space defined by the housing ().