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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2007
Bernhard Hiltl, Kümmersbruck, DE;
Werner Puri, Nürnberg, DE;
Joachim Seidl, Sulzbach-Rosenberg, DE;
Rudolf Zimmermann, Sulzbach-Rosenberg, DE;
Bernhard Hiltl, Kümmersbruck, DE;
Werner Puri, Nürnberg, DE;
Joachim Seidl, Sulzbach-Rosenberg, DE;
Rudolf Zimmermann, Sulzbach-Rosenberg, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A position switch is disclosed, with a plunger. In at least one embodiment, the plunger can be moved, via an actuator, from a rest position to an operating position by way of a first rotatable locking element. A second rotatable locking element is usable to block the first rotatable locking element by way of the plunger. A position switch is specified, which separates the actuating mechanism for a switch unit from the holding-shut mechanism and, in doing so, guarantees reliable holding-shut, which manages with a low number of components. Here, the plunger is designed to contact an active surface of the first locking element in the operating position and to contact an active surface of the second locking element in the rest position. The first locking element is able to block the second locking element by way of the plunger and vice versa.