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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Fraunhofer-gesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Jan Soeren Emmerich, Solingen, DE;
Michael Ten Hompel, Dortmund, DE;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/968 (2006.01); H01H 25/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/968 (2013.01); H01H 25/041 (2013.01);
Abstract
A switch device () and its operation from an actuation side () are disclosed, the switch device having a plate-shaped main body (), a plate-shaped actuation part (), a connection device () located between the main body () and the actuation part () made from an elastic material, and at least one sensor (), which are located between the main body () and the actuation part () and viewed in the thickness direction (Z) are located at the side of the connection device (), so that each sensor () can be used to detect a position of one region, arranged on said sensor, of the second surface in the thickness direction (Z).