Patent ID: 9715974
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: H01H

Claim:
1. An electrical multiple stage switch assembly comprising: an assembly casing; a first component carrier; at least one second component carrier; at least one multiple stage switch, wherein each multiple stage switch comprises: at least one controlling member, wherein said first and second disc contacts in each multiple stage switch are positioned with their centers substantially aligned, respective actuators are positioned in said assembly casing and adapted to compress said first and second disc contacts, said first and second disc contacts are adapted to flex into an electrical connection when said actuator is pressed and to flex back into a non-electrical connection when said actuator is released, and said first disc contact is positioned on said first component carrier in a fixed electrically conductible manner, and wherein each second component carrier is electrically connected to said first component carrier, each second disc contact is connected to a respective second component carrier in a flexible electrically conductible manner, each controlling member comprises a plurality of controlling parts, one for each switch, each controlling member is positioned between any two adjacent component carriers of said first and second component carriers in a way so that said first disc contact and said at least one second disc contact in each multiple stage switch are facing a respective controlling part, each controlling part comprises a spacing member adapted to limit the smallest possible distance between a respective one of said any two adjacent component carriers, and said smallest possible distance is a distance set to limit the compression from said actuator on said first disc contact and said at least one second disc contact, and wherein the spacing member is arranged radially outside of said first and second disc contacts and is configured to directly contact the said first and second component carriers when the actuator is continuously pressed.