Patent ID: 6518529
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A pushbutton for latching and momentary contact functions, the pushbutton comprising:a hollow cylindrical housing; a switch plunger displaceable in a lengthwise direction and non-rotatably guided in the housing; an open ring element rotatably supported on the switch plunger; a spring and stop device for enabling a resting position of the pushbutton; an approximately heart-shaped latching guideway defined by the housing, the latching guideway being for the latching function and being disposed at an inside wall of the housing; a longitudinal groove defined by the housing and disposed at the inside wall of the housing approximately parallel to the latching guideway and to an actuating direction, the longitudinal groove being for the momentary-contact function; and a guide pin capable of being repositioned between the latching guideway and the longitudinal groove using a tool through an access opening defined by the housing, the guide pin projecting radially outward from the open ring element.