Patent ID: 6204459
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: A47L,D06F,H01H

Abstract:
A switch assembly for use in an appliance, the switch assembly comprising:a housing defining an interior and having at least one switching element located in the housing interior;at least one operating member arranged on the housing and movable in a movement direction to act on the at least one switching element; andan elastic sealing element which seals the housing interior arranged between the at least one switching element and the at least one operating member, the sealing element being elastic in the movement direction of the at least one operating member so that the at least one operating member acts on the at least one switching element via the elastic sealing element,wherein the housing has a supporting part arranged in the housing interior and has a holder for holding the at least one operating member and the holder defines an opening in the supporting part facing the housing interior and associated with the at least one switching element, wherein the sealing element is fitted on the opening, and wherein the sealing element is molded on the supporting part.