Patent ID: 6987231
Filing Date: 2006-01-17
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. A multifunctional pushbutton switch with a plurality of pushbutton switching units that have pushbutton surfaces located close to each other in a shared operating surface, comprising a shared switch housing in which actuation tappets of the pushbutton switching units are movably guided, and a cap mounted over the actuation tappets and onto the switch housing, said cap being made by means of a two-component injection-molding technique and comprising a relatively rigid plastic frame with recessed windows each of a shape and size that corresponds to the circumference of one of the pushbutton surfaces and of a silicone membrane extending over the recessed windows, and a support structure that has a layer of silicone material on its side facing away from the silicone membrane, said layer forming an abutment that interacts with corresponding stop surfaces on the actuation tappets.