Patent ID: 6635832
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: G05G

Abstract:
An electrical switch comprising:a housing; four fixed contact elements fixed with respect to the housing; four movable contact elements movable with respect to the housing, each of the movable contact elements positioned directly opposite from a respective one of the four fixed contact elements; an actuating member movable from a neutral position into four actuating positions, wherein in each one of the four actuating positions the actuating member actuates a respective one of the four movable contact elements causing the respective one of the four movable contact elements to contact a respective one of the four fixed contact elements for enabling a corresponding switching function; an auxiliary frame surrounding the actuating member and positioned within the housing; a first pair of opposed connecting elements integrally formed on the actuating member and the auxiliary frame connect the actuating member to the auxiliary frame, the first pair of opposed connecting elements forming a first pivot axis; and a second pair of opposed connecting elements integrally formed on the auxiliary frame and the housing connect the auxiliary frame to the housing, the second pair of opposed connecting elements disposed offset by 90Â° with respect to the first pair of opposed connecting elements, the second pair of opposed connecting elements forming a second pivot axis; wherein the actuating member moves from the neutral position into one of the four actuating positions about the first and second pivot axes.