Patent ID: 8143536

Claim:
A switch for converting mechanically generated movements into electrical switching signals, the switch comprising a cover ( 2 ) and a carrier plate ( 3 ) separately from one another and are fixedly connected together, and a switching element ( 4 ) that is movable on said cover ( 2 ) and can be actuated from the outside, and one or more pushbuttons ( 5 ) facing said carrier plate ( 3 ) through which adjustment movements of said switching element ( 4 ) can be measured and converted into electrical switching signals, wherein a guide groove ( 11 ) aligned with and facing said switching element ( 4 ) is disposed on said carrier plate ( 3 ), and a transmission element ( 16 ) is held in said groove with a limited linear movement, and said transmission element ( 16 ) is provided with an equalisation arm ( 17 ) which can be moved in relation to said transmission element ( 16 ) in a swivelling manner, and the equalisation arm ( 17 ) has an actuator plate ( 18 ) attached to it in a swivelling manner, with the actuator plate ( 18 ) having a peg ( 19 ) passing through said cover ( 2 ), on which said switching element ( 4 ) is disposed.