Patent ID: 8809715

Claim:
A push-button device for actuating a technical system, in a motor vehicle, the push-button device comprising: a push button; a holding means for holding said push button, said push button being arranged in said holding means, movable between a neutral position and an actuation position; a resetting spring arranged between said holding means and said push button, said resetting spring engaging said push button and a portion of said holding means; a flexible cable means for transmitting a signal to said technical system, said signal corresponding to actuation of said push button, said flexible cable means being arranged between said push button and said technical system; an electrical contact actuated by means of said push button, said electrical contact being connected to said technical system, wherein a same function of said technical system is actuated via said electrical contact as via said cable means; and a reversing lever for converting compressive forces introduced via push button into pulling forces, said reversing lever being arranged at said holding means in a pivotingly movable manner.