Patent ID: 7332681

Claim:
A module operating switch assembly, comprising a housing defining a plurality of switch operating cells, each of said operating cells having guide walls, a switch actuating member in sliding contact with said guide walls, a contact element connected with said switch actuating member, and a switch contact carrier configured to be selectively equipped with contact pairs such that each of said contact pairs is associated with at least one of said switch actuating members, each of said switch actuating members being operable to be selectively connected to a key cap associated with a single switch operating cell or with a key cap associated with a plurality of adjacent ones of the switch operating cells, wherein in the case where said key cap is associated with a plurality of adjacent ones of the switch operating cells, the contact pairs associated with said plurality of adjacent ones of the switch operating cells are assigned to a single functionality and cooperate with the contact elements connected to the switch actuating members of said plurality of adjacent ones of the switch operating cells.