Patent ID: 6838973

Claim:
A potentiometer, comprising at least one wiper path ( 11 , 12 ) one wiper ( 13 ) having at least one contact element ( 19 ) resting with a contact face ( 20 ) on the at least one wiper path ( 11 , 12 ) and electrically contacting the at least one wiper path ( 11 , 12 ), the wiper ( 13 ) being disposed such that the wiper path ( 11 , 12 ) and the wiper ( 13 ) are movable relative to one another, the contact element ( 19 ), at least in the region of its contact face ( 20 ), having an electrically conductive core ( 21 ) and a noble metal jacket ( 22 ) surrounding the core ( 21 ), the core ( 21 ) and the noble metal jacket ( 22 ) being substantially flush at their face ends, so that the end face of the noble metal jacket ( 22 ), together with the end face of the core ( 21 ) forms the contact face ( 20 ).