Patent ID: 8598478

Claim:
A switch for a door, a flap or a door handle of a motor vehicle, having a base body ( 10 ) which has a receptacle ( 11 ), a first contact area ( 31 ) and a second contact area ( 32 ), which are provided in the receptacle ( 11 ), a snap-action plate ( 40 ) which is arranged in the receptacle ( 11 ) and has a curved region ( 41 ), which is situated above the first contact area ( 31 ), and at least three support elements ( 42 ), with at least one support element ( 42 ) making contact with the second contact area ( 32 ), with the curved region ( 41 ) undergoing elastic deformation by means of operation of the snap-action plate ( 40 ), so that an electrical connection between the two contact areas ( 31 , 32 ) can be achieved and therefore a switching signal can be generated, with the second contact area ( 32 ), which is at a distance from the first contact area ( 31 ), extending at least in regions around the first contact area ( 31 ) within the receptacle ( 11 ) in such a way that at least one support element ( 42 ) touches the second contact area ( 32 ) in every possible position of the snap-action plate ( 40 ) within the receptacle ( 11 ).