Patent ID: 7838789

Claim:
A rocker switch comprising a plastic switch housing, a switching element supported in spring-loaded manner on said switch housing so as to be capable of moving in back and forth directions on said switch housing, an actuating rocker coupled to the switching element to move it, limit stop elements mounted on said switch housing and positioned to limit the actuating angle of the actuating, an electrical switch unit positioned to be switched by movement of the switching element, and overcompensating stops on the switch housing, characterized in that: the actuating rocker has an overcompression element that abuts one of said overcompression stops on the switch housing before the rocker abuts the limit-stop elements; and a housing cage for the overcompression element is arranged within the actuating rocker, wherein the housing cage for the overcompression element is arranged between the underside of a preferentially approximately semicylindrical casing and the swivel shaft of the actuating rocker in the switching element.