Patent ID: 8753139

Claim:
A device for mechanical fastening and electrical contacting of, within a housing ( 3 ), at least one control element ( 2 ) comprising a pair of first electrical contacts ( 9 a , 9 b ) with second electrical contacts ( 11 a , 11 b ) being associatable with the first electrical contacts ( 9 a , 9 b ), the at least one control element ( 2 ) defining a central longitudinal axis, each one of the pair of first electrical contacts ( 9 a , 9 b ) defining a contact axis which extends parallel to the longitudinal axis of the at least one control element ( 2 ), and each one of the pair of first electrical contacts ( 9 a , 9 b ) being spaced from one another and spaced from the longitudinal axis of the control element ( 2 ), the second electrical contacts ( 11 a , 11 b ) being arranged on a contacting element ( 4 ) which plugs into the housing ( 3 ) such that the plugging engagement of the contacting element ( 4 ) with the housing ( 3 ) achieves electrical contact between the first electrical contacts ( 9 a , 9 b ) and the second electrical contacts ( 11 a , 11 b ) and, at the same time, an interlocked fastening connection with the at least one control element ( 2 ) is achieved.