Patent ID: 6878894

Claim:
A pushbutton switch having a housing ( 10 ), a push button ( 12 ) mounted in said housing ( 10 ) for axial movement between a normal position and a depressed position, said push button ( 12 ) being spring-loaded into said normal position and carrying an elastically mounted cam element ( 24 ), at least one micro-switch ( 14 ) arranged in said housing ( 10 ), and a switch actuating rocker mounted within said housing ( 10 ) for pivotal movement, said switch actuating rocker having an actuating arm ( 20 ) for actuating said micro-switch ( 14 ) and a transmission arm ( 18 ) engaged by said cam element ( 24 ) to hold said actuating rocker in said normal position when said push button ( 12 ) is in said normal position, move said actuating arm ( 20 ) away from said micro-switch ( 14 ) when said push button ( 12 ) is initially depressed, move said actuating arm ( 20 ) to a position actuating said micro-switch ( 14 ) on movement of said push button ( 12 ) to its depressed position, and force said actuating rocker to its normal position on return of said push button ( 12 ) from the depressed position to the normal position.