Pushbutton compact component

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9412534-B2
Application number	US-201314409274-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 18, 2013
Priority date	Sep 26, 2012
Publication date	Aug 9, 2016
Grant date	Aug 9, 2016

Abstract

A pushbutton compact component is shown, including an actuating button having a basic body, on which at least one guide projection is arranged, and a sleeve, in which a locking slide is arranged by way of a spring element. In an embodiment, the guide projection engages the locking slide such that the locking slide is positioned in the sleeve under spring pressure.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A pushbutton compact component comprising:
an actuating head including a main body, on which at least one guide projection is arranged, and including a sleeve, in which at least one locking slide is arranged with a spring element, the at least one guide projection being configured to engage and hold the locking slide inside the sleeve under spring pressure and thereby spring-load the locking slide, the spring-loaded locking slide being positioned on the at least one guide projection.

2. The pushbutton compact component of claim 1 , wherein the at least one guide projection includes two guide projections, arranged on the main body, and wherein the at least one locking slide includes two locking slides, said two guide projections being respectively operatively connected to the two locking slides in the sleeve.

3. The pushbutton compact component of claim 2 , wherein the two locking slides are arranged opposite one another in the sleeve.

4. The pushbutton compact component of claim 2 , wherein the two locking slides are designed for simultaneous locking.

5. The pushbutton compact component of claim 2 , wherein the two locking slides are designed for simultaneous unlocking.

6. The pushbutton compact component of claim 1 , wherein the pushbutton compact component is assembleable in an automated production line.

7. The pushbutton compact component of claim 1 , wherein an assembled pushbutton compact component includes the actuating head including the main body, the spring element, the sleeve with at least one spring-loaded locking slide being insertable in a further spring element, and an external housing.

8. The pushbutton compact component of claim 7 , wherein the pushbutton compact component with the external housing is insertable into an apron.

9. The pushbutton compact component of claim 3 , wherein the two locking slides are designed for simultaneous unlocking.

10. The pushbutton compact component of claim 3 , wherein the two locking slides are designed for simultaneous locking.

11. The pushbutton compact component of claim 2 , wherein the two locking slides are designed for simultaneous unlocking.

12. The pushbutton compact component of claim 2 , wherein the pushbutton compact component is assembleable in an automated production line.

13. The pushbutton compact component of claim 3 , wherein the two locking slides are designed for simultaneous unlocking.

14. The pushbutton compact component of claim 4 , wherein the two locking slides are designed for simultaneous unlocking.

15. The pushbutton compact component of claim 10 , wherein the two locking slides are designed for simultaneous unlocking.

16. The pushbutton compact component of claim 2 , wherein an assembled pushbutton compact component includes the actuating head including the main body, the spring element, the sleeve with at least one of the two spring-loaded locking slides being insertable in a further spring element, and an external housing.

17. The pushbutton compact component of claim 3 , wherein an assembled pushbutton compact component includes the actuating head including the main body, the spring element, the sleeve with at least one of the two spring-loaded locking slides being insertable in a further spring element, and an external housing.

18. The pushbutton compact component of claim 15 , wherein an assembled pushbutton compact component includes the actuating head including the main body, the spring element, the sleeve with at least one of the two spring-loaded locking slides being insertable in a further spring element, and an external housing.

Assignees

• Siemens Ag

Inventors

• Baumann Michael

Classifications

• H01H2235/004

  Two parallel coil springs · CPC title

• H01H2221/044

  Elastic part on actuator or casing · CPC title

• H01H9/16

  Indicators for switching condition, e.g. "on" or "off" · CPC title

• H01H13/62

  the contact returning to its original state upon manual release of a latch (latch released by second push-button H01H13/68) · CPC title

• H01H2239/03

  Avoiding erroneous switching · CPC title