A push-button switch for vehicle dashboards, the push-button switch (1) comprising: a substrate (2), on which an electric circuit (3) is provided; a cursor (7) mobile along an actuation direction (D) with a stroke between a rest position and a pressed position; a pad (4) made of an elastic polymeric material and applied to the substrate (2); a pre-loading device (10) configured to provide a pre-loading force to the cursor (7) along the actuation direction (D) toward the rest position; a metallic switch member (8) that is dome-shaped configured for reversibly collapsing with a snap action and housed between the pad (4) and the substrate (2); wherein the cursor (7) has a base (7a) coupled to the pre-loading device (10) and provided with an actuator member (20) extending from the base (7a) toward the substrate (2), the actuator member (20) being cylindrical-shaped and having an actuator base and a lateral surface; the actuator member (20) being configured for actuating the snap of the switch member (8) when the cursor (7) is in pressed position; the actuator member (20) being aligned to the switch member (8) and misaligned with respect to the pre- loading device (10); wherein the push-button switch (1) comprises moreover a first damping member (39, 42) arranged at least partially around the lateral surface of the actuator member (20).
PUSH-BUTTON SWITCH FOR VEHICLE DASHBOARDS
TASTSCHALTER FÜR FAHRZEUGARMATURENBRETT
INTERRUPTEUR À BOUTON-POUSSOIR POUR TABLEAUX DE BORD DE VÉHICULES
2021-03-03
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Push-button switch and vehicle with push-button switch
Europäisches Patentamt | 2023
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