EP0408842A3 - On-off switch - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0408842A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: switch
Prior art date: 1989-07-18
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP19900107518

Other languages

German (de)

Other versions

EP0408842B1 (en

EP0408842A2 (en

Inventor

Roland Dr. Gesche

Stefan Locher

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Balzers und Leybold Deutschland Holding AG

Original Assignee

Leybold AG

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1989-07-18

Filing date

1990-04-20

Publication date

1991-11-27

1990-04-20 Application filed by Leybold AG filed Critical Leybold AG

1991-01-23 Publication of EP0408842A2 publication Critical patent/EP0408842A2/en

1991-11-27 Publication of EP0408842A3 publication Critical patent/EP0408842A3/en

1996-12-04 Application granted granted Critical

1996-12-04 Publication of EP0408842B1 publication Critical patent/EP0408842B1/en

2010-04-20 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H3/00—Mechanisms for operating contacts
- H01H3/22—Power arrangements internal to the switch for operating the driving mechanism
- H01H3/24—Power arrangements internal to the switch for operating the driving mechanism using pneumatic or hydraulic actuator

EP90107518A 1989-07-18 1990-04-20 On-off switch Expired - Lifetime EP0408842B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE3923660		1989-07-18
DE3923660A DE3923660A1 (en)	1989-07-18	1989-07-18	ON / OFF SWITCH

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0408842A2 EP0408842A2 (en)	1991-01-23
EP0408842A3 true EP0408842A3 (en)	1991-11-27
EP0408842B1 EP0408842B1 (en)	1996-12-04

Family

ID=6385239

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP90107518A Expired - Lifetime EP0408842B1 (en)	1989-07-18	1990-04-20	On-off switch

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
US (1)	US5087800A (en)
EP (1)	EP0408842B1 (en)
JP (1)	JPH0358601A (en)
DE (2)	DE3923660A1 (en)

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1989
- 1989-07-18 DE DE3923660A patent/DE3923660A1/en not_active Withdrawn
1990
- 1990-04-20 EP EP90107518A patent/EP0408842B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1990-04-20 DE DE59010589T patent/DE59010589D1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1990-07-12 JP JP2185162A patent/JPH0358601A/en active Pending
1991
- 1991-01-17 US US07/642,704 patent/US5087800A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US2794087A (en) *	1955-06-10	1957-05-28	Jennings Radio Mfg Corp	Coaxial switch
DE1590360A1 (en) *	1965-09-30	1970-04-16	English Electric Co Ltd	Electrical switching device
GB1182782A (en) *	1966-10-26	1970-03-04	Ass Elect Ind	Improvemens in or relating to Vacuum Switches
US3407367A (en) *	1966-12-06	1968-10-22	Bell Telephone Labor Inc	Coaxial cable switch
GB1397878A (en) *	1973-05-11	1975-06-18	Leafields Eng Ltd	Fluid pressure switch
DE2939860A1 (en) *	1979-10-02	1981-04-16	Kienzle Apparate Gmbh, 7730 Villingen-Schwenningen	Tyre pressure warning switch - is adjustable in range and has snap action dished spring to break circuit if pressure falls

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP0408842B1 (en)	1996-12-04
US5087800A (en)	1992-02-11
DE3923660A1 (en)	1991-01-24
DE59010589D1 (en)	1997-01-16
JPH0358601A (en)	1991-03-13
EP0408842A2 (en)	1991-01-23

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