US 12,334,281 B2
Control and signaling device and adapter for a control and signaling device
Oliver Knoerrchen, Cologne (DE)
Assigned to EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED, Dublin (IE)
Appl. No. 18/003,009
Filed by Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin (IE)
PCT Filed Jun. 24, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/067293
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 22, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/002739, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 6, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2020 116 718.0 (DE), filed on Jun. 25, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0260722 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. H01H 13/20 (2006.01); H01H 13/04 (2006.01); H01H 13/14 (2006.01)
CPC H01H 13/20 (2013.01) [H01H 13/04 (2013.01); H01H 13/14 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A control and signaling device comprising:
a cylindrical main body with two open ends,
an operating element which is designed for insertion into a first one of the open ends of the main body and has a switching part that is movable relative to the main body, and
a multipartite insert element which is designed for insertion into the main body for bridging at least one portion of a switching path from the switching part to a contact element arranged at a second one of the open ends and has an elastic element which elastically supports a portion, provided for operating the contact element, of the insert element in such a way that a pressure force of the portion on the contact element is limited to a prespecified force range,
wherein the switching part is axially movable relative to the main body, and wherein the insert element has a pin-shaped central part, which forms the portion provided for operating the contact element, and a bracket which is arranged coaxially with the central part and into which the elastic element can be inserted so that the elastic element is arranged coaxially with the central part and can exert a force on the central part, wherein the bracket is fixed in the switching part, and the central part is mounted in the bracket in an axially movable manner and is pressed against a stop in an axial direction of the contact element by the elastic element arranged coaxially between the bracket and the central part.