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Touch switch

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Publication number
TWI561005B
TWI561005B TW100147926A TW100147926A TWI561005B TW I561005 B TWI561005 B TW I561005B TW 100147926 A TW100147926 A TW 100147926A TW 100147926 A TW100147926 A TW 100147926A TW I561005 B TWI561005 B TW I561005B
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TW
Taiwan
Prior art keywords
touch switch
touch
switch
Prior art date
Application number
TW100147926A
Other languages
Chinese (zh)
Other versions
TW201234775A (en
Inventor
James Robert Vanderzon
Elizabeth Tunde Juhasz
Aleksander Stelmach
Simon Chen
Original Assignee
Clipsal Australia Pty Ltd
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Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from AU2010905667A external-priority patent/AU2010905667A0/en
Application filed by Clipsal Australia Pty Ltd filed Critical Clipsal Australia Pty Ltd
Publication of TW201234775A publication Critical patent/TW201234775A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of TWI561005B publication Critical patent/TWI561005B/en

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Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/94—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the way in which the control signals are generated
    • H03K17/96—Touch switches
    • H03K17/962—Capacitive touch switches
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
    • H01H13/02—Details
    • H01H13/12—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
    • H01H13/14—Operating parts, e.g. push-button
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H3/00—Mechanisms for operating contacts
    • H01H3/02—Operating parts, i.e. for operating driving mechanism by a mechanical force external to the switch
    • H01H2003/0293—Operating parts, i.e. for operating driving mechanism by a mechanical force external to the switch with an integrated touch switch
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2231/00—Applications
    • H01H2231/052—Selectors, e.g. dimmers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2239/00—Miscellaneous
    • H01H2239/006—Containing a capacitive switch or usable as such
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2239/00—Miscellaneous
    • H01H2239/074—Actuation by finger touch
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/94—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the way in which the control signals are generated
    • H03K17/96—Touch switches
    • H03K2017/9602—Touch switches characterised by the type or shape of the sensing electrodes
    • H03K2017/9604—Touch switches characterised by the type or shape of the sensing electrodes characterised by the number of electrodes
    • H03K2017/9606—Touch switches characterised by the type or shape of the sensing electrodes characterised by the number of electrodes using one electrode only per touch switch
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K2217/00—Indexing scheme related to electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making or -breaking covered by H03K17/00
    • H03K2217/94—Indexing scheme related to electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making or -breaking covered by H03K17/00 characterised by the way in which the control signal is generated
    • H03K2217/96—Touch switches
    • H03K2217/9607—Capacitive touch switches
    • H03K2217/960755—Constructional details of capacitive touch and proximity switches
TW100147926A 2010-12-24 2011-12-22 Touch switch TWI561005B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AU2010905667A AU2010905667A0 (en) 2010-12-24 Touch switch

Publications (2)

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TW201234775A TW201234775A (en) 2012-08-16
TWI561005B true TWI561005B (en) 2016-12-01

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Country Status (10)

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CN (1) CN103262195A (en)
AU (1) AU2011349059B2 (en)
GB (1) GB2499931B (en)
MY (1) MY179344A (en)
NZ (1) NZ610099A (en)
PH (1) PH12013500900A1 (en)
SG (1) SG190771A1 (en)
TW (1) TWI561005B (en)
WO (1) WO2012083380A1 (en)
ZA (1) ZA201303297B (en)

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CN103262195A (en) 2013-08-21
SG190771A1 (en) 2013-07-31
MY179344A (en) 2020-11-04
GB201308569D0 (en) 2013-06-19
AU2011349059B2 (en) 2015-03-12
PH12013500900A1 (en) 2013-07-01
GB2499931B (en) 2018-04-25
AU2011349059A1 (en) 2013-03-28
WO2012083380A1 (en) 2012-06-28
NZ610099A (en) 2015-05-29
GB2499931A (en) 2013-09-04
ZA201303297B (en) 2014-10-29
TW201234775A (en) 2012-08-16

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