ENERGY EXCITING MECHANISM FOR A SELF-POWERED SWITCH AND METHOD FOR EXCITING ENERGY

摘要

The present invention relates to a switch device (1) and method for generation of energy for operating the switch device (1), wherein the switch device (1) is provided with a drive unit (20) configured to interact with an actuation device (20a) operable by an external force, e.g. a user, and provided at the switch device (1). An inducing unit (30) is provided adjacent to the drive unit (20), such that it can be set in motion by the drive unit (20). Further, an energy exciter (32, 40) is coupled with the inducing unit (30), and a reposition device (10a, 10b) is provided to reposition the inducing unit (30) in a defined zero position and to position the inducing unit in a defined end position, when the actuation device is pushed, such that energy for commands or other operations is provided to the switch device (1). The inducing unit (30) is configured to be set in motion by the drive unit (20) and the reposition device (10b), in order to provide kinetic energy which can be converted in electric energy by the energy exciter (32, 40).