The development of the Combikey push button is based on an unusual request that TSL-ESCHA received from North America: a US prison needed a bulletproof push button. England’s public transport system also needed robust push buttons, with demand for them increasing due to increased vandalism. We thus developed a robust and flat TSL push button with a completely metallic outer surface – the CK.

The CK push button family is characterized by a wide range of possible combinations: various circuit diagrams, touch surfaces, front panels, LED colors, pictographs and tactile symbols. A variety of light and sound signals are available to suit your specific requirements. An hourglass effect display is another option in order to indicate waiting times in front of doors. Combikey door opening push buttons have already proven their quality in buses, streetcars, subways, as well as passenger and high-speed trains for several decades.

The CK push button’s modular design

The front panels are made of stainless steel. Another plus point: the CK push button is flat in design and installation, making the Combikey the ideal solution for thin walls and narrow passageways. The flat design also facilitates cleaning.

In order to protect the pictograph, TSL-ESCHA came up with a transparent button surface that shields against wear and tear as well as vandalism. This ensures durable contrast and the color of the pictographs does not fade, which means the push buttons always look like new. To ensure that the touch surface remains durable and resistant, a special coating option provides protection against graffiti removers and aggressive cleaning agents.

CK’s modular design makes it possible to combine pictographs and tactile touch surfaces. The tactile symbols are raised and their shape and size meet legal requirements and those set by the EN 14752 standard (side entry systems for rail vehicles) and TSI-PRM (Technical Specification for Interoperability − Accessibility for persons with reduced mobility).

With the integration of touchless technology, TSL-ESCHA is expending its successful Combikey (CK) push button series and offers a product variation which additionally enables touchless activation of the push button.

CK push button product highlights

  • Robust housing technology, high degree of protection and wide operating temperature range
  • Flat design: ideal for narrow passageways and shallow installation spaces
  • Seven construction types enable usage in a variety of application areas
  • Sound and light signals meet the requirements; hourglass effect display also possible
  • Variants with tactile symbols and braille for the visually impaired
  • Proven chemical resistance to many surface cleaners
  • Can be mounted from the front or back side and comes equipped with a cable outlet for optional plugs
  • Complies with the current standards for rail vehicles (TSI-PRM, EN 14752, EN 50155, EN 45545-2 and EN 61373)
  • Complies with the “durability of contrast” requirement according to the EN 16584-2 standard
  • Additional option with coating resistant to graffiti remover
  • Variant CK Touchless: Ideal for usage in the lavatories
TSL-ESCHA’s CK door opening push button

The CK push button series impresses with its flat design and robust stainless steel front panel.

Switching principle
  • Electromechanical short-stroke push button
  • Overvoltage and reverse polarity protection
  • Switching pulse length according to operation time or minimum pulse
  • Operating force complies with TSI-PRM and EN 14752
Signaling
  • 12 individually configurable LED displays
  • LED displays can be controlled in groups
  • Luminous colors red, yellow, green
  • Orientation, confirmation or warning tones (individually parameterized)
  • Orientation tone and confirmation tone as continuous or intermittent tones max. 53 dB(A)
Environmental conditions
Switching cycles > 7 million
Operating temperature -40 … +80 °C
Degree of protection IP67
Electrical data
Nominal voltage 24 VDC, 36 VDC, 72 VDC, 110 VDC
Nominal current 45 mA @ 24 VDC
Switching current Max. 50 mA and 200mA
Switching function Normally open (NO), PNP or NPN

CK push button variants at a glance on the basis of construction type

CK72-1
  • Function double-sided
  • Wall panel application area (wall thicknesses from 29 to 44 mm)
  • The interior push button is mounted with screws on the exterior push button
  • The electronic connection of the two push buttons is wireless and works via integrated connectors with distance compensation
  • Visible screws
  • Degree of protection IP67 (vehicle exterior)
Tastfläche CK70

CK70-1
Touch surface flat
Pictograph flat

Tastfläche CK71

CK71-1
Touch surface raised
Pictograph flat with button surface

Tastfläche CK72

CK72-1
Touch surface raised
Pictograph tactile with button surface
EN 14752

CK72-2 Türöffnungstaster TSL doppelseitig Edelstahl
  • Function double-sided
  • Application area: glass door (thickness from 4 to 8 mm)
  • The interior push button is mounted with screws on the exterior push button
  • Spacer ring pre-assembled at the factory
  • The electronic connection of the two push buttons is wireless and works via integrated connectors with distance compensation
  • Visible screws
  • Degree of protection IP67 (vehicle exterior)
Tastfläche CK70

CK70-2
Touch surface flat
Pictograph flat

Tastfläche CK71

CK71-2
Touch surface raised
Pictograph flat with button surface

Tastfläche CK72

CK72-2
Touch surface raised
Pictograph tactile with button surface
EN 14752

CK71-3 Taster Rollstuhl blau
  • Function one-sided
  • Application area: glass door (thickness from 3.5 to 6 mm)
  • Mounting from back side with cover housing
  • Screws concealed
Tastfläche CK70

CK70-3
Touch surface flat
Pictograph flat

Tastfläche CK71

CK71-3
Touch surface raised
Pictograph flat with button surface

Tastfläche CK72

CK72-3
Touch surface raised
Pictograph tactile with button surface
EN 14752

CK71-4_Edelstahl_Tuerauf
  • Function one-sided
  • Application area: wall panel on buses and trains (wall thickness from 1.5 to 3 mm)
  • Installation from front side with Zentraflex mounting ring
  • Screwless for flush installation
Tastfläche CK70

CK70-4
Touch surface flat
Pictograph flat

Tastfläche CK71

CK71-4
Touch surface raised
Pictograph flat with button surface

Tastfläche CK72

CK72-4
Touch surface raised
Pictograph tactile with button surface
EN 14752

CK71-5 Taster Wasser TSL edelstahl
  • Function one-sided
  • Application area: wall panel or door profile
  • Installation from front side with back wall mounting using self-adjusting mounting claws
  • Visible screws
Tastfläche CK70

CK70-5
Touch surface flat
Pictograph flat

Tastfläche CK71

CK71-5
Touch surface raised
Pictograph flat with button surface

Tastfläche CK72

CK72-5
Touch surface raised
Pictograph tactile with button surface
EN 14752

CK82-F Taster Nazzelle TSL Edelstahl
  • Function one-sided
  • Application area: interior and exterior as well as extremely shallow installation depth
  • Installation from front side with front panel
  • Visible screws
Tastfläche CK72

CK82-F
Touch surface raised
Pictograph tactile with button surface
EN 14752

CK92 Call for Aid Taster TSL
  • Function one-sided
  • Mounting from back side with cover housing/or installation from front side
  • Screws concealed
  • Touch surface raised
  • Pictograph with tactile touch surface
  • EN 14752
  • EN 16683: CFAD = call for aid device
  • Function one-sided
  • Mounting from back side with cover housing/or installation from front side
  • Screws concealed
  • Touch surface raised
  • Pictograph with tactile touch surface
  • EN 14752
  • Touchless technology: contactless activation of the button
Acoustic signals

Orientation tone

Confirmation tone

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