CONTROL AND SIGNALLING DEVICE AND ADAPTER FOR A CONTROL AND SIGNALLING DEVICE

The invention describes a control and signaling device which comprises the following: a cylindrical main body with two open ends, an operating element which is designed for insertion into 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 the other 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 insert element onto the contact element is limited to a prespecified force range.