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Vehicle horn operating device

US11833962B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 29, 2020
Grant dateDec 5, 2023
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Expiry dateAug 22, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H2227/028
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a vehicle horn operating device comprising: a steering wheel skeleton structure, a support for a portion of an electric horn circuit comprising a first electrical contact point, an operating component comprising a second contact point, the operating component being able to move between a rest position and a depressed position; in the rest position, the second contact point is kept in contact with the first contact point by a spring element, the first contact point forming a first end stop for the operating component, wherein the device comprises—operating-component retaining elements arranged in such a way as to form a second end stop in the event of loading that causes the operating component to move beyond the first end stop.

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