Switch arrangement on motor vehicle steering wheels
US4374310A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 1981 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/20834
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A steering wheel device for an automotive vehicle, comprises a steering shaft arranged in the automotive vehicle, a steering wheel frame fixed to the upper end portion of the steering shaft, a main frame which can move in relation to the steering wheel frame, a steering wheel pad attached to the main frame in such a way that the steering wheel pad can function as a horn switch, the steering wheel pad having a plurality of operation holes, and a plurality of operation switches for controlling an electric device other than the horn switch, the operation switches being fixed at the bottom portion thereof to the steering wheel frame. The top of the operation switches is placed in the corresponding operation holes and apart from the front surface of the steering wheel pad by such a distance that, when the steering wheel pad is pushed to actuate the horn switch, the top of the operation switches does not protrude from the front surface of the steering wheel pad.
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