Steering wheel switch and electrical interconnection assembly
US4383148A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 9, 1981 |
| Grant date | May 10, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D1/16
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A steering mechanism for a steerable vehicle such as an automotive vehicle, including a steering column tube fixed to the body structure of the vehicle, a steering shaft extending through and rotatable with respect to the column tube, and a steering wheel structure rotatable with the steering shaft, wherein a switch support structure supporting a switch assembly including, for example, a switch for a warning horn is arranged to be rotatable with respect to each of the steering column tube, steering shaft and steering wheel structure and is connected to the steering column tube by means of two flexible lines which are wound in such a manner that the switch support structure is held stationary with respect to the steering column tube irrespective of the turning of the steering wheel structure and the steering shaft.
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