Patent · US Expired

Electric switch with microswitches fitted in the region of the manually operated actuating component

US5973275A · kind A · utility

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3References

15Claims

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Assignee

ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES LLC · US

Inventors

Reiner Mozer · Lambach, DE
Rudolf Klein · Oberhausen, DE
Walter Neubauer · Kaufbeuren, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 7, 1998
Grant date	Oct 26, 1999
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 7, 2018

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01H25/065
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a steering column switch which should, with a uniform construction, be easily adaptable to different switching tasks. The invention is operated, in an optional manner, by means of microswitches which can be inserted into a mounting cavity of a carrier unit (2), whereby the cavity is positioned in the area of the grip handle (1) of the steering column switch. Advantageous further developments describe additional possibilities for the activation, independently of the rotational movement of the grip handle (1), of additional microswitches (16, 22) by means of an activation knob (23) in the activating element (1), or by means of the longitudinal movement of the grip handle (1) of displaceable contact parts (15, 22).

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