Patent · US Expired

Device for actuating an electrical contactor

US6247723A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 18, 1999
Grant dateJun 19, 2001
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Expiry dateJun 18, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62D1/04
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A horn switch on a vehicle includes an actuator (1) connected to the steering wheel via webs (2) resiliently deflectable transversely to said steering wheel axis. The actuator is normally spaced from a contact foil and, when actuated, urges on the contact foil to establish an electrical contact between opposed contact areas of the foil.

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