Switch assembly for a vehicle
US6998546B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 18, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H2300/008
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A switch assembly for providing control signals to an electrical motor in a vehicle includes a printed circuit board having traces for communicating the control signals to a the electrical motor. A contactor module includes a set of depressible plungers and a set of contactor members. The contactor module is slideable with respect to the printed circuit board between an actuated position where the set of contactor members contact the traces and a deactivated position where the set of contactor members do not contact the traces. A housing for encasing the printed circuit board and the contactor module. The housing includes a set of detents for variably depressing the set of depressible plungers as the contactor module slides with respect to the printed circuit board. A tactile feedback is generated in response to the detents depressing the depressible plungers.
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