Patent · US Expired

Rotary switch in a motor vehicle

US7550686B2 · kind B2 · utility

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10References

9Claims

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Assignee

TRW Automotive Electronics and Components GmbH · DE

Inventors

Juergen Girke · Reichenau, DE
Klaus Mueller · Dreieich, DE
Josef Ferstl · Ribnitz-Damgarten, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 15, 2004
Grant date	Jun 23, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 21, 2024

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01H2229/042
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A rotary switch in a motor vehicle has a stationary central part, a rotatable outer part, a control part and a contact unit (16). The control part is coupled to the rotatable outer part so as to transfer a rotary movement of the outer part directly into the contact unit (16).

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