STEERING WHEEL WITH INTEGRATED FUNCTION SWITCHES
First Claim
1. A vehicle steering wheel having integrated function switches comprising:
- a generally circular wheel member;
a central hub;
at least two spoke members extending between the central hub and the generally circular wheel member, the spoke members being angled away from a plane defined by the wheel member; and
a four-way rocker type switch mounted in each of the at least two spoke members adjacent outer ends of the spoke members and adjacent the generally circular wheel member wherein a first one of the rocker switches is configured to actuate the vehicle'"'"'s turn signals when toggled in a direction generally parallel to the spoke member and the vehicle'"'"'s headlight high-beam/low-beam selector when toggled in a direction generally perpendicular to the spoke member and wherein a second one of the rocker switches is configured to actuate and set acceleration of the vehicle'"'"'s cruise control system when toggled in a direction generally perpendicular to the spoke member and to activate coast and resume function of the vehicle'"'"'s cruise control system when toggled in a direction generally parallel to the spoke member.
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Abstract
A vehicle steering wheel having integrated function switches for controlling the vehicle'"'"'s head lights, turn signals and cruise control includes a generally circular wheel member; a central hub, left and a right spoke members extending between the central hub and the generally circular wheel member, the spoke members being angled away from a plane defined by the wheel member and left and a right four-way rocker type switches mounted in the left and right spoke members adjacent outer ends adjacent the generally circular wheel member, the left rocker switch comprising a headlight high-beam/low-beam selector and turn signal selector and the right rocker switch comprising an actuate and set selector of the vehicle'"'"'s cruise control system.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A vehicle steering wheel having integrated function switches comprising:
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a generally circular wheel member; a central hub; at least two spoke members extending between the central hub and the generally circular wheel member, the spoke members being angled away from a plane defined by the wheel member; and a four-way rocker type switch mounted in each of the at least two spoke members adjacent outer ends of the spoke members and adjacent the generally circular wheel member wherein a first one of the rocker switches is configured to actuate the vehicle'"'"'s turn signals when toggled in a direction generally parallel to the spoke member and the vehicle'"'"'s headlight high-beam/low-beam selector when toggled in a direction generally perpendicular to the spoke member and wherein a second one of the rocker switches is configured to actuate and set acceleration of the vehicle'"'"'s cruise control system when toggled in a direction generally perpendicular to the spoke member and to activate coast and resume function of the vehicle'"'"'s cruise control system when toggled in a direction generally parallel to the spoke member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A vehicle steering wheel having integrated function switches for controlling the vehicle'"'"'s head lights, turn signals and cruise control, the steering wheel comprising:
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a generally circular wheel member; a central hub; left and a right spoke members extending between the central hub and the generally circular wheel member, the spoke members being angled away from a plane defined by the wheel member; and left and a right four-way rocker type switches mounted in the left and right spoke members adjacent outer ends adjacent the generally circular wheel member, the left rocker switch comprising a headlight high-beam/low-beam selector and turn signal selector and the right rocker switch comprising an actuate and set selector of the vehicle'"'"'s cruise control system. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A vehicle having a steering wheel with integrated function switches for controlling the vehicle'"'"'s head lights, turn signals and cruise control, the steering wheel comprising:
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a generally circular wheel member; a central hub; a plurality of spoke members extending between the central hub and the generally circular wheel member, the spoke members being angled away from a plane defined by the wheel member; and four-way rocker type switches mounted in opposed ones of the spoke members adjacent outer ends adjacent the generally circular wheel member, a first one of the rocker switches mounted in a first one of the spokes comprising a headlight high-beam/low-beam selector and turn signal selector and a second one of the rocker switches mounted in second one of the spoke members comprising an actuate and set selector of the vehicle'"'"'s cruise control system. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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